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Smith, Joseph, III
Biography
6 Nov. 1832–10 Dec. 1914. Clerk, hotelier, farmer, justice of the peace, editor, minister. Born at Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio. Son of JS and Emma Hale. Moved to Far West, Caldwell Co., Missouri, 1838; to Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois, 1839; and to Commerce (later Nauvoo), Hancock Co., Illinois, 1839. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by JS, Nov. 1843, at Nauvoo. Appointed clerk of city council in Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois, Jan. 1855. Married first Emmeline Griswold, 22 Oct. 1856, at Nauvoo. Appointed president of Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 6 Apr. 1860, in Amboy, Lee Co., Illinois. Moved to Plano, Kendall Co., Illinois, 1865. Married second Bertha Madison, 12 Nov. 1869, at Sandwich, Kendall Co. Moved to Little Rock, Kendall Co., by June 1870. Returned to Plano, by June 1880. Moved to Lamoni, Decatur Co., Iowa, 1881. Founded Graceland College in Lamoni and served as chairman of board of trustees, 1893–1898. Married third Ada Rachel Clark, 12 Jan. 1898, at Amaranth, Dufferin Co., Ontario, Canada. Moved to Fayette, Decatur Co., by June 1900. Moved to Independence, Jackson Co., Missouri, 1906. Died at Independence.
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- History, 1838–1856, volume A-1 [23 December 1805–30 August 1834]
- Account of Meeting, 15 July 1842
- Account, 1 September 1844–September 1846 [ Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS ]
- Affidavit, 24 June 1843 [ JS v. Reynolds and Wilson–A ]
- Answer, 25 October 1844 [ Ivins v. E. Smith et al. ]
- Answer, 25 October 1844, Copy [ Ivins v. E. Smith et al. ]
- Appendix 2: Copies of Book of Mormon Characters, Introduction
- Assignment, 23 July 1851 [ Kimball v. L. C. Bidamon et al. ]
- Authorization for Oliver Granger, 6 May 1839
- Bill for Foreclosure, 3 October 1844 [ Ivins v. E. Smith et al. ]
- Bill for Foreclosure, 3 October 1844, Copy [ Ivins v. E. Smith et al. ]
- Bill in Chancery, between 26 April and circa 31 May 1849 [ Kimball v. L. C. Bidamon et al. ]
- Bill in Chancery, circa 18 August 1850 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Bill of Damages, 4 June 1839
- Blessing from Joseph Smith Sr., 9 December 1834
- Blessing to Lorenzo Barnes, 3 January 1836
- Bond to Chandler Rogers, 7 March 1840
- Bond to Jane Miller, 6 March 1840
- Bond to Lorenzo Clark, 1 February 1840
- Classification of Scriptures, not before 17 July 1833
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
- Decree, 13 January 1852 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Decree, 14 July 1851–A [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Decree, 6 January 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Decree, 9 July 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed to Emma Smith and Others, 12 July 1843
- Deed to Emma Smith and Others, 12 July 1843, Draft
- Deed to Emma Smith and Others, 12 July 1843, as Recorded in Nauvoo Registry of Deeds
- Deed to Julia M. Smith and Others, 17 March 1842
- Deed to Julia M. Smith and Others, 17 March 1842, as Recorded in Hancock County Deeds
- Deed to Julia M. Smith and Others, 21 December 1841
- Deed to Julia M. Smith and Others, 21 December 1841, as Recorded in Hancock County Deeds
- Deed to Julia M. Smith and Others, 31 December 1841
- Deed to Martha McBride Knight, 2 February 1842
- Deed, 1 April 1847 [ Ivins v. E. Smith et al. ]
- Deed, 5 June 1852 [ Kimball v. L. C. Bidamon et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Benjamin Cox, 8 November 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Bryant Gilbride, 8 April 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Charles Bohne, 8 April 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Christopher E. Yates, 8 April 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Elizabeth Bixler, 8 April 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Emma Smith Bidamon, 3 May 1852 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Erastus Rossiter, 8 November 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Fitzgerald Woolley, 8 November 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to George Edmunds Jr., 4 May 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to George Schmidt, 10 April 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Gustavus Lewengren, 8 April 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Isaac R. Welch, 8 November 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Jabez A. Beebee, 18 December 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to James McIlvaine, 8 November 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to James Richardson, 8 November 