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Gazetteer: Ohio (1830–1839)
Locality / county Ohio counties Evolution of Western Reserve Counties Ohio villages Ohio Changed Name Locations
Acton
Amherst
Auburn
Austinburg
Bainbridge
Bellefontaine
Brownhelm
Burton
Chagrin
Chagrin Falls
Chardon
Chippewa		 Cincinnati
Columbus
Cleveland
Conneaut
East Liverpool
Elyria
Euclid
Fairfield
Fairport Harbor
Florence
Garrettsville
Grafton		 Harpersfield
Hiram
Hudson
Huntsburg
Kirtland
Lawrence Co.
Madison
Mantua
Mayfield
Mentor
Nelson
New Garden
New London
 New Portage
Newark
North Union
Northampton
North Ridgeville
Norton
Orange
Painesville
Parkman
Perry
Peru
Ravenna
Richmond
 Rome
Russia
Salem
Shalersville
Steubensville
Strongsville
Thompson
Warren
Warrensville
Weathersfield
Wellsville
West Township
For enumeration of Kirtland area residents, see 1830 Ohio Census: Mormon Sites.
  Nov. 1, 1799 Thomas B. Marsh Birthplace. ¶ Thomas B. Marsh (h)
Amherst (55 mi. W of Kirtland) / Lorain
  1830 Sylvester Smith Residence.  
  "About 1830" Joel H. Johnson Sells farm and mill in Pomfret, New York and moves to Amherst. Brother David visits, fall 1830–fall 1831. Both are baptized by missionaries going from Kirtland to Missouri. B. F. Johnson life
My Life's Review: Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Johnson, edited by the Johnson Family Organization (Provo: Grandin Book Company, 1997). Written 1884-1896 (p. 280, 356).
, 4–5.
  May–June 1831 Harvey Whitlock, Edson Fuller, Sylvester Smith Harvey and Edson preach. Edson baptizes David Johnson and others. Lyman Wight, Samuel H. Smith, arrive, "and in a few weeks they baptized about fifty in the vicinity." Sylvester Smith baptizes Joel Hills Johnson, June 1, 1831. Joel Johnson autobiography
Joel Hills Johnson autobiography. Typescript. Church Archives and BYU Special Collections.
, 3.

David Johnson later requests rebaptism due to Edson's status at the time.
[June–September] Joel Hills Johnson Put in charge of Amherst church. Joel Johnson autobiography
Joel Hills Johnson autobiography. Typescript. Church Archives and BYU Special Collections.
, 4.
June 1831 Jared Carter Moves family from Thompson to Amherst instead of going to Missouri with the rest of the Colesville church. ¶ Jared Carter
Jan. 22, 1832 Reynolds Cahoon, Thomas B. Marsh Arrive at Brother [Sylvester] Smith's and attend church at Brother Griffith's. Cahoon
Reynolds Cahoon diary. Church Archives, MS 1115.
, 30–31.
Jan. 25, 1832 Conference Sidney ordains Joseph "President of the high Preasthood." ¶ Presidents of the High Priesthood
  [1831 after Sept.] Joel Hills Johnson Appointed to preside over church in Amherst. Joel Hills Johnson autobiography typescript (BYU), 4.
  Jan. 25–26, 1832 Hyrum Smith, Gideon Carter Evening meeting at Gideon's house. [Hyrum has the conference on the 26th.] Hyrum's diary
Hyrum Smith Diary [1831-1832]. Hyrum Smith Papers. Vault MSS 774. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Harold B. Lee Library, BYU.
, {15}.
Oct. 9–11, 1834 William E. McLellin, Almon Babbitt "I found by enquiry of the Elders that the church was in a difficult situation on account of divisions among them, and Jealousies, &c. The Church consisted of 38—members." Labors Friday and Saturday "trying to get them to settle their differences and forgive each other—Though I believe I effected but little in consequence of the coldness and backwardness among them." Sunday speaks 1.75 hours "Though my spirit seemed somewhat bound in consequence of the dissensions among the brethren—but I laboured hard to stir them up." McLellin journals
Journals of William E. McLellin: 1831-1836, edited by Jan Shipps and John W. Welch. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press; Provo: BYU Studies, 1994).
, 140.
Oct. 12, 1834 William E. McLellin Small congregation at schoolhouse. Lorin Babbitt opens with prayer. Speaks 2 hours on the Kingdom of Christ, Book of Mormon, "latter day saints," Covenants and Articles. "We did not break bread because there was such a general division in the Church."  
Auburn / Geauga
  1831 Christopher M. and Emily Rockford Stafford Move from Manchester, New York to Auburn.  
  Jan. 15, 1832 Sidney Rigdon, William McLellin Sidney speaks two hours, McLellin fifteen minutes. "the people did not hearken to the councils of Heaven at all." Leave for Warren next day. McLellin journals
Journals of William E. McLellin: 1831-1836, edited by Jan Shipps and John W. Welch. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press; Provo: BYU Studies, 1994).
, 69.
Austinburg / Trumbull
  1831 Levi Hancock Picks up turnpike that runs from Ashtabula through Austinburg, Unionville, to Painesville. ¶ Levi Hancock
Bainbridge / Geauga
  Dec. 1825 Sidney Rigdon Moves to farm on his father-in-law's land, begins to preach. ¶ Sidney Rigdon Narrative
Bellefontaine / Logan
  May [13–14], 1834 Sylvester Smith "… we first discovered refractory feelings in Sylvester Smith." ¶ Heber's Accounts of Zion's Camp (1)
Black River Township / Lorain
  1824–Aug. 1830 Parley P. Pratt Residence. Black River Historical Society Source
Brownhelm (3 mi. W of Amherst) / Lorain
  August 18, 1833 John E. Page Baptized by Emer Harris. ¶ John E. Page (h)
Burton (11 mi. S of Chardon) / Geauga
  [1828–1829] Orson Hyde Studies 2 terms at Burton Academy, studies with Matthew J. Clapp (summer), goes on a reformed Baptist mission with Sidney Rigdon in the fall. ¶ Orson Hyde (h)
Chagrin [Willoughby, 1834] (3 mi. NW of Kirtland) / Geauga [Lake, 1840]
  1820 Hancock family Family of Thomas Hancock and Amy Ward Hancock move to Chagrin from Ontario County, New York. Levi Hancock
  Nov. 1831 Alger, Hancock families Home of Samuel Alger and Clarissa Hancock Algers, her parents, and several siblings. Parley P. Pratt baptizes Clarissa and her father, Thomas Hancock, with Sidney Rigdon and many others in Mayfield, Nov. 14, 1831. ¶ Levi Hancock
1833 Joseph H. Wakefield Joseph H. Wakefield and family move to Chagrin.  

