Hi Jill........ I work with a Gabris.....I just called him, but he isn't home this afternoon. I will ask him in the morning if he knows of a Carolyn Gabris............ Joyce -- A voice for your soul...JOSH GROBAN -------------- Original message -------------- From: mimuskeg-request@rootsweb.com > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. SOULE/SOWLE (Jilliemae@aol.com) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:30:44 EST > From: Jilliemae@aol.com > Subject: [MIMUSKEG] SOULE/SOWLE > To: MIMUSKEG-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > I am forwarding to the list this message which I received yesterday in hopes > that at least one of two individuals mentioned might still be subscribed and > be able to help this researcher. (Mary is not currently a subscriber to the > MIMUSKEG-L) If any of the below info. rings a bell, or you or someone you > know is researching the SOULE surname please let me know and I will put you in > touch with her. Thanks! > > Jill (Syers) Clark > MIMUSKEG-L&D admin. > > > > Good afternoon, Jill, > I was born and grew up in Muskegon. I read of interest about the research > day held in Muskegon in 1999 (a while ago, I know). > One of the families being researched was Soule/Sowle. Since my great-great > grandmother was a Sowle, I am very interested in this study. There is no email > listed for either of the two women who worked on this part of the research: > Marilyn Eek & Carolyn Gabris. > I have been researching the history of my family (Ward and Sowle) for some > time now. Persis Sowle was born in Middlebury, NY, in 1828. She married > Randolph Ward there in 1849. They moved to Muskegon County sometime between > 1853 > and 1858. It was probably in 1855 or 1856. She had several brothers who also > moved to Muskegon County: Daniel Sowle (from about 1851-1857; he then went to > the eastern side of the state); Orrin Sowle (or Oren Soule ? several > variations) who probably arrived in late 1860. He was named a constable in > Oceana > Township in April 1861; and David, who arrived in 1867. His family lived on a > farm in White River Township. His wife died in 1883/4 (I have the date, just > not taking the time to look it up). He then moved back to New York then went to > Sacramento, CA, where his oldest daughter lived. He died there in 1893. Only > 2 daughters of the 5 children survived to adulthood. The other daughter > married. Persis Sowles Ward moved to Barry County before 1880 & died there in > 1887. > My family were Pioneers (although we haven?t applied for this status) in > Muskegon County. Solon Ward, the oldest son of Persis & Randolph, was born in > Bethany, NY, in 1850. After they moved to Michigan, he lived in the > Montague-Whitehall-Muskegon area the rest of his life. His son John was my > grandfather. > He was born in 1878 in Montague. He married in Dodge City, Kansas, in 1901. > He and my grandmother had 4 children, Lucille, Rose, Dennis B. and Leonard. > My father, Dennis B. Ward, who was born in Whitehall, MI, in 1908, was the > Muskegon Fire Chief from 1957-1965. He died in Muskegon in June, 1991. > My maiden name was Mary Ward. I was one of 6 children born to Dennis and > Betty Mongeau Ward. > I hope you will be able to put me in touch with the researcher who was > working on the Soules/Sowles. We may be able to mutually help each other. > Thank you. > Mary Ward MacDonald > > > **************Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news & > more!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212774565x1200812037/aol?redir=ht > t > p://toolbar.aol.com/moviefone/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000001) > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the MIMUSKEG list administrator, send an email to > MIMUSKEG-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the MIMUSKEG mailing list, send an email to > MIMUSKEG@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MIMUSKEG-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the > email with no additional text. > > > End of MIMUSKEG Digest, Vol 3, Issue 93 > ***************************************