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Jesse W. Taylor, 8 November 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to John C. McIntosh, 8 April 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to John Rice, 9 April 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to John W. S. White, 8 November 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Julia Ann Johnson Babbitt, 8 April 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Julia Ann Johnson Babbitt, 8 April 1851, as Recorded in Hancock County Deeds [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Lewis C. Bidamon, 9 April 1851–A [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Lewis C. Bidamon, 9 April 1851–B [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Mary Eagan, 8 April 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Mary Walworth, 8 April 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Matthew McClaughry, 8 November 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Melancton S. Carey, 8 April 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Nathan Prentice, 8 April 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Onias Skinner, 8 November 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Phineas Kimball, 8 November 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Reuben Barton, 10 April 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Silas G. Strong, 8 April 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Thomas Wilson and George Greer, 4 May 1852 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to United States, 10 November 1851–A [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to United States, 10 November 1851–B [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to United States, 10 November 1851–C [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to United States, 10 November 1851–D [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to United States, 9 April 1851–A [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to United States, 9 April 1851–B [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to United States, 9 April 1851–C [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to United States, 9 April 1851–D [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to United States, 9 November 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to William J. Turner, 8 April 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Wood, Abbott & Co., 4 May 1852 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Deed, Emma Smith Bidamon and Others to Richard M. Mills, 5 January 1850
- Deed, John and Malinda Robinson Barnett to Joseph Smith III and Others, 21 March 1842
- Deed, John and Malinda Robinson Barnett to Joseph Smith III and Others, 21 March 1842, as Recorded in Nauvoo Registry of Deeds
- Deed, Lewis C. Bidamon and Others to Bernard Icking, 19 November 1849
- Deed, Lewis C. Bidamon and Others to Maria Winter for the use of Casamire Winter, 8 April 1850
- Deed, Robert B. and Mercy Fielding Thompson to Joseph Smith III, 24 July 1841
- Deed, William and Margaret Stephenson Blackhurst to Julia M. Smith and Others, 24 August 1843
- Deed, William and Ruth Moon Clayton to Julia M. Smith and Others, 28 August 1843
- Docket Entry, 1–circa 6 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Docket Entry, Answer, 26 April 1850 [ Kimball v. L. C. Bidamon et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Appointment of Guardian ad Litem, 19 April 1849 [ Ferris Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Heirs of JS ]
- Docket Entry, Appointment of Guardian ad Litem, 23 October 1844 [ Ivins v. E. Smith et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Continuance, 18 October 1851 [ Kimball v. L. C. Bidamon et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Copied Documents, 26 October 1844 [ Ivins v. E. Smith et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Failure to Answer and Appointment of Guardian ad Litem, 20 September 1850 [ Kimball v. L. C. Bidamon et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Final Report and Decree, 21 October 1845 [ Ivins v. E. Smith et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Motion, 24 September 1850 [ Kimball v. L. C. Bidamon et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Motion, 3 March 1852 [ Kimball v. L. C. Bidamon et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Notice of Publication, 17 September 1849 [ Kimball v. L. C. Bidamon et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Orders and Continuance, 12 March 1852 [ Kimball v. L. C. Bidamon et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Petition and Demurrer, 19 September 1850 [ Kimball v. L. C. Bidamon et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Release of the Defense, 9 March 1852 [ Kimball v. L. C. Bidamon et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Report of Sale, Orders, and Dismissal, 12 June 1852 [ Kimball v. L. C. Bidamon et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Withdrawal of Exhibits, 9 June 1851 [ Kimball v. L. C. Bidamon et al. ]
