b Nov 25, 1794 near Standardville, Orange Co, Virginia
m by 1827
bap Aug 12, 1839
d 1856
by Sept 1840 o high priest
Feb 1841 o bishop
1841 called presiding bishop of the church
Aug 7, 1841 President of High Priest Quorom
1843 with Lyman Wight led party to obtain lumber
from Wisconsin for temple & Nauvoo House
1846 emigrated to Iowa
approx Jan 1847 rejected Brigham Young's leadership
1847-49 went to Texas to join Lyman Wight, soon convinced
that Wight was apostate
Oct 13, 1849 left Texas for Beaver Island
1856 left Beaver Island with exodus after Strang was
shot
bibl HC2:792-94
RJS:268-69
JH 2(2):225-32
GMDA:240-41
note see D&C 107:8-9, 19-20
