NOYES Paul "Clayton" b. 12 Jun 1920 Limestone, Aroostook, Maine, United States d. 23 Sep 1995 Caribou, Aroostook, Maine, United States: Noyes Family Genealogy

1920 - 1995 (75 years)

Name	NOYES Paul "Clayton"
Birth	12 Jun 1920	Limestone, Aroostook, Maine, United States [1, 2, 3]
		Paul "Clayton" Noyes birth certificate
		Paul Clayton Noyes birth record
Census	9 Apr 1930	Limestone, Aroostook, Maine, United States [4]
	Address: Noyes Road
	(enumerated P. Clayton; age 9.)
		1930 Limestone, Maine census - Lynwood E. Noyes family Lynwood E. Noyes - age 28 Marcia R. Noyes - age 30 P. Clayton Noyes - age 9 A. Preston Noyes - age 7 Marjorie A. Noyes - age 7
Baptism	2 Apr 1939	Limestone, Aroostook, Maine, United States [5, 6]
Gender	Male
Census	10 May 1940	Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, Maine, United States [7]
	Address: Strickland Road
	(enumerated Clayton; age 19; potato farm laborer; three years of high school education; living with parents.)
		1940 Fort Fairfield, Maine census - Linwood E. Noyes family Linwood E. Noyes - age 38 Marcia R. Noyes - age 40 P. Clayton Noyes - age 19 Preston A. Noyes - age 18 Marjorie A. Noyes - age 17
Military	Between 17 Dec 1942 and 13 Jan 1946	Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States [8]
	(U.S. Army during WWII in the Pacific Theater; honorably discharged with rank of Sergeant)
		Veteran & Patriot of World War II
Occupation	Between 1949 and 1975	Caribou, Aroostook, Maine, United States [9]
	farmer
	Address: 103 Grimes Road
		Clayton P. Noyes farmhouse
Census	13 Apr 1950	Caribou, Aroostook, Maine, United States [10]
	Address: Grimes Road
	(age 29; farmer.)
		1950 Caribou, Maine census - Clayton Noyes family Marjorie Noyes - age 27 Clayton Noyes - age 29 Ruth Noyes - age 28 Paul Noyes - age 3
Social Security Number	004-36-9299 [11]
_UID	355F0D38EB9ED5118A0644455354000008DB
Death	23 Sep 1995	Caribou, Aroostook, Maine, United States [11, 12, 13]
	Address: 103 Grimes Road
	(Died at home on Grimes Road, Caribou Cardiopulmonary Arrest Metastatic Lung Cancer Chronic Obstructive Pulmonory Disease Obit: - Caribou - Clayton P. Noyes, 75, beloved husband of Ruth (Morgan) Noyes, died Sept. 23, 1995, at his Caribou residence after a brief illness. He was born at Limestone, June 12, 1920, the son of Linwood E. and Marcia (Finnemore) Noyes. A World War II U.S. Army veteran, he served as a sergeant in the Pacific theater and was involved in the battles for New Guinea and the Philippines. A potato farmer for more than 40 years, he farmed on the Grimes Road in Caribou, retiring in 1975. After retirement, he became an avid gardener, well known for his bountiful vegetable harvests and his beautiful flower gardens. Active in civic and veteran's affairs, he was a charter member of the Caribou Growers and a member of the Lister-Knowlton Post VFW No. 9389 of Caribou. He was a lifelong member of the Limestone United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife of Caribou; two sons, retired Lt. Col. Paul Noyes and his wife, Betty of Atlanta, Ga., Kimber Noyes and his wife, Cynthia of Woodland; one daughter, Mrs. Ronald (Brenda) Curtis of Caribou; one sister, Mrs. Willis (Marjorie Noyes) Sewell of Caribou; four grandchildren, Christopher and Shari Noyes of Atlanta, Tristan and Jonathan Noyes of Woodland. He was predeceased by one brother, Preston Noyes. Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, 1995, at the chapel of the Lancaster Funeral Home, 11 Clover St., Caribou, with the Rev. Dr. Linwood Welch, pastor of the Caribou United Baptist Church, officiating. Family and friends may call from 1 p.m. until time of service. Interment will be in Advent Cemetery, Limestone. Donations in his memory may be made to either the Gray Memorial United Methodist Church Memorial Fund or the Caribou United Baptist Church Memorial Fund. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.)
