Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth
When Mary Elizabeth Soule was born on 10 February 1862, in Apple River, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States, her father, Elijah Soule, was 36 and her mother, Mary Henry Williams, was 21. She married Daniel Jasper Landon on 1 April 1880, in Fair Play, Grant, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 8 daughters. She died on 11 March 1949, at the age of 87, and was buried in Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, United States.
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- Mary E Howard, "United States Census, 1940"
- Mary E Soule, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
- Mary E Soule, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867 · The Burtis Opera House
The Burtis Opera House opened in Davenport and could easily hold an audience of 1,600. It was a widely used facility and Mark Twain filled the house when he spoke on tour in 1869. It was also used to house Susan B. Anthony when she lectured on the woman's right to vote. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra played its first concert as the new Tri-City Symphony in the Opera House. An arsonist set fire to the building on the evening of April 26, 1921, and the building was severely destroyed. The building was rebuilt but was no longer used as an opera house.
1885 · The First Skyscraper
The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.
Name Meaning
English (Gloucestershire): of Norman origin, a variant of Soul .
French (Soulé): topographic name for someone who lived in a house exposed to sun, a variant of Soulier 2; or a habitational name from Soulé, the name of several places in the southwestern part of France.
History: George Soule (1600–80), one of the passengers on the Mayflower in 1620, was one of the founders of Duxbury, MA, where he became comparatively wealthy. He left eight children.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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