The Republican journal., 1900-02-08
OBITUARY..

James Soule died at his home in North
Palermo, Me-, Jan. 31st, at the age of 70
years and months. Loving hands admin
istered to his every want. His Oldest daugh-
Ter, Abbie Atkinson of Lowell, Mass, ar
rived the Monday before his death and
helped to care for him in the dying hour.
DE was born March 8, 1926 The funeral oc-
Cured Saturday afternoon, February Sd,
and was largely attended. Rev H W. Abb
bott of Liberty oficiated. The interment
was in the family lot in the Smith cemetery,
under the Masonic order. In early life Mr..
Soule made the acquaintance of Miss Jane
Jewell of China, Me, and as the years went
by their friendship ripened into closer rela-
tion and at the age of twenty one they we're
united in marriage, on September 27, 1S47.
During the early part of their married life
they lived in Liberty and Freedom After
the death of his father, Samuel Soule, they
moved to Palermo, to live with his mother
on the old farm which his grandfather set
tied i'll the year 1898. Mr.. and Mrs. Soule
have had ten children born to them, eight of
whom attained manhood and womanhood
and all were present at the funeral except
the oldest son, Bert, who resides in Lowell,
Mass. The youngest son, George, cared for
his parents during their declining years.
Sept. 27, 1897, Mr. and Mrs. Soule Celebrated
the anniversary of their golden wedding.
Mr.. Soule was descendant of George Soule
of tne Maytiower and the seventh lineal des-
cendant of Thomas Webster of Crmsby Suf-
folk county, England, who was born about
the close of the fifteenth century and died
in Ormsby and was buried April 30, 1881
Following is the family geneaology:
i. Thomas Webster, Jr., son of Thomas,
was born in Ormsby, Eng; baptized Nov.
20, 1851. He emigrated to America, married
Sarah Brewer and settled in Hampton,
N. Fl.
.. John Webster, seventh child of Thomas
and Sarah, born in Hampton, N. H., mar
ried Abiah Shaw and settled in Rye, N. q.
3 Josiah Webster, third child of John and
A5iah, was born in Rye, N. H., and mar
ried Martha Goss
4. Sarah Webster, fourth child of Josiah
and Martha, was born in Rye, N H. married
George Marden of Rye and settled in Ches-
ter, N. h.
5. james Marden, first child of George
aud Sara b was born in Chester, N. 81. mar
ried Sarah Burbank and settled in Palermo,
Me.
Elizabeth Marden, fifth child of James
and Sarah. was born in Palermo, Me. mar
rled Samuel Soule.
Z. James Soule, son of Samuel and Eliza
beth. was born in Palermo, Me married
Jane Jewell
When Mr.. Soule was sixteen years of age
he went to Augusta, where he served five
years apprenticeship to the blacksmith trade.
He has worked fifty sixty-six years at that
occupation. He was member of the first
Baptist. church in Palermo. In 1867 he
joined the Masons, and was member of
Central Lodge, No. 40, of Dunlap Chapter,
No. u. and of Keystone Council, No. 9, of
China, Me-; also of Trinity Commandery,
No. T. at Augusta.
DR.. Adoniram j. Billings died suddenly at
his nome IN Freedom Tuesday evening, Feb.
9th, of angina pectoris, or neuralgia of the
heart. DIR. Billings was born in Newport,
Dec. ), 1876, a son of John and Jane (Gray)
Billings. His grandfather, Revolutionary
soldier, shot in action in Castine, and
his father was a well-known blacksmith and
farmer, living in early life in Brooksville
and later in Unity and Albion. DR.. Billings
was the last to pass away of his fathers
family of ten. He attended Colby Univer-
sity and studied medicine in Albany Medi-
cal College of Albany. N. Y. He received
his diploma in 1854 and began practice the
same year in Freedom where he has since
bers of the Maine Medical Association, and
also of the Waldo County Medical Associa-
ton, of which be was president in 1876. He
served during the war as surgeon of the 10Th
Maine Infantry, and has ever been an inter-
ested worker in the Grand Army and other
organizations of the veterans. Whatever he
could do for the benefit of comrade was
always cheerfuly done-he was a true
friend of the soldier. He has been staunch
Republican since the formation of the party,
and has ever stood high in its counsels in
State and county In 1862 and 1868 he rep.
resented his class in the State Legislature,
and was State Senator in 1866, 1867 and
1897. He was one of the Inspectors of Pris-
son and Jails in 1873, and was Surgeon Gen.
eral on the staff of Gov. Perham. He has
served several years as a member of the U.
S. Examining Board of Pensions for Waldo
county. He was member of the Congrega-
tional church and of the Masonic fraternity.
DR.. Billings was twice married. His first
wife, Ann E. Clement, left two children,
Ella j. and Annie j. The former mar ried
twice and had two children, Wilmer j. Dor
mar of Belfast and George Il. Sprowl of
Boston. Annie married James W. Libby of
Freedom, and had one son, Philip. The
doctors second wife was Luci nda M. Bel.
lows of Freedom, lady we'll known
throughout Waldo county for her interest in
all matters pertaining to the welfare of the
community in which she lived. She was on
the Maine staff at the Worlds Fair at Chi
cago, and was prominent worker in the
grange, taking an active part in the sub
ordinate, county and State organizations.