b May 23, 1853 Johnson Co, IL
m May 13, 1909 Clara McPhee(d Feb 19, 1940)
bap Dec 26, 1874
d Jan 19, 1952
Aug 30, 1870 o teacher
1876 o priest
Nov 25, 1878 o elder
June 10, 1888 o seventy
April 16, 1914 o high priest/patriarch
April 18, 1927 superannuated
author Book of Mormon Vindicated (1898)
bibl SH 99(5):100
SH 99(7):167obit
notes SH say bap Dec 20 & o teacher in 1875
IM Smith autobiography as it appeared in the Saint's Herald plus later additions.
