FAMILY HISTORY DRAMA : Unbelievable True Stories
Travis M. Heaton
When we look over someone else’s life, we are amazed, we are awed, we are emotionally bedazzled at the ordeals they survived and even thrived through. Their life was normal…for them. As your crazy adventures in life will be for you. Part of your ability to be emotionally bedazzled by the life of another is the capacity to FEEL them as they might have experienced their circumstances. They want their lives to be learned from and appreciated for whatever value you can extract of it. Please don’t let the lives of your ancestors be only a name on a f...
Ep 23 Jesse Perse Harmon Pt 7: Assassination🩸Arson🔥Death🪦& Divine Providence
Send us a textJoseph and Hyrum Smith are assassinated by those who were assigned to protect them. No one is held accountable. Turmoil continues to increase. Hundreds of home are burned by mobs. The evacuation planned is expedited by rumors of a federal army marching to Nauvoo. Hundreds will die along the way as most are unprepared for the winter elements. Ann Harmon dies at Winter Quarters. Jesse arrives in the Valley of the Great Salt Lake in the autumn of 1848. Work to do in the new land, as J
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EP 22 Jesse Perse Harmon Pt 6: Bounty 💰 Treason 🫣 & Arrested
Send us a textThe year 1844 was a pivotal and tragic time for Nauvoo, marked by rising tensions, internal betrayal & external political divisions. Early in the year, dissent grew within the Church, leading William Law and others to establish the Nauvoo Expositor, accusing Joseph Smith of corruption. When the Nauvoo City Council declared the press a public nuisance and ordered its destruction on June 10, anti-Mormon sentiment exploded. In response to growing threats, Joseph declared martial law a
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EP 21 Jesse Perse Harmon Pt 5: 🥶 Alpheus 🤠 Posse 🚢 & The Maid Of Iowa
Send us a textFamily Search: Jesse Perse Harmon 🔗 After the 1842 assassination attempt on Lilburn W Boggs, life in Nauvoo would never be the same. My work as police sergeant became increasingly complicated. Conspirators seemed to come out of the woodwork from the community itself. Protecting President Joseph Smith Jr. became a nonstop task day & night. We rode hundreds of miles in a posse of Nauvoo Legion cavalry to retrieve him from illegal arrest in Dixon, Illinois. The implosion of our commu
Nov 1, 2024 • 52:44
Ep 20 Jesse Perse Harmon Pt 4: Nauvoo 🏡 General Conference ⛪️ Gov Boggs shot
Send us a text👉Jesse Perse Harmon👈(family tree 🌳 link)https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/KWJH-BL8Springfield, Illinois was good to the Harmons. The Mormonite congregations in Missouri had been forcefully evacuated through murder, rage baiting, and violence. President Joseph Smith and Hyrum had made an assisted escape while on a transfer from Liberty Jail, Moving onto the newly named community of Nauvoo in the autumn of 1840 was an apprehensive excitement that just maybe there would be s
Oct 1, 2024 • 37:30
Ep 34 Jesse Perse Harmon Pt 3: Kirtland ⛪️ Family & Faith 🙏 Immigration to Illinois 🐎
👉Jesse Perse Harmon👈(family tree 🌳 link)https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/KWJH-BL8In 1837 Kirtland, Ohio, Jesse Harmon witnesses a community in turmoil, grappling with the fallout of the Kirtland Safety Society collapse and deeper cultural upheaval. His brother Alpheus, committed to their faith, explains that the challenges they face aren't just financial but a clash of ideas, with their prophet Joseph Smith seeking to weave spiritual principles into all aspects of life. Amidst the dis
Aug 30, 2024 • 48:44
Ep 33 Jesse Perse Harmon Pt 2: Cannonballs💥Marriage💍Jesus🙏
👉Jesse Perse Harmon👈(family tree 🌳 link)https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/KWJH-BL8After escaping the certain death inflicted on so many others in a British attach during the War of 1812, Jesse completed his active service in the military and traipsed a bit as a young bachelor. In Pennsylvania he found the woman of his dreams, married her, raised a family, found Jesus amidst the great revival, and relocated into the Ohio.PEOPLE:Jesse Perse Harmon (KWJH-BL8)John Gibbs (MKKP-231)Martin Ha
Feb 17, 2024 • 34:24
Part 1: Jesse Perse Harmon 💥 The Siege of Fort Erie ❤️🩹 Spared from Death
In part one of this fabulous story, we begin at the turn of the 19th century as an international pissin match turns into the conflict known to history as The War of 1812. Jesse Perse Harmon (17 years old) and his older brother both enlisted. This is a portion of Jesse’s story and some of his most notable experiences from that war. From the Siege of Fort Erie in Canada, the Battle of Lacolle Mill, to an explosive moment of terror and tragedy that emotionally marked the remainder of his long life.
