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 1 Collection or Record:
William Morgan certificate
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230308345]
Identifier: MSS SC 1045
Scope and Contents
Account certifying that Joseph Smith, Caleb Baldwin, and Lyman Wight escaped from Morgan "without the common concent or negligence of myself or gard" on April 16, 1839. The item was written on July 6, 1839. Morgan and others were escorting the prisoners to Boone County to be tried for various crimes.
Dates:
1839
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