Vanslyke - Delila Ornbaum
Source: Sunday Star, Crawfordsville IN 30 Feb 1899
Mrs. Delila VanSlyke died at her home, 805 S. Washington Street at 6:35 last night after less than a week's illness of stomach disease. She was the wife of W. H. Vanslyke who survives her. She also leave 4 children: W.O. VanSlyke, Mrs. John Williams and Miss Maude Vanslyke of this city and Mrs. Polowski of Denver, Colorado. Mrs. VanSlyke would have been 68 years old next March. She was a woman of many excellences of character and among the oldest residents of this city. She was of the ideal christian wife and mother. She was a member of the M.E. Church and her funeral will be from their home at 2 o'clock on Monday and be conducted by Rev. Brumbaugh, pastor of the ME Church. Interment will be at the Masonic Cemetery. - kbz
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 24 February 1899
Delilah Ornbaun was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia, March 22, 1832, and died at Crawfordsville Saturday evening, Feb. 18, 1899, in the 67th year of her life. With her parents, she moved to this city in 1835, when but three years of age, and here she grew up, married and reared her family.
On the 6th day of November, 1853, she was married to W. H. VanSlyke, who is still living and is a well known citizen. One son and three daughters also survive her. The son is W. O. VanSlyke. The daughters are Mrs. John O. Williams, Miss Maude VanSlyke, of this city, and Mrs. Hymann Polwosky, of Denver, Colorado.
Mrs. VanSlyke was a life long member of the First M. E. church, having united therewith when she was a girl of thirteen. Funeral services were conducted at the family residence, 805 South Washington Street, at 2 o’clock Monday. The interment was at Oak Hill. - s