born Nov 15, 1792 Rutland,VT
married May 2, 181_ Rosannah R Robinson(died Oct 18, 1863)
September 5,1866 Julia A Muir
baptized by 1835
died May 22, 1872
April 3, 1835 ordained priest
by June 3, 1836 ordained elder
Sept 3, 1837 chosen member of the High Council at Kirtland
1838 president of Kirtland Stake
July 8, 1838 appointed to be Far West stake president(but never
assumed position because of expulsion of saints)
Oct 3, 1839 chosen president of Nauvoo Stake
Feb 1, 1841 elected alderman at Nauvoo
acted as Chief Justice - Nauvoo Municipal Court
Oct 7, 1844 not sustained as stake president by general confernce
favored Rigdon for a time
1846 associated with Strang
March 6, 1846 appointed counselor to Strang(to June 6, 1850)
by April 1852 associated with Charles B Thompson
1855 Page/Landers organization
June 11, 1859 associated with Reorganization
April 8, 1863 ordained into 1st Presidency
bibl HC3:721-26
TMD:175-87
RJS:230-31
LBE1:283-84
SH 19(11):336-37obitiuary
SH 62(2):45-48photo
SH 96(13):297-99photo
SH 126(9):215-16photo
SH 126(11):266-67
JH 1(1):24-29
AL-Vision 42(7):334-35photo
Wildermuth, Ruth
"William Marks After Nauvoo"
Restoration Trail Forum 5(2):1, 4-6photo
