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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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Cornelius Peter Lott – The Prophet’s Farmer

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

Cornelius breathed deep and wiped his dusty brow, the rich soil bringing forth its Illinois potatoes and grain on this hot summer day in 1844. All was well; or at least it should have been. Cornelius felt a foreboding as … Continue reading →

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John Hardman – To the Captains Aid; Blessings Deferred

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

During the industrial revolution, John Hardman, my 3rd great uncle was a young working class mechanic in Manchester, England. Shortly after his father’s death, when apostles came, he recognized the truth, and joined the Latter-day Saints. But false notions and … Continue reading →

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