Index
A
- Abbott, Lewis, joined teachers quorum, 461
- abolitionists, arrested at Palmyra, Mo., 1841, 93
- Adam-ondi-ahman, John Smith, Reynolds Cahoon, and Lyman Wight had been leaders at, 415
- Adams, hosted Taylor at Hannibal, 1832, 58
- Adams, Barnabas, joined priests quorum, 462
- Adams County, Illinois, citizens of, attacked Nauvoo, 128
- alcohol, Iowa high council resolved to disfellowship shopkeepers of, 444
- Aldrich, leader of Saints in Keokuk, 329
- Allen, challenged a man to fight, 74
- Ambrosia, Iowa
- Anderson (a Saint), killed at Battle of Nauvoo, 129
- Anderson, Major, near Galena mines, 53
- Andersonville prison, Val Fleak at, 370
- Annis, J. C. (a Saint), accused of theft, 195
- Anti-Mormon party, in Iowa, 23, 263–65, 271, 273
- anti-Mormons
- Archer, criminal pursued by Taylor, 141
- Archer, lawyer in Palmyra, Mo., served as prosecutor against Taylor, 95
- Atchison, David R., leader of militia in Missouri, 286
- Augusta, Iowa, Saints in, namely merchants, could settle in if they chose, 420
- Avery, Daniel
- Ayers, Mr., witnessed wedding, 361
- Ayers, Mrs., witnessed wedding, 361
B
- Babbitt, Ammon, as lawyer for the state in trial of Hodges, 121
- Bacrect, R. H., in sale of lots in Keokuk, 1837, 137
- Badger, John, on high council in Iowa, 414, 447
- Bagley, [Eli?], to be visited by high council, 448
- Baldwin, Wheeler
- banking
- Barney, enlisted regarding trial of Hodges, 121
- Barnum, Miss, married Hughes, 313
- Barrett, town constable near West Point, 73
- Battle of Crooked River, 284
- Bebee, Calvin, agreed to stop selling alcohol after a request from Iowa high council, 444
- Bell, Alfred
- Bennett, David, as councilor pro tem, 419
- Bennett, Hiram, appointed a teacher (priesthood), 474
- Bennett, John C.
- Bennett, William J., appointed a priest, 473
- Bird, robbed Bizette, arrested, and convicted, 321
- Birdsal, Dr., as settler in Keokuk, 318
- Birdsal, Mrs. Slitwitt, as settler in Keokuk, 318
- Bizette, Paul, robbed by Bird, 321
- Black Hawk
- Blair, Francis Preston, candidate in Kentucky, 43
- Boggs, Lilburn W.
- Boone, Nathan, under command of Col. Kearny, 282, 302
- Booth, Harmon, property of, stolen, 215
- Boreas (steam packet), 295, 339
- Boren, Alabama/Alley B., joined Nashville branch, 478
- Bowman, viewed carved plates shown by Lucy Smith at Nauvoo, 113
- Branch, Dr., 105–6
- Brockman, General, led attack on Nauvoo, 128
- Brooks, Cock Eyed, as settler in Keokuk, 318
- Brooks, Joseph, saved barrels from fire, 362
- Brooks, Mrs., as settler in Keokuk, 318
- Brown County, Illinois, citizens attacked Nauvoo, 128
- Browne, Jesse B.
- appointed toll collector and doorkeeper, 309
- became acquaintance of Gen. Scott, 305
- campaigned for congressional seat, 308
- complimented schoolmaster during trial, 304
- converted to M.E. church and spoke against the rebellion (Civil War), 310
- as guest of Gen. Scott, 305
- as Justice of the Peace, 309
- led militia in Iowa-Missouri border conflict, 303
- as member of territorial council, 306
- met Judge Williams, 282
- military service of, 301
- threw powder keg into fire to get seat, 302
- tried to stay at Fleak’s Keokuk House, 307
- Browne, Mary (Cook), graduated college, was a companion of Mrs. Fleak, and married, 305
- Brown, US Mail agent, looked for thief, 341
- Bullard, Daniel, joined priests quorum, 461
- Burk/Burke, John
- Burke, cheated the Taylors of land in Kentucky, 39
- Burlington, Iowa, Hodges trial moved to, 1845, 124
- Burns, John, assisted Taylor regarding arrest and trial of criminals, the Hodges, 121
- Burtis, Stephen H., property of, stolen, 215
C
- Cahoon, Reynolds, as counselor in Iowa Stake presidency, 415, 448, 452
- Caldwell, horse thief, arrested by Taylor, 117
- Caleb F. Davis Collection
- Campbell, Henry J. (“Bucket”)
- Carlin, Thomas
- Carter, Simeon, high councilors assigned to visit him, 447
- Carthage, Illinois
- Cartright, preacher in Iowa, 75
- Casey, Green, went to Fort Madison with Taylor, 67
- Chambers, John, governor of Iowa, issued writs against Joseph Smith, 466
- Chapin, Dr., believed Fleak dead, 280
- Chase/Chace, Stephen
- Chittenden, Abraham B., as settler in Lee County, 296
- Claggett, Thos. W., settler at Keokuk, 175
- Clark, Bill
- Clark, Fugit, marriage of, 72
- Clark, J. H., substituted on Iowa Stake high council, 422
- Clark, Samuel, preached sermons in Keokuk, 300
- Clark, Timothy B., listed as a teacher in the priesthood, 460
- Clay, Green, landholder in Kentucky, 42
- Cole, member of Nashville branch
- helped poor widow, 478
- Cole, William R.
- Coleman, Mrs., as settler in Keokuk, 315
- Coleman, William (“Sweet William”), kept hotel at Keokuk, 170, 315
- consecration, law of
- convicts, used for labor, 172
- Cook, Mr., moved to California and founded Marysville, 306
- Cope, Samuel and Ann, deaths of, caused by lack of medicine, 228
- Cornwallis, with Taylor at Dubuque, 55
- Cornwall, kept store for Wheeler, 54
- Cowles (lawyer), sent to invite Browne to Grand Lodge, 309
- Cox, James, plastered house for Fleak, 365
- Cresmon, Thomas, served on Iowa high council as pro tem, 447
- criminal activity
- Crookshank, Alex, difficulties of purchasing land of, 82
- Curtis, Samuel R., commanded Iowa infantry, 368
D
- Daniels, C., accused Pettit of misconduct, 478
- Daniels, Sterlin, sued by Pettit, 478
- Danites
- Davenport, George, killed, allegedly by Saints, 265
- Davis, Caleb F., History of Keokuk by, 1
- Davis, Caleb F., photograph of, 5
- Day, A., joined Church, 475
- De Joinville (prince), visited Keokuk, 353
- Deney, Cap., rescued Mrs. Hummer, 356
- Dent, Thomas
- Derick, Ira U. W., met Fleak, 367
- Des Moines Rapids, 89n58, 291n26, 337n68
- Dierdorff, tried to convince Garber to light window, 364
- Doctrine and Covenants section 125, Zarahemla designated as city for Saints, 16
- Dodd, caused trouble at West Point, Iowa, 74
- Dodge, A. C., recommended Fleak as Justice of the Peace, 321
- Dodge, Governor, appointed Taylor a justice of the peace, 71
- Doty, James Duane, owned land in Iowa, 77
- Drake, Mr., took in stranger, 303
- Driscoll, caused trouble at West Point, Iowa, 74
- Dubuque, lead mines at, 1828 and later, 54
- Duncan, Chapman
- Dunham, Jonathan, friendship of, with Potawatomi, 400
- Dunn, James (a Saint)
E
F
- Far West, Missouri
- First Methodist Church of Keokuk, 300n41
- Fisher, Edmund/Edward
- Fisher, Pliny
- Fleak, Frank Bramble, as printer, 373
- Fleak, George, 372
- Fleak, Harriet Sundbeck, married Fleak, 278
- Fleak, Henry Clay, service of, during Civil War, 368
- Fleak, Julia A. (Levisher), married, 372
- Fleak, Julia A. Pennock
- Fleak, Laban Bramble
- accused Joseph Smith of treason, 377
- as antagonist to Saints, 9, 271
- Anti-Mormon party and, 273
- appointed as postmaster of Brighton, Iowa, 368
- arrested for offering reward for lynching, 328
- arrested Martin, a desperado, 141
- attempt on life of, 335, 351
- called for expelling Mormons from Keokuk, 330
- called meeting to deal with Mormons, 330
- career of, 269
- clothes stolen from, reward offered for, 327
- at dance, 299
- and death of friend John B. Russel, 357
- expelled Saints from Keokuk, 1841, 22
- goods stolen from, 338
- helped found Buffalo City, Missouri, 281
- intimidated Bill Price, 292
- as justice of the peace, 137, 320, 352, 354, 360
- letters of, to Governor Reynolds about attempted Boggs assassination and Joseph Smith extradition, 375–401
- lighting/lightering/lightening business of, 271, 293, 338, 352, 354, 359
- marriages of, 278, 280
- married Hughes and wife, 314
- as Mason, 357, 366
- militia leader against Saints in Missouri, 16
- Missouri militia service of, 270, 284–87
- moved to Brighton, Iowa, 367
- moved to farm outside Fairfield, 365
- moved to Keokuk, Iowa, 290
- moved to new house in Keokuk, 359
- moved to Richmond, Missouri, 281
- moved to Winchester, 288
- nearly died of cholera, 280
- opened grocery store, 291
- operated Keokuk House, 294, 320
- organized vigilance committee in Lee County, 22, 272
- partnered with Majors, 366
- photograph of, 276
- received flour as payment, 314
- regarding extradition of Joseph Smith, 24
- schooling of, 277
- sent to invite Browne to Grand Lodge, 309
- stole ammunition of Nauvoo militia, 1846, 25, 273
- stole guns and ammunition of Nauvoo militia, 350
- threw party to celebrate election of Zachary Taylor, 364
- traveled to England, 278
- tried to convince Garber to light window, 364
- wanted to remove criminals in Lee County, 15
- worked in Canada and on Lake Erie, 279
- wrote to Missouri governor, 272
- Fleak, Laban C. (son of L. B.), a printer, 372
- Fleak, Mari Pence, 372
- Fleak, Martha A. (Tracy), 372
- Fleak, Peter, 277
- Fleak, Valencort L., service of, during Civil War, 369
- Fleak, WMLB, marriage, work, and service of, 372
- Fleak, Zackery Taylor, service of, during Civil War, 371
- food, for Iowans, brought from Illinois, 1837, 81
- Ford, Edward R., sheriff, visited Fleak, 383
- Fordham, Elijah
- Ford, Thomas, Governor
- Fort Madison, Iowa
- Frances, pressed charges against Taylor at Palmyra, Mo., 94
- Freeman, Orrin, alerted about thief, 340
- Freemasons. See Masons
- Fuller, Amos B.
- Fuller, John F., Nauvoo Legion officer, examined a spy, 198
- Fuller, Luther, listed as a teacher (priesthood office), 460
- Fulton, Harry, intervened to help Hughes, 313
- Fulton, Mr., as LDS settler in Keokuk, 319
G
- Gaines, Lucy, as settler in Lee County, 290, 295
- Gaines, Mrs.
- Galena, Illinois, Taylor at lead mine at, 53
- Galland, Isaac
- accused of fraud in land sales, 18
- and dubious land claims at Zarahemla, 213
- frame house of, in Keokuk, 294
- and Half-Breed Tract, 202–8, 294, 312
- high council requested information regarding land bought from, 445
- photograph of, 137
- in sale of lots in Keokuk, 1837, 137
- swindled Saints in land purchases, according to Kilbourne, 226
- and trial of Fleak, 344–45
- Garber, Mr.
