Alvin Smith never married and had no descendants. Took a leading role in helping the
Smith family work toward paying their debts and building their home. A vision claimed by his younger brother Joseph is said to have included Alvin and played a significant role in the establishment of the Mormon doctrine of
redemption of those who
die without a knowledge of the gospel and
baptism of the dead.
As of 2005, had an estimated 13,583 known descendants.[2] He is perhaps best remembered for being
killed with his brother
Joseph Smith Jr. in
Carthage Jail.
Marriage to Jerusha Barden, November 2, 1826 in Manchester, New York
Adopted. Twin of Julia Murdock. His mother died in childbirth. On May 10, 1831, he was adopted by Joseph and Emma. Died before he reached his first birthday when a mob tarred and feathered his father, Joseph. The child died from exposure (many accounts say
pneumonia) five days after the event from the condition that doctors said he developed the night of the mob violence.
Adopted. Twin of Joseph Murdock. Married Elisha Dixon in 1849 in Nauvoo, Illinois. They were married four years when Elisha was killed in an accident in 1853 in
Galveston, Texas. In 1855 she married John Middleton. After 20 years of marriage, they separated in 1877.
Frederick was never baptized into the Latter Day Saint movement.[7] He married Anna Marie Jones on November 13, 1857.[8] His only daughter, Alice Fredericka Smith never married and had no children, leaving no living descendants.[8]
Married Elizabeth Agnes Kendall on June 23, 1861 He was an apostle and
Presiding Patriarch of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Born approximately five months after the death of Joseph Smith, and was a counselor to his brother, Joseph Smith III, in the
First Presidency of the RLDS Church. Married Clara Hartshorn on May 10, 1870 and had one daughter.[9] On January 19, 1877, he was confined to an asylum for the mentally ill in Elgin, Illinois and remained there for the remainder of his life (twenty-seven years).[9]
As of 2005, has 460 known descendants[3] One of the
Eight Witnesses to the
Book of Mormon's
golden plates. Some church members assumed that Samuel would succeed his brother Joseph as the
president of the Latter Day Saint church (see
Lineal Succession (Latter Day Saints)). However, Samuel fell ill shortly after their deaths and died just one month later, possibly from internal injuries he suffered while fleeing the mob on horseback on the day his brothers were murdered.[10] The cause of death was attributed to "bilious fever".[10]
Marriage to Mary Bailey on August 13, 1834 in Kirtland, Ohio
^Early members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1993, By Susan Easton Black, Brigham Young University. Dept. of Church History and Doctrine, Brigham Young University. Religious Studies Center, p. 436
Alvin Smith never married and had no descendants. Took a leading role in helping the
Smith family work toward paying their debts and building their home. A vision claimed by his younger brother Joseph is said to have included Alvin and played a significant role in the establishment of the Mormon doctrine of
redemption of those who
die without a knowledge of the gospel and
baptism of the dead.
As of 2005, had an estimated 13,583 known descendants.[2] He is perhaps best remembered for being
killed with his brother
Joseph Smith Jr. in
Carthage Jail.
Marriage to Jerusha Barden, November 2, 1826 in Manchester, New York
Adopted. Twin of Julia Murdock. His mother died in childbirth. On May 10, 1831, he was adopted by Joseph and Emma. Died before he reached his first birthday when a mob tarred and feathered his father, Joseph. The child died from exposure (many accounts say
pneumonia) five days after the event from the condition that doctors said he developed the night of the mob violence.
Adopted. Twin of Joseph Murdock. Married Elisha Dixon in 1849 in Nauvoo, Illinois. They were married four years when Elisha was killed in an accident in 1853 in
Galveston, Texas. In 1855 she married John Middleton. After 20 years of marriage, they separated in 1877.
Frederick was never baptized into the Latter Day Saint movement.[7] He married Anna Marie Jones on November 13, 1857.[8] His only daughter, Alice Fredericka Smith never married and had no children, leaving no living descendants.[8]
Married Elizabeth Agnes Kendall on June 23, 1861 He was an apostle and
Presiding Patriarch of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Born approximately five months after the death of Joseph Smith, and was a counselor to his brother, Joseph Smith III, in the
First Presidency of the RLDS Church. Married Clara Hartshorn on May 10, 1870 and had one daughter.[9] On January 19, 1877, he was confined to an asylum for the mentally ill in Elgin, Illinois and remained there for the remainder of his life (twenty-seven years).[9]
As of 2005, has 460 known descendants[3] One of the
Eight Witnesses to the
Book of Mormon's
golden plates. Some church members assumed that Samuel would succeed his brother Joseph as the
president of the Latter Day Saint church (see
Lineal Succession (Latter Day Saints)). However, Samuel fell ill shortly after their deaths and died just one month later, possibly from internal injuries he suffered while fleeing the mob on horseback on the day his brothers were murdered.[10] The cause of death was attributed to "bilious fever".[10]
Marriage to Mary Bailey on August 13, 1834 in Kirtland, Ohio
^Early members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1993, By Susan Easton Black, Brigham Young University. Dept. of Church History and Doctrine, Brigham Young University. Religious Studies Center, p. 436