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MAYFLOWER .II

A full-scale reproduction of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to New England in 1620 is berthed at the State Pier in Plymouth. The men and women on board dress, speak and think like the seventeenth century sailors and passengers of the Mayflower.

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SOULE KINDRED OFFICERS

PRESIDENT George S. Soule, C/0 Ralph M.

Parsons Co. 1133 15th St. N.W. Suite 800, Washington D.C. 20005

PAST PRESIDENT Linda Soule Preston, 2340

Grandview Avenue, Cincinnati OH 45206 513-281-4774

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT James I. Soule 4033 Dublin Dr.,

Minnetonka, MN 5S345 612-933-4965

SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Charles Jack Sowles, P.O. Box

329, St. Francisville, IL 62460

TREASURER Betty-Jean Haner, 53 New Shaker

Road, Albany, NY 12205 518-869-8368

SECRETARY TO THE BOARD Mrs. Thomas (Marian) O'Connell,

2027 Allen Place, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009

HISTORIAN Dr. Milton Terry, 381 Creek

Bed Rd., Mountainside, NJ 07092 201-232-2614

MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Christine A. Schlosser, W65 N705

St. John Avenue, Cedarburg, WI 53012 414-377-1075

NEWSLETTER EDITOR & PUBLISHER Geraldine Sowle Schlosser

(Mrs. James), Route 3L Box 53, Tomah, WI 54660 608-3'f2-7018

NEWSLETTER INDEXER Mrs. Frank (Mary) Grismore,

3139 W. 51st St., Indianapolis, IN 46208 317-293-6561

COUNSELLOR James B. Tiffin, Tiffin &

Tiffin, 125 High St., Rm. 1117, Boston, MA 02110 617-482-1230

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Class of 1987 Dan Pearce, 31 Oakwood Rd.,

Box 1518, Duxbury, MA 02331 617-934-6647

Mrs. Thomas (Marian) O'Connell 1 2027 Allen Place, NW., Wash~ngton, D.C. 20009

Dorothea M. Wilhelm! 5 Garden St., Beverly, MA 019lb 617-922-0853

Class of 1988 Ben George Soule, 7405 Queen

Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55423 612-869-6056

Ronald J. Soule, C/0 Frontier Engineering, Fallon, NV 89406

Margaret Soule Turner, 4486 Barner Dr., Indianapolis, IN 46226

Class of 1989 Helen R. Gallentine, P.O. Box

695, Conrad, IA 50621

Mary Soule Kelly, 1218 Fourth Avenue West, Hendersonville, NC 28739

Bonnie Jeanne Wochnick, 705 S,E. 17th St., Owatonna, MN 55060

PERMANENT OFFICE Sabina D. Crosby, P.O. Box 1146, Duxbury, MA 02331

617-934-6106 (until noon)

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President's Corner-

1987 Reunion Report -

Treasurer's Report- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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Kindred News- - -

1987 Scholarship Recipients - - - - - - - -

From the Past - - - -

Recording Family Data and Form- - - -

Opal Soule Manly- - -

Letters and Queries -

From Past Newsletters - - -

Lineages- - - - - - -

Memories of Eckington - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Membership Update, Newsletter Order Form- - - - - - -

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F"'ROM VOUR EDJ:TOR

It is always with a feeling of relief that I write this note, because it is written after everything else is done. I do apologize for the lateness of this issue. I spent two weeks in August on a research trip in Wales-- and almost two weeks in September at the Soule Kindred Reunion and Mayflower Congress in Massachusetts. Changing my "mind-set" from Welsh ancestry to Pilgrim ancestry, and then to organizing this issue presented difficulties. You should be receiving this before Thanksgiving-- a most significant national holiday for Pilgrim descendants.

This may be my last opportunity to write you as editor of the Newsletter. My plea for a replacement has been heeded, and there will probably be a new editor in 1988. The past six years as editor have been filled with both joys and frustrations, but the good things far outweigh the bad. I value the opportunity to have me~ so many of you at reunions, and to correspond with others. I consider you friends as well as kin. Your contributions to this Newsletter have kept it going. Please continue to cooperate with the new editor.

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Qforner . ..

Dear cousins:

It was gooa to see so many of you in Duxbury at the historic John Alden house. While we were celebrating our 20th year as a kindred organ1zat1on, Duxbury was cele brati ng it 1 S 350th ann iversary when ~ilgri ms George Sou le, John Alden, Myles Stana ish and others founded t he town.

We were all sad to hear about Dan Pearce . Cousin Dan i s also an Alden descendant and has been a Dig help to us . Unfortunate ly he had a stroke, then went 1n tor a bypass operation tour weeks before our reunion and has never rega ined consciousness s1nce .

This brin~s up a ser ious question; We have no Ouxhury cousins left in our organ1 zat1on and evident ly there is little interest left 1n the town. we spend as much maintaining the office there as we spend on the newsletter. Should the office oe movea to where t here is more interest or would someone make space 1n their home for 1t? (ft was in my home in Philade lphia for a number of years . ) Someone could donate their home to Soule Kindred, which is a tax exempt group , retai ni ng l ife-time residence rights . lhey cou ld t hen take the tax exemption of the donation, save thousands , and continue to live in their home the rest of Lheir l ite . These are t hings to think about as we go into our 21st year! James Soul e our new pres ident and I would be gl ad to hear of ANY ideas any of our cousins have .

I returned to the USA j ust before t he reunion from a wonderfu l trip to South Africa . I can't begin to describe Lhat beautiful country or the warm hospitality of the peop le . I have never met nicer people in .my li fe in any country than the South Africans, both black and wh i te. Even though I drove through Soweto , I saw none of the unrest the media a lways talks about. I did see a lot of $1 00,000 homes that successful black businessmen had built there . I took the famous Bl ue Train from Pretoria to Cape Town. This i s t he world 1 s best , simi lar to the orient express . I also got up into Zimbabwe, saw t he ruins and Victoria Fa lls. South Africa actively promotes tourism for Zimbabwe which earns the Zimbabwean government 40 mi llion do ll ars a year in tour ist trade . ~course you never read about all this cooperation . I visited Zu lu vi ll ages, a farm, and the great Kruger Park where l ions, elephants, etc . all roam in the wild. une must not get out of hi s car in the pa rk except for designated, protected, rest areas !

I urge any and all to go vi s it South Africa and see tor yourselt . .. and t he best part is the cost . A five star hotel , which is hard to find in the USA, can cost onl y $40 per n1ght ... and a three star hotel which is simil ar to our Holiday Inns, costs only $15 per night~ 1 have a 30 minute VH~ video tape of South Atrica whi ch I will be glaa to loan any cousi n. It i s suitable for church, school, and other groups ana shows different aspects of life there in truth and canoianess . lhere is mos t def inate ly another si de to the South Afr ica story you have been hearing!

