Near Minor Hill in Giles County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Noblit-Lytle House

ca. 1840 - 1950

Photographed By Lee Hattabaugh, October 19, 2013

1. Noblit-Lytle House Marker

Inscription. Thomas H. Noblit (1812-1899), who served the community as justice of the peace, doctor, merchant, and farmer, built this log dogtrot farmhouse in the 1840s. The Civil War battle at Sugar Creek occurred nearby in December 1864. In the 1890s, his son-in-law, William Franklin "Will" Lytle (1858-1942), renovated the house in the Queen Anne style. Will's daughter, Mary Will Lytle (1897-1990), was among Tennessee's first women dentists.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3F 47.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made Features • Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1864.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 35° 1.593′ N, 87° 12.54′ W. Marker was near Minor Hill, Tennessee, in Giles County. Marker was on Sugar Creek Road, one mile west of Minor Hill Highway (Tennessee Route 11), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Minor Hill TN 38473, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies. Sugar Creek Engagement (approx. 1.4 miles

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away); Sam Davis Capture Site (approx. 2.2 miles away); Sam Davis (approx. 2.2 miles away); Minor Hill War Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away); Grassy Memorial Chapel and Cemetery (approx. 6.4 miles away in Alabama); Sim Corder/Harrison Mill (approx. 7.6 miles away in Alabama); Town of Anderson (approx. 8 miles away in Alabama); Hugh Pate Harris (approx. 8 miles away in Alabama). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Minor Hill.

Regarding Noblit-Lytle House. This marker is missing and the house has been torn down in the last six months.

Additional commentary.
1. Barnwood Builders
Barnwood Builders just aired an episode on the dismantling of the house for its log cabin structure: “Fancy Cabin Takedown in Minor Hill”. The segment did not mention where it will go.

— Submitted April 16, 2018, by Robert Henderson of Nashville, Tennessee.

Photographed By Lee Hattabaugh, October 19, 2013

2. Noblit-Lytle House Marker

looking east on Sugar Creek Rd

Photographed By Lee Hattabaugh, October 19, 2013

3. Noblit-Lytle House Marker

view of marker and the house

Noblit-Lytle House image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Lee Hattabaugh, October 19, 2013

4. Noblit-Lytle House

Photographed By Lee Hattabaugh, October 19, 2013

5. Noblit-Lytle House

Thomas H Noblit grave image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Lee Hattabaugh, October 19, 2013

6. Thomas H Noblit grave

Noblit Cemetery, established in 1860, is adjacent to/just northwest of the house. Note that the death date for Thomas Noblit is different between the marker and his headstone.

W.F. Lytle grave image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Lee Hattabaugh, October 19, 2013

7. W.F. Lytle grave

Noblit Cemetery, established in 1860, is adjacent to/just northwest of the house.

Noblit Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Lee Hattabaugh, October 19, 2013

8. Noblit Cemetery

Noblit Cemetery, established in 1860, is adjacent to/just northwest of the house.

Photographed By Lee Hattabaugh, September 14, 2014

9. Noblit-Lytle House Marker

Marker is missing and was located just to the right of this photo.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2013, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,573 times since then and 52 times this year. Last updated on December 27, 2017, by Robert Henderson of Nashville, Tennessee. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on October 19, 2013, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. 9. submitted on September 15, 2014, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.