Oct. 29, 1835 Church presidency and Kirtland high council Members in Chagrin scandalized by alleged abuse by David and Mary Elliott on their children. Witnesses: Aaron C. Lyon and his wife, Roxanna, Erastus Babbitt, Sister Osgood, Sister Childs Minutes of October 29 1835
Chagrin Falls (18 mi. S of Chagrin) / Cuyahoga
  Late 1831 Adamson Bentley Sidney's Baptist mentor moves to Chagrin Falls from Warren. Hayden history
Early History of the Disciples in the Western Reserve, Ohio, A. S. Hayden (Cincinnati: Chase & Hall, 1876).
, 106.
Chardon (county seat, 18 mi. E of Kirtland) / Geauga
  1818 Ezra Booth Arrives, forms Methodist class of ten members. Geauga history
Pioneer and General History of Geauga County, with Sketches of Some of the Pioneers and Prominent Men. Published by the Historical Society of Geauga County, 1880.
, 299.
  1819, 1820 Ira Eddy Preaches every two weeks. (After his disaffection from Mormonism, Ezra Booth details his experience in letters to Ira Eddy which are then published in the Ohio Star (1831). Geauga history
Pioneer and General History of Geauga County, with Sketches of Some of the Pioneers and Prominent Men. Published by the Historical Society of Geauga County, 1880.
, 299.
  Oct. 23, 1828 Frederick G. Williams, Rebecca Swain Williams Residence.
  June 1831 Church "The Church at Chardon Ohio was also anxious to take their journey to Missouri: and by much teasing they obtained a permit to take their journey." J. Whitmer
From Historian to Dissident: The Book of John Whitmer, edited by Bruce N. Westergren (Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1995 ).
, 82–83.

also: in addition to the Colesville church
  Jan. 13, 1834 Joseph Wakefield Testifies against Joseph Smith at the Court of Common Pleas. Court determines Joseph does have "reason to fear that Doctor P. Hurlbut would beat wound or kill him or injur his property," and directs Hurlbut to keep the peace and post a $200 bond plus court costs of $112.59. ¶ Joseph Wakefield
  Apr. 2–3, 1834 Joseph Smith, D. P. Hurlbut Joseph attends court in Chardon, Ohio, accusing D. P. Hurlbut of assault and threatening his life. Diary-1
Joseph Smith diary (Nov. 27, 1832-Dec. 5, 1834). Selected Collections, 1:20. Original, Church Archives, MS 155.
in Papers
Papers of Joseph Smith, Volume 2: Journal, 1832-1842, edited by Dean C. Jessee (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1992).
, 28 // Zion in court
Zion in the Courts: A Legal History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Edwin Brown Firmage and Richard Collin Mangrum (Urbana: University of Illinois Press), 1988.
, 52; HC
History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, edited by B. H. Roberts, 7 vols. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1902-1912, 1932).
2:47.
  Apr. 5, 1834 John Johnson, Joseph Smith John Johnson petitions the court of common pleas in Chardon for a license to maintain a tavern in Kirtland. Joseph testifies in his behalf. Diary-1
Joseph Smith diary (Nov. 27, 1832-Dec. 5, 1834). Selected Collections, 1:20. Original, Church Archives, MS 155.
in Papers
Papers of Joseph Smith, Volume 2: Journal, 1832-1842, edited by Dean C. Jessee (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1992).
, 28n4.