Apr 14, 2023 • 40:19
Part 3: Howard Leon Whetten 🛶 Angels of the Solomon Islands
Howard Leon Whetten: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/KWCB-QL4Family Tree 🌳 ID: KWCB-QL4In this final installment of a life story from Howard Leon Whetten…After their B-24 Bomber crashes into the ocean near the Solomon Islands, some unsuspecting angels make an inexplicable rescue when it is needed most. The “coincidences” begin to stack up 🥞 in ways that are undeniable for Leon. PEOPLE:Howard Leon WhettenGodHeavenly Father2nd Lieutenant LordKenneth WindhamMae West, LVLK-X8L2nd Lieutena
Mar 10, 2023 • 30:18
Part 2: Howard Leon Whetten ✈️ Midnight’s Watery Grave
Howard Leon Whetten: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/KWCB-QL4Family Tree 🌳 ID: KWCB-QL4In part 2 of this story, the “ordinary life” of Howard Leon Whetten evolves into some extraordinary experiences as he faces certain death in the midnight plunge of his B-24 Bomber into the dark watery grave of the oceans surrounding the Solomon Islands. This very first bombing run turns the simple life into a battle for life. From his home in New Mexico, to the wild legends of the Solomon Islands, Le
Feb 20, 2023 • 26:09
Part 1 : Howard Leon Whetten 👨🌾 Don’t Hate Your Enemies 👨🎓
Howard Leon Whetten: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/KWCB-QL4Family Tree 🌳 ID: KWCB-QL4From ordinary lives often comes extraordinary experiences. Such is the simple life of Howard Leon Whetten. From his birth in Southern Arizona, to life in old Mexico, and then school and enlisting in New Mexico, Howard’s life does as many did during the days preceding WWII, as it goes from seemingly normal tasks, to nearly superhuman moments. CHARACTERSWoodrow Wilson (U.S. President)Nelson Mandela (wo
Jan 30, 2023 • 32:21
War & Tragedy at Boykin, South Carolina
SPECIAL THANKS to Collett Carter for the family history story lead. The Boykin Mill Pond in South Carolina has been the hub of regional industry for processing grains and timber. In 1865 it was the scene of one of the last battles of the Civil War. And in 1860 it was the hallowed grounds of one of South Carolina’s saddest tragedies.Flatboat history:https://peoplesriverhistory.us/blog/history-of-flatboating-and-a-charming-educational-film/Individuals in order of mention:Robert EnglishSamual Boyki
Jul 9, 2022 • 38:58
😇Angel on the Train🚂& the Black Widow 🕷
In an “off script experience” tales both wild and wacky are told from the research of the Boardman history. The wild unbelievable story is told of the widow who lost more husbands than one can count. And the engineer Boardman who on his death bed was given a supernatural power of extra sensory perception. CHARACTERSCynthia BoardmanWillam RawlingsCincinnati EnquirerHenry LaddMr. HendersonMr. JohnsonMr. DixonMr. MayburyMr. TiptonGeorge DyerEdward Augustus BoardmanEngineer MosesO.K. CockrellDixeyJo
May 27, 2022 • 29:26
⛏Colorado Gold, 👩🍼Tragedy, & Gus🚂
Life in the late 1800’s was frequently just inexplicably tragic, as Edward Augustus Boardman and Catherine Fitzsimmons discovered in their lives together. Though they had financial success, attempting to raise children was nearly the end of them emotionally. The plans we have aren’t always what God has in mind for us. As hard as we try, sometimes we are just called to go through things. Such was the life of the Boardman family from Golden, Colorado. (💍Est. 1881❤️)CHARACTERS: (in order of mentio
May 3, 2022 • 41:50
📞The Phone Call : 🐎Oh Brother Where Art Thou?
