Noah Levi Gadd Sr. was born in August 1898 in Mercer County, W.Va., a son of Powell Wade Gadd and wife Emma Melissa Martin Gadd. Mr. Gadd's birth record has 10 Aug as his birthday but his obituary and a marriage record have 6 Aug.

He died on 19 Jun 1967 in Cabell County, Huntington, W.Va. His obituary was in the Post-Herald, Beckley, W.Va., on 21 June 21 1967, Page 11.

According to a family member, he was a hard-working man – a laborer and a farmer. Noah and first wife Beatrice Gore had a farm at Talcott, W.Va. He loved to buy land and at one time had around 300 acres. There were orchards and a dairy with 20 cows. He cleared the land and worked in timber. Off the farm, he worked on the C & O Railroad, on construction of Bluestone Dam* in Summers County, W.Va., at Alloy, W.Va., and at Radford Powder** in Virginia during World War II. His death certificate says he was in the construction business.

Mr. Gadd came from a large family – Powell and Emma had 11 children – and had a large family. He had 18 children.

Noah visited frequently with his sisters Stella Gadd Vest and Annie Gadd (Hatcher) Turner. He always had a big smile and his sisters seemed glad to see their brother. More about his parents and siblings is online at West Virginia Memories, Gadd Page 2: http://wva.homestead.com/Gadd-page-2.html

The West Virginia Vital Records Project site has his:
1. birth record, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_bcdetail.aspx?Id=2503975
2. death record http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2914738&Type=Death and
3. record of his marriage at age 66 to Gerlean Bragg,
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11530506&Type=Marriage

* According to a Wikipedia article online about Bluestone Lake, "Construction of the project was begun in early 1941, suspended in 1942 because of World War II, resumed in 1946, and completed for operational purposes in 1949." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluestone_Lake Accessed 05 July 2009.

** "Radford 'powder plant' or Arsenal was built in 1940-1941 to manufacture gunpowder and associated products. War time employment exceeded 20,000." http://www.visitradford.com/radfordvamountainbiking.aspx Accessed 05 July 2009.