In 1837 a committee was appointed to "see if he would desist from selling spirituous liquors to those who were in the habit of getting intoxicated, and report to the authorities of the Church those members who might drink spirits at his house." ¶ Reynolds Cahoon
  Apr. 9, 1834 Joseph Smith, D. P. Hurlbut Court binds D. P. Philastus Hurlbut over under $200 bond to keep the peace for six months and pay nearly $112.59 in court costs. Diary-1
Joseph Smith diary (Nov. 27, 1832-Dec. 5, 1834). Selected Collections, 1:20. Original, Church Archives, MS 155.
in Papers
Papers of Joseph Smith, Volume 2: Journal, 1832-1842, edited by Dean C. Jessee (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1992).
, 28–29 // Zion in court
Zion in the Courts: A Legal History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Edwin Brown Firmage and Richard Collin Mangrum (Urbana: University of Illinois Press), 1988.
, 52; HC
History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, edited by B. H. Roberts, 7 vols. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1902-1912, 1932).
2:49; Early documents
Early Mormon Documents, compiled and edited by Dan Vogel. 4 vols. (Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002).
1:23 cites the court judgment dated March 31.
Charleston (on Lake Erie; Lorain, 1874) / Lorain
  1834   Village site surveyed.  
Chippewa Township / Wayne
  Formed in 1815. Doyleston, the principal village, began in 1827. It is 11 mi. SW of New Portage.
  [May–June] 1831 Luke S. Johnson, Robert Rathburn "… performed a mission to the southern part of Ohio … where we baptized several and organized a branch in Chippewa." ¶ Luke S. Johnson (h)
  [Late Aug.] 1832 Amasa Lyman, Zerubbabel Snow Visit; members include a brother Baldwin Welton, a brother Bosinger. ¶ Amasa Lyman
  May 1834 Zion's Camp First stop after New Portage.  
Cincinnati / Hamilton
  March [4], 1831 Parley P. Pratt (h) Reaches Cincinnati after one week travel from St. Louis. Parley P. Pratt
Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt, edited by Scot Facer Proctor and Maurine Jensen Proctor (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 2000). Originally published as Autobiography of Parley Parker Pratt, edited by Parley P. Pratt Jr. (New York: Published for the Editor and Proprietor by Russell Brothers, 1874).
, 67.
  [June–July] 1831 Joseph Smith party Reaches Cincinnati enroute to Independence. Joseph has an interview with Walter Scott, who is not impressed. , 126 // [SHOWREF=p1, 356 // HC
History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, edited by B. H. Roberts, 7 vols. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1902-1912, 1932).
1:188.
  August 1831 Joseph Smith party Pawn trunk on return from Independence for travel expenses. ¶ Ezra Booth Letter 7
  Feb. 6–Mar. 6, 1835 Orson Pratt, Lorenzo D. Barnes Baptize "some." ¶ Orson Pratt (h2)
Cleveland / Cuyahoga
  [Feb.] 1831 John Murdock "and others"    
  Oct. 1834 Oliver Cowdery "Cleveland is a pleasantly situated town at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River, and is improving. The Canal from the south has increased its trade, and it now affords a market. The harbor is good, and was built at considerable expense. … many foreigners of late, have taken residence in the town and vicinity—Swiss and German. These, generally, are circumspect, peaceable, and industrious." Oliver Cowdery (Pontiac, M. T.) , Oct. 20, 1834, MA
Latter Day Saints' Messenger and Advocate
1, no. 1 (Oct. 1834): 3.
Columbus / Franklin
  Apr. 20, 1835 Orson Pratt I saw a man passing, whom I felt impressed to speak to. He was a Saint, and the only one in the city. I stopped at his house, and there read a late number of the Messenger and Advocate. Found that I had been chosen one of the Twelve Apostles, and was requested to be in Kirtland on the 26th of April. ¶ Orson Pratt (h2) 
  Jan. [8 or 9], 1836 Oliver Cowdery, Cyprian Rudd Oliver visits Cyprian, a member whose wife is ""very low of a fever." Oliver's 1836 diary
Oliver Cowdery, diary, 1836, titled "Oliver Cowdery's Sketch Book," MS 2737 box 85, fd. 1 // "Oliver Cowdery's Kirtland, Ohio, 'Sketch Book,'" edited by Leonard J. Arrington in BYU Studies 12, no. 4 (Summer 1972): 410-426.
, 414.
Conneaut (previously known as Salem, 11 mi. W of Springfield, PA) / Ashtabula
  Jan. 21, 1833 John Boynton, Evan Greene Preach at Sherman's Corners, "had good attention." Evan M. Greene
Evan M. Greene, Diary (1832-1852), Church Archives, MS1442 (CD of holograph).
, 2.
  Jan. 28, 29, 1833 John Boynton, Evan Greene Preach in school house "near Vandeverters," the next night at "Furgersone's school house in the town of Conneaut … no open opposition here but a verry uneasy congregation not much prospect at present." Evan M. Greene
Evan M. Greene, Diary (1832-1852), Church Archives, MS1442 (CD of holograph).
, 4.
East Liverpool (on the Ohio River, 5 mi. E of Wellsville) / Columbiana
  Aug. 1834 Lorenzo Young, Isaac Hill Home of Lorenzo Young and Isaac Hill, who certify they are "perfectly satisfied" with Joseph Smith's behavior on Zion's Camp. Minutes of Aug. 23, 1834
Elyria / Lorain
  1829 Sidney Rigdon, Matthew S. Clapp The church "began in the tour of Clapp and Rigdon in 1829. … Church formed in 1832. It increased till there were forty members." Hayden history
Early History of the Disciples in the Western Reserve, Ohio, A. S. Hayden (Cincinnati: Chase & Hall, 1876).
, 467.
  Fall 1829 Sidney Rigdon, Orson Hyde Mission to Lorain and Huron counties. "[W]e baptized a great number of people into the new faith organized several branches of the Church, and returned again to Mentor." ¶ Orson Hyde (h)
  Spring 1830 Orson Hyde Becomes pastor of the Elyria and Florence churches. Teaches school in fall and winter of 1830. ¶ Orson Hyde (h)
  [Nov.–Dec.] 1831 Hyrum Smith, Orson Hyde Mission to Elyria, Florence. Convert former followers, organize 2 or 3 branches. ¶ Orson Hyde (h)
Euclid (11 mi. W of Kirtland on Lake Erie) / Cuyahoga
  Oct. 31, 1830 Josiah Jones, Isaac Morley Attend meeting, first learn of Book of Mormon. ¶ History of the Mormonites
  Jan. [17], 1831 Hyrum Smith Tries to hold a meeting, "But the wicked raged in Such a maner that we Could not keep order and was oBlieged to DisSmiss the meeting." Continues on to Cleveland, Amherst, Florence. Hyrum's diary
Hyrum Smith Diary [1831-1832]. Hyrum Smith Papers. Vault MSS 774. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Harold B. Lee Library, BYU.
, 12.
Fairfield (on the Miami River, 12 miles W of Steubenville) / Butler
  August 11, 1832 Jesse Gause, Zebedee Coltrin Stop enroute to Pittsburgh. ZC
Zebedee Coltrin diary. Church Archives, MS 1443 item 1.
, 30.
Fairport Harbor (2.5 miles N of Painesville) / Geauga [Lake, 1840]
  1834 Oliver Cowdery "Fairport is an excellent harbor … Government has expended a considerable amount in extending its Piers several rods into the Lake, at the end of which a small Light House is now being finished to render the ingress of vessels more easy during the dark gales … " MA 1, no. 1 (Oct. 1834): 3.
Florence (21 mi. W of Elyria) / Huron [Erie, 1840]
  Fall 1829 Orson Hyde, Sidney Rigdon Mission to Lorain and Huron counties, establish several Campbellite churches, including Elyria and Lorain. ¶ Orson Hyde (h)
  Spring 1830 Orson Hyde Returns after winter in Mentor to pastor Elyria and Florence churches. Teaches school in Florence, fall and winter 1830. ¶ Orson Hyde (h)
  1830 Orson Hyde Reads part of Book of Mormon, concludes it is fiction, denounces it. ¶ Orson Hyde (h)
  [Nov.–Dec.] 1831 Orson Hyde, Hyrum Smith Mission to Elyria, Florence. Convert former followers, organize 2 or 3 branches. ¶ Orson Hyde (h)
  [Sept.] 1833 David W. Patten Moves to Florence for a few weeks, gets sick, goes on another mission. ¶ David W. Patten (h)
  Jan. 19, 1832 Hyrum Smith "from thence to flourence passing through amherst held a meeting at Brother moses Daylys on the 19th of January having the good pleasure to through the mercy of god of meeting a goodly memBer of our Broths and sisters from Newlondon." Stays at Brother Blackman's house. Hyrum's diary
Hyrum Smith Diary [1831-1832]. Hyrum Smith Papers. Vault MSS 774. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Harold B. Lee Library, BYU.
, 13–14.
  May 1834 Orson Hyde Picks up $100–200 owed him to help finance camp he is leading from the East to Zion. ¶ Orson Hyde (h)
Garrettsville / Portage
  April 1829 Sidney Rigdon Sidney's Mantua Center church divides to form congregations in Hiram, Nelson, and Garrettsville.  
  Nov. 17, 1832 William E. McLellin, Samuel H. Smith William preaches to "very attentive congregation" for an hour and a half before "some wicked wretch or wret[c]hes" start burning "some odious smelling thing," which broke up the meeting  
  Nov. 18, 1832 William E. McLellin, Samuel H. Smith Attend a Campbellite meeting, bear testimony, "but they rejected all with disdain and desired us to depart out of their coasts. We did so and wiped the dust of our feet against them." McLellin journals
Journals of William E. McLellin: 1831-1836, edited by Jan Shipps and John W. Welch. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press; Provo: BYU Studies, 1994).
, 61.
Grafton / Lorain
  Feb. 20, 1841 Zebedee Coltrin Organizes branch with 12 members. ¶ Zebedee Coltrin
Harpersfield (26 mi. NE of Kirtland) / Ashtabula
  Nov. 7, 1813 William Cahoon Birthplace. William F. Cahoon autobio
William F. Cahoon autobiography. Microfilm of manuscript. Church Archives, MS 8433.
  Oct. 1830 John Corrill Home when missionaries Oliver Cowdery, Parley P. Pratt, Zebedee Coltrin, and Peter Whitmer Jr. arrive on their way to Kirtland and Missouri. John rides to warn Sidney Rigdon in Mentor but arrives after he has been converted. ¶ John Corrill
Hiram Township / Portage
  One of the original Western Reserve townships, originally including Mantua, Shalersville, Freedom, Windom, and Nelson. "The name of the township, Hiram, was suggested by Col. Tilden, who proposed it to all the original proprietors, who were Freemasons, in honor of an Illustrious Ancient Master Workman well known to the fraternity." Portage history
History of Portage County, Ohio (Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885; rev. ed., Portage County Historical Society, Inc., Ravenna, Ohio, 1972).
, 466, 470.
  Jan. 6, 1814 Symonds Ryder Buys 115 acres, builds a home, finds himself "surrounded by old acquaintances; for Hiram was a Vermont colony." Returns to Vermont for his family the following winter. ¶ Symonds Ryder
  [1816] Symonds Ryder Symonds and Jason Ryder arrive with their parents and sisters. Portage history
History of Portage County, Ohio (Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885; rev. ed., Portage County Historical Society, Inc., Ravenna, Ohio, 1972).
, 470.
  March 4, 1818 John Johnson John's and four other families from Pomfret and Hartford, Vermont arrive. ¶ John Johnson
  Apr. 18, 1829 Sidney Rigdon Sidney's Mantua Center church divides. Thirty-seven in Hiram and Nelson form one church, and another is formed in Shalersville. Hayden history
Early History of the Disciples in the Western Reserve, Ohio, A. S. Hayden (Cincinnati: Chase & Hall, 1876).
, 238.
  Oct. 11, 1831 Conference David Whitmer and Reynolds Cahoon are "ordained to their office or appointment" of fund raising. Minutes of October 11, 1831
  Oct. 29, 1831 Joseph Smith, William E. McLellin Revelation: William to take Samuel on a mission east. D&C 66
  Nov. 1–2, 1831 Conference Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, John Whitmer, Peter Whitmer Jr., Sidney Rigdon, William E. McLellin, Orson Hyde, Luke Johnson, Lyman Johnson to publish 10,000 copies of the Book of Commandments. Minutes of November 1–2, 1831
  Sept. 12, 1831 Joseph Smith, Emma Smith Joseph, Emma, and the twins move to Hiram.  
  Mar. 24, 1832 Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon Joseph and Sidney are tarred and feathered. 1832 Tarring of Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon
  Hudson (now a Cleveland suburb 28 miles south of Kirtland) / Summit
  1826 Western Reserve College Western Reserve College at Hudson, Summit Co., Ohio, , founded 1826.  
  Jan. 1836 William E. McLellin Secures the services of Joshua Seixas to teach Hebrew in the Kirtland school.  
  1833–1835 Ebenezer Robinson "worked in the "'Hudson Observer' office, a Presbyterian paper, published in the interest of the Hudson College in that place." Items
"Items of Personal History of the Editor," Ebenezer Robinson in The Return (Davis City, Iowa: Church of Christ, 1889-1890).
1, no. 4 (April, 1889), 58.
Huntsburg (19 mi. SE of Kirtland) / Geauga
  Mar. 29, 1835 Joseph Smith Preaches 3 hours Sunday "where William E. McLellin had been {debating} holding a public discussion on a challenge from Mr I. M. Tracy, a campbellite preacher, the two days previous. on the divinity of the book of Mormon. at the close of which two were baptized. and on monday four more came forward for baptism." , 588 // HC
History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, edited by B. H. Roberts, 7 vols. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1902-1912, 1932).
2:218.

