Noble N. [Newnan] Beall Papers

Collection

Identifier: 2013-0002M

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection comprises three series. The first series consists of his professional papers, which contains correspondence relating to his work as an attorney. A warranty deed has been removed from the larger collection to an oversized folder. Very little of N. N. Beall's papers deals with his time in the Legislature or service in the Civil War. The second series are his account books, but these are not clearly labeled as either business or personal. Several of these account books contain advertising related to medicine. The third series consists of his personal papers, which deal with family life and health.

Dates

1848 - 1912 and no date

Creator

Beall, Noble Newnan, 1829 - 1910 (Person)

Biographical / Historical

Noble Newnan Beall was born in 1829 to William Otho and Nancy (Chandler) Beall. He married twice,first to Sarah Awtrey (Autrey?) in 1857 and then to Caroline Brown in 1868. He was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives from 1861 - 1863 (representing Paulding County), after which he served in the Civil War as a 1st lieutenant in the 2nd Regiment of the Georgia State Line (Storey's Regiment) until the end of the war in 1865. He once again held public office this time in the Georgia Senate (representing the 38th District) from 1882 - 1883. In addition to his achievements as a public servant, he led a long career as a private attorney. He died in Paulding County, Georgia in 1910.