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”
Tag Archives: Newton County, Missouri
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.
Robert Lewis | Threshing Machine
Robert Lewis partnered with Richard Kelley to form a threshing machine operation in Newton County, Missouri. Their business operated from the 1890s to at least the 1920s. The Lewis and Kelley farms were adjoining to each other. In her book, Lest We Forget, Jewell Lewis Campbell recalls a financial record from the Advance Thresher Co.Continue reading “Robert Lewis | Threshing Machine”
Andrew Van Slyke | Arrival in Missouri
Family Legend passed down the idea that the Van Slykes came to Missouri along the Trail of Tears.
Ella Crookham | Newtownia Homemakers
Mrs. William Relf was a member of the Newtownia Homemakers Club, joining in 1934 when she moved to Missouri from Kansas.
Finding the Yellow Bricks 