Perry Francis Ford Headstone

Perry Francis Ford:

Perry F Ford                                                                        
Residence: Clinton County, Indiana
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Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 07 March 1864 Enlisted in Company B, 123rd Infantry Regiment Indiana, Union on 07 March 1864 Died on 28 January 1865 in Nashville, TN                                                                        
Sources: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana. (INRoster) Published in 1865-66 by Holloway

Dates may be off but still interesting.

Margaret Angus Robinson

Margaret Angus was also the parent that was a dedicated mother.  Her daughters were determined to go to Utah.  She could not let them go alone.  So she went to Salt Lake with her daughters and George stayed with his son George and planned to go to Utah in the spring.  Thus, the family was separated for the winter.  The reunion of this family just didn’t happen.  George died in the spring and her son George grew up and spent the remainder is his life in Iowa.

George Robinson

George Robinson brought his family into the Church and America as his first priority.  He stayed behind in Iowa because of the absence of a child.  When they came to Iowa, pulling their hand carts, little George ran away from camp.  His father went in search for him.  He did succeed in finding where he was.  It appears a man induced him not to go to Salt Lake.  He made great promises if he would live with him.  He would give him horses, money etc., and soon he would be rich.  Father tried hard to get George to go with him to camp, but George would not go.  He died in the spring and never made it to Utah.

Elizabeth Robinson Condie

Elizabeth Robinson came with her parents and a brother George, and a sister Dorothy, from England.  She traveled with the Martin Handcart Company to Salt Lake Valley, and gave birth to twelve children, nine living beyond eight years old.  She was a dedicated mother, spending her full efforts to being a mother and wife.  It has been said that she told her children about her life, memories and experiences.  We have no record of these details.  She only went to Salt Lake City on one occasion in about 17 years (according to Gibson’s Journal) for a pleasure trip.  She died when the youngest was only about 6 years old.  She made the family her first priority.

Helen Sharp Condie Conversion

Helen Sharp had blue eyes, rather dark hair, and she was tall also.  Some of their 12 children had dark hair but others had red and blond hair.  So, apparently the red hair in the family is from the Condie side of the family tree. When the elders were looking for a place to hold their meetings they went to Thomas Condie at the Crown Inn and he rented them one of his buildings.
      Many of the townspeople were attending their meetings so Helen attended also.  She was the first of the family to be converted and baptized by Elder John Sharp. Helen was persecuted by her friends and her husband was very bitter about her joining that wicked sect.  He did not allow her to be confirmed for six month.  She prayed continuously to her Heavenly Father to help her to endure all the trials and be able to overcome evil.  When her husband was converted and was ready to go to America she settled up the indebtedness with the help of their son Gibson.  Helen then began to pack up their belongings and hired a team to take them and their luggage to the depot seven miles away.   After bidding goodbye to all her family and friends, she left her native land. They took the train to Glasgow, where they met Thomas, and all boarded a steamer for Liverpool.

Thomas Condie Conversion

Thomas Condie was a great reader of the Bible and he had a good memory and quoted passages in the Bible to prove, in his own way, that Mormonism was not true but from the devil.  In November Elder Sharp was appointed to preside over the branch.  He and others came to the house and spent many hours discussing the Bible and the new religion.
       “One night a voice repeated to him ‘thrice sundry times’ the scripture found in Isaiah, 54th chapter, last three verses.  “15- Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.  16-Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the ‘waster to destroy’.  17- No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn.  This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.  After this manifestation he had a fervent testimony all of his life. Thomas wanted to emigrate to America with the body of the church.

Gibson Condie Description of Liverpool

Gibson Condie “I would have the privilege of seeing England.  The people never thought of going a hundred miles away from home. They would be astonished going that distance.  There are folks in Scotland that were born and died in the same town. They do not care for traveling.  They’re satisfied where they are.  I was surprised in Liverpool, there was Bands of Music and Brass instruments would play in the Streets on Sunday.  It was different in Scotland where I was raised.  Any kind of Instrument playing on Sunday was forbidden.  They were very strict in observing the Sabbath Day, more so than in England.  They would not allow anyone to go fishing, playing ball or playing marbles.  If you was to shave yourself or blackening your shoes or if any kind of play whatever it was strictly forbidden.  Those of that land would be prosecuted and punished.