John Otis Redus

John Otis Redus b. Jun 2, 1867, medina County, Texas, m. Oct 1888, Laura Belle Asher,
(daughter of Henry B. Asher and Hester Ann Packwood) d. Sep 29, 1966. John died Jan 20, 1934.
		    Children:
		  i Mary Belle Redus b. Sep 9, 1889, Medina County, Texas, m. Feb 16, 1906, Jack
		    Ryan Crounds.
		 ii Baby Redus.
		iii John Clement Redus b. Jun 28, 1892, Medina County, Texas, m. Sep 7, 1913,
		    Hazel Ann Slater, b. Nov 3, 1893, (daughter of William Butler Slater and Sarah
		    Lydia Davis) d. Jan 3, 1976. John died Feb 11, 1975.
		 iv Iona Kie Redus b. Apr 8, 1896, Medina County, Texas, d. Mar 3, 1905, Medina
		    County, Texas.
		  v Marcellus Asher Redus b. Jan 6, 1899, Medina County, Texas, d. Jun 12, 1899,
		    Medina County, Texas.
		 vi Otis Matthew Redus b. aug 26, 1905, Medina County, Texas, m. Apr 17, 1927,
		    in San Antonio, Texas, Dorthy Alice Edgar, b. Aug 3, 1907, Hutchinson, Kansas,
		    (daughter of Robert Edgar and Maude Cashion). Otis died Aug 20, 1996.
		vii Elizabeth Allena Redus b. Jul 31, 1909, Medina County, Texas, m. Mar 10,
		    1934, in San Antonio, Texas, Rabon Cadenhead.

William Butler Slater, 88, native of Alabama who had spent most of his life in Texas, after two weeks of slowly sinking, passed away at his residence in Devine, early Monday, July 1, 1943. Young Slater, still in his teens, answering the call "Young man Go West!" reached Lavaca County, then largely a cattle country, in time to find trail driving, the most talked of activity of that day, and soon he was off with a big herd of longhorns for a drive to Kansas. He made several trips, and was thrilled with what he saw in the Indian Territory, and as it was then, and this writer recalls his bringing home the first real bows and arrows, which he gave to this writer's cousins who afterward became his nephews. He met Miss Sallie Davis, a beautiful girl in her teens also; whose older sister married a favorite Uncle of this writer, Isaac DuBose. Soon after the young Slaters were married they moved to a farm near Saturn, in Gonzales County. In 1890 he decided his farm was too small. He sold it and moved to what is now called the Slater farm, a few miles from Devine; where the remains of an old log cabin, built by Big Foot Wallace were still to be seen. They lived there until all of their eleven children were all grown and married. He is survived by a large family, including 41 grandchildren and many, many great-grandchildren.

The picture of my grandfather on the longhorn was probably taken by a traveling photographer. The obituary was written by W.L. Du Bose, owner and editor of the Devine News.