I. M.: J. M. in HC
History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, edited by B. H. Roberts, 7 vols. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1902-1912, 1932).
.
Kirtland / Geauga
  Jan. 30, 1831 Sidney Rigdon Returns from New York.
January [12–17] John Whitmer Arrives from New York with revelations. Zion extends from Kirtland to the Pacific Ocean. ¶ 1831 Chronology
Feb. [1], 1831 Joseph, Emma Smith Arrive from New York.  
Feb. 27, 1831 Orson Pratt, William Smith Arrive from New York. ¶ Joseph to Hyrum, March 3–4, 1831
June 13, 1831 Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Martin Harris, W. W. Phelps, Edward Partridge, Sidney and Elizabeth Gilbert, Joseph Coe Leave Kirtland for Jackson County (900 miles). ¶ 1831 Chronology
1833 John Johnson Moves to Kirtland from Hiram. Marinda Johnson Hyde in Women
Women of Mormondom, Edward W. Tullidge (New York: author), 1877.
, 404.
Lawrence Co. (Ohio's southernmost county)
  1832 Luke S. Johnson, Seymour Brunson Organize branch. ¶ Luke S. Johnson (h)
  Late Aug. 1832 Amasa Lyman, Zerubabel Snow "… our destination was the southern part of the State of Ohio, where Elders Seymour Brunson and Luke Johnson had been laboring, and had built up a small Branch of the Church. We continued here and in Cabell county, [West] Virginia, until the following spring, during which time there were some forty souls added to the Church." ¶ Amasa Lyman (h)

Cabell County, West Virginia is across the river from Lawrence Co., Ohio.
  Fall 1833 Luke S. Johnson "I visited the branches raised up in Lawrence County, Ohio, and preached and baptized in that vicinity." ¶ Luke S. Johnson (h)
Madison (11 E of Painesville along S Ridge Road) / Geauga
  August 2, 1832 Jesse Gause, Zebedee Coltrin Preach at Chancy Lovlin's "in which good attention was paid" ZC
Zebedee Coltrin diary. Church Archives, MS 1443 item 1.
, 29.
Mantua Township / Portage
  1809 Oliver Snow Elder Jones founds Baptist church in Mantua, baptizes Oliver Snow and wife in the Cuyahogua River. Church meets in the first schoolhouse. Portage history
History of Portage County, Ohio (Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885; rev. ed., Portage County Historical Society, Inc., Ravenna, Ohio, 1972).
, 484.
  1810 Oliver Snow Listed in 1810 census as head of a family of six. Total population, 152, "a great decrease within that year." Portage history
History of Portage County, Ohio (Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885; rev. ed., Portage County Historical Society, Inc., Ravenna, Ohio, 1972).
, 480.
  1826 Sidney Rigdon Serves as preacher in Baptist church.  
Mantua Center, Mantua Township / Portage History at RootsWeb
  Jan. 1, 1827 Sidney Rigdon Organizes a reformed Baptist church (aka, in 1830 as "disciples of Christ" or popularly, Campbellite), taking almost all the members of the old Baptist Church with him." ¶ Sidney Rigdon