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REUNION 1987 By Jim and Gerry Schlosser

Eiahty people joined in the Soule Kindred Reunion for tours, food and fellowship in Massachusetts. Although headquarters was at the Howard J o hns on Motel in King ston, much of the activity was in Duxbury whe re ancestor George owned property-- and many spent some time in Plymouth.

It was an opportunity to again visit Plimoth Plantation, recreating the original village in the year 1627. During this weekend, Soule Kindred members were admitted with no charge. The homes of each of the original settlers have been constructed as they were 360 years ago. Young people take the role of individuals who came on the Mayflower, and do not acknowledge any information of events since that year of 1627.

When we visited on Friday the young man portraying George Soule was not there. We were told he had gone fishing, and not returned. However, SK President-elect Jim Soule did find him on a visit Monday. Jim says "George" was quite eloquent -- probably the most interesting of all the Plymouth founders. However, when asked where he came from in England, George said Eckington. Probably he should be sent a copy of Nils Wilkes' "In Search of George Soule''!

Interior of

George Soule's

home

We noticed a change in the George Soule house at the end of the street at Plimouth Plantation. The door has been moved, to make a side entrance. We were unable to find the reason for this change.


Friday eveni ng offered people a chance to meet new cousins or renew friendships with others at the historic Drew House in Duxbury. This is also the Kindred headquarters. People were there from throughout the United States and Canada. The Kindred board also met that evening. (Official business is covered in another report.)

Saturday began with a motorcade from t h e Howard Johnson motel to several historic locations in Duxbury. The first stop was the site of the Myles Standish home where there is a plaque and concrete markers indicate the outline of the house. It is also a good spot to see the Duxbury light and other historic sites. Next stop was the Old Burial Ground where George Soule, Standish, John Alden and others of the period are buried. After that we traveled past several of the old square sea-captain houses and areas where there were shipyards when Duxbury was a leading ship-building area.

We toured the King Caesar house built by Ezra Weston about 1808. He was known as King Caesar because he was believed to own and operate more ships than anyone else along the Atlantic coast. King Caesar was a George Soule desc e ndant (Ezra Westons, Priscilla• Peterson, Isaac 3

Peterson, Marya Soule, Georgel), and the land on which the house stands was part of George Soule's original holdings,

DREW HOUSE

FRIDAY EVENING GATHERING

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Group po s i ng at S t andish Cellar Ho l e

Gathering ou tsid e t h e

King Caesar House

BOARD MEMBERS AT WORK

Clockwise, from top center: Marian O'Connell, B.J. Haner, Gerry Schlosser, Chris Schlosser, Mary Kelly, Bonnie Wochnick, Dorothea Wilhelm, Helen Ga llentine, J i m Soule, George Soule

Shirley Soule Smi th & Dorcas Dube'

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Finally -- we came to the John Alden house for tours, more visiting, the traditional Ki ndred clam bake and lobster, c hicken or steak lunc h and the business mee ting. Major i tems of business i nc luded setting the 1988 RP. nni on in SP."'.tt'lf", WA f or August 18-20, and e l ection of officers for 1988: President - James I. ( Jim) Soule

1st Vice-Pres . - Ge raldine Sowle Schlosser 2nd Vice-Pres. -Charles J. (Jack) Sowle s Treasurer - Betty-Jean (B-J) Haner Secy. to Board - Marian O'Connell Board Members - Class of 1990

Norman Soule' Eugene Johnson Deborah Jerome

Other officers are appointed and will be announced in January.

Another tradition was continued the next morning when the Kindred attended church services as a group at the First Parish Church in Duxbury. That was followed by the Sunday brunch at the Fairview Inn. The farewell brunch has become another tradition at Soule Kindred Reunions.

Some of us stayed on for the Mayflower Congress, which began in the rain on Sunday afternoon with a shortened "Pilgrim 1 s Progress" March. Participants in the walk, dressed as Pilgrims, included Soule Kindred Members Shirley Payne, Julia Mitchel, and George Soule. That evening there was a social gathering at the motel with refreshments and snacks-- and time for genealogical sharing. It was a good ending to a fine reunion.

Historian Mil t on Terry filling his plate at the clam bake

Tables are set on the grounds of the Alden House for the lunch

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Jim Soule addressing the business meeting

AT THE SUNDAY BRUNCH

OCTOBER , 1987 129

Group pi c ture outside the Alden House

Our own George Soule as George Soule, the Pilgrim

Gene & Connie Johnson Bud & Helen Gallentine, Bonnie & Felix Wochnick


ATTENDEES AT REUNION

William and Elizabeth Bowman, Toms River NJ Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burlin, MA (Guests of George Soule} Philip H. and Hazel Cass, Stamford CT Sabina Crosby, Duxbury, MA Faye Daily, Monahans TX and Rose Me Lennan, Nowata OK Dorcas Dube', Pittsfield MA Bud and Helen Gallentine, Conrad Ia Alexander and Bertha Gifford, Darien CT Howard and Ruth Gillig, El Segundo CA Helen s. Goodyear, Hamburg NY B.J. Haner, Albany NY Debbie Jerome, Pembroke MA Eugene and Connie Johnson, Orange City FL William L. and Mary E. Jones, Georgetown DE Elizabeth Soule Kelly and Tom Fisch, Albany NY Mary Soule Kelly, Hendersonville NC Opal D. Manly, Los Angeles CA Julia Mitchell, Lincolnshire IL & Lela Schwering Paducah KY Marian O'Connell, Washington DC Dwight and Shirley Sowles Patterson, Leonard MI Wayne and Linda Patterson, Attica MI Shirley Tilton Payne, Sacramento CA Helen Schindler, Belmont CA Janice Schindler, Blythe CA Christine Schlosser, Milwaukee WI Jim and Gerry Schlosser, Tomah WI Emery and Katheryn Seestedt, Marine City MI Marie Sevier, Washington DC Hazel Smith, North Dartmouth MA Shirley Soule Smith, Annapolis MD Alberta Soule, Middleboro MA & her grandson

Peter Bradford Soule, Westboro, MA Albert Soule, Jr., Middleboro MA Asa and Katherine Soule, Rehoboth DE Stanley and Carol Soule, Bedford, Quebec Canada Dennis Soule, Mankato MN and family

Giulio and Sue Guiffrida Gordon Johnson Dale and Cindy Lindgren Janet Soule Nelson

George Soule, Washington DC Herbert Soule, San Antonio TX & daughter Pamela King James I. Soule, Minnetonka MN Mildred Soule, New York City NY Wyman A. & Marjorie J, Soule, Albany NY Norman R. & Florence R. Soule', Ocala FL Donald & Gretchen Mac Rae Sowle, Me Lean VA

