Category Archives: Coon

Francis Ann Coon – Instilling without Stint

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

“Mother gave an Indian a whack with an iron poker for stealing her biscuits hot from the oven, and a papoose a whipping for shooting her ducks with a bow and arrow. The mother of the papoose went mumbling around … Continue reading →

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John Andreas Coon Jr. 1768-1840, Becoming a Tower of Strength and Manhood

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

On September 11, 1777, General Washington collided with the British here at Brandywine Creek, Pennsylvania; booming cannons echoed 25 miles east to Philadelphia. There were heavy American losses on the battlefield. John Coon Jr. was serving his apprenticeship nearby and … Continue reading →

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Francis Ann Coon Hardman – Part 1, Childhood

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

In 1848, five-year-old Francis Ann Coon and her siblings tried to cross the Garner pasture, but the bull saw them and charged. They ran for safety. Her sister “Permilia…climbed [a] tree and…[her brother] John handed all the younger children up … Continue reading →

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2016 – 10 Most Read AncestorClips

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

Thanks for reading AncestorClips in 2016 – Click below and enjoy again the most read stories. Stand by for more inspiring stories in 2017. Abraham and Elizabeth Coon – Ever Faithful Ardella Elizabeth Anderson – The Greatest Scare of my … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Abraham and Elizabeth Coon – Ever Faithful

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

#In about 1841, with their new Mormon faith and seven children under the age of eleven, my 3rd great grandparents, Abraham and Elizabeth Coon experienced the heavy persecutions that drove the Latter-day Saints from Missouri. More children came in Nauvoo … Continue reading →

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