Portage history
History of Portage County, Ohio (Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885; rev. ed., Portage County Historical Society, Inc., Ravenna, Ohio, 1972).
, 484.
  April 18, 1829 Sidney Rigdon Sidney's church divides. Thirty-seven in Hiram and Nelson form one church, and another is formed in Shalersville. ¶ Sidney Rigdon
  March 21, 1830 Adamson Bentley Ordains Darwin Atwater an elder and Seth Harmon a deacon in the "disciples of Christ" congregation. Other members are Seth Sanford, Seth Harmon, and "a number of excellent sisters." Darwin Atwater to A. S. Hayden, Apr. 26, 1873, Hayden history
Early History of the Disciples in the Western Reserve, Ohio, A. S. Hayden (Cincinnati: Chase & Hall, 1876).
, 239.
Mayfield (9 mi. SW of Kirtland) / Cuyahoga
  Township organized in 1819.  
  1805 Rufus Mapes First settler in what became Highland Heights in Mayfield Township. Early convert, defected when asked to consecrate his farm. Rufus "said he did not read in his Bible that the Lord required his farm. He and many others left them." "Joel Miller’s Statement," 1, no. 2 (Apr. 1888): 2.
  1830   Census. ¶ 1830 Census: Kirtland, et. al.
  Nov. 1, 1830 Lyman Wight Lyman is moving to Mayfield to lead the new common stock community of five families when he hears of the Mormon missionaries ¶ Lyman Wight Journal
  Nov. 1830 Levi Hancock, Parley P. Pratt (h), Sidney Rigdon Levi hears Parley and Sidney preach. Levi's father, Thomas, and sister Clarissa Hancock Alger are baptized. ¶ Levi Hancock
Nov. 7, 1830 Lamanite missionaries Preach, baptize, and confirm "about thirty" (based on November 5 baptismal date for John Murdock). SHOWREF=impact], 483.
Mentor Township (adjacent to Kirtland Township on the north) / Geauga
  Oct. 28, 1820 Algernon Sidney Gilbert Purchases an acre, starts a store. N. K. Whitney learns the trade working in the store until 1821. ¶ Algernon Sidney Gilbert
  June 1826 Sidney Rigdon Preaches funeral sermon of reformed Baptist minister. In the fall, Sidney is called to be the pastor in Mentor. Hayden history
Early History of the Disciples in the Western Reserve, Ohio, A. S. Hayden (Cincinnati: Chase & Hall, 1876).
, 191.
  [1828] Sidney Rigdon Moves to Mentor at request of Baptists there. ¶ Sidney Rigdon Narrative
  1830   Census. ¶ 1830 Census: Kirtland, et. al.
  Oct. [27 or 28], 1830 Oliver Cowdery, Sidney Rigdon Lamanite missionaries call on Sidney in Mentor. The next morning, he tells the Clapps, "It's all a lie!" ¶ Missionaries in Kirtland, 1830
Apr. 1835 Parley P. Pratt Egged by townspeople. Egging of Parley P. Pratt (1835)
Middlebury / Portage [Summit, 1840]
  [Jan.–Feb.] 1832 William E. McLellin Drops out of mission to work. ¶ Luke S. Johnson (h)
Nelson Township (35 mi. SE of Kirtland, 5 E of Hiram) / Portage
  July 30, 1808 Bethesda Baptist church "Bethesda" church, with members in Nelson, Hiram and Mantua, is organized in Nelson. Nelson, Hiram and Mantua. Created primarily through the efforts of Deacon John Rudolph of Maryland, who settled near the site of Garrettsville in 1806. William West was the first pastor for a few years, then Thomas Miller. When the reform movement reached Ohio, the Bethesda church broke up. Bethesda belonged first to the Beaver Association, then to the Mahoning Baptist Association (organized 1820). Hayden history
Early History of the Disciples in the Western Reserve, Ohio, A. S. Hayden (Cincinnati: Chase & Hall, 1876).
, 237; Buckeye disciples
Buckeye Disciples: A History of the Disciples of Christ in Ohio, Henry K. Shaw (St. Louis: Ohio Christian Missionary Society), 1952.
, 24.
  Spring 1816 or Sept. 1817 Township organized out of Hiram Township. Portage history
History of Portage County, Ohio (Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885; rev. ed., Portage County Historical Society, Inc., Ravenna, Ohio, 1972).
, 474, 492.
  1824 Reformed Baptists "The reformed views effected a lodgment among the members of this church early in 1824, and after a series of struggles to reconcile differences of opinion on the question of creeds, and on some points of doctrine, seventeen members were excommunicated for heresy. The heretics represented the largest share of the intelligence and piety of the Bethesda Church; moreover, but eight votes were cast for the exscinding resolution. They were citizens of Nelson, Hiram, and Mantua; and being devoted to the Bible and the religion of the New Testament, they met successively for worship on Lord's days in these Townships." Hayden history
Early History of the Disciples in the Western Reserve, Ohio, A. S. Hayden (Cincinnati: Chase & Hall, 1876).
, 247.
  [Feb.–Mar.] 1831 John Whitmer, Lyman Wight John returns to Kirtland for Apr. 9, 1831 conference after organizing Nelson church. J. Whitmer
From Historian to Dissident: The Book of John Whitmer, edited by Bruce N. Westergren (Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1995 ).
, 55.
Sept. 6, 1831 Joseph, Sidney, Oliver, Christian Whitmer, Sylvester Parker On their way from home from Independence, they "silence" Ezra Booth "from preaching as an Elder." Six days later he writes his first letter to Ira Eddy (published in Oct. 13, 1831). Minutes of September 6, 1831
Nov. 16, 1831 William E. McLellin, Samuel H. Smith First stop on their mission from Hiram. "[T]he brethren were much animated and made known their good determinations and zeal for the cause of truth." McLellin journals
Journals of William E. McLellin: 1831-1836, edited by Jan Shipps and John W. Welch. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press; Provo: BYU Studies, 1994).
, 61.
New Garden (9 miles S of Salem) / Columbiana County
  August 10, 1832 Jesse Gause, Zebedee Coltrin Stay with Joseph Ingram enroute to Pittsburgh. ZC
Zebedee Coltrin diary. Church Archives, MS 1443 item 1.
, 29–30.
New London (79 mi. W of Kirtland) / Huron
  Feb. [10] –Mar. [3], 1831 John Corrill, Solomon Hancock "We went to New London, about one hundred miles from Kirtland, where we built up a church of thirty-six members in about three weeks time, though we were bitterly opposed by other preachers. After which we returned to Kirtland." Corrill history
Brief History of the Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints (Commonly Called Mormons), John Corrill (St. Louis: author, 1839) on Dale Broadhurst website, http://olivercowdery.com/smithhome/1830s/1839Corl.htm. Also on New Mormon Studies CD-ROM.
, 17.
  Jan. 19, 1832 Hyrum Smith "from thence to flourence passing through amherst held a meeting at Brother moses Daylys on the 19th of January having the good pleasure to through the mercy of god of meeting a goodly memBer of our Broths and sisters from Newlondon." Stays at Brother Blackman's house. Hyrum's diary
Hyrum Smith Diary [1831-1832]. Hyrum Smith Papers. Vault MSS 774. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Harold B. Lee Library, BYU.
, 13–14.
New Portage, Norton Township (55 mi. S of Kirtland, 2 mi. E of Norton) / Medina [Summit, 1840]
  On the Tuscarawas River/Ohio-Erie Canal; now part of Barberton.  
  [June] 1831 Early missionaries "In the year 1831, Ezra Booth preached at the 'Bates Corners' in Norton, to a numerous assembly, where I, for the first time, saw the book of Mormon, and was taught from it. … [62] … we afterward received preaching from brother R. Cahoon, David Whitmer, and Lyman Johnson, and after that, also by brother Thomas B. Marsh (h) and others … and the way being thus prepared, the Lord in his providence, sent brother Milton Stow among us, who baptized a number of persons, some of whom belonged to the Methodist Church—which … caused the preachers, which had charge of the circuit, to stand forth with great exertions to prevent its influence spreading further; and with the strongest expression of their exasperated feelings, thundered out anathamies and divine vengeance on the heads of those 'wolves in sheeps clothing,' ….

Ambrose Palmer, Jan. 28, 1835, to the editor, MA

Latter Day Saints' Messenger and Advocate
1, no. 4 (Jan. 1835): 61–62.

