He was probably born to Colin and Eliza Noblit (3, 5 [26 in 1860], 6 [17 in 1850]), He was born in 1842/43 (3 (28 in 1861), 5 (26 in 1860), 6 (17 in 1850)). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3, 5, 6).
In 1850, he was living in the 1st ward, Spring Garden, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (17). He was living with Colin and Eliza Noblet (presumably his parents), along with others (17). He was a machinist (17).
In 1860, he was living in the 16th ward of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5). He was a machinist (5).
When he enlisted, he was a machinist (3).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 5-7/8 [?] inches tall, and had a dark complexion, hazel eyes, and dark hair (3 ["5 3/4 1/8" inches]).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 9 September 1861 (1, 3). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain McArthur (3). He was a private, in company A (1, 8).
He was discharged at Washington DC, on 8 May 1862 (1, 3) or 18 May 1862 (2), on surgeon's certificate of disability (1, 2, 3). He was a private, in company A (1, 2, 8).
On 15 April 1871, he applied unsuccessfully for a pension (4).
He is probably the Elbert Noblit who married Martha J Porterfield (7).
His widow applied unsuccessfully for a pension (4).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Elbert Noblet)
2 Register of men discharged, co.A (Elbert Noblit)
3 company A descriptive roll, entry 47 (Elbert Noblet)
4 pension index, by regiment (Elbert Noblet)
5 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 16th ward, series M653 roll 1163 page 821 = page 7 handwritten (Albert Noblet)
6 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Spring Garden, 1 ward, microfilm series M432, film 818, page 347 = 127 or 695 handwritten (Elbert Noblet)
7 'Heald Family of Concord Mass, Chester VT, and Canton ILL', a gedcom, available on Rootsweb WorldConnect, contact Larry Heald (retrieved 17 May 2009) (Elbert Noblit)
8 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Elbert Noblet)
| line | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Dwellings visited | 826 | |||||
| Families visited | 953 | |||||
| Name | Colin Noblet | Eliza " | Henry " | Elbert " | Mary E. " | Catharine Hephran |
| Age | 53 | 50 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 20 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | F | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Machinist | Blk. Smith | Machinist | |||
| Real estate owned | 3,000 | |||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Pa] | " | " | " | " | Ireland |
| Married within year | ||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | |||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Dwelling number | 49 | |||||||
| Family number | 51 | |||||||
| Name | Eliza Noblit | Henry | Albert | Ellen | Ida | Elizabeth Grey | Wm [?] | Pythias Stuart |
| Age | 60 | 35 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 20 |
| Sex | f | m | m | f | f | f | m | m |
| Color | ||||||||
| Occupation | Boarding House | machinist | Tailoress | Tailor | Lithographer | |||
| Value of real estate owned | 2000 | |||||||
| Value of personal estate | 200 | |||||||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Pa] | " | " | " | " | Ireland | " | Pa [??] |
| Married within year | ||||||||
| Attended school within year | ||||||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |