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Wight, Lyman

 Person

Biography

Lyman Wight (1796-1858) was an early apostle for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the leader of a splinter group in Texas.

Citation:
His An address, c1989: t.p. (Lyman Wight)

Wight, J. B. The wild ram of the mountain, c1996: t.p. (Lyman Wight) p. 23 (b. May 9, 1796) p. 426 (d. Mar. 31, 1858)

Wikipedia, Aug. 30, 2011 (Lyman Wight; b. in Fairfield, N.Y.; d. in Mountain Valley, Tex.; early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement; fought in the War of 1812; joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1830 in Kirtland, Ohio; moved to Jackson County, Mo. in 1831; removed to Clay County, Mo. in 1834; participated in Zion's Camp in 1834; settled in Daviess County, Mo. in 1838; participated in the 1838 Mormon War, imprisoned with Joseph Smith; escaped custody to Ill. in 1839; ordained as an apostle in 1841; operated Church mill in Wis.; established a settlement of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tex. in 1845; excommunicated from Church in 1848)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Davis Bitton papers on Lyman Wight, 1849-1996

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7441 Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains documents created by or collected by Bitton regarding Lyman Wight dating from 1849-1996.

Dates: 1849-1996
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7441, Davis Bitton papers

Mormon colonies in Texas

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 162
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of published and unpublished articles dealing with Mormon settlements in three counties of Texas led by Lyman Wight. Also included are letters of enquiry by Elray L. Christiansen, the mission president for the Mormon Church in Texas.

Dates: 1845-1858, 1896-1974
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Mormon colonies in Texas

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