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In 1838, the living members of Whitmer family (Christian Whitmer and Peter Whitmer Jr. died in 1835 and 1836, respectively) became estranged from Smith during a leadership struggle in Far West, Missouri, and all were excommunicated along with other dissenters and fled Caldwell County after receiving an ultimatum from the Danites. [6]
Peter Whitmer Sr. (April 14, 1773 – August 12, 1854) was an early member of the Latter Day Saint movement, and father of the movement's second founding family. Whitmer was born in Pennsylvania and married Mary Elsa Musselman. The Whitmers had eight children together: Christian, Jacob, John, David, Catherine, Peter Jr., Nancy
Christian Whitmer died in 1835 and his brother Peter Whitmer, Jr. died the following year. In 1838, the surviving Whitmers became estranged from Joseph Smith during a leadership struggle in Far West, Missouri , and all three were excommunicated with other dissenters, [ 7 ] never to rejoin The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Early membership also included the remainder of the Smith family of Manchester: Joseph Smith, Sr., Lucy Mack Smith, [2] Calvin Stoddard and wife Sophronia Smith Stoddard, [3] [4] William Smith, [2] Katharine Smith, [2] Don Carlos Smith, [2] and Lucy Smith. [2] John Whitmer was baptized into the movement as early as June 1829, nearly a year ...
John Whitmer (1802–1878), early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement; Mary Mussleman Whitmer (1778–1856), Book of Mormon witness and the wife of Peter Whitmer, Sr. Peter Whitmer Sr. (1773–1854), early member of the Latter Day Saint movement; Peter Whitmer Jr. (1809–1836), sone of Peter Whitmer, Sr. and Witnesses of the Book of Mormon
Peter Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer's first child, Peter Oppenheimer, was born in 1941 while he was teaching at the California Institute of Technology and the University of California at Berkeley.
John Whitmer (August 27, 1802 – July 11, 1878) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. He was one of the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon's golden plates. Whitmer was also the first official Church Historian and a member of the presidency of the church in Missouri from 1834 to 1838.
Christian Whitmer (January 18, 1798 – November 27, 1835) was the eldest son of Peter Whitmer, Sr. and Mary Musselman. He is primarily remembered as one of the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon 's golden plates .