Soules, David Neer 'Davy'

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Harness Maker
• Reference Number: SOUL.D001
• _FGRAVE: 20756000
• Military Service: American Civil War, Company A, 96th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• Funeral: 21 Jan 1937, Clay City Methodist Church, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

Notes:

He was converted and united with the M. E. Church of Clay City, Illinois many years ago. He lived a faithful Christian life until the Lord called him home.

He enlisted in the Civil War August 8, 1962 in company 96 Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was honorably discharged August 8, 1865 and was the last one of the Boys in Blue who lived in this community.

He came to Illinois in 1871. He settled in Old Maysville in the Court House in 1872 where he spent the rest of his life.

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Born in Bellefontaine, Ohio. Co. A. 96th O. V. I. 1862-1865

David Neer Sowles was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, January 23, 1842. His parents are unknown. He was raised by his Grandparents, Joseph Gordon and Mary Davis Gordon who were married in 1811. Joseph Gordon was well known in Ohio as he carried the mail on horseback for many years.

He had three Grandchildren in the Civil war, David Neer Soules, Vandiver Lemmon Obenchane and Wilson Vance Gordon who perished at Andersonville prison in Georgia. Vandiver was David's half brother and was in the 144th as a musician.

My dad told me that David Soules was quite a character. He said he always weighed 96 pounds. My Dad's sister said he would sometimes gain up to 125. He was one of the Ohio swamp boys and spent two stretches of the war in the hospital with dysentery. After the second hospital stay, they made him an ambulance driver because they didn't feel he was strong enough for battle. He suffered with dysentery his whole adult life.

After the war, he lived with Vandiver and wife Mary Ingerson for a while in Ohio and she cared for him. Then he moved to Pleasantville, In., where he married Louisa Jane Smith and they had three children. In roughly 1873, they moved to Maysville/Clay City and stayed there.

(As remembered by his granddaughter)

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Facebook Instant Message from
Barbara Julien
2013/12/3, 9:31pm
Barbara Julien

Hi, I saw on the Clay City page that you are doing a history of Veterans from Clay City. My GG Grandfather was a Civil War Veteran and is buried in the Clay City Cemetery. He was David Neer Soules with the 96th Reg Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He moved to Maysville, Ill. About 1873. Maysville later became part of Clay City. The old Maysville wooden courthouse became his home, where he lived till he died in 1937. His grave is on Findagrave.com. I have several pictures of him but none in uniiform. However, I have an old picture of his which is what I believe to be the Grand Army of the Republic chapter in Clay City. At one time it was on the Genweb site and another lady recognized a relative of hers who was a Civil War Veteran alsoo. If you are interested, I will try to dig out that old picture. It would be nice to share it with everyone who is interested in Clay City Veterans. I think it was in 1976, there was a picture of my GG Grandfather with William Carder of the Clay County Advocate published in the paper. It was taken because he was the last living CW Veteran in the county and was submitted by Wiley Maynard who was a step Grandson of David's and a barber in Clay City. Barb Julien

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Military Service:
He enlisted in the Civil War August 8, 1962 in company 96 Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was honorably discharged August 8, 1865 and was the last one of the Boys in Blue who lived in this community.

Family/Spouse: OSBORN, Mary L.. Mary (daughter of Osborn, Warner and Heaton, Susannah) was born on 21 Oct 1848 in Sycamore, Wyandot County, Ohio; died on 3 Jan 1927; was buried in Pleasant View, Stark County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Smith, Louisa Jane on 12 Jun 1870 in Pleasantville, Sullivan County, Indiana. Louisa was born on 23 Jun 1846 in Monroe County, Indiana; died on 10 Mar 1911 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Enlow, Mary Alice in 1930. Mary (daughter of Enlow, J. W. and Holmes, Eleanor Nancy) was born in 1864 in Illinois; died on 22 Mar 1948; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: SOUL.G001

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: SOUL.E002

Family/Spouse: Hunter, J.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: SOUL.M001

Family/Spouse: Toliver, W.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: SOUL.E001
• _FGRAVE: 24131071

Notes:

Birth:
"Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V221-XMW ): accessed 23 Jan 2014), Ellen Glenn Soule, 22 Jul 1881. Shows her name as "Ellen Glenn Soule"

Died:
Headstone Inscription says her name is Eva Glenn Soules, age: 4 y, 7 m, 23 d.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: TOLI.I001
• _FGRAVE: 17195755

Family/Spouse: Wilkin, George David. George (son of Wilkin, Alferton Chesney Vanlandingham and Barnes, Mary Emma) was born on 25 Sep 1893 in Clay County, Illinois; died on 5 Jul 1959 in Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana; was buried in Bunnell Cemetery, Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: WILK.R001
• _FGRAVE: 35107441

Notes:

He was born February 11, 1912, in Clay City, Illinois, and attended Little Jeff High School in Jefferson, In. He was a lifelong farmer, retiring when he was 86 years old.

On March 27, 1935, he married Edith S Elkins in Frankfort, and she survives.

Mr Wilkin was a member of Forest United Methodist Church and a longtime member of Farm Bureau. He enjoyed watching and playing baseball.

Robert married Elkins, Edith Susan on 27 Mar 1935 in Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana. Edith (daughter of Elkins, Earl Bertus and Crose, Myrtle Edith) was born on 19 Nov 1915 in Stockwell, Tippecanoe County, Indiana; died on 13 Mar 2009 in Wesley Manor Health Care Center, Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana; was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ?, J.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ?, M.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Dunham, M.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Duiser. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Julien, D.R.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: WILK.J017
• _FGRAVE: 51734065
• Funeral: Goodwin Funeral,

Notes:

Mr Wilkin had farmed with his father. He graduated from Clinton Central High school in 1973 and was a member of Forest United Methodist church.

Died:
John Alan Wilkin, 35 Michigantown rt 1, died at 12:45 am Oct 21, 1990, in St Elizabeth hospital, Lafayette, after a brief illness.