William Isaac Noecker was born in Potter Township, Barnes County, Dakota Territory, on August 29, 1885. His birth occurred on the Noecker homestead, which was one and one-half miles south of Sanborn. This is the present home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Noecker. William's parents were Leo and Amelia Noecker, who were married in Canada in 1868. Leo and Amelia homesteaded in Potter Township in 1879.

William was the youngest of eight children, four boys and four girls. On June 7, 1911, he married a neighbor girl, Pauline Amelia Brock, who was born in Hobart Township on October 15, 1885.

William and Pauline acquired a half section of land just south of Sanborn. From 1915-1918, they built one of the most modern sets of farm buildings in the community at that time. William continued to expand his farming interests and left his mark as one of the outstanding community leaders and successful farmers in North Dakota.

William and Pauline were blessed with three children; Mrs. Adeline Willson of Valley City, North Dakota, Marshall V. Noecker of Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, and Raymond Noecker, who now lives on the farm which was pioneered by his parents.

William Noecker passed away in 1967, and Pauline died in 1975. They are both buried in the Fairview Cemetery in Sanborn, North Dakota.

Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 176