		Clayton P. Noyes obituary
		Clayton P. Noyes certificate of death
		Clayton P. Noyes funeral card
Burial	26 Sep 1995	Limestone, Aroostook, Maine, United States [14]
	Address: Episcopal (Advent) Cemetery
	(attended by family and friends.)
		Clayton P. & Ruth A. (Morgan) Noyes gravestone Clayton P. Noyes
		SGT Clayton P. Noyes military marker
		Clayton P. & Ruth A. (Morgan) Noyes gravestone NOYES [left] CLAYTON P. JUNE 12, 1920 SEPT. 23, 1995 [right] RUTH M. AUG. 22, 1921 DEC. 28, 2008
		Clayton P. Noyes VFW marker
Notes	Departed Caribou, Maine to enter the U.S. Army at Fort Devens, MA December 26, 1942. Basic training with the 505th Field Artillery and later 505th Antiaircraft Battalion at Fort Eustis, VA. Temporarily assigned to Midland Radio School, Athens, GA prior to reassignment with the 505th at Camp Stewart, GA. Training at Camp Stewart included temporary duty at Lakeland Naval Air Station, FL. First furlough occurred Oct 43 between assignments to the radio school and Camp Stewart. Reassigned to Camp Cook, Salinas, CA with the 505th. Temporary duty at Bakersfield and San Diego, CA prior to second furlough Mar 44. Upon return from furlough, reported to Fort Ord, CA and shipped out of Camp Stoneman, Pittsburg, California for Finchaven, New Guinea. Rest camp at Melborne and Sydney, Australia for Christmas 1944. Shipped after Christmas with the HQ 6th Army to Hollandia, New Guinea and on to Leyte, Philippines. After the Battle of Leyte, shipped to Lingayen Gulf on the island of Luzon. Promoted to the rank of Corporal at this time. After securing the Gulf, fought over land to Clark Field, Manila. Air Force bombed Clark and ground troops used craters to attack walled city of Manila. Was part of the force that secured Manila. Trained with 503d Regimental Combat Team paratroopers jumping out of rear of trucks and watching films of jump training. Practiced jumping from C-47 aircraft prior to shipping to Iloilo on the island of Panay. Operated amphibious carriers off the islands of Panay and Guimaras. Was on several small islands prior to shipping to the island of Negros and the capital city of Bacolod. After Negros, he shipped back to Borneo and then back to Panay. Promotion to Sergeant occurred at this time. They were then on their way to Japan for the invasion when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. They landed at Yokohama, Japan and encountered no further hostilities through the end of the war. Came home on the USS Admiral Hugh Rodman, a converted luxury liner with the "luxury taken out" departing Japan December 21, 1945 and arriving San Francisco. Discharged at Fort Devens January 13, 1946. Army buddies included Bill Hartman and Lewis Cua from Columbus, Ohio; James Lawson and Robert E. Darcey from Kentucky; and Russell Clark from Lubeck, Maine. Sergeants Wittenbend and Schlosser were two of the better NCOs. Captain Cagney was Company Commander through most of service tour and Lieutenant, later Captain, Madden was well liked and later became Company Commander. Upon his return, he and his father began looking for a new farm and settled on a Grimes Road, Caribou farm on the original land lot #81 in March. Throughout that month they renovated and painted the farmhouse before moving there in April. Clayton and Ruth also lived there and had son Paul in November of that year. In the spring of 1948 Clayton and Ruth began the purchase of their farm on the original land lot #80 for $3,000. Son, Kimber was born Sep 1950 and daughter Brenda in May 1953. Clayton farmed on Grimes road until retiring in 1975. He continued to grow garden crops which he sold by the roadside for many years.
Person ID	I1286	Noyes Family Genealogy
Last Modified	13 Jul 2022