Their daughter, Lisa Sowle Cahill, Boston MA Milton & Velma Terry, Mountainside NJ Dorothea Wilhelm, Beverly MA & niece Margaret Burgess, CT Felix & Bonnie Wochnick, Owatonna MN

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ANTWAL RfPO'RT For the period August,Ia98e- August. 31, .1987

Balance on hand August 1, 1986

RECEIPI'S Dues Newsletters Col. John ~. Soule ScholarshiP Fund Donation . Avis :-:-. :-:aner :·.;emorial Scholars hi -o Col. J, ~ . Soule Scholarship(Life-~emherships) Patron l•iemberships Cup Plates Index In Sea~ch of George Soule ?est Cards ~eunion - 1987 l·'liscellaneous Int erest

EXP3NSES Newsletters (Typing, Postag~ , etc.) 4 issues I.iembership (Typing 1 postage 1 supplies ) Rent (13 ~onths ) · Part time Secretary (13 months) Treasurer (Postage, supplies, copies, etc,) Postage & Post Office Expense Scholarships

-Cup Plates (Sales Tax) Reunion 1986

1987 -Index

:;i4,483.00 131.02 315.00 200 , 00

1,100.00 150.00 351.55 310.00 540.00

3.5 I 35 1 'J40. 65

5.00

2,85 3.42 1. 87 .81

·1,625.00 9?5.00

62.30 155.00 700,00

2.80 407.30 57.00 46.79

453.83

$38,273.99

In Search of George Soule Miscellaneous

BALANCE ON HAND August 31, BANK OF ACCOUNT NAI>1E

23.98 ?.*50.2~ 1987 $42, 18.4

SAVINGS AC COUNT NO .

t:: 617-063 Northeast Sav :n~s

"3- 909206- 6 03-726180-0 CJ-726181-8 OJ-524496-8 03-726182-6 03-514942-9 88-040202-8 51-10-03785528-9

Key 2ank, NA .

Philadelphia Savings Fund

5 Generations CD Estate CD Memorial Savings Certificate Scholarship - Savings Life [•1embership - CD Savings Operating Expenses 5 Generations-Money Market Life r.,embership Savings Cert.

131.48

10,005.21* 11,299.69

2,108.22 1,181.64 9,365.46 1,215.39 4,8?0.20 1,0)0.92

1,410.25 6402-806-7 Checking Account 3ALANCE Of\ HAND August 31, 1 ~8? :j\4?.,618.46

ALL "SILLS ?AID *Interest on this accourrt is added to Acccunt 03-514942-9, us eel for operating expenses •.

Resp~ctfully Submitted

M~

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MILESION JE S from: Ralph P. and Dorothy A. Soule , 2450 Olive Lane No.,

Plymouth, MN 55447.

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Our first grandson, David Charles Soule, was born October 22, 1987 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN. He is the son of Charles B. and Julie A. Soule, Champlin,. MN.

Ralph also sent us this newspaper clipping which had been sent to him by an acquaintance in Ontario.

sollli: Ctvde MCclenanct - fflntnsenerauon of the Mayflower descen- ' d&n~>. ~ed away at S~. Joseph's Hosp)Uij. · G,qelpil, on Wedn~e d Sept.. 2, • 1987, Clyde McClellan ·Soule.· in his 94th year, of Guelph. , •.

Beloved husband of the late Barlow; dear father of Eleanor CMrs. Ronald Mutr!el. Wayne and George, all of Guelph a.nd Marshall of West Vancouver, B.C.; loving grandfather of 10 grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren.

Predeceased by one brother, Bert Williams and three sisters, Hazel Brown, Bessie Menard 1and Evelyn Soule. , : ,

Mr. Soule was a life member of the Guelph Horticultural Society and

· serv:ed many years with the Depart: ': ment of .Agtlculture, Poultry lnspec- · tion Branch. )

Friends may ca.ll at the WallCu.stance Funeral Home and ChapeJ,. 206 Norfolk St., Guelph, where funeral and cornm1ttal service will be held , on Saturday, Sep't. 5, 1987 at t p.m .. · Pastor Emle Brubacher omciatlng. · Interment Woodlawn · cemetery, a ·uelph. · The f~y will recehre friends to· day'miW"Sday), 7-9 p.m. afid Friday, :

.:24 an.d 7·9 p.m. · As e:q>ressioos of sympathy, dona·

tlons to. the charity of(one's choice I would be'aJSi>r~cra.tea ~~ the·ramily.

' '. ~ • :· • • " • 0 ; , t - . ,..

Clyde Soule, one of our oldest Soule Kindred members, was a frequent contributor to the Newsletter. He attended the first Soule Kindred Reunion and he and his wife Annie were active members for many years. Annie died in 1984; they had been married for 62 years.

Clyde's lineage: George1, Georgea, Williams, George•, Benjamin5, Ebenezere, Isaac', Peter Jacobs, Frederick Willis•, Clyde McClellan1o.

...

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40th ANNIVERSARY

Jim and Gerry Schlosser celebrated their 40th we ddi ng anniversary at a reception July 12, 1987, at Kle mmer' s Williamsburg Inn in Milwaukee, WI. The event was hosted by t heir c h ildren: Dan, Milwaukee, Ke n, Brookfield, WI, Chris, Milwaukee, and Steve, now attending school in Huntsville, TX.

About 50 friends and relatives gathered to offer congratulations and spend the afternoon reminisc ing about " o ld times" . Chris had prepared a "me mory book" o f pictures and mementos highlighting the years from 1947 to 1987. It was a fitting celebrat ion for 40 years of marri e d life.

SOULE KINDRED NEWS

Newspaper clipping sent in by Gardner N. Soule of Shelburne, VT. Sallie Soule is his wife.

Employment commissioner wins award MONTPELIER - Sallie Soule,

commissioner of the Vermont Employment and Training Department, was honored at the National Governors' Association meeting in Traverse City, Mich., receiving tbe 1987 A ward for Distinguished Service to State Government.

Soule, who has worked ln the

administration of Gov. Madeleine M. Kunin since the spring of 1985, was cited for her role in developing the Reach Up program, which helps welfare mothers go to work and become independent from welfare.

Kunin, in her oomlnation, said Soule is a "creative administrator'' who has transformed her department into a "forward-looking and responsible vehicle for change."

She also noted that Soule has been a strong proponent of increasing resources for job training in non-traditional emplorment fi£>1ds and for child-care services.


14 • January S, 1987

····· ~r·c~~H IARA, REAL TOR HAMMOND

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SOULE' BUSINESS COLLEGE

N.O. DIRECT

522--5660 HAMMOND, LA 70403

On~ ol 1110 Oldest Garden District Lan<Jmorks In Orleans Parish, located 1 y, blocks I rom St. Charles Street.

A magnlllcont mansion, Tho Buckner Mansion, surrounded by Corinthian Columns, Intricate hand Cllrvlngs, wood floors, tall ceilings, original ceiling medallions, enriched mouldings, tall panelled doors, marble mantels, marble steps.