Brothers are an indispensable part of country life for me. Mine has been ready at a moments notice for just about any wacky idea, adrenaline moment, project, rescue, or emergency. Its important to note that family history isnt just something that happened 50 or 100 years ago. Family history is a daily event. If you’re apt to retelling a story 3 or more times, and its recounted at family reunions, make sure its written up and preserved. As Gerrit Gong recently stated, “We each have a story. As w
Apr 10, 2022 • 24:54
🩺Dr. Priddy Meeks : 🥶 Frostbite, Polygamy & Cayenne Pepper🌶
Life in the valley of the Great Salt Lake was rough. From weed soup, cold winters, and the new life. 1857 was a year of turmoil and invasion in the territory of Utah. Thompsonian botanical Doctor Priddy Meeks recounts from his journal, how he treated one of the “invaders” for frostbite that had consumed both feet several inches above the ankles. He only lost 5 toenails in the ordeal. This unheard of treatment for frostbite is a miracle still today.CHARACTERS President James Knox PolkDoctor Pridd
Apr 1, 2022 • 33:21
🔫Armed & Dangerous⚠️ : 🐴The Phantom Ranch Ranger🤠
The Grand Canyon is a place of connecting with nature, finding one’s center, and in this rare account, airing one’s grievances. In 1968, newlywed and rookie Park Ranger Mel Heaton was tasked with an impossible undertaking…to disarm 5 hostile men…by himself. CHARACTERS (in order of appearance)García López de CárdenasAlonso de CárdenasFrancisco Vázquez de CoronadoPedro de TovarPedro de SotomayorPablo de MelgrossaJuan GalerasHopi GuidesIrvine CobHenry LongClarence DuttonJohn Wesley PowellHavasupaiR
Mar 15, 2022 • 31:13
Pt. 2 Bub Meeks:🤠Prisoner #574, Good Teeth🦷 , Mustache & Size 7 Boots🥾
The strategy of planning, the thrill of the heist, pulling your hat down over your ears during the galloping getaway, and the adrenaline of lining your pockets with nare a few moments worth of actual work. For those of you who might have been a little titillated by the previous story, this is what Mr. Harvey would refer to as “the rest of that story”, and it ain’t perty. In the final years of Bub’s “Flash-Bang” life he quickly realized the high cost of low living.CHARACTERS:Henry Rhodes Meeks Jr
Feb 23, 2022 • 37:57
Pt.1 Bub Meeks:🐎Fresh Horses, Butch Cassidy 🐿 & Unauthorized Bank Withdrawals💰
Life without structure leads to trouble. How many times will we be told to “choose our friends wisely”? Bub Meeks lived hard and fast, and paid the price for it. Life in the late 1800’s was tempting for folks who didnt have the patience for working and saving. So they took balloon withdrawals anytime they were low on cash. CHARACTERS:Grover ClevelandAlbert Edward VIIHenry FordGeorge BurnsF. Scott FitzgeraldWalter ArnoldRobert LeRoy ParkerWilliam Ellsworth LayHenry Rhodes MeeksSamual EmelleSidoni
Feb 17, 2022 • 27:07
🐄 Milk Heist, Ghost🐎Horse, & Malt Beer🍺
From the life and times of Heber Jesse Meeks. While living a prominent and involved life at the turn of the 19th century Heber dealt with the nature of old horses, driving new fangled automobiles, and teaching children how to subtly but firmly deal with troublesome neighbors. Whether its devotion to spouse, love of family, or commitment to country, God, and small town traditions, Heber Jesse Meeks lived it to the fullest. CHARACTERS:Rose HamblinMason MeeksDalton (Dot) MeeksHeber Jesse MeeksMary
Jan 27, 2022 • 21:48
Chief Walkara, the Blizzard❄️, and Nikki🐍
The Journey from Nebraska to the Territory of Deseret was an adventurously long one. And in the early days of settling the Wild West, there was never a destination. The only place you could permanently call home was your final resting place. From Conestogas to Cavalry, from rivers to mountains, from Chiefs to Governors, from freezing winters to striking summers, from Sasquatch attacks to buried Mummies, from hidden treasure to Egyptian hieroglyphs, and from settling the Sanpete area to sipping s
Jan 11, 2022 • 25:00
😬Cowards, Captives & Kings 👑 : Somhairle Mòr
In the early years of the 12th century in north western Scotland, the rise of a great king is taking place among the most uncommon of men, in the most peculiar of circumstances. Somhairle Mór Steps into an unexpected role, at a low point in his life, rising to fame, and power. The story of the origin of the clan Donald (MacDonald) was through the grandson of Somhairle Mór. Characters (in order of appearance):NorsemenLochlannachVikingsFranksSomhairle Mac GillaBridteSomerledGilya BridteGilya Ouwm
Dec 26, 2021 • 33:22
Lions🦁Brothers & Bears 🐻…Oh My!