- Docket Entry, circa 21 October 1845 [ Ivins v. E. Smith et al. ]
- Emma Smith Bidamon and Others, Answer, 14 November 1850 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Final Decree, 26 May 1845 [ Ivins v. E. Smith et al. ]
- Final Decree, 26 May 1845, Copy [ Ivins v. E. Smith et al. ]
- Fragment of Book of Breathing for Horos–A, between 238 and circa 153 BC
- History, 1834–1836
- History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]
- Indenture from Warren A. Cowdery, 23 November 1836
- Interlocutory Report, 19 May 1845 [ Ivins v. E. Smith et al. ]
- Introduction to Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS
- Introduction to E. Smith Administratrix of the Estate of JS
- Introduction to Ferris Administrator of the Estate of JS
- Inventory, 26 December 1848 [ Ferris Administrator of the Estate of JS ]
- Joseph Smith III and Others, Answer, circa 8 July 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Joseph Smith’s Store Daybook A, January–July 1842
- Journal, 1839
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 1, 21 December 1842–10 March 1843
- Journal, December 1841–December 1842
- Letter from Emma Smith, 25 April 1837
- Letter from Emma Smith, 3 May 1837
- Letter from Emma Smith, 6 December 1839
- Letter to David Hale, 12–19 February 1841
- Letter to Edward Partridge and the Church, circa 22 March 1839
- Letter to Emma Smith, 6 June 1832
- Letter to Emma Smith, 12 November 1838
- Letter to Emma Smith, 13 October 1832
- Letter to Emma Smith, 19 August 1836
- Letter to Emma Smith, 20–25 January 1840
- Letter to Emma Smith, 4 April 1839
- Letter to Emma Smith, 9 November 1839
- Letter to Horace Hotchkiss, 30 June 1842
- Letter to Hyrum Smith and Nauvoo High Council, 5 December 1839
- Letter to Isaac Galland, 22 March 1839
- Letter to John and Sarah Kingsley Cleveland, 24 May 1839
- Letterbook 2
- List of Property, circa 12 July 1843
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1844–1845
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1845
- Lyman Wight, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Minutes and Discourse, 19 February 1843
- Nauvoo Registry of Deeds, Deed Record Book A, 1840–1843
- New Testament Revision 1
- New Testament Revision 2
- Notice, 11 October 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Notice, 20 March 1852 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Notice, 23 September 1861 [ Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Widow and Heirs of JS ]
- Notice, 25 February 1851, as Published in Popular Tribune [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Notice, 25 February 1851, as Published in Quincy Whig [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Old Testament Revision 1
- Old Testament Revision 2
- Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon, circa 12 April 1828–circa 1 July 1829
- Petition to Nauvoo Municipal Court, 30 June 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Petition, 19 September 1861 [ Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Widow and Heirs of JS ]
- Plan of the House of the Lord in Kirtland, Ohio (Fragments), circa June 1833
- Praecipe, 3 October 1844 [ Ivins v. E. Smith et al. ]
- Praecipe, 3 October 1844, Copy [ Ivins v. E. Smith et al. ]
- Promissory Note to John Brassfield, 16 April 1839
- Questions and Answers, 8 May 1838
- Release of Dower, 22 July 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Release of Dower, 23 January 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Release of Dower, 7 February 1852 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Replications, circa 2 January 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Report, 28 December 1850 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Summons, 22 August 1850 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Summons, 9 October 1844 [ Ivins v. E. Smith et al. ]
- Summons, 9 October 1844, Copy [ Ivins v. E. Smith et al. ]
- Supplemental Bill in Chancery, 5 December 1850 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, 24 September 1862 [ Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Widow and Heirs of JS ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 17 July 1852 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Trial Report, 8–26 July 1843, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Trustees Land Book B, 4 August 1842–8 December 1845
- Visions of Moses, June 1830 [Moses 1]
- Gender
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