Builtin 1856 by Archltecl-bulldor Lewis E. Reynolds. one of the finest archi tects Now Orlnna has ever known who also designed and constructed Stanton Hall of Natchez, Mississippi.

Besides two main lloors, the horne has a largo basoment, a third floor atllc and a Widow's wa.tk. In &II there are three buildings on approximately 1 Acre otland totalling approximately 35,000 sQ. ft. Including a 3 story service building and a 2 story class room building. ·

This fino 1856 Mansion was occupied by Soule' Business College, the oldest Business School in the South. The School was founded by Colonel George Soule' after his return from tne Civil War.

Located at 1410 Jackson Avenue, boundaef by Philip and Coliseum. Fenced with Wrought Iron, Property Is suitable lor Profes· sional Ofllcos, Retirement Home, Schools, Museum, Condominiums, Family Dwelling , Apartments, Cultural Foundations or Private Club.

This t30 year old site c-ontains 43,796 SQ. fl. Zoned RM1. Placed on tho market for $1,350,000.

Call Lucille Cucchiara at 522·5660 24 hr. service

Soy You Saw It In FINDAHOME Of Greater Now Orleans

From Ron Soule, Fallon, NV (formerly of LA) (Pe rhaps one of our LA members can tell us if this building was sold, and how it is being used now . )

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1 81AN'S DECOV MAN

Sir: On po~e 96 in lhe an icle on L.L. llenn

you show n picture of 1hrec hunter,; und iacntifY I hem us "End. Soule •nd Gorman." End nnd Gorman were described in the sto· ry, but who IF Soul~l could not find any other reference to him.

I'AUL L. GUHAI·~UN Saginaw, Mich.

Art icle on t he left SPORTS ILLUSTRATED,

f rom date

unkown, reader .

and sent in by unknown The clipping below,

from an L.L. Bean catalog,

• Cicorgc Soule, 71. n lishin& and huntinA panner of L.L.'s with o penchant for tying nics and cnrving decoys, set up for Dean a dcpurtmenl devoted to 1hosc pur.;uils nnd t>lso produced IIcon's first cork-bodied tol· ler. o decoy. before bmnching out into hls own decoy-corving busine$5 in che lnlc '30s. Now retired. Soule can still be seen In Dean cnlalogs posing wllh his populnr decoys, some of which are shown obove.-ED.

came from a Virginia subscriber. Both tell George Soule, employee Bean.

Bean's Cork Decoys Firat offered in 1936

" L. L " Bean woo o ope cia! bou. Whe n he wt<ntod to take the day off to go huntins o r fishing, he would p ick a young employee to join him and ndd us they passed the lime clock, "Don't bo1her to punch out." lt was o" one of those Duco Bay duck hunting trips with " L. L." that Ceorge Soule fint ouggcstcd making some cork decoys. The wooden birds in their spread were heavy to houl, d idn't Ooat like real birdo ond had the tendency to pick up shine. "L. L" wns enthusiMtic about George's idea lind told him. "You llO ahead , ond I'll put 'em in my cntulog."

In the paol; 1 ye:>rs. our line of decoys hoo expanded to include nddilionolorecies, Oduxe Oversize nnd Sen Ducks. A ll h~ve proven out• tundinc nt dccoyingtodny's mure wary birds. T hey ride raoliolically on choppy or slill water. The durable nnd nonrcOcctivc bodies are carved oF hiRh density, hcnt-proeused Portugucoe cork. Heads and full length keels ore m11de from kiln-dried white pine. F'ully hund-painted and hnnd·stenciled . Mnde in Moine by The Decoy Shop.

Prize winnint;, Decoys Nntionnl Sportsman Show. Gmnd Cantrnl Pnlncc- 1942.

about of L.L.

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From Flora E. Brown, Kassen, MN

Annual Soule Reunion - Shelter #4 in North Alexander Park, Faribault, MN, Sunday, September 6, 1987, 12:30-5 p.m. (This announcement arrived too late to print in the July Newsletter. Perhaps Flora can send us a write-up of the occasion.)

From Edgar H. Dewel, Houston, TX.

The accompanying clipping is from the March issue of "Civil War Times-Illustrated". Edgar recalls the Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument from his sojourn in Indianapolis during basic training in 1943. Perhaps some "cousins" might like to contribute to Carson Soule's project .

SOU~B NAHBS BNG&AVBD ON THB VIBT NAH HBHORIA~ IN WASHINGTON DC

Copied by George S. Soule

Panel-~in e 5V-89 Charles Howard Soule SP4 US Aray

Lewiston HB b 3 Apr 51 d 8 Feb 71 12¥-53 Joseph Paul Soule AlC US Air Force

Bast Canton OB b 14 Aug 49 d 28 Har 70 68-111 Ronald Glen Soule Sgt US Aray

~os Gatos CA b 30 Jun 37 d 13 Apr 66 ~58-26 Villiaa D. Soule SSgt US Aray

Waldoboro HB b 1 Feb 40 d 21 Aug 67 48W-19 Villia1 Fred Soule LCPL USHC

Auburn VA b lZ Hay 49 d 15 Aug 68

INDIANA MONUMENT DEAR EDI'roR:

IN THE HEART OF OUR city stands the largest Civil War monument In this country. It Is the Indiana SOldiers· and Sailors· Monument which In 1902 was dedicated to Indiana's Silent,. Victors.

We are in the process of restoring this historic landmark. It is a two-phase project with a cost of $11 million. Phase I. which started In June 1986. is the cleaning of the limestone and all t he bronze on the exterior. Also included is new lighting and landscaping. This phase will be completed by July of 1987 when Indianapolis gets ready to host the 1987 Pan American Games. Phase II will st art after the games in September 1987. Phase II is where the extensive work will be done. It includes all interior work. which Includes a new elevator. new electrical. plumbing and climate control. and fire extinguishing systems. Also Included is the Installation of a Civil War museum which will Include our extensive collection of Civil War flags.

Carson Soule Project Manager Indianapolis, Indiana

SOULE KINDRED NEWSLETTER VOLUME XXI, No. 4 OCTOBER, 1987

1987 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Col. John E. Soule Memorial Scholarship

John Wood Sweet - John is a Soule Kindred member and a student at Amherst College in Amherst, MA. (See page 149 for his lineage.)

Avis Roberson Haner Memorial Scholarship

DeWayne Clinton Hurdle - DeWayne is attending State University of New York at Fredonia.

We hope to have pictures and biographies of these students in January.

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SOULE KINDRED PUBLICATIONS

The Soule Kindred Index is currently out of print. We are not accepting any more orders at the present time . PLEASE send NO MONEY to order this index . We are NOT considering a reprint at this time. Our only suggestion, if you want one, is to locate a copy and reproduce it yourself by photocopy.