Also, ¶ Ezra Booth.
      "At this time, being April, 1833, God, … sent us brother Sidney Rigdon, who opened the scriptures to our understanding … showing us the fruits which the gospel produced in former ages, as also the gifts that were in the church—such as visions, revelation, the ministration of angels, the gift of the holy spirit, and prophecy—and that these were again restored to the world and were found in the 'mormon church.' Many now obeyed the gospel and were baptized, at which time myself also, received baptism.  
      "This little branch continued to increase rapidly for some time, … till the number, in the beginning of 1834, amounted to something more than sixty. For a few months the work of gathering seemed almost to cease, … and there has been additions to the church … till the number now remaining, according to our church record, is ninety three: one has died; six have moved away, and two have been cut off from the church."  
    Ezra Booth Preaches the Book of Mormon in Bates Corners, , enroute to Independence.
[Oct.–Dec.] 1831 Ezra Booth Writes nine letters opposing Mormonism to Rev. Ira Eddy. They are published in the Ohio Star, Ravenna. Ezra Booth Letters
May 2, 1833 Joseph, Sidney, Frederick Rule several ordinations "illegal." Minutes of May 2, 1833
Apr. 20–21, 1834 Joseph, Sidney, Oliver, Zebedee Coltrin Attend conference, raising funds and volunteers for Zion's Camp. "A large congregation of Saints." TS
Times and Seasons
6, no. 19 (Dec. 15, 1845): 1058, 1059–1061.
May 1, 1834   Kirtland contingent of Zion's Camp leaves for New Portage. ¶ Wilford Woodruff
    Joseph allegedly misappropriates a quit from the quartermaster. ¶ Minutes of August 29, 1834
May 5, 1834   Zion's Camp leaves for Missouri. Encyclopedic history
Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Andrew Jenson (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Publishing Company, 1941).
, 577.
May 6, 1834   First group that left Kirtland on May 1 is joined in New Portage by the rest of the company and leaves May 8. ¶ Wilford Woodruff; ¶ Heber's Accounts of Zion's Camp
May 7, 1834 Amasa Lyman, John Tanner Amasa, John and his sons join the Camp. ¶ Amasa Lyman (h)
May 16, 1834 Joseph Smith Arrives with a hundred members of Zion's Camp. Orson Pratt journals
The Orson Pratt Journals, compiled and arranged by Elden J. Watson (Salt Lake City: Elden J. Watson, 1975).
, 40.
Sept. 8, 1834 Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery Attend conference. Joseph explains gift of tongues to be used for preaching the gospel to other nations and languages, not for governance of the church. ¶ Minutes of September 8, 1834
Winter 1834–1835 Parley P. Pratt Spends the winter, then to Kirtland. ¶ Parley P. Pratt (h)
June 6, 1835 Oliver Cowdery Presides over conference of New Portage (100 members) and Strongsville branches. Minutes of June 6, 1835
Nov. 18, 1835 Ambrose Palmer Presides over a council of high priests and elders that finds Reuben Keeler guilty of prosecuting members in a court of law and unchristian-like behavior. Minutes of November 18, 1835
Newark (county seat, 35 mi. E of Columbus) / Licking
  1830   "By 1830, Newark had a population of roughly one thousand people. … probably best known for the Newark earthworks, a series of mounds built by prehistoric Native American cultures in Ohio." Source
  June 1831 Joseph Smith's party Exit Ohio Canal (176 mi. of Cleveland). Proceed through Columbus to Dayton.  
North Union (19 mi. SW of Kirtland; now in Shaker Heights) / Cuyahoga
  March 31, 1822   First public Shaker meeting in North Union. The Center Family is organized in 1824; the 30 x 40, two-story dwelling house is completed in May 1826. Shaker west
Maps of the Shaker West: A Journey of Discovery, Martha Boice, Dale Covington, Richards Spence (Dayton, Ohio: Knot Garden Press, 1997).
, 92.

Source
  Fall 1828   80 members sign a covenant completing the organization, the fourth Shaker community in Ohio.
  Oct. 22, 1831 Jesse Gause Arrives with family. ¶ Jesse Gause
Northampton (16 mi. N of New Portage) / Portage [Summit, 1840]
  May 1831 Lyman Wight Baptizes John Smith (not the prophet's uncle).  
North Ridgeville (4 mi. E of Elyria) / Lorain
  [Late 1830–early 1831] Orson Hyde "On one occasion, the people of Ridgeville, near Elyria, sent for me to preach against the 'Mormon' bible. I complied with the request, and preached against it. The people congratulated me much, thinking that "Mormonism" was completely floored. But I, for the first time, thought that the "Mormon" bible might be the truth of heaven; and fully resolved before leaving the house, that I would never preach against it anymore until I knew more about it, being pretty strongly convicted in my own mind that I was doing wrong." (Orson is a Campbellite preacher at this time.) ¶ Orson Hyde (h)
Norton (52 mi. S of Kirtland, 2 mi. W of New Portage) / Medina [Summit,1840]
  Apr. 19, 1834 Joseph Smith Joseph's party prays for Joseph and bless one another. Minutes of April 20–21, 1834
  Apr. 21, 1834 Joseph Smith Conference of elders. Joseph: history of obtaining and translating the Book of Mormon, the revelation of the Aaronic Priesthood, the organization of the church, the revelation of the High Priesthood, "and the gift of the Holy Spirit poured out upon the Church &c."  
  Aug. 1834 J. B. Bosworth, John Smith, Orson Johnson, Roswell Evans Meeting minutes indicate these brethren are from "the church in Norton." Certify they are "perfectly satisfied" with Joseph Smith's behavior on Zion's Camp. Minutes of August 23, 1834
  Sept. 7, 1834 Oliver Cowdery, W. W. Phelps Oliver writes William the first in a series of letters published in the Messenger and Advocate regarding the early history of Mormonism. Oliver Cowdery's History of the Church (1)

