NOAH L. BABBS, of Rising Sun, and one of the oldest residents of the place, was born in Hampshire County, Va., November 13, 1794. His parents were John and Rebecca (Lane) Babbs, natives of Virginia and Maryland respectively, and of English and Irish descent.

In 1808 his parents removed from Virginia to Cincinnati. Here the family resided until 1819, when they removed to the vicinity of Rising Sun and purchased forty acres of land, where the parents passed the remainder of their lives, the father dying at the remarkable age of one hundred abd three years.

Our subject grew to manhood on the farm of his parents, remaining until nineteen years of age. During the war of 1812 he was in New Orleans, and saw Jackson after he had won that battle which has almost immortalized him.

Returning North, Mr. Babbs went to Ohio and during the building of the Miami Canal, he worked on it as one of the bossess. Next he purchased a tract of land several miles back of the Ohio River, north of Cincinnati, and followed gardening for thirty odd years.

In 1871 he again purchased property in Rising Sun, where he has since resided, living a retired life, though by proxy dealing some in real estate.

Mr. Babbs first married Nancy Smith, who died one year later. He then married Kittie Ann Phares, who died in 1882, there having been born to the union, five children, viz: Charles P., William, Emeline, John and Susan. His third wife was Amey (Tucker) Rawlson; One child was born to them--Virginia. His fourth marriage occurred in 1868, to Mrs. Catharine Hyner. Mr. Babbs is a member of the Christian Church.

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Source of this article "HISTORY OF DEARBORN AND OHIO COUNTIES, INDIANA"-1885

SUBMITTED BY: John Minneman