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Day in the Life

Aug 11, 1836

Journal Entry

August 11, 1836 ~ Thursday

11 Rode to John Gainer's whare I had a happy interview
with Elder & sister Patten who had just been driven
from Benton County Tenn by a lawless mob because of
Pure religion Elders Patten & Parrish were both hunted
by the ungodly rabble from place to Place untill Elder
Parish left for Kirtland & Elder Patten came to Mr
Gainers Persecutions rage among the Gentiles. Behold
the signs of the times. Distance of the day 10 miles

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Patten, David Wyman
14 Nov 1799 - 25 Oct 1838
140 mentions
Apostle
Gainer, John
abt. 1794-abt. 1857
13 mentions
28 mentions
Parrish, Warren Farr
10 Jan 1803 - 3 Jan 1877
186 mentions
Apostle

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Benton County, Tennessee
Kirtland, Geauga County, Ohio

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Will not God be avenged upon such a nation as this[?] O. God save thy Saints while Babylon falls beneath thine ire
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Autobiography 1858 Deseret News

—I met with D. W. Patten and wife; he and bro. Parrish had been driven out of Benton into Henry Co., and Elder Parrish had left for Kirtland.

Autobiography 1865 Millennial Star

—I met with D. W. Patten and wife; he and brother Parrish had been driven out of Benton into Henry county, and Elder Parrish had left for Kirtland.

Autobiography 1857 Draft 2

I met with D. W. Patten and his wife; he and bro. Parrish had been driven out of Benton into Henry Co. and Elder Parrish had left for Kirtland

Daybook (31 December 1835 - 3 January 1837)

11 Rode to John Gainer's whare I had a happy interview with Br & Sister Patten who had just been driven from Benton Co Tenn. by a lawless mob becaus of pure religion Elders Patten & Parrish were both hunted by the ungodly rabble from place to Place untill Elder Parish left for Kirtland & Elder Patten came to Mr Gainers Persecutions rages among the gentiles Behold the signs of the times {Distance of the day} 10 miles

Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865

On the I met brother and sister Patten who had been driven from Benton County, Ten., by a lawless mob on an account of their religion. Himself and brother Parrish had both been hunted from place to place by the ungodly rabble until Elder Parrish had left for Kirtland. Benton County mob had organized themselves into an indipendent company to beat and kill the Elders of the Latter- day Saints if they came into that county

Autobiography 1857 Draft 1

the hogs that eat of the horse flesh also died. I rode to Mr Gainers in Henry county Tennessee ^with Brother Smoot^ where we had the priviledge of again met with Brother David W Patten & his wife, Brother Patten and Parrish had been driven from place to place by a mob because of their religions they were driven out of Benton County into Henry County Elder Parrish had left for Kirtland. I headed ^laboured^ with Brother Patten

Aug 11, 1836