- Gates, Gipson, listed as a teacher (priesthood office), 460
- Gaylord, Leister, brought charges to high council regarding land dispute, 418
- Gee, G. W., clerk of Iowa Stake, 414, 450–58
- Gibbs, Luman, joined priests quorum, 461
- Gilbert, Hayden
- Gillock, Baxter W., attended New Year’s Eve party, 325
- Gillock, candidate in 1840 election for sheriff, 137
- Gillock (Gillcock), sheriff of Lee County, Iowa, 89
- Gilmer, Dr., visited by Taylor near Fort Madison, 69
- Gilmore, settler near Galena, 53
- Goff, John H.
- Gray, criminal, partner of M. Martin, 97
- Gray, Moses
- Green, Judge, as schoolteacher, 353
- guns, stolen, 350
H
- Half-Breed Tract, Iowa
- actions of white land agents in, 11
- Church council discussed land issues in Iowa, 417
- conflicts over land claims in 1841 in, 18
- creation and repeal of, 147
- history of claims to, 209
- how settlers can purchase, according to Kilbourne, 231
- Iowa high council reported problem with Vinson Knight’s land proposal in, 445
- Jacob Remick deeded land to Joseph Smith in, 17
- Kilbourne said Saints do not have rightful claim to, 226
- land disputes in, 202–8
- land disputes settled by court, 1855, 174
- map of Saints’ land purchases in, 402
- Saints encouraged to move to, 13
- Vinson Knight to handle transfer of lands for the Church, 420
- Hamil, Smith, as settler in Lee County, 319
- Hancock, Alva/Alvah, recognized as a priest, 478
- Hancock County, Illinois
- Harlan, A. W.
- Harris, Martin, lived at Nauvoo, 249
- Harris, William, author of book on Mormonism, 235
- Hartsock, J. R., assigned Fleak to visit Masonic lodges, 367
- Haskell, thief, on riverboat in Hannibal, 48
- Hastings, in Iowa legislature, 80
- Hawley, Pierce
- Haworth, Mr., published Richland Clarion, 372
- Hickman, William A.
- Higbee, Elias
- Hillis, John
- Hillis, went with Taylor, near Galena mines, 53
- Hine, Dan, in river trade, 170
- Hines, Dan
- Hinkle, George
- Hinson, Elizabeth, of Nashville branch, needed help, 478
- Hitchcock, Emanuel, interpreter for meeting between Potawatomi and Joseph Smith, 398
- Hodges brothers
- hoe down (dance), 299
- Hoge, Joseph, candidate supported by Saints, 241
- Holman, David
- Hood, reported Indian attack in Illinois, 53
- Howard, Richard
- Hoyt, Samuel P., accused Martin of defaming him, 475, 476
- Hughes, Ross B., as settler in Keokuk, 312
- Hummer, Mrs., asaulted by husband, 356
- Hummer, Reverend, cases against, 355
- Humphrey, grand master Mason, 309, 357
- Huntington, Dimick, marshall of Nauvoo, protected Joseph Smith from arrest, 222
- Hyde, Orson
I
- Illinois
- Indians. See Native Americans
- Iowa Stake
- collected affadavits regarding Missouri persecution, 422, 446
- decided that debts incurred in Missouri must be dismissed, 420
- disorganized, 1842, 465
- high council obeyed Joseph Smith’s instruction to disregard law of consecration for now, 446
- high council wanted full rights regarding Missouri losses, 446
- leaders resolve to disfellowship Saints who disobey word of wisdom, 424
- leaders resolve to keep law of consecration, 423
- leaders to look after the poor, 448
- minutes of, 411–58
- minutes of, general contents of, 10
- Iowa territorial legislature, 1838-1839, 79
- Iowa Territory
- citizens outraged at criminality among the Saints, 265
- criminals incorrectly identified as Saints in, 19, 20
- 1839 border war with Missouri, in Fleak autobiography, 303
- 1839 border war with Missouri, in Hawkins Taylor autobiography, 6, 85–87, 135