Mountain Lions, Black Bears & Brothers. What a crazy combination. These are stories from the colorful lives of Alfred & Heber Meeks. Special thanks to Willford Meeks Halladay for recording these events as told to him by his Uncle Alfred. Contributions that clarified the events were also made by Mel Heaton, who recounted one of his great Meeks uncles telling him the story. PEOPLE & CHARACTERSRanchersFarmersAlfred Randall MeeksDr. Priddy MeeksMary Jane McCleve MeeksHeber Jesse MeeksChuckabooOl Di
Dec 15, 2021 • 29:58
❤️🩹1883 Hardship, Paris🥔, & Libbie💝
Whether its the year 1883, Near Yellowstone, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, or North Carolina, You are gonna enjoy sounds of the Steam Locomotives on the Railroad, Learn about Infant Mortality rates in 1883, and mourn at the Maternal Mortality loss that was so frequent in that dayCHARACTERSAlonzo CookWilliam CookHenry CookJoseph Wolcott CookWookPhinehas Wolcott CookCatherine McCleveElizabeth “Libby” NeibaurOld Man HarrisOld Doll (horse)William NeibaurIsaac NeibaurBrother MardretsBrother GallingsMrs. J
Dec 2, 2021 • 27:07
🐏Sheep Dogs🐕, Enthusiasm👍, & Red Dye #40😬
What Enthusiasm…Aint: its not adrenaline, its not excitement, its not red dye #40, its not psyching yourself up for something. And its definitely not a false belief that our glee can bridge a skills gap that we haven’t yet earned. ✅ Meaningful Enthusiasm and desire are what change mediocrity to excellence. ✅ Enthusiasm carries you ✅ Enthusiasm leads you to or assists in helping you find your flow ✅ The clarity of your Enthusiasms are acquired while in the act of doing ✅ Finding sustainable enthu
Nov 19, 2021 • 21:24
💪🏼Who’s Ya Daddy?🖤
✅ I guess what I would say is that dreams can really make your morning bizarre and meaningful. ✅ There is more than one Dante in the world✅ Miserable mornings can still be magical, stay engaged and look for the magic✅ Being a Daddy….is just the most amazing thing ever for me. ✅ Being called daddy by a sweetheart is really affirming and attractive…dont make it weird. ✅ And finally….as Gloria Gather says, “God is in the interruptions of my life, and He’s seldom in my plans”. ======================
Nov 3, 2021 • 30:40
🤩🎸Rockstars, 🚒Firetrucks & Spiders🕷
As necessary as spiders are its still creepy to have them crawl out of your hat 🧢 while you are trying to drive down the road. And I am still NOT convinced that I dont swallow my share of the 1 3/4 spiders every year. The autumn season and its holidays are very nostalgic. Enjoy that. Build on that with your family. Dont let creepy take over the aspirations of a childlike mind. And if you wanna be a firetruck, well I get that.===========================INSTAGRAM:@FYO.Podcast @TravisM.Heaton Hes
Nov 1, 2021 • 11:21
🤔❤️ Tina Turner & Weeble Wobbles 🙃
Tina Turner got it right…What’s love got to do with it?Love is NOT the center of GravityIf you want an authentic and effective Weeble, you better add your center of gravity FIRST. Time+Experience=Relationship & Love (Glen Grygla)PBJ’s are good, and comfort food. Gather the ingredients before you decide on a sandwich 🥪 Remember the miracle whip commercials “A sandwich just isn’t a sandwich without the zesty taste of miracle whip.” Brilliant marketing campaign, and profound in our discussion. Lov
Oct 21, 2021 • 22:20
🍔 Burgers, Boulders , & Blunders 🤭
Preserving YOUR identity in a relationship and marriage is important, because if you change who you are, you have changed who they initially fell in love with. And then what? Yet along with preserving the YOU in a WE scenario, I have never heard it said that a relationship or marriage didn’t work out because there was too much we, us, our, and togetherness. If those aspects cause a dissipation of the relationship, its the love that is crumbling and fracturing under the unproven foundation of how
Oct 10, 2021 • 21:11
Pirate 🏴☠️ Cap’n Poopdeck Pete
🏴☠️ Even the life of an ol sea dog like Cap’n Poopdeck Pete has many lessons we can learn from. From his wild days at sea, to his fishing and romancing the lass’s. Everybody has a story. There are very few good excuses, but there are always interesting reasons. 🤔 =======================INSTAGRAM:@FYO.Podcast @TravisM.Heaton PODCASTS:🍎Apple🍏Google 🕵️♂️ Find me at https://www.FamilyHistoryDrama.com📧 Email me at FamilyHistoryDrama@gmail.com🐦 Tweet the Podcast @FeelingYourOatsGenerational
Oct 3, 2021 • 9:35
🔥🚗 Go Ahead, Make My Day! 📦
Enthusiasm begets enthusiasm.Challenge that hypothesis. Prove the universe wrong. Even if the person has been weaned on a pickle, your joy, with the proper frequency will be delivered, your job is done, and your frequency is secured. Be nice to your UPS drivers. If your dog is at risk or risky, keep them contained. Its the courteous thing to do. Buffalo wings don’t come from “a buffalo”, they come from BuffaloJohnny Appleseed never saw the trees he planted, nor did he taste directly of the fruit
