b Feb 24, 1842 Hancock Co, IL
m April 2, 1872 Gracie Robinson
bap
d Nov 22, 1912
1873-86 apostle
1870 moved to Decatur Co, Iowa
1874 mission to Utah
1878 2nd mission to Utah
18 with EL Kelley lobbied congress for passage of Edmunds Bill
1879 resigned but with compromise reinstated
1885 charged with denying the faith
April 1886 withdrew from church along with wife, mother, brother Edwin H and wife and Jason W. Briggs "refusing to accept the revelations of Joseph Smith as a rule of faith and practice."
1910 united with Christian Church
bibl Biographical and Historical Record of Ringgold and Decatur Counties, Iowa Lewis Publ Co 1887 p 539-44.
notes
a representative in the 25th & 26th General Assemblies of Iowa
