Philip W. Noxon was born December 18, 1840 in Shomberg, Ontario, Canada, and was married to Catherine Armitage October 18, 1862. She was born in Shomberg November 11 , 1844. They moved to Bloomfield, Ontario, to make their home. In 1887 Mr. Noxon and son Jonathon came to North Dakota and settled on the Northwest ΒΌ of Section 10 in Uxbridge Township, Barnes County. The following year, Mrs. Noxon and the rest of the family joined them.
Mr. and Mrs. Noxon moved to Valley City in 1902 to a new home two blocks north of the court house and at that time it was the last house north on that street. They celebrated their Golden Wedding in 1912 with all their children present. Mr. Noxon passed away in the summer of 1915 and Mrs. Noxon passed away on January 19, 1929. They were members of the Quaker church in Canada but after moving to Barnes County they attended the Methodist Church.
Their children were: Edwin, Jonathon, Stephen, Ella (Mrs. Herbert Cooper), Marian, (Mrs. Samuel Oglesby) and Emma, (Mrs. Joseph Pickard). All have passed away.
Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 180