William
B.
Smith
Born in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph Smith Sr.
and Lucy (Mack) Smith
Brother of
Unknown Smith, Alvin Smith, Hyrum Smith, Sophronia (Smith) McCleary, Joseph Smith Jr., Samuel Harrison Smith, Ephraim Smith, Katherine (Smith) Younger, Don Carlos Smith and Lucy (Smith) Millikin
Husband of
Caroline (Grant) Smith
— married
14 Feb 1833 [location unknown]
Husband of
Mary Jane (Rollins) Taylor
— married
22 Jun 1845 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Husband of
Roxey Ann (Grant) Smith
— married
19 May 1847 in Knox County, Illinois, United States
Husband of
Eliza E. (Sanborn) Smith
— married
12 Nov 1857 in Lake County, Ohio, United States
Husband of
Rosella (Goyette) Smith
— married
21 Dec 1889 in Clinton County, Iowa, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Jane (Smith) Scott, Caroline Smith, Thalia Grant Smith, Hiram Wallace Smith, William Enoch Smith, Edson Don Carlos Smith and Mae L. (Smith) Bolsinger
Died
at age 82
in Osterdock, Clayton, Iowa, United States
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Biography
William Smith is Notable.
William Smith was born on 13 March 1811 in Royalton, Windsor County, Vermont. [1] [2] His parents were Joseph Smith and Lucy Mack. [3]
He went on a mission to Erie County, Pennsylvania in December 1832. [1]
He was living in Kirtland, Ohio in the winter of 1833. [1]
He married Caroline Grant on 14 February 1833. [1] They had two children:
He went to Missouri with Zion's Camp in 1834. [1]
He moved to Far West in 1838. [1]
His membership with the church was suspended on 4 May 1839. [1]
He moved to Plymouth, Hancock County, Illinois. [1] He kept a tavern there. [1]
His membership with the church was restored around 1840. [1]
He was elected a member of the House of Representatives of the Legislature of illinois in 1842. [1]
He entered into a polygamous marriage with the 15-year-old Mary Jane Rollins on 22 June 1845 in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois. [4]
He was a member of the Council of Twelve Apostles from 15 February 1835 to 6 October 1845. [1]
He was excommunicated on 12 October 1845. [1]
He married Roxey Ann Grant, his first wife's sister, on 19 May 1847 in Knox County, Illinois. [5] They had the following children:
- Thalia Grant
- Hiram Wallace b. 1850 [6]
He associated with James Strang and the Strangites, and then later with the RLDS Church. [1]
He married Eliza Sanborn on 12 November 1857 in Lake County, Ohio. [7] They had the following children:
- William Enoch [8]
- Edson Don Carlos b. 1862 [9]
- Mae [10]
He appeared in the 1860 US Census in Venango Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania. [11]
He appeared in the 1870 US Census in Boardman Township, Clayton County, Iowa. [12]
He appeared in the 1880 US Census in Boardman, Clayton County, Iowa. [13]
He married Rosa Jewitt on 21 December 1889 in Clinton County, Iowa. [3]
He was residing in Elkader, Clayton County, Iowa at the time of his marriage to Rosa. [3] [1]
He died on 13 November 1893 in Osterdock, Clayton County, Iowa. [1] [2] He was buried at Bethel Cemetery in Osterdock. [14]
Research Notes
- Look for "Millennial Star" Vol. 27, p. 7.
Sources
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 "Utah, Latter-Day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WGF1-X32M : 30 September 2019), William Smith, 1894.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL2J-1RKC : 11 February 2019), Wm B Smith, 13 Nov 1893; citing Osterdock, Clayton, Iowa, United States, The State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines.; FHL microfilm 2,209,670.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJCF-WP2 : 25 September 2017), William B. Smith and Rosa Jewitt Surprise, 21 Dec 1889, Clinton, Iowa, United States; citing reference Vol 1 P219-4, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,005,211.
- ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFK3-K1F : 19 February 2021), William Smith and Mary Jane Rollins, 22 Jun 1845; citing Hancock, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 954,177.
- ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-8ZS1 : 19 February 2021), William Smith and Roxey Ann Grant, 19 May 1847; citing Knox, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,411,909.
- ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGTG-67GL : 1 March 2021), Hiram Wallace Smith, 1935.
- ↑ "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD44-Q6T : 25 March 2020), William Smith, 1857.
- ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJ6Y-MYW : 10 February 2018), Wm. B. Smith in entry for William Enoch Smith and Anna Jame Harris, 11 Sep 1881, Elkader, Clayton, Iowa, United States; citing reference 14-153, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,255,483.
- ↑ "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZPD-7V8 : 3 March 2021), Edson Don Carlos Smith, 13 Feb 1939; citing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, certificate 264, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm.
- ↑ "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Z-RK3F : 8 November 2017), Mae Bolsinger, 10 May 1925, Osterdock, Clayton, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #22923, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101768583.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXTW-LHL : 18 February 2021), Wm Smith, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDJP-KV5 : 28 May 2021), William B Smith, 1870.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2S-DX2 : 19 February 2021), William B Smith, Boardman, Clayton, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 126, sheet 278D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,333.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6514637/william-smith : accessed 17 September 2021), memorial page for William Smith (13 Mar 1811–13 Nov 1893), Find A Grave: Memorial #6514637, citing Bethel Cemetery, Osterdock, Clayton County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by John J (contributor 46505431) .
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Smith_(Latter_Day_Saints)
- https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/william-b-smith
- Virtual Cemetery was 14498849 in Bethel Cemetery, Osterdock, Clayton County, Iowa, USA
- "Family of Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith: The First Family of the Restoration" Ensign December 2005
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