| Last Name |
Noack |
| First Name |
George |
| Middle Initial |
Alvin |
| Born |
21 Oct 1893/1894 in Vicksburg, TX |
| Home Addresses
in Salem |
820 S. 21st
1385 Hines St |
| Died |
2 Apr 1988 in Salem, OR |
| Place Buried |
City View Cemetery in Salem, OR |
| Wife |
Ethel Barnes |
| Date of Marriage |
2 Feb 1916 in Salem, OR |
| Children |
Bernice, also raised niece Marguerite “Maggie” Barnes |
| Dates of Employment |
1910 – 1960 |
| Job(s) |
Weaver, Carder, Spinner |
| Story |
George Noack worked at TKWM in various capacities from 1910 – 1960.
George Alvin Noack was born 21 Oct 1893 or 1894 to George Sr. And Mary Noack in Vicksburg, TX. Various primary source documents report his birth year as either 1893 or 1894. In an oral history interview for Mission Mill Museum, he gave the date as 1894. He also stated that the family moved to Oregon when he was 2 years old. No independent confirmation of this move was found at the time of research. He was one of five children born to the couple. All three Noack brothers, George, Paul and John worked for the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill at various points of time.
In 1907, Father George Sr. died. The older children went to work to support the family. George began working for the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill as a weaver, by 1910. By age 16 he had moved to the carding department and would continue to work for TKWM until it ceased operation. A typical workday at the mill in 1910 was 10-hour days, six days a week. The pay was 75 cents a day.
George married Ethel Barnes on 12 Feb 1916 in Salem, and by 1918, they had one daughter. According to information provided on his WWI draft registration card, George left the woolen mill for a short time to work as a butcher in Dallas. However, with the beginning of WWI and a contract from the Army to manufacture blankets, George was lured back to work at TKWM.
After the war, business at TKWM was down and occasional shutdowns occurred, for up to two months at a time. To make matters worse, according to his oral history, George got on the bad side of the spinner boss. To solve the problem, he moved back to the carding room and worked the night shift for 12 years. George and Ethel lived at 820 S 21st St. in Salem.
Times at the mill remained tough through the Depression of the 1930s. George moved back to the spinning department. The family moved to 1385 Hines St. and niece Marguerite “Maggie” Barnes came to live with them. By 1940, the family had moved to the Englewood area of Salem. And by 1945 he had shifted back to the carding department at TKWM. He had a near accident with a carding machine in 1955. George retired from TKWM when it closed. Ethel passed away April 1987 and George the following year, on 3 Apr 1988 at the age of 94. They are both buried in City View Cemetery in Salem, OR. |
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| References |
| Name |
Remarks |
| City Directories |
1911 George Noack, 1392 Lee, Spinner TKWM
1913 George Noack, 1811 Lee St, Spinner, TKWM
1917 George Noack, 1125 S 17th, Spinner, TKWM
1924 George Noack, 1435 Hines St, Carder, TKWM
1930 George Noack, 1385 Hines, Spinner
1934 George Noack, Carder
1935 George Noack, RD 7, Box 120, Carder TKWM
1938 George A (Ethel I) Noack, RD 7 Box 120, Carder, TKWM
1940 George A (Ethel I) Noack, 375 Garden Rd, Carder, TKWM
1942 George A (Ethel I), 375 Garden Rd, Asst Frmn, TKWM
1945 George A (Ethel I), 3830 Garden Rd, Carder, TKWM
1947 George A (Ethel I), 3830 Garden Rd, Carder, TKWM
1949 George A (Ethel I), 3830 Garden Rd, Emply, TKWM
1951 George A (Ethel I), 3830 Garden Rd, Carder, TKWM
1953 George A (Ethel I), 3820 Garden Rd, Carder, TKWM
1955 No George A |
| Census |
1900 George Norck. Age 6. Birth Date: Oct 1893. Birthplace: Texas. Home in 1900: Sidney, Marion, OR. Single, son of HOH. Parents born in Germany. Additional household members: George Norck, 67. Mary Norck, 41. John Norck, 19. Minnie Norck, 12. Paul Norck, 10. George Norck, 6. Maggie Norck, 2.
