Father: Henry Vernold, b: Germany
Mother: Sophia Miller, b: Germany
Missouri D/C #13360
Mary Augusta Sleyster was born in Howard County, Mo., May 6th, 1889. She was the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Varnold. At the age of six she was left motherless. On the 20th of October 1916 she was married to Louis Sleyster.
A fine big boy was born to them on the 14th of December 1917 and the home joy now seemed complete. They called this little fellow, who was all their joy Tenny Ream. On the 16th of February of this year they presented him for Christian baptism at the altar of their home church. With joy and pride they watched him grow and develop as he laughed and prattled and filled their hearts and home with sunshine.
On Thursday night, April 17th, returning from a gospel meeting at the church, the tragedy occurred. Having bid the pastor and friends good-bye they started homeward lyes friends homeward is the word--only mother and son arrived there before father. They were in their Maxwell car, and two friends with them. A runaway team hitched to a buggy met them not over 200 yards from the church. There was a crash, a wreck and all was lifted from the car-dead. All the other occupants were hurt but the baby most severely. All that loving hands could do, was done but within 24 hours he was home with mother.
This leaves father sad and lonely with, oh such a tugging at his heart strings. And grand-father, who made his home with them, who called them both his babies, what will he do without them?
Mrs. Sleyster also leaves five sisters and three brothers, many relatives and friends and a whole community shocked and grieved at their sudden and seemingly untimely death.
Mother: Sophia Miller, b: Germany
Missouri D/C #13360
Mary Augusta Sleyster was born in Howard County, Mo., May 6th, 1889. She was the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Varnold. At the age of six she was left motherless. On the 20th of October 1916 she was married to Louis Sleyster.
A fine big boy was born to them on the 14th of December 1917 and the home joy now seemed complete. They called this little fellow, who was all their joy Tenny Ream. On the 16th of February of this year they presented him for Christian baptism at the altar of their home church. With joy and pride they watched him grow and develop as he laughed and prattled and filled their hearts and home with sunshine.
On Thursday night, April 17th, returning from a gospel meeting at the church, the tragedy occurred. Having bid the pastor and friends good-bye they started homeward lyes friends homeward is the word--only mother and son arrived there before father. They were in their Maxwell car, and two friends with them. A runaway team hitched to a buggy met them not over 200 yards from the church. There was a crash, a wreck and all was lifted from the car-dead. All the other occupants were hurt but the baby most severely. All that loving hands could do, was done but within 24 hours he was home with mother.
This leaves father sad and lonely with, oh such a tugging at his heart strings. And grand-father, who made his home with them, who called them both his babies, what will he do without them?
Mrs. Sleyster also leaves five sisters and three brothers, many relatives and friends and a whole community shocked and grieved at their sudden and seemingly untimely death.
Father: Henry Vernold, b: Germany
Mother: Sophia Miller, b: Germany
Missouri D/C #13360
Mary Augusta Sleyster was born in Howard County, Mo., May 6th, 1889. She was the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Varnold. At the age of six she was left motherless. On the 20th of October 1916 she was married to Louis Sleyster.
A fine big boy was born to them on the 14th of December 1917 and the home joy now seemed complete. They called this little fellow, who was all their joy Tenny Ream. On the 16th of February of this year they presented him for Christian baptism at the altar of their home church. With joy and pride they watched him grow and develop as he laughed and prattled and filled their hearts and home with sunshine.
On Thursday night, April 17th, returning from a gospel meeting at the church, the tragedy occurred. Having bid the pastor and friends good-bye they started homeward lyes friends homeward is the word--only mother and son arrived there before father. They were in their Maxwell car, and two friends with them. A runaway team hitched to a buggy met them not over 200 yards from the church. There was a crash, a wreck and all was lifted from the car-dead. All the other occupants were hurt but the baby most severely. All that loving hands could do, was done but within 24 hours he was home with mother.
This leaves father sad and lonely with, oh such a tugging at his heart strings. And grand-father, who made his home with them, who called them both his babies, what will he do without them?
Mrs. Sleyster also leaves five sisters and three brothers, many relatives and friends and a whole community shocked and grieved at their sudden and seemingly untimely death.
Mother: Sophia Miller, b: Germany
Missouri D/C #13360
Mary Augusta Sleyster was born in Howard County, Mo., May 6th, 1889. She was the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Varnold. At the age of six she was left motherless. On the 20th of October 1916 she was married to Louis Sleyster.
A fine big boy was born to them on the 14th of December 1917 and the home joy now seemed complete. They called this little fellow, who was all their joy Tenny Ream. On the 16th of February of this year they presented him for Christian baptism at the altar of their home church. With joy and pride they watched him grow and develop as he laughed and prattled and filled their hearts and home with sunshine.
On Thursday night, April 17th, returning from a gospel meeting at the church, the tragedy occurred. Having bid the pastor and friends good-bye they started homeward lyes friends homeward is the word--only mother and son arrived there before father. They were in their Maxwell car, and two friends with them. A runaway team hitched to a buggy met them not over 200 yards from the church. There was a crash, a wreck and all was lifted from the car-dead. All the other occupants were hurt but the baby most severely. All that loving hands could do, was done but within 24 hours he was home with mother.
This leaves father sad and lonely with, oh such a tugging at his heart strings. And grand-father, who made his home with them, who called them both his babies, what will he do without them?
Mrs. Sleyster also leaves five sisters and three brothers, many relatives and friends and a whole community shocked and grieved at their sudden and seemingly untimely death.
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