Images of the interior of an Edwardian home, taken in May, 1904. These images are interesting because they show us candid and casual shots of some of the less-often seen rooms in a middle-class family home. This house belonged to the Noth family of Chillicothe, Ohio.
Charles A. Noth was born in Baden, Germany, and, at the age of five, came to Chillicothe with his family in 1850. He was a prominent Chillicothe businessman, having success as a shoemaker and as the owner of a cigar factory on South Paint Street, where the Foulke Block stands today.
He married Louise Schneider, who was also a German immigrant, born in 1849. The couple lived at 73 West Main Street. According to the 1920 census, the Noths had five children: Mary, Anna, Agnes, John, and Amelia. The child pictured here is likely Amelia.
Noth moved his cigar manufacturing business to 24 East Second Street in 1871. He remodeled the building and expanded his business to include a grocery store located at 26 East Second Street. Noth quit making cigars in 1886 and retired from the grocery business in 1900 to began farming. His son, William, continued to operate the grocery store until it closed around 1925. These buildings no longer stand and today the site is a parking lot.
Noth served during the Civil War in the 106th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, a regiment of German immigrants. He was active in the local Grand Army of the Republic until his death on April 21, 1934. His death certificate says he died as a result of “shock due to a broken hip.” Louise predeceased her husband, dying in 1918 of heart disease.
