Portrait of John William Soules who was born on the family farm, west half of lot 26, concession 13, Innisfil (near what is now 3939 Guest Road in 2017) on 23 August 1855, to parents William J. Soules (1822-1864) and Elizabeth M. Sibbald (1828-1934). John is the sixth great grandson of George Soule who arrived on the ship the Mayflower in 1620. On 16 December 1885 John married Annie Susana Guest (1863-1934). Then on 20 November 1888, John purchased his mother's and siblings interest in the west half of lot 26 for $2,400 and then built a two storey brick home on the family farm fronting on the 25th Sideroad between the 13th & 14th line. Here John farmed and raised one child, Frankie Pearl Soules (1887-1956). In 1907, Pearl Soules married Samuel Warnica (1881-1953) who worked the farm with father-in-law John. Sam expanded the farm by buying the east half of lot 26 from Thomas D. Soules for $18,000 on 2 February 1920. John W. Soules passed away 21 April 1937 on the family farm from bronchopneumonia and was interred in Innisfil's St. Paul's Cemetery. The original brick home that John built was demolished with the land repurposed to create the Friday Harbour golf course.