Your editor has 5 copies remaining of "In Search of George Soule" by Nils Wilkes. They will be sent to the first five who send $10 .00 (payable to Soule Kindred ) to Geraldine S. Schlosser, Route 3, Box 53, Tomah, WI 54660

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MEMBERSHIP CARDS

~ulr ']ktnbrrb JJ n ~mertcu

This is to certify that

is a member of thIs society since-------and entit led to all the privileges of such membership.

Membership Scty. ------------

Membership cards have been developed for Soule Kindred. Each person joining Soule Kindred will receive a card, along with a welcoming letter from our membership secretary. Following renewals of me mbership in January, each current member will also receive a card .

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The following photographers contributed pictures to this Gene and Connie Johnson, Mildred Soule, Jim, Gerry, and Schlosser. The editor wishes to thank you all for your help.

issue: Chris

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FROM THE PAST

92 . · SOULE KINDRED NEWSLEI'TER Vol. XI , No. 4 October 19??

Last year tho Youth Editor sponsored a CONTEST. Try and see how ~ny words _could be II!Ade from "GEORGE SOULE".

Here is the list - winner,

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SOULE KINDRED IN AMERICA YOUTH PAGE CONTEST

Dear Cousin Scott Soule·, · · It gives us great pleasure to inform you that your outstandin~ entry won the prize. Your .sixty nine words made an excellent effort. ·

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The Annual Soule Kindred Reunion will be held in Phoenix, Arizona on Oct. 6th to 9th , Hope you will be present so we can have· the pleasure of =eeting you in person,

Enclosed find check for $10.00 as prize.

Cor..gatula.tionsl

~incerely•

(~i.,-. i.u~Mt d. ;(/u>u::z, , 11resident

21 58 1'ieat K1n.ge Hwy San Antonio, ~exas

78201

This page shows how we encouraged our young people 10 years ago. Scott Soule is now a Life Member of Soule Kindred. He is the son of Stanley and Carol Soule of Bedford, Quebec, who attended our recent reunion.

SOULE KINDRED NEWS LETTER VOLUME XXI , No . 4 OCTOBER , 1987

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Two Men Perish;· Home Razed Soule

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The accompanying article was sent to your editor in 19 51 by Bruce R . Corliss of St. Albans, VT, on the occasion of my order i ng ma ple syrup f or my f a t he r fr om s . Allen Soule. (Mr. Corliss married Allene Soule, daugh ter of s. Allen . ) He wrote

Two young county men were burled this afternoo~ nnd one of Ve1·mont'~ !lnest home4 IS no more-the l'OS\]-lt of a. t.raglo accident ' in F'll!til~d thiS week.

", . . nin e of t h e Soule b oy s s ettle d h e r e i n Fairfi e ld, founding the t own. Salmon Alle n Soule followe d by S . Alle n Sr. the n pre s ent S. Alle n and now the two twins a ged eight a nd car r ying the names of S . Allen a nd John . A g ood straight lin e a n d we hope the t wins will s t ick to t h e old town and c a r r y on .... "

This was l ong b e fore the time that I became interested in ge n ealogy a nd t h e Soule fami l y - - s aved on ly b ecaus e e v e n t hen I couldn' t b ear t o t h row a n ything away ! Perha p s someon e connected with t h e Fairfiel d branc h will c ontact t h e edi tor with an update . Are t h e t wins carrying on ?

Berna.rcl Raymo, 24, of Fair- a home which, o.s n. close trlencl !lcld, and WesleY Tanner, 17· of Allen and Betty Soule Cle· year-old from llakel'$0cld, were scribes It, "WI\$ the most lived· tlnlshing the ftoor of the down- In heme I 've ever known", moved stairs guest room ,In tho Allen. the whole county this week. Souto home Monday afternoon. . Fortunately o.ll four Soule , ThHe was an explosion which youngsters were pl11ylng outside · Mrs. Soule hea.rd from the klt- '.Vhen the tire started. Sam aild chen. She hurried to the front. Jock, the twins, Linda and or the house and met one or the Eulln. thr oldest, l!lst gradua.ted workmen In the llvlng room o.s from the 8th grade with her hr hurtled out or thil tlam:niJ gro.duation gifts laid out In her guest room with clothes afire. •·onm going unrescued. Ml'~. Soule !mmcdta.tely wrapped Vnlue of the property will not 11!m in a. rug. The othor had be met colllJ)letely by Insurance .~hOt out of the tront door nnd ll.'lld tho intangible los.s 1a lnwna l'olllng In the grass to ost.lmable. <tur.nch his tlnmlng clotllcs. How tho tire st.nrtcd will al·

The tlo.mes were already IJO• wn.n be onty a ~ruess. One lnrr up the front stairs when source 81\Yll one or the men lit she got to tile tront of their (\ c!aarette while paint remover home. The Soules sounded the :tumcs nnd sanding dust from al11rm, and firemen !rom St. the machine wore heavy In the Albonll and l3o.kersfleld, nn<l Mr. Another says It wa.s a farmers ror miles around res- $park ftom the electric motor. !lOnd.ed. They tried to save part Once started, with the !am\HQr or tho home, working feverlshtv, t arm obstacle of Inadequate even tl'ylng to chop oll one pnrt wator 6Upp)y, all tho vallant work o! tt1o dwelling from the other, ot volunteers could only eontlne but only the rear barn was savJd. tho 1!r&. The Soules cto not plan

'l'bo b.'!lglo l():Js of tho Dolp.hus to rebuild on the old slLc n.t Rnvmo family, nnd Henry· Tr.n- lel\$t for some tlmo. The !arm, net:, f11ther ot tbc boy; the loss of course, will continue In opornor !o mlly heirlooms, antiques and tlon.

(Repri•tfld from THE Sw(lnfon COURIER) Tllursdil)'1 Jrmt 2 1, 1951

llln. Amanda Soule ............ , ..... tct .... ' An•;uHt;, Smith wa .. b o rn n~ar aft'Vb of the M•ho41111 ... .

