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Martin, David C. (David Chancellor), 1939-1992

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1939 - 1992

Biographical History

David C. Martin (1939-1992) was a church historian for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Illinois, Missouri, and California.

David Chancellor Martin was born September 3, 1939 in Monmouth, Illinois to John Robert Martin and Clara Mae Chancellor. He died on July 17, 1992 in San Diego, California and was cremated. David was born into a family from the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and later converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Citation:
Brigham Young University, L. Tom Perry Special Collections worksheet, Mar. 27, 2007 (David C. Martin; David Chancellor Martin; b. 1939; historian) Affirmation.org, via WWW, September 4, 2013 (David Chancellor Martin; b. on September 3, 1939 in Illinois; d. on July 17, 1992 in San Diego, California; he was born into a family of the RLDS faith and later converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

Ancestry, via WWW, August 18, 2016 (David Chancellor Martin; born in Illinois; lived in Missouri; died in California)

FamilySearch, via WWW, August 19, 2016 (David Chancellor Martin; b. September 3, 1939 in Monmouth, Illinois to John Robert Martin and Clara Mae Chancellor; d. on July 17, 1992 in San Diego, California and was cremated)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

David C. Martin collection on Mormon history

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232560455]
Identifier: MSS 8879
Content Description

Contains correspondence between various people, an autobiography of Andrew Hunter Scott's missionary work, notes about leaders of the Church of Christ, writings on some of the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints including notes on John Whitmer, and magazine and newspaper clippings. The book was created by David C. Martin. Dates approximately 1927 to 1975, bulk approximately 1950 to 1975.

Dates: approximately 1927-1975; Majority of material found within 1950-1975
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / David C. Martin collection on Mormon history

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