Interim Content
Cowdery, Lyman
Biography
12 Mar. 1802–22 Apr. 1881. Lawyer, probate judge. Born at Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of William Cowdery and Rebecca Fuller. Older brother of Oliver Cowdery. Married Eliza Alexander, 20 Apr. 1825. Served as probate judge in Ontario Co., NY, mid-1830s. Moved to Kirtland, Lake Co., Ohio, by 1838. Practiced law in Kirtland, 1838–1846. Moved to Elkhorn, Walworth Co., Wisconsin Territory, by 1847. Law partner with brother Oliver, 1847–1848. Elected two terms in Wisconsin state legislature. Died at Elkhorn, Wisconsin, 22 Apr. 1881.
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- Assignment of Judgment, 1 March 1838 [ Rounds qui tam v. JS ]
- Assignment of Judgment, 30 April 1841 [ Underwood, Bald, Spencer & Hufty v. Rigdon et al. ]
- Attachment, 17 May 1839 [ Rigdon et al. for the use of L. Cowdery v. W. Smith ]
- Bond, 23 December 1837 [ Foster Sr. v. Luke Johnson et al. ]
- Bond, Daniel Carter to Gilbert Granger, 16 September 1841
- Deed from John and Alice Jacobs Johnson, 5 May 1834
- Deed from John and Alice Jacobs Johnson, 5 May 1834, Copy
- Deed, 3 June 1841 [ Underwood, Bald, Spencer & Hufty v. Rigdon et al. ]
- Deed, Oliver and Lydia Dibble Granger to Zalmon and Robert Mead, 22 February 1841
- Docket Entry, Costs, circa 12 November 1839 [ Rigdon et al. for the use of L. Cowdery v. W. Smith ]
- Docket Entry, Costs, circa 16 April 1839 [ Underwood, Bald, Spencer & Hufty v. Rigdon et al. ]
- Docket Entry, between 18 and circa 23 December 1837 [ Foster Sr. v. Luke Johnson et al. ]
- Introduction to Foster Sr. v. Luke Johnson et al.
- Introduction to Rigdon et al. for the use of L. Cowdery v. W. Smith
- Introduction to Underwood, Bald, Spencer & Hufty v. Rigdon et al.
- Letter from Oliver Cowdery, 21 January 1838
- Letter from Reuben McBride, 28 February 1844
- Letter from Reuben McBride, 3 January 1842
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1844–1845
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1845
- Praecipe, circa 13 June 1842 [ Bump Administrator of the Estate of Stannard v. Young and JS ]
- Praecipe, circa 3 October 1842 [ Bump Administrator of the Estate of Stannard v. Young and JS ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 12 November 1839 [ Rigdon et al. for the use of L. Cowdery v. W. Smith ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 4 October 1842 [ Bump Administrator of the Estate of Stannard v. Young and JS ]
- Gender
- Male