' A ltnot~d , \\' iscon~in , Dt"c~mher Z2. ct.urch. a.mna to.n.tta ,_,. Ia · 1~1 Aftl· r t wt- lvtt w~lu o f pai n W~oaain and twetltJ )'•ft Ia

:u 11l ,uffr n n &: !lhe passed awav lc wa wiah the Upper Iowa Coca· pt·:tn full v. Octuhu 2tl, 1936. . terence, The fint yeart of their

1 T ht· 7-' Vf'ar~. R month~. _l\nrl marr1act waa apent at the.Onieda

1 lCJ d ;n " uf ht"r lj,ft· \H' rt" hnutlful - Indian rewrvatk>n. They came to · I\' lt\'l'd "'" tru~ Chrtstian. Earlvl Whitten In 1922 where Yn. Soule

tn ltft· !)ht· clrfinth:l\' put htnflfl haa Hsided until the time of her iu ( ~t d l> r!Ht' a nd lh l' " a lift' orr death. . I fa•th ~anrl ~nvke . Wra. Soule loved people. wu

Junt' IR. IAA4 ,,Jw w1u untted in interested in hn homt and comlll:trrra.:co to \\' \\" . So ul<· tn AI - mun ity and wher~ver she weftt morul. \\'un·nn ''" T u 1 h~:, Utt io11 she always mtde fri~nds. Htrl "'·,·; :· horn f, , ,. d••l<ln·n . Fann'J wa'!i a bfa utlful lift beautifully ~~ uh· llouttt"\ , l>t·.&rw St~uk. ~ut 1 1 li\~. ~.ul t· Hatt'~ . l.l·t ~h \\' Souk. El · 8t"~id" the childrt-n and 1nnd• c·.-.non Suuk l'hniup.;un . Ruth <.·hi ldren sh~ is aurv;ved by cne :-\uult· li;tl«'" ,,u·ct•l"(h·, J lh·r m• · .. ~tt'r and a hrotht>r, also a brothn "' 11t"ath Thn,· .Ht· nirH' 1 th('r · tn · law, Rt'\'. A . B. ~ule and Jo:ranckhtlctu· n wtf~ who llhlurn hC'r tit'parture.

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From Wh i tten News, Oc t. 29 1936. (Whitte n i s in Hardin Co., IA.) Sent in b y Helen Gallentine , Conrad, IA.

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RECORDING OF FAMILY DATA By Geraldine Sowle Schlosser, Editor

We have been asked why t h e Family Data Chart is printed in each issu e of the News letter. One of t he objectives of Soule Kind red is the gathering of information pertaining to the descen dants of Pilgrim George Soule. Mayflower Families 3 covers the firs t 5 generations, to a bout 1800. Our families did a lot of moving around in the 19th century, and you can help locate migration patterns for family groups . Our historian may be able to help you with that "missing link" . So please keep the information coming.

We would like to s uggest that you begin with you r sixth generation ancestor from George Soule (or you r earliest Soule ancestor, if you haven't made the connection to George l ) , Fill ou t a form for that ancestor, and then submit fo r ms for e a c h of your ancestors down to yourself. This is especially important if you descend through a female line; Soule wome n wh o marry tend to b ecome lost Soules.

For t h e b e nefit of new membe r s , we'll give a n explanation of how to fill ou t t h e form. Samples were printed i n V. 20 , #2 and #3-Apr il a nd J uly, if you 'd lik e to refer to t hose .

(1 ) The " Gener ation" space i n t h e upper l eft c orn e r s hows the g e n e r ation from t h e i mmigr ant ancest or. Please leave it blank unless you are certain .

(2) In t he f ar upper space on the r i gh t for "FAMILY", leave i t b l ank i f the s u r name of "Soule Desc e ndant" is SOULE, SOWLE , or variants , because we'll assign a c ode numbe r for closely related family groups. If t h e " Sou le Desc end ant " ha s a different s u r n ame , inse rt the name i n the r i ght upper spac e .

(3) The n e xt two lines show t h e ancestors o f the "Soule Descendant" back t o George Sou le• . Unless you have an approved Mayfl ower Lineage or other positive proof, we suggest t h is b e l eft blank .

( 4 ) When writing dates, fol l ow the genealog ical style-- firs t t h e day i n numbers, t h e n t h e month in letters, a n d the full year , such as 6 Feb 183 3 .

( 5 ) Whe n listin g c hildren on the r everse s i d e , put in a s much informat ion a s you c a n -- s u c h a s spouse 's parents, i f known.

(6) Li s t your name a nd address as c ompiler unle ss s ome one e lse gat hers the i nformat ion . We may n e ed to c ontac t the c ompiler.

(7) It is VERY i mportant to l i s t sources of data; if the i n f o r mation come s from a family Bibl e or other record, a photoc opy of the informati on should be included. Othe r sources, such as Vital Rec ords from towns or s t ates, and census should be indicated.

(8) Leave "Verifioat i op" blank for our purposes .

(9) Please g i ve as many clues as possible to facil i tate further researc h. If you are uncertain about a date, enter it, but add "circa" or "ca" . For questionable plac e names, add "possibly'' or "probably" .

Send completed fo r ms to our Historian:

Dr. Milton Terry 381 Creek Bed Road Mountai nside , NJ 07092


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SOULE KINDRED NEWSLE~TER

This lady, Opal Soule Manly, is familiar to those who have attended Soule Kindred Reunions. She is a fun-loving cousin in her eighties, who manages to charm all those who meet her-- as she charmed the snakes when working in the Al G. Barnes Circus in 1928.

VOLUME XXI , No . 4

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LETTERS AND QUERIES

Looking for GEORGE WEST, b. 30 Oct 1769, d. 16 June 1853 (bur. Brant, NY) m. Tryphene ( ? ), I believe he is the son of Francis WEST and Mary LAWTON m. 17 Feb 1757 in Hopkinton RI. If you descend from this couple, perhaps you can help me. Please contact:

Mrs. Emery M. Seestadt 7185 First St. Marine City, MI 48039

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From Mary Mulligan Kenik, Box 39, Vermilion, OH 44089

Seeking parents, siblings of Elizabeth SOULE who married Stephen HUSTED 7 Jan 1798 at Bangall Baptist church, Dutchess Co. New York. Also seeking information on Charlott SOWL who married Caleb SMITH 1806 at Chester MA. Would like to correspond with descendants of these ancestors.

(According to the Soule Kindred Index, Charlott's lineage is Charlotter, William Sowl6, Edwards, William Soule4 1

Sylvanus 3 , Nathaniel', GeorgeJ, Elizabeth is not in the index. I suggest writing to our Historian, identifying yourself as a Soule Kindred member, and give him all the details you have found out about Elizabeth Soule and her marriage-- and the places you have searched. --GSS)

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From Anna H. Barnes, 8 Roland St., Waterville, ME 04901

Excitedly, just discovered pictures of my Soule great-grandparents in excellent condition, 20 x 16, William Henry and Annette Gullifer Soule. Sure wish I could connect William's father Marshall Soule with George. (Soule Kindred Index doesn't help here. It shows William, with father Marshall and his father unknown. One suggestion-- since Marshall Soule married Elizabeth Stackpole, you might check "History and Genealogy of the Stackpole Family" by Everett S. Stackpoole for cl ues. Can anyone else offer suggestions?)

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Received a letter from Nils Wilkes, author of "In Search of George Soule of the Mayflower" and host to Soule Kindred in Eckington in 1986:

••• Thank you for the Newsletters and also to those who decided to make me a iife member of the Soule Kindred Society-- I feel greatly honoured.

