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Feb 8, 1835

Journal Entry

February 08, 1835 ~ Sunday

Left Mr Rileys travled to Brother
Willis Akeman distance 5 miles
in Pope Co.

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Aikman, Willis
abt. 1798 - bef. 1850
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Pope County, Arkansas Territory

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Daybook (13 January 1835 - 26 November 1836)
Left Mr Riley travled to Mr Willis Akemans distance 5 miles in pope County
Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865
[FIGURE] Our expectations were high this morning of meeting with Latter Day Saints as we were now in the Neighborhood of the Akeman family who were in the persecution in Jackson County Father Akeman had a family of sons grown up large tall men they were all in the persecution his wife died strong in the faith in Jackson County. his Name was Allexander Akeman some of his sons were severely whiped in Jackson among whom was Willis Akeman. the old Gentleman was surrounded with his sons who had settelled around him he was living alone with one Daughter. This 8th day of Feb was sunday we arose in the morning took breakfast & walked 5 miles to Mr Akemans House, went into his house expecting to meet a friend we passed complements
Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865
with him but he received us vary coldly & we soon found that he had Apostitized & was bitter against the Church He found much fault with the Leading men of the Church & said the Book of Mormon came from the Devil, and he told us the people in the Neighborhood would be opposed to mormonism I soon began to see that here was the field for my dream to be fulfilled in. I asked Mr Akemans if thare was not some in that Neighborhood who were in the faith of the gospel he said his son Wright Akeman professed to be in the faith he lived near by with another of his sons we might see him he directed us where he lived we went down to see him. We found him a little like a drowning man neither dead or alive we got him into the woods prayed and talked with him for hours and at last he appeared to have a litterle life we took up our abode with him for a short time

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Feb 8, 1835