Monthly Archives: April 2016

Sidney Lehi Hardman – Part 2, Kind and Generous

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

“Kind and Generous. One of the best men I have been blessed to know” (Terrie Petersen, grand-daughter in law) Typical for men in the depression years, Sid worked at whatever he could to keep bread on the table and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Hardman | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Sidney Lehi Hardman – Tougher than Stitches

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

In about 1918, teen-age Sid had an appendix attack while throwing hay to the animals. They drained so much pus, the doctor said, “Sid, they couldn’t kill you with an axe.” Later he had a double hernia, and kept on … Continue reading →

Posted in Hardman | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Lehi Nephi Hardman – A Skillet and a brown-eyed Lass

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

“It was a cold, frosty morning; a barefooted boy, with a skillet in his hands, knocked at the Coons’ door. Grandmother Coon opened their door to stare at the thin, sparsely clad lad. Father stated his errand and she drew … Continue reading →

Posted in Coon, Hardman | Tagged | 2 Comments

Annie Lillie Clark – Braids, Curls and Streets of Gold

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

  At age 7, my great-grandmother Lillie and her dear 10 year old sister Clara were close, living a happy life together with their hardworking, loving parents and family. “Mother always took pride in our hair,” she wrote. They wore … Continue reading →

Posted in Clark | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

George Ault (1871 – 1878) – The Drowning of Little Georgie

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

While John and Rachel Tirrell Ault were living in Deseret, Millard Co., Utah their son, little Georgie, wanted to go to Cedar Fort with his uncle, Reuben Coles.  His mother said, “I need you, I can’t spare you.  Ride a … Continue reading →

Posted in Ault | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Ardella Elizabeth Anderson – The Greatest Scare of my Life

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

On April 8, 1921, the day after her 18th birthday, Ardella Anderson retired to her room where she boarded and worked, near the Malad, Idaho train depot. The caretakers, the Pecks, had gone out for the evening, the children were … Continue reading →

Posted in Anderson | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

Rachel Ault Elton – Escaping Shipwreck

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

“Grandmother, Rachel Ault Elton, was born April 19, 1859, at Stony Stratford, Buckingham, England… She was the third child of a family of thirteen children. Through misfortune of one type or another, Grandma had only two sisters and one brother … Continue reading →

Posted in Ault | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Walter Tennyas Griffin – Plows and Pennies

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

Shortly after his birth in 1898, WT Griffin, named after his father and the poet Tennyson, moved from Newton, Utah to Indian Valley, Idaho to homestead. Life was hard living off the land, raising grain and livestock. At age five … Continue reading →

Posted in Griffin | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment