AUGUSTINE REYNAL (18931007)
Augustine (Augusta) Reynal was born in Forney, Texas on October 7, 1893, the daughter of Thomas J. and Louise Werner Reynal. She was baptized at St. Martin Catholic Church at Talty, Texas the same month by Rev. R.F. Neale. The sponsors at the baptism were B. Ruwoldt and Mrs. Annie Adams. Known as "Augusta" or "Gussie" to her family and friends, she may have attended school in Forney, prior to the family's move to Terrell in 1900. She attended school in Terrell and later recalled to this writer her remembrances of the town. It was a bustling cotton town around the turn of the century and the circus coming to town was an event she remembered most. The circus was the "Buffalo Bill Wild West Shows" and she remembered Buffalo Bill Cody, with his long silver hair, riding his white horse. The family moved to Talty in 1902, where his father (Tom) became a blacksmith. She attended St. Martin Academy, along with her sisters and brothers, taught by the School Sisters of Notre Dame.
After finishing school at St. Martin Academy, she lived at home with her mother, after her father's death in 1912. She was married to William Owen Costello, the son of Michael and Catherine Higgins Costello. The Mike Costello family had settled in the Lone Elm community, three miles from Forney, in 1878. The wedding of William Owen Costello and Augusta Reynal took place at St. Martin Catholic Church at Talty on November 18, 1919. They began their married life in the Costello home, where Will was born. The house was built around 1880, after the Costello's purchased the farm two years earlier. The pioneer Costello house was torn down in 1984, after one hundred and four years. All of the eight children of Will and Augusta Costello were born on the Lone Elm farm, which consisted of 160 acres of the original 200 acres purchased by Mike Costello at $2.00 per acre in 1878.
The family continued to farm during the 1920's and 1930's, with Will sometimes working in stores in Forney in the wintertime. He was to die on October 22, 1943, in the house where he was born. After his death, Augusta Costello and her two youngest sons, Dennis and Pat, continued to run the farm with the help of John Williams, a black tenant. In 1944, Augusta's oldest son, William Owen Costello, Jr. returned home from North Africa, where he was stationed in the Army, serving in World War II. In 1948 Augusta and her two youngest son, Dennis and Pat, moved from the Costello farm, which had been purchased by William Owen Costello, Jr., to Cedar Street in Forney. She continued to make her home there for the next 24 years. Augusta Reynal Costello died at St. Paul's Hospital in Dallas, Texas on August 10, 1972, at the age of 78 years. She was buried from St. Martin Catholic Church at Talty, where she had been a devout member for 70 years. She was buried in the Oakland Cemetery, Terrell, Texas, next to her husband. Jump up to parent
THE CHILDREN OF AUGUSTINE REYNAL (18931007) AND WILLIAM OWEN COSTELLO
(CO192008) WILLIAM OWEN COSTELLO, JR. b. August 11, 1920 in Forney, Texas, m. Ruth Maxine Crawford on June 3, 1945 at Fate, Texas, d. February 6, 1968 in Dallas, Texas, bu. Hillcrest Cemetery, Forney, Texas. Jump down to biography and offspring
(CO192201) THOMAS MICHAEL COSTELLO, b. January 27, 1922, in Forney, Texas, m. Wanda Brown on June 14, 1957 in Dallas, Texas, presently single, r. 13205 Coit Road, Dallas, Texas. Jump down to biography and offspring
(CO192306) CHATHERINE VIRGINIA COSTELLO, b. June 13, 1923 in Forney, Texas, m/l Joe Tully Ratcliffe on May 24, 1947 at Talty, Texas, m/2 Charles Oscar Hughes on October 27, 1970 at Madill, Oklahoma, presently single, r. 10415 E Northwest Highway, Dallas, Texas. Jump down to biography and offspring
(CO192502) MICHAEL MARTIN COSTELLO, b. February 13, 1925 in Forney, Texas, d. February 23, 1925 in Forney, Texas, bu. Oakland Cemetery, Terrell, Texas.
(CO192603) AGNES THERESA COSTELLO, b. March 22, 1926 at Forney, Texas, m. Fred Hoyle Goodnight on April 12, 1947 at Talty, Texas., r. 1701 Alleghany, Austin, Texas. Jump down to biography and offspring
(CO192606) DENNIS LAWRENCE COSTELLO, b. June 26, 1926 at Forney, Texas, m. Jackie Ann Pippin on June 25, 1959 at Talty, Texas, presently single, r. 708 S. Clinton, Dallas, Texas. Jump down to biography and offspring
(CO193206) PATRICK JAMES COSTELLO, b. June 28, 1932 at Forney, Texas., m. Annie Ruth Bell on August 30, 1958 in Dallas, Texas. r. 506 Dogwood Trail, Forney, Texas. Jump down to biography and offspring