George Vanslyke (1887-1967) purchased a Model T in 1927 from the Carter Hardware Store in Stella, MO. 1927 was the last year that Ford produced the Model T. Our first car was a 1927 Model T Ford- a demonstration model which the Carter Hardware Store at Stella, which had a Ford agency, sold Dad. IContinue reading “George Vanslyke | Model T & Pie Suppers”
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George Akin Vanslyke | Farmer
George Akin Vanslyke (1887-1967) was a farmer in Newton County, Missouri. He owned 80 acres of land near Indian Creek in Benton Township. Granby RR was our mailing address but the farm was 15 miles or so from Granby and only five plus to Stella where my family traded and where we went to churchContinue reading “George Akin Vanslyke | Farmer”
Robert Lewis | Strawberry Farms
Robert Lewis (1856-1935) had around 35 acres of strawberry fields on his farm in Newton County, Missouri.
Finding the Yellow Bricks 