1910 George Noack. Age 16. Birth Date: 1894. Birthplace: Texas. Home in 1910: Turner St. Salem Ward 6, Marion, OR. Single, son to HOH. Parents born in Germany. Occupation: Weaver in Woolen Mill. Additional household members: Mary Noack, 48 (head). John Noack, 20. Paul Noack, 18. George Noack, 16. Martha Noack, 10.
1920 George A Noack. Age: 25. Birth Year: abt 1895. Birthplace: Texas. Home in 1920: 870 S 21st St. Salem Ward 4, Marion, OR. Married, HOH. Parents born in Germany. Occupation: Spinner in Woolen Mill. Additional household members: Ethel J Noack, 23. Bernice F Noack, 2.
1930 George A Noack. Age: 35. Birth Year: abt 1895. Birthplace: Texas. Home in 1930: Salem, Marion, OR. Married, HOH. Parents born in Germany. Occupation: Spinner in Woolen Mill. Additional household members: Ethel J Noack, 34. Bernice F Noack, 12. Margueritte R Barnes, 6 (niece).
1940 George A Noack. Age: 46. Birth Year: abt 1894. Birthplace: Texas. Home in 1940: Englewood, Marion, OR. Married, HOH. Occupation: Carder in Woolen Mill. Additional household members: Ethel J Noack, 43. Maggie B. Barnes, 16 (niece). |
| Oregon Marriage Index |
George Noack. Marriage Date: 2 Feb 1916. Marriage Place: Marion, OR. |
| Oregon Return of Marriage |
George Noack – Ethel Barnes. 2 Feb 1916. Salem, Marion, OR. Husband Info. Residence: Salem, OR. Age: 22. Birthplace: Texas. Occupation: Laborer. First Marriage. Parents born in Germany. Wife Info. Residence: Salem, OR. Age: 19. Birthplace: Kansas. Occupation: Housekeeper. First Marriage. Father born in Minnesota. Mother born in Ohio. |
| WW1 Draft Registration |
George Alvin Noack. Age:23. Address: Uglow & Birch St. Dallas, OR. Date of Birth: 21 Oct 1894. Birthplace: Winchester, TX. Occupation: Butcher at Gohrke’s Market in Dallas, OR. Married, one child. Tall. Medium build. Eyes: Hazel. Hair: Light Brown. Broken arm which annoys in lifting at times. Registration date: 5 June 1917. |
| WW2 Draft Registration |
George Alven Noack. Age: 48. Residence: 375 Garden Rd. Salem, OR. Date of Birth: 21 Oct 1893. Birthplace: Winchester, TX. NOP: Berniece Randall. Employer: Tom Kay Woolen Mill. Height: 5’7. Weight: 140. Hair: Brown. Eyes: Hazel. Complexion: Dark. Physical characteristics: scar on lower lip, right arm crooked from break. Registration date: 26 Apr 1942. |
| Social Security Death Index |
George A. Noack. Birth Date: 21 Oct 1893. Issue Year: before 1951. Issue State: Oregon. Last Residence: 97301, Salem, Marion, OR. Death Date: 2 Apr 1988. |
| Oregon Death Index |
George Alvin Noack. Age: 93. Birth Date: 21 Oct 1894. Death Date: 2 Apr 1988. Death Place: Marion. Spouse: Ethel. Certificate: 88-06620. |
| Find a Grave |
George Alvin Noack Jr. Birth: 21 Oct 1893 in Winchester, Fayette County, TX. Death: 3 Apr 1988 (aged 94) in Salem, Marion County, OR. Burial: City View Cemetery in Salem, Marion County, OR. Memorial ID: 54252954
Ethel Julia Barnes Noack. Birth: 3 Oct 1896 in Woodruff, Philips County, KS. Death: 28 Apr 1987 (aged 90) in Salem, Marion County, OR. Burial: City View Cemetery in Salem, Marion County, OR. Memorial ID: 54252944 |
| Newspapers.com
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Oregon Statesman 31 Jan 1966 p 6. Noack 50th Anniversary
Oregon Statesman 3 Feb 1966 p 9. Noack 50th Reception
Statesman Journal 3 Apr 1988 p 14. George Noack Obituary |
| WHC Materials |
M3 1966-001 Mill Records
M3 1992-101-0012 Photo
M3 1992-117-0001 Photo |