- frontier, validity of study of, 11
- Kilbourne complains against Saints’ settlements in, 192
- land disputes in, Joseph Smith spoke about, in 1842, 467
- maps of, 413, 457
- problems with Saints settling in, 16
- property disputes in, 1843, 168
- rise of anti-Mormonism in, 14
- Saints’ goal to build cities in, 15
- Saints hoped to purchase land in, 13
J
- Jackson, Hiram, listed as a priest, 460
- Jacobs, editor of Gazette, opposed David Room, killed, 78
- James, Judge, guardian of Mrs. Fleak, 282
- Jevis, Mr., purchased Fleak’s homestead, 359
- Johnson, Ed, attended New Year’s Eve party, 325
- Johnson, John R., Taylor traveled with, 52
- Johnson, John, traveled with Taylor, 58
- Johnson, Lyman E., former Latter-day Saint, settled in Keokuk, 297
- Johnson, Lyman, settler in Keokuk, converted, 171
- Johnson, Mr., willing to sell property and leave Keokuk, 331
- Johnson, Sarah Lang (Long), as resident of Lee County, 297
- Johnson, Sarah (Mathews Snow), as resident of Lee County, 298
- Johnstone, Edward
- Johnston, Judge, attended New Year’s Eve party, 326
- Jones, John J., sold diseased meat to Taylor and killed McCardle, 100
- Jorden
K
- Kearny, Stephen W., stationed in Camp Des Moines, 301
- Kendall, candidate in Kentucky, 43
- Kentucky
- Keokuk, Chief
- Keokuk House
- Keokuk, Iowa
- assassins and outlaws at, 169, 288
- booming growth at, 174, 293
- description of, 271
- History of, in Caleb F. Davis Collection, 1
- History of, in Caleb F. Davis Collection, photograph of, 5
- land disputes finally settled, 1855, 174
- list of early settlers at, 170
- river trade at, 169
- Saints expelled from, 22, 330–33
- sketch of, 35
- Keokuk Savings Bank, houses Caleb F. Davis Collection, 4
- Kilbourne, David W.
- accused Isaac Galland of land sale fraud, 18
- accused Joseph Smith of involvement of Boggs assassination attempt, 24, 218
- accused Joseph Smith of plotting murder and using the Danites to destroy, 200
- accused Saints of stealing, 193–94, 230
- as alderman, gubernatorial candidate, and mayor, 182
- as antagonist to Saints, 9
- assisted Saints in legal redress regarding Missouri, 191
- attempted to invalidate Riddick claims to Half-Breed Tract, 210
- blamed Saints for crimes and turned against them, 148
- built house and planted trees at Montrose, 1837, 168
- career of, 147
- created a peace treaty with Saints living in Iowa, 1842, 165
- describes Native Americans, 12
- funded Des Moines Valley Railroad, 176
- helped Saints in 1840 to try to reclaim losses in Missouri, 13
- involved with Half-Breed Tract, 201–8
- as justice of the peace in Lee County, 148, 157–58
- learned of martyrdom while going to Carthage with Ford, 255
- list of thirteen robberies by Saints, 193
- moved to Fort Madison, Iowa, 1843, 172
- moved to Keokuk, 1852, 174
- parents of, died about 1845, 264
- as postmaster, 158
- predicted that after Smith’s death, the Church would not prosper, 260
- and Presbyterian Church, 179
- property of, allegedly stolen by Saints, 214
- raised sheep for a time, 172
- said Saints do not respect land claims, 18
- supported Lincoln and the Union, 183
- tried to trap thieves by using a spy among the Saints, 198
- wanted to remove criminals in Lee County, 15
- welcomed in Salt Lake City, about 1870, 167
- went to Nauvoo Mansion House after learning of the Smiths’ deaths, 256
- wrote to Fleak about extradition attempt, 381
- wrote to Fleak regarding Joseph Smith not being arrested for Boggs attack, 221
- Kilbourne, Edward
- Kilbourne, George E.
