The Orphan Who Was Claimed Before He Could Walk
In 1864, Confederate raiders kidnapped an enslaved woman named Mary from a small Missouri farm, taking her infant son with her. Moses Carver, the farmer,...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12.
In 1864, Confederate raiders kidnapped an enslaved woman named Mary from a small Missouri farm, taking her infant son with her. Moses Carver, the farmer, sent a scout to recover them. The scout returned with only the baby — sick, frail, barely alive. Moses and his wife Susan chose to raise the boy as their own, giving him their family name.…
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