Henry Beil was born in 1831 and in 1881 he and his children migrated to Dakota Territory from Indiana. March 3, 1894, he homesteaded on the Northeast ΒΌ of section 14 in Township 141 N of Range 57 W of the Fifth Principal Meridian in North Dakota, containing 160 acres. The deed was signed by drover Cleveland. Henry wore a full beard most of his life and was known to everyone as "Daddy Beil".
Cyntha Orilla Soule was born in 1835 in Indiana and was the daughter of Joseph and Mary Soule. Her parents were natives of Fulton County, New York, and had staked a claim in Indiana. They rode all the way from New York to Angola, Indiana, on horseback with their baggage strapped on behind. Their only companions were another traveler and his wife.
Henry Beil and Cyntha Souse married in Indiana and had five children: Helen Beil Spangle, Emma Beil Ingram, Lillie Beil Pannebaker, Myrtle Beil Kelly, and Fred. Henry was one of four Beil brothers to marry Soule sisters.
Cyntha Soule Beil died in 1880 in Indiana, leaving a young family. Henry died in 1903 on the homestead near Oriska, North Dakota. His son Fred accompanied his father's body to Indiana for burial.
Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 26