Yes, I did receive a copy of the book which I think turned out well. (Ed: He refers to our recent publication and printing of his book.)

I received a visit from Edward Soule a few weeks ago ..... as he has been travelling the world for the last 4 years he does not keep in touch with many of his relatives. He is not a member of the Soule Kindred so therefore was not aware of my connection, but more by luck than anything else he managed to find me and I gave him one of my last copies and he seemed to go away quite happy.

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This letter was read at the 1987 Reunion, but no one could identify this Edward Soule. Can any of our readers?

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Duxbury, lilass., 1987

Dear Editor: The Town of Duxbury reached its 350th anniversary in 1987

and the Duxbury Rural and Histor ica l Society sponsored various suitable events to celebrate the occasion.

They also published "The Duxbury Book, 1637-1987 " beautifully designed to adorn a coffee table, but too large to fit the average book shelf.

I am boasting proudly that I am the author of the article telling something of George Soule' s trip on the Mayflower and how he settled in Duxbury some 15 or 16 years later.

Apologetically I add that the article is not especially well written because I could not go to libraries to do the research that might have expanded my knowledge of George Soule' s early days. Proudly I add that the book also contains my poem, ''George Soule's Soliloquy, 1637". *

So, Soule cousins, forgive me if I did not do our ancestor justice, but share my pleasure that he has a page in

"The Duxbury Book, 1637 - 1987".

Isabelle V. Freeman

P.O. Box 1023

Duxbury, Mass. 02331

Respectfully submitted

*"George Soule's Soliloquy, 1637" reprinted on back cover.


FROM THE PAST

We are reproducing in this issue some items from the first volume of Soule Kindred Newsletter. The first two articles are from Vol. 1, No. 1, when our current president, George Soule was editor.

SOULE KINDRED NEWSLETTER VOL. I, NO, 1 JANUARY 19·67 Page 6

THE SOULE KINDRED IS FORMED In 162 0 the Mayflower landed: · In 189 4 the first . So-ciety of Mayflower Descendants was formed: The Alden Kindred of America .was organized around 1902: Now in 19 67, the Soules are getting around to formally organizing a Kindred. W·e might have been slow - ·but WE all have done a lot of other important things in the past 347 years, and bei~g what we are, we shall get the job done ••. if everyone in the family helps. No offense is intended for those of you who do spell your hame different, when we write "Soule Kindred" instead of "Soule- Sowle Kindred" etc. We simply are being expedient with time and space. Excuse us please! § WE NOTE that there have been in the past, at least 4 great Soule Reunions. One being in f9'02 at Yarmouth, Maine, another in 1916 at Yarmouth, a third on August 15, 1936 in East ~ridgewater, Mass., and a fourth also at East Bridgewater in the building and on the grounds of the A. R. Parker Co., Saturday, 10 September 1949. At this last Reunion, 117 members attended. We hope, with proper permission, to present material from these reunions in this newsletter. If there was some good organizing, a grand Soule Reunion could bring 1, 000 of us together with no trouble. § Some of you are familiar with the other family associations,. like tl...e Aldens (who were neighbors of the Soules), Bartletts, Howlands, etc. We hope our Kindred will fall along similar lines. What we do & where the Soule Kindred goes, of course, is finally up to you and your support. The foregoing articles show y<_>u what is being done now. Not only do we hope this newsletter will furnish you all with vital & interesting historical data on our family, but we also hope to tell you what some of our great & huge family have done and a r e doing now, whether it be a battlefield medal in Vj.et Nam or a book published in New York. §One objective of the Kindred we hope will be: A PUBLICATION OF THE S 0 U L E HIS T O'R Y - The last large scale publication, discussed some earlier on page 4, written by Rev. Gideon T. Ridlon, was published in 192 6. Only 500 copies ,were made, and as incomplete as they are, the set of two volumes is worth 100 dollars now. Your editor spent this sum and 8 years searching. for his set. ~ We feel it is time to publish a new set( in more volumes than the origional 2) and update them as best possible, certainly correcting known mistakes. A final volume might be added to this set which .would be a sort of WHOs- WHO in the SOULE-SOWLE FAMILY, complete with pictures. Publishing such a set ofbooks is a lot of work, and if it is to be successful, many Soules will have to express interest. Enough copies would have to b e sold to make publication worthwhi1e. Anyone acquainted with the publication of books is invited t o give us suggestions.

, SPELLING VARIANTS of SOULE Page 2 §In 1909 the U.S. Bureau of the Census published a very interesting book entitled "A Century of Population Growth (1790-1900)''· 2 contains a statement to the effect that the names SOULE, SOAL, SCALE, SOLDS, SOLE, SOLES, SOLl.., SOUL, SOULS, and SOWLE a;re variants in the spelling of the same family name found in the various censu s returns . Our own research has indicated that Soules and Sowles are far· from uncommon. § The reason for this is apparent tothe historian. Today we have a nation of sophisticated literacy. We 'even have numbers to be sure that our names identify ourselves instead of someon e else .. It is only in the underdeveloped countries or in a mental institution whe:r:e one can find an individual unable to read and write fluently. Consequently_, one


unable to spell hi s own n ame is indeed a rarity. This is solely a phenomena of modern time s. Not so many year s ago the individuals could usually pronounce

' the ir own names e ven though unable to read, write , or spell. However, deeds and wills a s well as other paper s h a d to be prepared, so a scribe wrote the docume.nt to b e signed by an "X" b efor e an appropria t e number of witnesses . It was only natural that the scribe had to depend on phonetics and write the name as it sounded to him. Try getting different sounds out of Soul, Sole, Soal, and Sowl,

,or even ~oule, Soale, or Sowle! § A l arge family was probably r eferred to as the Soule s . When junior came to town h e prob ably referred to himself as one of the Soules - so we s oon had many variants ending in the final "s"; so it goes. § The se var iant s are fr equ ently a valuable clue in tracing a family conne ction. For exa,mple , Sowle was adopt ed early in the Dartmouth, Westport and New Be dford r egion of Mas sachusetts and adjoining areas of Rhode Lsland. Their trail is clearly flagged into New York state (a r ea centered in Broadalbin), thenc e t o Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. On the other hand, some branches have r .e-adopted Soule aft e rcherishingothervariantsforgenerations. Suit yourself. Most of us are cousins! Editor "s note: I appreciate this article by Col. Soule - especially after being c alled var ious names over the years and having people spell my n ame "any ol way' '- even on certificates (I h ave 2 misspelled!). I am sure all of us have h ad this problem .

The following article comes from Vol. 1, No ., 4, October 1967, page 44. That volume had a total of 46 pages. (We now have 160 pages p e r volume, with 40 pages per issue.)