Oct 2, 2021 • 13:52
👑 A Thrones Stow Away 🏠
1-Live out your childhood daydreams…as long as they are legal and not life threatening. Be careful with the Karate Kid reenactments, Someone could get hurt, Right Ben? Sorry about that kick on the trampoline. I got way too much into character.2-Really?!? Once again with the skinny dipping Travis? I dont even recall bringing a swimming suit. Doesn’t seem one was even needed. Shuck it, swim it, lay in the warm sand, air dry, unshuck, and apply a lot of lotion to your dry summer skin. I just rememb
Sep 25, 2021 • 9:11
🐙Octopus & Avoiding the “Perfect” Mistake😳
Sneezing and life can be messy and unavoidableCelebrate your glorious imperfectionsTentacles can be a mouthful, and a tongue twisterTrying too hard to impress your boss can make things awkward real quickIf we dont build bridges, we are forcing those who follow us to make the same mishaps that we did. What bridges are you building? What bridges have you crossed? Who build some of your most important bridges?And….To all those who have been imperfect around me, thank you. I needed you.=============
Sep 21, 2021 • 16:21
🍪Pillsbury Doughboy Obituary😢
Story telling mixed with an adaptation of humor and Witt. The Death of the Pillsbury Doughboy.==============================INSTAGRAM:@FYO.Podcast @TravisM.Heaton PODCASTS: (click the link)>🍎Apple🍏>>>Google 🕵️♂️ Find me at https://www.FamilyHistoryDrama.com📧 Email me at FamilyHistoryDrama@gmail.com🐦 Tweet the Podcast @FeelingYourOatsGenerational Healing Through Family HistoryMemories Are Passed Through DNA From Your Grandparents, Say Scientistshttps://www.buzzworthy.com/memories-dna-grandp
Sep 18, 2021 • 7:04
🐶✈️Selffull, Old Trucks, & One-Uppers🍇
*Enthusiasm for what you love can sometimes confuse you. Applying value to your service, even if you love it, is ok and expected. Don’t diminish your value.*Children need to see us working, parenting, and defending our boundaries.*Beware of One-Uppers. They are a buzzkill waiting to overlap your moment.*When it comes to acting a bit selffully selfish with your personal boundaries, having a best friend who gets you, can really make the difference. That connection is so important to me, as it shou
Sep 16, 2021 • 13:52
🥕🍽 Dad’s 10 Commandments🗑😡
*If your food is loud, share it. Not the loud, the food.*Things at the dinner table can be distracting, repetitive conversations and clanking noises can make dads pet peeve muscle twitch.*Don’t be a slob, find a trash can. *Respect the women in your life. No matter what. It doesn’t mean you have to like them all, but respect & protect the role.*Feeling Mad & Acting it are two different things.*Being called a JUDAS…wasnt that bad.=============================INSTAGRAM:@FYO.Podcast @TravisM.Heaton
Sep 13, 2021 • 11:55
🎸Ukuleles & The Mrs Spendlove Effect 🧮
Do we realize how much our frequency matters to others. You and I are meant to serve people in our frequency range. What needs to be said in and about life cannot be understood, internalized or implemented until we share it with certain people. They NEED that from you and I. I’m talking about life, hard decisions, victories, mistakes, proud moments, regrets, confessions, and just being absolutely emotionally vulnerable.Everyone has friends who just seem to be honed in to your sweet spot when it
Sep 11, 2021 • 13:22
🏀 Funerals, Jockstraps, & Friends 👮♂️
Loving one another is Understanding One Another. I’ve been reminded of this recently from a lifelong friend. Her and I don’t agree on everything. And to be honest with you, i look forward to disagreeing with her. And I say that For selfish reasons, because she is gently yet firmly opinionated, and I get a different perspective. Usually because, out of lack of experiences I’m ignorant. We don’t have to agree with each other to understand each other. Understanding creates respect beyond congruent
Sep 6, 2021 • 17:28
🐦🐮Keep Your Mouth Shut : The Idaho Woodpecker Story💩🐱
There are times when the only way to get from A to C is by way of B. Are you prepared to learn from failure? Are you ready to accept the gift of losing someone, or something?Feeling Your Oats is so much more than just displaying some kind of prowess, or a moment of some exultant high. Feeling Your Oats needs to be intentional. Get ready for the craziest woodpecker story you have ever heard. And be prepared to see losing….differently. =======================================================INSTAGR
Sep 5, 2021 • 18:47
