1860 Census Western Division, Marshall County, Alabama, Guntersville PO, written page 14, June 7, 1860, farmer
Source: The History of Marshall County, Alabama, by Katherine Duncan and Larry Smith, Thompson Printing, Albertville, AL, 1960, pp 72-73
"Written by H H Whitman, grandson of Thomas W. Nobles. Mr. Whitman's mother, Mrs. Sallie Whitman, was in the house at the time the skirmish occurred in January 1864. 'Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest, with a band of 600 men was moving through North Alabama in pursuit of General A. D. Streight. It seems a small Confederate squad of about 30 men under Gen. Hugh Lyons had been dispatched from Nashville to reinforce Forrest at Blountsville. On the way there they stopped to spend the night at the Thomas Nobles homestead at Red Hill.
'About midnight a squad of Federals surrounded the house. They had been sent to intercept General Lyons and the man put in charge was Sgt. Arthur Lyons. He and General Lyons were first cousins but were bitter enemies. Sgt Lyons' squad had orders to kill all of the Confederates they could, with special orders to kill or capture Gen Lyons.
'After about 30 shots had been fired, both from within and without the house, the skirmish was over. The Federals met in front of the house and told their leader that all the Confederates had escaped out a rear window, but no one had seen the General.
'Thinking the General had been killed in the house, they entered and Mr. Nobles lit a candle. They went into the room where the Confederates had escaped.
'A bed on the right looked as if someone had hastily thrown the covers back and jumped out, but the covers looked bulky. The sergeant pointed his pitol in that direction and said, "General, you are my prisoner."
'The General threw off the covers and asked for some time to put on his trousers, but instead of reaching for his trousers, he grabbed his pistol, shot the sergeant dead and made his escape through the window.'
1907 Census of Confedeate Soldiers, Marshall County, Alabama, p 24: #184, first entered the service as a private in August 1862 at Guntersville, AL in the Co I, 4th Al Cav and continued until end of war.
1880 Census Marshall County, Alabama, Beat 14, Township 8, Range 2 East, p 201
1900 Census Marshall County, Alabama, Precinct 14, Warrenton, ED 91, sheet 2, June 4, 1900, son James' wife must already be dead (she is not in census). James and two small children are living with Thomas and Charlottee Noble. It shows that Charlottee had 6 children 5 of whom are still alive in 1900.
1910 Census Marshall County, Alabama, Precinct 14, Warrenton, ED 105, sheet 15B, May 11, 1910, son, James, still living with his aging parents who are now in their mid-70's. It shows that Charlottee had 6 children 4 of whom are still alive in 1910.
