My Grandfather was named after Confederate Lieutenant General William J. Hardee. Grandpa Hardee's dad was from Kentucky. His parents died at a young age, and his two aunts were in charge of him at the plantation that he was to inherit. The aunts kicked him off the plantation, taking the land. He found his way to Zortman, Montana. My grandfather was one of many boys, and they were wild. Hardee's brother George took a blasting cap and hit it with hammer. The explosion blew off his finger and metal flew into my grandpa's eyes. He never could see well at night after that. Another time, a brother was injured and my grandfather had to ride the family horse at gallop many miles to get a doctor. The horse was wind broken from the experience, and not worth much after that.
Grandpa Hardee suffered from seizures. He said that he would not get married until he stopped having the seizures. He met the love of his life, Anna Conn Forder, and he stopped having seizures. They were married. They were married during the Great Depression and had a hard time surviving. They moved from Montana to Idaho, where they nearly starved to death. They lived on potatoes that winter. The money ran out and Hardee took his shotgun to the store. The store keeper wouldn't extend credit before, but he would when Hardee had a shotgun in his hand. The money was repaid.
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