Researching John Noell
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 13 people with the Noell surname? In that year Noell was ranked number 3566 for popularity in the UK. |

The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Noell on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Noell and the Noell Family Tree
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John William Noell
John William Noell (February 22, 1816 – March 14, 1863) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri, father of Thomas Estes Noell.
Born in Bedford County, Virginia, Noell attended the rural schools there. At the age of seventeen, he settled near Perryville, Missouri. He engaged in milling and storekeeping, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1843, and commenced practice in Perryville. He served as clerk of the circuit court for Perry County in 1841–1850. He was elected to the state senate, and served in 1851–1855.
Noell was elected U.S. Representative as a Democrat in 1858, to the Thirty-sixth Congress, re-elected in 1860 to the Thirty-seventh Congress, and re-elected as an Unconditional Unionist to the Thirty-eighth Congress in 1862. He served from March 4, 1859, until his death on March 14, 1863, in Washington, D.C.. He was interred in St. Mary's Cemetery, in Perryville.
Source: John William Noell, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Noell
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