Father	NOYES Lynwood Earl, b. 25 Mar 1902, Limestone, Aroostook, Maine, United States d. 5 Apr 1974, Caribou, Aroostook, Maine, United States (Age 72 years)
Mother	FINNAMORE Marcia Ruth, b. 5 Feb 1900, Caswell, Aroostook, Maine, United States d. 7 Apr 1975, Caribou, Aroostook, Maine, United States (Age 75 years)
Marriage	9 Jan 1920	Limestone, Aroostook, Maine, United States [15, 16]
	(Married by Rev. M.A. Gordon.)
		Lynwood E. & Marcia R. (Finnemore) Noyes marriage certificate
Family ID	F93	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family MORGAN Ruth Avis, b. 22 Aug 1921, Caribou, Aroostook, Maine, United States d. 28 Dec 2008, Caribou, Aroostook, Maine, United States (Age 87 years)

Marriage 4 Dec 1941 Caribou, Aroostook, Maine, United States [17]

(witnessed by Marjorie Morgan and Preston Noyes.)

Clayton P. & Ruth A. (Morgan) Noyes marriage license & certificate

Clayton & Ruth (Morgan) Noyes
1941 wedding

Clayton & Ruth Noyes 50th Wedding Anniversary

Children

	1. Lieutenant Colonel & Deacon NOYES Paul Morgan, b. 8 Nov 1946, Caribou, Aroostook, Maine, United States d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Living
	3. Living

Family ID F104 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 17 Aug 2023

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	Birth - 12 Jun 1920 - Limestone, Aroostook, Maine, United States
	Census - Address: Noyes Road - 9 Apr 1930 - Limestone, Aroostook, Maine, United States
	Baptism - 2 Apr 1939 - Limestone, Aroostook, Maine, United States
	Census - Address: Strickland Road - 10 May 1940 - Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, Maine, United States
	Marriage - 4 Dec 1941 - Caribou, Aroostook, Maine, United States
	Military - (U.S. Army during WWII in the Pacific Theater; honorably discharged with rank of Sergeant) - Between 17 Dec 1942 and 13 Jan 1946 - Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States
	Occupation - farmer,Address: 103 Grimes Road - Between 1949 and 1975 - Caribou, Aroostook, Maine, United States
	Census - Address: Grimes Road - 13 Apr 1950 - Caribou, Aroostook, Maine, United States
	Death - Address: 103 Grimes Road - 23 Sep 1995 - Caribou, Aroostook, Maine, United States
	Burial - Address: Episcopal (Advent) Cemetery - 26 Sep 1995 - Limestone, Aroostook, Maine, United States

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		Clayton Noyes 1955
		Clayton P. Noyes 1965
		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
		Clayton Paul Noyes 1983
		Clayton Noyes potato house before being demolished in 2012
		Clayton Noyes potato house before being demolished in 2012
		Veteran & Patriot of World War II

Documents		Tribute to Clayton Noyes by Freeman Wright
Documents		Reminiscing With Mom and Dad

Sources

[S1] Birth-certificate, Albert H. Damon, MD.
[S3820] CD-Limestone, Maine Town Records, Record of Births 64/95.
[S5860] Internet-Database-ancestry.com-Maine Birth Records, 1621-1922, Roll #: 41.
[S2291] Census-1930-ME-Aroostook-Limestone, Roll: 829; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 42; FHL microfilm: 2340564.
[S14] Church records, Limestone Methodist Church, Limest.
[S872] Person-Sewell, Marjorie (Noyes), 24 Dec 1999.
[S5997] Census-1940-ME-Aroostook-Fort Fairfield, SD No. 3; E.D. No. 2-30B; Sheet No. 14A enumerated by L. Reid Russell.
[S3272] Internet-Database-WWII Army Enlistment Records.
[S54] Person-Noyes, Ruth (Morgan).
[S7799] Census-1950-ME-Aroostook-Caribou.
[S1762] Social Security Death Index, 004-36-9299.
[S13] Death-certificate, #9508045 Carol A. Armatis, M.D. 9/26/95.
[S82] Death-obit, Aroostook Republican 25 Sep 1995.
[S86] Death-gravestone, Episcopal (Advent) Cemetery, Boundary Line Road.
[S35] Marriage-O/L-ME State Archives Marriage Records.
[S36] Marriage Certificate, Filed in Caribou by H.R. Hall, Deputy; Jan. 1920.
[S36] Marriage Certificate, Rev. John R. MacGorman.