Interim Content
Rider (Ryder), Symonds (Simonds)
Biography
20 Nov. 1792–1 Aug. 1870. Farmer, teacher, minister. Born in Hartford, Windsor Co., Vermont. Son of Joshua Ryder and Marilla Loomis. Moved to Hiram, Portage Co., Ohio, 6 Jan. 1814. Married Mahitable Loomis, 12 Nov. 1818, in Portage Co. Served as captain in Ohio militia. Elected Portage Co. justice of the peace, 1824 and 1827. Joined the Disciples, 24 May 1828, at Hiram. Appointed overseer of the Disciples, 18 Apr. 1829, in Hiram. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by June 1831. Ordained an elder, 6 June 1831, in Geauga Co., Ohio. Appointed to serve mission, 7 June 1831. Left church, Sept. 1831, and returned to being leader of the Disciples at Hiram. Appointed treasurer and board member of Western Reserve Eclectic Institute, Dec. 1849. Died at Hiram.
Links
papers
- History, 1838–1856, volume A-1 [23 December 1805–30 August 1834]
- Times and Seasons, 1 August 1842
- Appendix 3: “Articles of the Church of Christ,” June 1829
- Articles and Covenants, circa April 1830 [D&C 20]
- Articles and Covenants, circa April 1830, Symonds Rider Copy [D&C 20]
- Book of Commandments, 1833
- Doctrine and Covenants, 1835
- Doctrine and Covenants, 1844
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1845
- Minutes, 1–2 November 1831
- Note on Ordinations, circa 16 June 1831
- Revelation Book 1
- Revelation, 1 December 1831 [D&C 71]
- Revelation, 10 January 1832 [D&C 73]
- Revelation, 23 February 1831 [D&C 42:74–93]
- Revelation, 6 June 1831 [D&C 52]
- Revelation, 6 June 1831, Symonds Rider Copy [D&C 52]
- Revelation, 7 December 1830 [D&C 35]
- Revelation, 9 February 1831 [D&C 42:1–72]
- Revelation, 9 December 1830 [D&C 36]
- Gender
- Male
- Alternate Names
Ryder, Symonds (Simonds)