b Aug 27, 1802 Pennsylvania
m Feb 10, 1833 Sarah Jackson
bap June 1829
d July 11, 1878
June 1829 one of the "8 witnesses" of the Book of Mormon
June 9, 1830 o elder
March 8, 1831 called church historian
June 3, 1831 o high priest
July 8, 1834 o as one of the presidents of the church in Missouri
Feb 5, 1838 rejected as president by conference
March 10, 1838 excommunicated
edited June 1835-March 1836 Messenger and Advocate
bibl RJS:25-26
SH 97(6):130 photo
LBE1251-252
note one of the Book of Mormon translation scribes
see D&C 13, 29:3, 47, 69
A portion of The Book of John Whitmer Kept by Commandment Written by John Whitmer, 1831-1838. Being an History of the Church of Jesus Christ rom 1831-1838