See New Portage  
Orange (village and Township now in SE Cleveland) / Cuyahoga
  1830   Census. ¶ 1830 Census: Kirtland, et. al.
  Nov. 14, 1830 John Murdock Baptizes 3. ¶ John Murdock
  May 17, 1831 Joseph, Parley Pratt, Reynolds Cahoon Church meets in Burnet home, baptize two. Reynolds thinks "some verry far from the truth." Jared Carter diary
Jared Carter diary. Microfilm of holograph, Church Archives, MS 1441.
, 1.
Oct. 25–26, 1831 Joseph, Oliver Cowdery, Sidney Rigdon, Hyrum, Martin Harris, Reynolds Cahoon, others (minutes list 38) General conference in Sirenes Burnett home. Ordinations to High Priesthood. Sidney rebukes men for not taking it seriously. High Priesthood is sealing power. Oliver Cowdery and David Whitmer instructed regarding the selection of the Twelve. Minutes of October 25–26, 1831
Nov. 19, 1831 James A. Garfield Birthplace.  
Jan. 16–17 Reynolds Cahoon Committee visits disgruntled families, excommunicates several the next night. Cahoon
Reynolds Cahoon diary. Church Archives, MS 1115.
.
Painesville / Geauga [Lake, 1840]
  Nov. 2, 1829 Edward Partridge Meeting of homeowners of School District No. 6 scheduled "to meet at the Hat Store of E. Partridge on Monday the 2nd of November at 7 oclock pm for the purpose of devising ways and means for purchasing a site and erecting a School House thereon and doing other school business …" ¶ Edward Partridge
Jan. 2, 1832 Reynolds, Orson Pratt Visit disgruntled members in Painesville and Kirtland, excommunicate several.  
Mar. 20, 1832 Jonathan Stebbins Dies in Mentor. "…formerly of this village [Painesville] aged 36 years. He was a convert to the Mormon faith, and was on the point of embarkation for the 'promised land' in Missouri." PT
Painesville [Ohio] Telegraph, Eber D. Howe, ed.
, Mar. 20, 1832
Parkman Township / Geauga
  Dec. 5, 1832 Solomon Humphrey, Noah Packard To leave on mission from Parkman. Noah goes east January 3–22, 1833 and on April 22 starts east again with William Pratt, returning September 25, 1833. Minutes of December 5, 1832
Perry/ Perry
  1829 Sidney Rigdon Founds Campbellite church of Perry. Hayden history
Early History of the Disciples in the Western Reserve, Ohio, A. S. Hayden (Cincinnati: Chase & Hall, 1876).
, 346.
Peru / [probably Huron]
  Summer 1831 Parley, Orson Pratt Baptize 5 en route to Missouri. ¶ Orson Pratt (h1)
Ravenna Township (county seat) / Portage
  January [8–10], 1832 Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon Conclude their mission to Shalersville, Ravenna, and other places to refute "the scandalous letters then being published in the Ohio Star, at Ravenna, by … Ezra Booth." MH-A
Manuscript History of the Church (December 1805-August 30, 1834), 553 pages numbered from the "back" of Joseph's "large journal" (A-1), written June 11, 1839-Aug. 24, 1843. Selected Collections 1:1, Volume 1 // “Joseph Smith History, 1839” (first 93 pages), Early Mormon Documents 1:56-148; “History, 1839” (first 240 pages), Papers of Joseph Smith 1:265-386. Original, Church Archives, CR 100 102, Volume 1.
, 179–80 // HC
History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, edited by B. H. Roberts, 7 vols. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1902-1912, 1932).
1:239.
Richmond / Jefferson
  Oct. 1834 Oliver Cowdery 1.5 miles up the river from Fairport. Richmond "has several extensive stores which afford most kinds of merchandise conssumed in the country, very cheap. Farmers generally find a certain market for their produce, and a large extent of country south receive their eastern merchandise at the two places [Richmond and Fairport]." MA
Latter Day Saints' Messenger and Advocate
1, no. 1 (Oct. 1834): 7.
Rome (32 mi. E of Kirtland) / Ashtabula
  1830   Census. ¶ 1830 Census: Kirtland, et. al.
  Nov. 1830 Levi Hancock After being baptized in Kirtland, Levi returns to his home in Rome and commences holding meetings. December, moves 3 miles west, lives in a home while laying hardwood floor. ¶ Levi Hancock
Dec. [19], 1831 Reynolds Cahoon, Hyrum Smith Hold Sunday meeting at home of James Baldwin. Hyrum's diary
Hyrum Smith Diary [1831-1832]. Hyrum Smith Papers. Vault MSS 774. L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Harold B. Lee Library, BYU.
, 7.
Jan. 1831
Heman Basset, Edson Fuller, Burr Riggs Proselyte, exhibit unusual operations of the spirit, baptize. ¶ Levi Hancock
  Spring 1831 Parley, Orson Pratt Proselyte. ¶ Orson Pratt (h1)
  August 4–7, 1832 Jesse Gause, Zebedee Coltrin Stay with John Reed on mission to Pittsburgh, East. ZC
Zebedee Coltrin diary. Church Archives, MS 1443 item 1.
, 29.
Russia Township / Lorain
  1825   Township incorporated (the year after Lorain County was organized).  
  November 1826 Parley P. Pratt (h) Arrives at "a small settlement about thirty miles west of Cleveland" and begins a new life. Parley P. Pratt
Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt, edited by Scot Facer Proctor and Maurine Jensen Proctor (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 2000). Originally published as Autobiography of Parley Parker Pratt, edited by Parley P. Pratt Jr. (New York: Published for the Editor and Proprietor by Russell Brothers, 1874).
, 14–15.
  October 1827 Parley P. Pratt After marrying Thankful Halsey in Canaan, Columbia County, NY on September 9, Parley and his bride land "within ten miles of my place" at the mouth of Black River. Parley P. Pratt
Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt, edited by Scot Facer Proctor and Maurine Jensen Proctor (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 2000). Originally published as Autobiography of Parley Parker Pratt, edited by Parley P. Pratt Jr. (New York: Published for the Editor and Proprietor by Russell Brothers, 1874).
, 20–21.
  1830 Parley P. Pratt

Living in Russia Township.

