Noah Gatson had steady work with a railroad , which kept his family in a better financial state than other African - Americans in Texas .
He was raised by his parents Noah Gatson and his mother Frances Scott in Tyler , Texas .
Noah Gatson had steady work with a railroad , which kept Noah Gatson 's family in a better financial state than other African - Americans in Texas .
He was raised by his parents Noah Gatson and his mother Frances Scott in Tyler , Texas .