Mark Noble (Johnson) Noble (1881 - 1978)

Born 18 Apr 1881 in Missouri, United States

Husband of Ruth Helen (Thornton) Dixon — married 19 Oct 1912 in Denver, Colorado, United States

Died 9 Jan 1978 at age 96 in Yucaipa, San Bernardino, California, United States

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Biography

Mark (Johnson) Noble is Notable.

Mark Noble Johnson, later known as Mark Noble, was a character actor who was featured in films from 1916 to 1950. He and his brother George Perry Johnson, founded Lincoln Motion Picture Company.^[1]

Birth and Family

Mark Noble was born in 1881.^[2][3] Most US Census records list his place of birth as Colorado, other sources say Marshall, Missouri.

Marriage and Family

His wife's name was Gladys Mae, LNAB unknown.

Film Industry

An article in the Bloomington Herald Times, 2022-10-12, states that a splice of one of the earliest African American films made at the Lincoln Motion Picture Co. called "The Trooper of Troop K" created about 1916 has been discovered by I.U. Professor Cadoo. Noble Johnson , Jimmie Smith and Beulah Hall were actors in the film. This was verified by documents in the George P. Johnson Negro Film Collection, 1916-1977.

Death and Burial

He died in 1978.^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia: Noble Johnson
2. ↑ "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918" Registration State: California; Registration County: Los Angeles
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6482 #20469338 (accessed 8 December 2021)
   Name: Noble Mark Johnson; Race: Black; Birth Date: 18 Apr 1881; Residence Date: 1917-1918; Street Address: 2137 Brandon St; Residence Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; Draft Board: 15; Physical Build: Stout; Height: Tall; Hair Color: Black; Eye Color: Brown; Relative: May F Johnson.
3. ↑ "U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942" The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of California; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1002 #13498722 (accessed 8 December 2021)
   Name: Mark Noble; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 18 Apr 1881; Residence Place: Saugus, California, USA; Military Draft Date: 1942; Next of Kin: Mrs Anna Blackwell.
4. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPCS-DWD : 26 November 2014), Mark Noble, 09 Jan 1978; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
5. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGQC-83F : 4 December 2020), Mark Noble, Jan 1978; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• 1885 Census: "Colorado, U.S., State Census, 1885"
  The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M158; NARA Roll Number: 4; Line Number: 33; Page number: 24
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6837 #76691 (accessed 3 October 2022)
  Noah Johnson (4), single in El Paso, Colorado, USA. Born in Missouri.

• Directory: "Motion Picture Studio Directories, 1919 and 1921"
  Motion Picture Studio Directory, 1919; Page: 71
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2160 #504 (accessed 3 October 2022)
  Name: Noble Johnson; Birth Date: 18 Apr1882; Birth Place: Colorado Springs, Col.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHQX-HK3 : 31 January 2021), Noble Johnson, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCFG-V6X : accessed 8 December 2021), Mark Noble, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 974, sheet 6B, line 87, family 192, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 127; FHL microfilm 2,339,862.8

• The Herald-Times, Bloomington, IN., Part of the USA Today Network. Wednesday October 12, 2022. [HeraldTimesOnline.com]

See also:

• Wikidata: Item Q1308273, en:Wikipedia
• Find A Grave: Memorial #3575