Hardin's Legacy

Hardin Hammond was just an infant in his mother's arms when the family was thrown out of their home by Federal soldiers in August of 1862 the beginning of the Civil War. Hardin's parents John Robert and Mary Owen Hammond moved their family deeper into the Missouri countryside to escape the war. By following his father's sage advice Hardin grew to be a hardworking and honest man.</p>He faced many challenges in his forty-six years of life. He outwitted would-be thieves and murderers at age fifteen while traveling alone to attend business school in Quincy Illinois. He mourned the loss of nine of his thirteen siblings and that of his beloved wife Lillie when she was only thirty-eight-years-old. Because of his vow to do the right thing Hardin experienced many successes. His ranch Pleasant Valley Stock Farm flourished and he was recognized in his community for his service to humanity and his upright moral and ethical values.</p>Based upon the Hammond family history preserved throughout the years <I>Hardin's Legacy</I> is one man's story of success compassion love and tragedy. His values and philosophy were embodied in his life's motto endeavor to do right.</p>