Noble was born in Springville, PA. He was married to Mattie Wilcox Noble; their children included
Ruth Noble Appenzeller Knight,
Harold Joyce Noble, born January 19, 1903, who went on to become a
Japanese language officer with the
United States Marine Corps during
World War II and later a
United States diplomat in
South Korea, Marine Biology professor at
University of the Pacific and director of the Marine Research Laboratory at Dillon's Beach, CA,
Alden Earl Noble, (1899-1961), and identical twins,
Glenn Arthur Noble and
Elmer Ray Noble, born January 16, 1909. Noble died in Stockton, CA. ==Publications==