Cowdery, Oliver
Person
biographical statement
Citation:
Book of Mormon. The Book of Mormon, 1966: t.p. (Oliver Cowdery)LC manual auth. cd. (hdg.: Cowdery, Oliver)
Wikipedia, December 10, 2013 (Oliver Cowdery; Oliver H.P. Cowdery; born October 3, 1806, Wells, Vermont; died March 3, 1850, Richmond, Missouri)
Wikipedia, Dec. 23, 2013 (parents: William Cowdery and Rebecca Fuller; taught school at Manchester, N.Y. in 1829, where met Smith family; assisted as scribe during translation of Book of Mormon; made Second Elder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1830; excommunicated from Church in 1838; studied and practiced law in Tiffin, Ohio, edited local Democratic newspaper; rebaptized into Church on Nov. 12, 1848 at Kanesville, Iowa; d. Mar. 3, 1850 in Richmond, Mo.)
Oliver Cowdery, 2013: (the first lawyer who was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Ancestry.com, via WWW, Dec. 23, 2013 (Oliver Cowdery; m. Dec. 18, 1832 in Kaw, Mo. to Elizabeth Ann Whitmer (1815-1892), seven children)
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Oliver Cowdery docket book
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227637037]
Identifier: MSS 4029
Abstract
The account docket book of Oliver Cowdery from Kirtland, Ohio, 1837.
Dates:
1837
George Ranney Justice of the Peace docket book
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233294815]
Identifier: Vault MSS 788
Scope and Contents
The docket book contains information regarding the decisions and actions during George Ranney's tenure as justice of the peace in Kirtland, Ohio. As justice of the peace, Ranney describes cases of dispute in Lake County, Ohio, and though he does not make any direct references to Mormons, several individuals involved in legal cases have some affiliation with the Mormon Church. This includes Frederick G. Williams, John E. Page, Benjamin Johnson, William Smith, and numerous Cowderys and...
Dates:
1841-1843