Can anyone of assistance? If so, please contact Cheryl at gdegner@pol.net ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Modoc County, California "The Last Frontier" www.rh2o.com/modoc --- Our outgoing mail is checked by avast! AntiVirus. Avast! Is Free To Home Users. ----- Original Message ----- From: <gdegner@pol.net> To: <r3346@sunset.net> Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 12:42 PM Subject: Re: Bachelder, soule > > I've enjoyed reading the Modoc Independent, regardless of lack of my > family names. > > These are people I'm researching: > > Helen Augusta M. Soule Batchelder 1829 Maine -1892, Waterford, CA > > her mother Lavinia Tobie Soule 1811-? Maine> WI >MN> Fort Bidwell--last > mentioned in Helen's Land Patents 1886 to 1891,as "My invalid mother" FOrt > Bidwell. Also, my grandfather Albert Carroll Bachelder rode her dog > "Grandmother Soule's dog" at Fort Bidwell. He was born 4 OCt 1885. Lavinia > may have died at Fort Bidwell or Alturas. I would like to make the > Helen-Lavinia connection as daughter-mother. Soule was often spelled in > other ways as Sowell or other creative spellings. Family left Bidwell > sometime 1890-1892 > > Cleveland Batchelder is buried at Cedarville. He died 21 Aug 1879. Records > do not note this date. It is on gravestone; the stone was half buried and > broken. White with name, date, age 50 and some carving. > > Helen and Cleveland Batchelder's son Luther Cleveland Bachelder 1852 WI to > 1918 OR. !870 Helen, Luther, Cleveland in SanJose. 1874 Luther is among > first voters of Modoc Co., Camp Bidwell. 1875-,1876, 1879 Cedarville, CA. > 19 Nov 1878 Luther and Nancy Agnes Cantrall married, Cedarville. 6 Nov > 1879 Myra Marsella born. 15 Dec 1881 Luther born, 4 Oct 1885 my > grandfather born Albert Carroll, 14, Oct 1887 John (Jack) Perez Bachelder > born, Fort Bidwell. > > Luther was a clerk, hunter for Fort Bidwell, had a freight line to Reno. > George Colbourn was his partner. Frank Conn-a partner as well. George > Colbourn and Luther registered GL cattle brand; had the Cow Head Ranch at > Bidwell. > Luther claimed to know Capt. Jack. Had lied to him about hauling munitions > to Fort Bidwell; later Capt. Jack called him a #$%@ liar" Luther would > have had to be in Camp Bidwell before 1873 for this family story to be > true. 1888 Luther on Fort Bidwell voter reg. list. > Luther, Nancy, and Helen dealing with land thru 1891 though by that time > they may have moved to Alturas, Stockton, Waterford, Modesto-places they > were found 1892+ George Colbourne died 10 Jan 1889. Apparently family was > close to him -knew him in WI, partnered in freight business and ranching. > Helen took care of him before he died. George's funeral expenses were paid > by Masons. Not sure if Luther was a Mason. > > Nancy Agnes Cantrall 1861 IL-1935WA. William and Malinda Cantrall's > daughter. > > Albert Carroll Bachelder 4 Oct 1885, my grandfather's namesake was Albert > Carroll Lowell. Luther was assc. with. > > Thank you for all of your effort. Cheryl Degner > > > > > > > >