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The Jacob Noel Family of Ligonier
Below is the hand-painted family picture featuring the marriage
of Margaret Noel, the sister of William, to Henry
Margaret was the sister of William and Margaret Noel married Henry Stine on September 13, 1865. She was
born on September 12, 1842 while Henry was born on July 11, 1842. Their
first three children were: Laura Jane born March 19, 1866, Catherine M
born November 6, 1868, and Annie E Stine born July 1, 1871.
 The grave stone of Margaret Stepp wife of Lazarus Noel At the Hope Methodist Church Cemetery in Youngstown, PA I found a tombstone for Margaret Noel. It has the following inscription on the stone: Margaret Wife of Lazarus Noel died November 3, 1881 - In the 59th year of her age. Lazarus was from the Jacob Noel family who went to Ligonier. child of Jacob and Catherine, was born 9 Oct. 1815 in Menallen Township, Adams County, Pa. He was baptized at Conewago Chapel in Adams County on 5 May 1816. Sponsors were Michael and Theresa Dellon. Lazarus accompanied his parents to Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, in 1816; and to Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, in 1823. He was taxed in Ligonier Township in 1838, 1839, and 1840 for one horse; but appears in the 1840 census in Freeport Borough, Armstrong County, Pa., living with his wife. Lazarus was probably married in early 1840. His wife was Margaret Stepp. The Stepp family history is found in Chapter VI of "The Noel Tree". Lazarus died on 25 Apr 1893 at Oakville, near Latrobe, Pa. He is interred at a small church (formerly Methodist, now unoccupied) in Youngstown, Pa., which is south of the larger St. James Lutheran Church. There is no marker, but eyewitnesses stated that he was buried next to his wife who does have a marker." - Photo by Shirley Noel Kondek |
