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Ex-church members -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Death certificate of Charles Blancher Thompson

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230347236]
Identifier: MSS 408
Scope and Contents Death certificate issued by the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Charles Blancher Thompson. Thompson was a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who left that faith to start his own religion known as the Jehovah's Presbytery of Zion. The exact date of his death was unknown, but this death certificate establishes that he died on 27 Feb. 1895. This copy of the death certificate was issued in 1993. Also included is a photocopy of pages of a book outlining...
Dates: 1895

Hancock County legal instruments

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239120188]
Identifier: MSS SC 1283
Scope and Contents This collection contains various handwritten legal instruments, such as lawsuits and affidavits, related to court cases involving early members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Hancock County, Illinois. These include: Amos Davis vs. Joseph Smith, Orson Spencer, and John P. Green, May 1844; State of Illinois & Hancock County vs. John Dedman /John Dedman vs. Levi Williams, 1833-1835; State of Illinois & Hancock County vs. John Elliott, 1843-1844; Reuben...
Dates: 1831-1844

True bill for riot on 10th June 44

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197238103896]
Identifier: MSS 8730
Scope and Contents

A handwritten bill for a riot held on 10 June 1844. The item relates to an infraction related to the property of Francis M. Higbee. Includes signature of Alpheus Cutler.

Dates: date of production not identified