Mormon Redress Petitions
Documents of the 1833-1838 Missouri Conflict
Edited by Clark V. Johnson
Beginning in 1839, the Mormons commenced preparing affidavits describing the losses they had suffered in Missouri, swearing to their authenticity before civil authorities, including justices of the peace, clerks of the court, clerks of the circuit court, clerks of county commissioner’s courts, and notary publics in two counties in Iowa and ten counties in Illinois. Nearly seven hundred men and women wrote almost eight hundred documents. In an effort to obtain reparation for their sufferings, affidavits were organized into at least four separate petitions to the United States government [1839-1844], and produced no relief, nor could federal courts be persuaded to hear the case. This book is a complete collection of all known petitions, as contained in both the Historical Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City and the National Archives in Washington DC. Published in 1992. This book gives a grassroots view of this episode in Mormon history.
(See: “Introduction” of Mormon Redress Petitions, https://rsc.byu.edu/out-print/mormon-redress-petitions-documents-1833-1838-missouri-conflict and https://byustudies.byu.edu/showTitle.aspx?title=61380)
Township 56, Range 26, Section 17, Caldwell County, Missouri, October 1838, related deaths –
1. Hiram Abbott or Abbot, pp. 31, 268, 320, 412, 486, 488, 491, 723
2. Elias Benner, pp. 31, 136, 268, 418, 488, 491, 723
3. John Byers or Boyers, pp. 268, 488, 491
4. Alexander Campbell, pp. 31, 268, 488, 491, 723
5. Mr. Canada [?], p. 320
6. Simon Cox, pp. 30, 31, 268, 320, 488, 723
7. Josiah Fuller, pp. 31, 268, 320, 451, 488, 491, 723
8. Austin Hammer, Harmer or Hamer, pp. 268, 320 (listed as Austin Hamer), 488, 491, 723 (listed as Mr. Harmer)
9. John Lee, pp. 268, 320, 488, 491
10. Benjamin Lewis, pp. 30, 31, 268, 275-276, 320, 488, 491, 722-723
11. Thomas McBride, pp. 17-18, 30, 31, 90, 117, 260, 267, 275, 282, 320 (listed as Amos), 409, 417, 467, 474, 487, 488, 491, 539, 542, 722-723
12. Charles Merrick Merick or Myrick, pp. 30, 31 (listed as William Merrick), 260, 268, 275, 320, 457, 488, 491, 505, 537, 539, 722-723 (listed as William Merrick)
13. Levi N. Merrick, Merick or Myrick, pp. 31, 268, 320, 441, 488, 491, 505, 722-723
14. William Napier or Naper, pp. 31, 268, 296, 320, 488, 491, 506, 506, 723
15. George Richards, pp. 31, 268, 488, 491, 723
16. Sardius or Sardis Smith, pp. 18, 31, 90, 117, 260, 268, 275, 320, 408, 452, 487, 488, 491, 537, 538, 694, 723
17. Warren Smith, pp. 31, 90, 117, 268, 320, 408, 487, 488, 491, 537, 538-539, 723
18. John York, pp. 30, 31, 267, 320, 488, 491, 558, 723
Other persons listed who can be associated with being in Township 56, Range 26 –
1. Horac M Alexander, p. 587
2. Nancy Alexander, p. 587
3. Christiana Benner, pp. xxxiii, 136
4. Maviah Bennor or Benner, p. 417
5. Anthony Blackburn, pp. 267, 486
6. William Champlin, p. 487
7. David C. Deming, pp. 440-441
8. Ellis Eames, pp. 486, 597
9. Olive Eames or Ames, pp. 487, 597
10. David Evans, pp. 29, 267, 440, 486, 596, 722
11. Jacob Foutz, pp. 208, 267, 277, 320, 487, 488, 576, 694-695
12. Margaret Foutz, p. 576
13. Catherine Fuller p. 451
14. David Fullmer, p. 451
15. Rhoda Ann Fullmer, pp. 471-472
16. Jacob Hawn or Honn, pp. 30, 31, 267, 320, 441, 488, 721, 722, 723
17. Charles Jameson or Jimison, pp. xxxiii, 320, 472, 488, 524
18. Mahlon Johnson, pp. 472-473
19. Rebecca Judd, pp, 30, 722
20. Moses Kelley, pp. 473-474
21. Nathan K. Knight, pp. xxxi, 31, 259-260, 268, 476-477, 488, 569, 723
22. Isaac Leany or Laney, pp. 31, 268, 320, 478-488, 723
23. David Lewis, pp. 274-278, 579, 728, 749
24. Tarlton Lewis, pp. xxxi, 31, 268, 488, 490-491, 591, 723
25. Melinda Lewis, p. 590
26. Amos McBride, p. 593
27. Catherine McBride, p. 282
28. George Myers, pp. 31, 268, 723
29. Jacob Myers, pp. 31, 267, 268, 320, 486, 488, 723
30. Philinda Myrrick or Merrick, pp. xvii, 505
31. Reuben Napier, pp. 505, 604
32. Ruth Naper or Napier, pp. xxxiii, 296, 506
33. J. T. [Jonathan Taylor] Packer, p. 597
34. Abraham Palmer, p. 512
35. Jacob Potts, pp. 268, 319, 320-321, 488
36. Alma Smith, pp. 260, 268, 488, 537, 538
37. Amanda Smith, pp. 90, 537, 538, 580
38. Mary Stedwell or Steadwell, pp. 31, 90, 268, 274, 452, 474, 488, 491, 538, 723
39. Levi Stiltz, pp. 320-321
40. John Walker, pp. 268, 488, 601 613
41. Nancy Walker, pp. 580, 584
42. Oliver Walker, pp. 267, 486, 505, 512
43. Robert White, pp. 208, 487, 539
44. William S. Yokum, pp. 31, 268, 320, 488, 627, 723
45. Hannah York, pp. 558-559, 612
46. Jane A. Young, pp. 584, 720-724
47. Joseph Young, pp. 28-31, 386, 584, 572, 720-724
