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Smith, Joseph Byron, 1906-1997

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1906 - 1997

biographical statement

Citation:
Joseph Byron Smith papers, MSS 8056. L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT. (grew up in Utah; originally a member of the Reorganized Latter-Day Saint church; converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after 17 years; representative of the Samuel H. Smith branch of the Joseph Smith, Sr. family)

FamilySearch.org, May 24, 2012 (Joseph Bailey Smith, b. 1870). (Joseph Byron Smith born to Joseph Bailey and Effie Howell Smith.)

"Joseph Byron Smith," Emma Hale Smith genealogy, EmmaHaleSmith.com. May 24, 2012.http://emmahalesmith.com/getperson.php?personID=I2706&tree=josephsmithsr. (born December 1, 1906; grew up in Utah, married Emma Elvira Jones in 1925; three children; died August 8, 1997).

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Joseph Byron Smith correspondence

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230335991]
Identifier: MSS 1047
Scope and Contents

Typewritten letter dated 24 May 1962 and addressed to the editior of the "Saint's Herald" of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Smith writes in response to an article in the Saint's Herald about the Mormon Church in Utah relating to its stand on Blacks holding the priesthood. Smith refers to several verses of scripture to show that the stand is correct. A letter acknowleding Smith's letter is also attached.

Dates: 1962
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph Byron Smith correspondence

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