 1830 U.S. Census
  July–Aug. 1830 Parley P. Pratt Arrested for debt. Flees up the Erie canal to Palmyra, where he learns of the Book of Mormon and Joseph Smith. ¶ Debt
Salem (11 miles N of Lisbon, near Pennsylvania border) / Columbiana County
  August 9, 1832 Jesse Gause, Zebedee Coltrin Stay at Thomas French's enroute to Pittsburgh. ZC
Zebedee Coltrin diary. Church Archives, MS 1443 item 1.
, 29.
Shalersville Township / Portage
  Late spring 1828 Sidney Rigdon, Thomas Campbell Preach Alexander Campbell's Baptist reforms, baptize two. Hayden history
Early History of the Disciples in the Western Reserve, Ohio, A. S. Hayden (Cincinnati: Chase & Hall, 1876).
, 334.
  Apr. 18, 1829 Sidney Rigdon Sidney's Mantua Center church divides. Thirty-seven in Hiram and Nelson form one church, and another is formed in Shalersville. Hayden history
Early History of the Disciples in the Western Reserve, Ohio, A. S. Hayden (Cincinnati: Chase & Hall, 1876).
, 238.
  Nov. 15, 1831 Reynolds Cahoon, David Whitmer On a fund-raising mission, David seals the Shalersville church "up unto Eternial life." Cahoon
Reynolds Cahoon diary. Church Archives, MS 1115.
, 21–22.
  Jan. [8–10], 1832 Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon Conclude their mission to Shalersville, Ravenna, and other places to refute "the scandalous letters then being published in the Ohio Star, at Ravenna, by … Ezra Booth." MSH
Manuscript History of the Church (1839-[1882]). LDS Church Archives, CR 100. The first 240 pages are transcribed in Papers of Joseph Smith 1:265-386, where it is titled, "History, 1839." Selected Collections identifies it as Church Historian's Office History of the Church, 1839-circa 1882. Unless otherwise stated, Selected Collections is cited. 1-A refers to DVD vol. 1 (1805-1836), pages 1 -553. 1-B refers to DVD vol. 1 (addenda, miscellaneous, genealogy, Dec. 1834, Oliver Cowdery letters, and Nov. 1835-Jan. 1836), pages 1-191 (numbered from the back of the book).
, 179–80 // HC
History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, edited by B. H. Roberts, 7 vols. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1902-1912, 1932).
1:239.
  Nov. 15, 1832 Zebedee Coltrin, David W. Patten (h) David seals up the brethren to eternal life. Cahoon
Reynolds Cahoon diary. Church Archives, MS 1115.
, 21–22.
Steubenville / Jefferson
  1826 Walter Scott Sidney and Alexander Campbell's ally in Pittsburgh (1822–1825) moves to Steubenville and starts a school.  
  April 4, 1832 Sidney, Joseph, N. K. Whitney, Peter Whitmer Jr., Jesse Gause Arrive. Next day take steamboat to Wheeling, West Virginia. TS
Times and Seasons
5, no. 16 (Sept. 2, 1844): 624.
Strongsville (SW Cleveland) / Cuyahoga
  1814 Coltrin family moves to Strongsville from New York. ¶ Zebedee Coltrin
  1830   Census. ¶ 1830 Census: Kirtland, et. al.
Dec. 1830 Oliver Cowdery, Parley Pratt (h), Peter Whitmer Jr., Ziba Peterson, Frederick G. Williams Baptize Coltrins, others.
  Mar. [5], 1831 Parley Pratt Reaches Coltrin home en route from Independence to Kirtland to report results of Lamanite Mission. Sick, remains two weeks ¶ 1831 Chronology
Jan. 1832 Major N. Ashley Living in Strongsville, probably working as a tanner. ¶ Oliver Cowdery to Joseph Smith, January 28, 1832
Feb. 20, 1834 Sidney Rigdon, John P. Greene Assigned to Strongsville. ¶ Minutes of February 20, 1834
June 6, 1835 Oliver Cowdery Presides over conference of New Portage (100 members) and Strongsville branches. Minutes of June 6, 1835
June 6, 1835 Zebedee Coltrin Represents branch of 8 at New Portage conference. ¶ Zebedee Coltrin; Kirtland council
Kirtland High Council Minutes (December 1832-November 1837). Selected Collections, 1:19. Original, Church Archives, MS 3432.
Thompson (26 mi. E of Kirtland) / Geauga
  April 1817 Leman Copley Elected a trustee in Township's first election. ¶ Leman Copley
Spring 1831 Parley and Orson Pratt Preaches, works 5–6 weeks on Colesville church settlement. ¶ Orson Pratt (h1)
  May 26, 1831 Colesville church Settlement has commenced at Leman Copley's farm. Western Courier (Ravenna), May 26, 1831. Source
June 15, 1831 Colesville church Revelation: leave Thompson for Missouri. D&C 56
  June [23], 1833 D. P. Hurlbut Tells branch, "I have proved that Council has no wisdom, I told them I was sorry I confessed and they believed it to be an honest confession, I deceived the whole of them and made them restore me to the Church." ¶ Satan Came Also
Warren (14 mi. NW of Youngstown) / Trumbull
  May 1819 Sidney Rigdon Moves into Rev. Adamson Bentley's home to apprentice as a Baptist minister. ¶ Sidney Rigdon
  March 1828 Sidney Rigdon Visits Walter Scott.  
  Apr.l 2, 1832 Sidney, Joseph, N. K. Whitney, Peter Whitmer Jr., Jesse Gause Sidney joins Joseph's party. The next day they travel to Warrensville en route to Independence. ¶ Sidney Rigdon
Warrensville Township includes neighboring villages of Warrensville and Orange / Cuyahoga
  April 30, 1810 Frederick G. Williams Purchases 161 acres from his father. Moves with wife to Chardon by 1828. ¶ Frederick G. Williams
  Nov. 14, 1830 John Murdock Baptizes 5, including John's wife (Julia Clapp), a Brother Covey, and three more. ¶ John Murdock
  Nov. 21, 1830 John Murdock Baptizes 3. ¶ John Murdock
Mar. 1831 John Murdock In four months of preaching, John estimates he is responsible for seventy baptisms in Orange and Warrensville. His journal lists fifty-nine names. ¶ John Murdock
May [13–14], 1831 Joseph, Parley, Reynolds Meet with the brethren.  
Weathersfield (Niles) / Trumbull
  Jan. 16–17, 1832 Sidney Rigdon, William E. McLellin Arrive from Auburn, spend the night at "friend Reed's." Next day "spent in visiting hte members, there and that eve we held a meeting at John Edward's." Sidney preaches on 17th and 18th, then leave for Hiram. McLellin journals
Journals of William E. McLellin: 1831-1836, edited by Jan Shipps and John W. Welch. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press; Provo: BYU Studies, 1994).
69.
  Feb. 13, 1832 William E. McLellin, Luke S. Johnson "[O]ld Mother Edwards" reports a vision which converted her to the Book of Mormon. "she had a foot and leg which had been struck with the num palsy." They administer to her and "she was immediately healed." McLellin journals
Journals of William E. McLellin: 1831-1836, edited by Jan Shipps and John W. Welch. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press; Provo: BYU Studies, 1994).
69.
Wellsville / Columbiana
  June 1831 Colesville church Moves from Leman Copley's farm in Thompson to Wellsville, 90 mi. SE of Kirtland on the Ohio River. ¶ 1831 Chronology
  July 3, 1831 Colesville church Boards steamboat on Ohio River enroute to Independence ¶ 1831 Chronology
  Apr. 3, 1832 Sidney, Joseph, N. K. Whitney, Peter Whitmer Jr., Jesse Gause Arrive in Wellsville en route to Independence. Next day to Steubenville. ¶ Sidney Rigdon
West Township / Columbiana
  Oct. 6, 1837 Conference Baptize 2 in early morning, assemble in "a mart house near the village of Rochester." Presiding Elder J. Cooper, 13 members, 1 high priest, 8 elders, 3 priests, 1 teacher. 36 members in "this place; 8 members of Suffield, Portage Co., church represented by A. Stanley; 6 members of Strongsville church represented by Elder Weatherby; 20 members in New Portage represented by priest J. Roberson. B. Winchester reports mission with J. Grant to Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland; baptized twelve. Came through Beaver City; "he believed the church in that place numbered 15 in good standing." "Minutes of a Conference of Elders and members," Elders' Journal
Elders' Journal of the Church of Latter Day Saints. Kirtland: October-November 1837; Far West: July-August 1838. Joseph Smith editor (actually edited by Don Carlos Smith) and Thomas B. Marsh publisher. Replaces Messenger and Advocate edited by Warren A. Cowdery. Name changed to Elders' Journal of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and Sidney is assistant editor. See Peter Crawley's Descriptive Bibliography, item 39.
1, no. 1:15
Willoughby / Geauga [Lake, 1840]
  Known as Chagrin (not Chagrin Falls) in the early 1830s, and before that, Charlton, a French trading post at the mouth of the Chagrin River during the French and Indian Wars. Geauga County Place Names
  1830   Census. ¶ 1830 Census: Kirtland, et. al.
  Spring 1838 Frederick G. Williams, Luke S. Johnson Luke arrests, helps Frederick escape. ¶ Luke S. Johnson

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