The first county jail built in Noble County was constructed of logs and built in 1849. It was from this first jail that the notorious blackleg William D. Hill and John Wilson escaped in March of 1859. The second jail, pictured to the right, was built in 1875 at a cost of $25,002.00 by George Harvey of Albion. The work was completed December 1, 1876. The jail was wired for electricity in 1908.
In November of 1967, the third jail was opened. After undergoing extensive renovation, it is now part of the "new jail". The facility was 13,000 square feet and constructed for the cost of $386,000.00. The jail housed 22 inmates.
Noble County Sheriffs:
1836: James Hosteter
1880: John Humphreys
Mason M. Meriam
Harrison Wood
William E. Bowen
Isaac Swarthout
1857: David S. Simons
Solomon Crossley
Robison Ramsby
Moses Kiser
1873: David Hough
1910: John C. Cleland
1914: Albert D. Sawyer
1918: Charles Black
1922: William Hoffman
1924: John V. Signleton
1928: William Hoffman
1932: Ivan Cazier
1936: Roscoe Rimmell
1938: Marion Galloway
1942: John V. Singleton
1946: Charles Haas
1874: Nathaniel Eagles
1878: Richard Williams
1880: William E. Riddle
1882: Samuel Braden Jr.
1886: Richard Williams
1888: George McClean
1890: Jacob H. Shauck
1894: Christopher Simon
1898: Harry Bell
1902: William F. Metz
1906: Perry J. Stanley
1958: Russell Lindsey
1966: Roy Sayles Jr.
1974: John Stoner
1982: Don Leitch
1986: Gary Dial
1994: Douglas K. Dukes
2002: Gary D. Leatherman
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Now, in the new millennium, Noble County begins the operation of another "new jail" a thoroughly modern, state-of-the-art facility with space for 263 inmates.