DEAR COUSIN: by George Soule

§ The idea of fo rming a Sou!P. Kindr e d was born over five year s ago . As you know, there have a l so b een s ome large REUNIONS in som e bran ches of the Soule f a mily, a nd variou s ''Soul e" projects have been un dertaken and accomplishe d over the years. These include the publishing of a Soule genealogy in two bound volumes by R ev. Gideon T . R i dlon (1 92 6), and re cently, the e rection of a repli~a of the First Soule House i n Ame r ica . § Whe n I first contacted Col. John Soule in Washington D . C. , I found that he had a wealth ·of Soule d a t a al r eady collec(ed ove r some 30 years! It would ce rtainly b e tragic if this was not made availabl e to a ll of you. Col. Soule is pre s e ntly working on the FIVE GENERA TIONS PROJECT also . Whe n finishe.d, this will be a complete genealogy of e very SOULE , including thos e with non-Soule names, from George and M ary to the ir great- great grandchildren. Since most of you are in the 1Oth or 11th gene ration, you can see what such publica t i on that includes all your kindre d i n the first .5 generations will m ean. The forming of the SOULE KINDRED h ad b een sche dule d for 19 64, but your e ditor, who had not been too long out of college at th at time , took a job as an electrical e ngine e r i n Europe for two years and thus the proj.ect waited until I got back . Presently, the "Kindred" a nd th e Ne wsletter are effectlvely the same thing . Since our fir s t G e orge "'s fir s t homestead was in Duxbury, this seemed the logical place to focus activity, m ailings , e t c . While there ~re some Soules s till living m Dux bury, and some a r e s till living on the origin a l Soule landgrant on Powd e r Point there , the " Soul e Kindre d" as such has no permanent home or office . In fact thi s year a very l arge and very old colonia l Soule House on this original Georg e Soule l and was fo r sal e , but we saw no way for the Kindre d to acquire this l and a nd establi sh a headquarters similar to the

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John Alden Kindred. The price was 46, 000 ana it is believed that it will fall under non-Soule ownership for the first time in 340 yea:t'S. ' Also this year, a large house built on the original John Alden land grant by a descendant of his, Major Judah Alden, was on the market for sale. Presently, another old colonial house which was built in 1654 is for sale. A picture and brief sketch on this house is given on page 46. § Objectives and aims of the Soule Kindred are formed as we go along

. presently. Suggestions have been sent in what the Kindred COULD do and I list them below for your con side ration and comment. 1. Plan an:l hold a SOULE REUNION; perhaps next Labor Day one could be held- IF PLANNED. Certainly, a grand SOULE REUNION should be held on the 350th anniversary of the landing of the Mayflower which is 1970. {Already some plans are being made by other groups for this and the government hopes to issue a special commemorative stamp to honor this event.) 2. Plan ani hold small "Soule Reunions 11 throughout the country where feasible. 3. DISTRIBUTE the Soule Newsletter and attachments to various genealogical libraries throughout the US. & Canada . Copies will be placed in the Library of Congress and with the DAR.. 4. PUBLISH a set of SOULE FAMILY HISTORY books. This would update what R ev. Ridlon did and supplement that with corrections, new facts, additional information and data-resume sheets on eve ry Soule-blooded person we can find, complete with personal pictures where ever possible. It would probably take 5 volumes. Obviously a l a rge subscription and MUCH work would be needed for such a project . The cost would probably run well over 100,000 dollars for printing alone, and a m inimum of 1000 sets should be printed. 5. Establish a permanent headquarters. This que8tion of course needs a lot of thought. Presently, the Newsletter is printed and mailed from where ever I am. Being envolve d in the construction busin e ss, my location can and does chang e. There is no t any plan in sight presently for the Soule Kindred to establish a physical headquarte rs. The Newsl etter is prepared in different Soule homes. The one room Soule House· at Plimoth Plantation is,of cour·se,a museum. 6. Provide for various monuments . 7. Provide scholarships for worthy or needy Soules. 8. Provide a DEPOSITORY for Soule documents, microfilms, historical items, etc. 9. Co- ope rate with the Mayflower Society and other Pilgrim Kindred groups and possibly h a v e joint m eetings , r eunions, summer camps which would emphasize and teach our Pilgrim heritage, e tc. 10. Establish a COMPUTER program on the Soule family. Already some thought has been given to this and Mr. John W. Soule, a Research Computer Programer, is presently in charge of this area. With the thousands of Soule descendants now living, a computer will soon b ecom e a necessity if anyone is to trace his geneology back ve ry far. This will also help u s answer many questions very fast. 11. Publish quarterly the Soule Kindred Newsletter. This of course is a reality now and is a vital organ of our group. Future articles are mentioned in Vol. I, No.1. NONE of the above will happe n or remain UNLESS each Soule helps us all he can. Many of you may prefer e. p assive roll in the Soule Kindred, but even if you only send us in YOUR family VITAL ST ASTISTICS (ie: Births, Marriages, Deaths), you are helping. We hope that each "Soule" in his own way will help insure that the "Kindred" becomes a lasting permanent organization . .

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Many of these objectives have of course become a reality during the 20 years of existence of Soule Kindred. Perhaps now is the time to re-evaluate our goals, with new e mphasis. Please send your suggestions to the president or editor .

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LINEAGES

JOHN WOOD SWEET

John Wood Sweet , 1987 recipient of the John E. Soule Memorial Scholarship, sent us pedigree charts when he joined Soule Kindred . The c harts were made for his brother Frank Royden Sweet III. We reproduce them on the following pages, including the explanation and bibliographic references.

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A TREE GROWS IN ECKINGTON

When Soule Kindred toured England in May 1986, a cherry poplar tree was planted in the church yard of Trinity Church in Eckington. (Eckington, in Worcestershire, has been suggested as the most probable birthplace of our ancestor, George Soule.)

Pictured below are the four young members of the Kindred who planted the tree: Chris Schlosser, Cindy Soule, John Soule Preston, and Stacey Soule.

At right is a photo taken in June 1987, showing the one-year old tree. The picture was sent to us by Mildred Soule. It was sent to her by a "dear friend in England" (pictured next to the tree) who met us at the church last year .

The tree obviously has grown a few inches, and looks to be thriving. The inscription at the base reads: This tree was planted by members of the Soule Kindred Society 25 May 1986.

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George SouleJs Soliloquy, 1637

Across the Bay I see the Eagle's nest, that hides the fields this side of Brewster's house, so close to Standish dwelling on the crest of ridge below the hill the Redmen roam in retrospect. We came across the foam, through crashing waves, almost two decades past, and now I fish, or spade the fertile loam that skirts the marsh and flooding tides held fast by Nature's law. N o love can ever last a l onger time than mine for England's shores, but now my heart is bound to lands so vast we only dream what endless mileage stores. Perchance my sons 1vill venture far afield to seek horizons from my eyes concealed.

-Isabelle V. Freeman

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