- Kilbourne, Harriet Rice, homesteaded in Iowa, 170
- Kilbourne, Henry (son of David), traveled to California and died, 173
- Kimball, Heber C., respected by David Kilbourne, 225
- Kingsbury, Joseph, served on Iowa high council as pro tem, 447
- King, Thomas, Adams Co. undersheriff, attempted to arrest Joseph Smith and Rockwell, 222
- Knight, Vinson
L
- Landford, John Fl., appointed Fleak as Grand Master’s deputy, 367
- land, sales of, in Iowa, difficulties of, 81, 83
- Langworthy brothers, miners at Dubuque, 55
- Latter-day Saints
- accused of involvement with Boggs assassination attempt, 218
- accused of stealing by Kilbourne, 230
- accused of stealing from Missourians, 219
- accused of stealing slaves, 138
- accused of thirteen robberies, 193
- became “squatters” on Half-Breed Tract, 162
- bought land in Half-Breed Tract, 203
- caused damage to David Kilbourne’s property, 162
- crimes among, elder accused of raping young girl, 472
- crimes among, Hickman threatened to kill Mecham, 470
- criminal activity in Lee County by, 20, 21, 131
- emigrated to Keokuk, 329
- escaped justice by false witness, 116
- evacuated to Iowa after Battle of Nauvoo, 129
- four men threatened Taylor at Nauvoo, 1845, 121
- health blessings and death among, at Nauvoo, 228
- held meeting to decide whether to leave Keokuk, 331
- Iowa Church leaders to help the poor among, 417
- leaders of, surrendered at Far West, 286
- many settled in Half-Breed Tract, 164
- poor character of, according to Kilbourne, 229, 236
- poverty among, at Nauvoo, 1842, 228
- prepared to go west and leave Nauvoo, 266
- secret meetings of, 329
- sold property and left Keokuk, 332
- Taylor believed all Mormons were Masons, 119
- teachings of Joseph Smith regarding end times, 132
- threatened David and Edward Kilbourne’s lives, 164
- tried to retake stolen arms, 351
- will claim land with or without rights, according to Kilbourne, 213
- Law, William
- Lebaunne/Labeanne, Peter A., at sale of lots in Keokuk, 1837, 137
- Lee, Lieut., showed Keokuk to Fleak, 282
- Leisa, Henry (settler). See also Hodges brothers
- Lester, James, elected sheriff in Lee County, 1845, 120
- Levisher, Milton, married Fleak’s youngest daughter, 372
- Lewis, Nathan, listed as a priest, 460
- lightering/lightening business, 291, 293, 298, 327, 337, 359
- Lincoln, Abraham
- Loney, gave information to Taylor regarding Martin, a criminal, 98
- Longstroth, Stephen, resident of Nauvoo, contacted by Kilbourne, 257
- Loomis, Harvey
- Loomis, John
- Lowery/Lowrie/Lowry, John, appointed high councilor pro tem, 421
- Lucas, Robert (gov. of Iowa Territory)
M
- Mace, Wandall, charged for land dispute and abusive language, 419
- Mackley, James
- Madison, Wisconsin
- vote for, as seat of government, 77
- Majors, Perry, partnered with Fleak, 366
- Manlord, David, joined deacons quorum, 461
- maps
- Margrave, Mary, as witness in suit over colt, 355
- Marion, Francis, general in Revolutionary War, 44
- Markham, Stephen, assisted Kilbourne in identifying thieves among the Saints, 195
- Martin, John S., listed as teacher, 460
- Martin, Mellamthen C. (desperado)
- Martin, Moses
- Mason, George
- Masonic Temple at Nauvoo, site of trial of Hodges brothers, 1845, 122
- Masons
- May, James, captain of riverboat, 53
- McBride, Samuel, joined teachers quorum, 462
- McCall, Mr.
- McCardle, Horatio, bought land from Jones and was killed, 101
- McGavic, William S.
- McIntosh, John A.
- Mecham, Iowa
- Church at, had about 65 members, August 1841, 456
- Mecham, Joseph, threatened by Bill Hickman, 450–51, 470
- Mecham, Joshua
- Millard, Justin, as settler in Keokuk, 317
- Miller, Col., aimed to rid Keokuk of criminals, 1840, 138
- Miller, Daniel F.
- Miller, George
- Miller (minister), murdered, 265. See also Hodges brothers
- murdered by robbers near West Point, 1845, 120
- Missouri
- affadavits regarding, requested by Joseph Smith, 1840, 446
- Church council declared that debts incurred in, to be dismissed, 420
- David W. Kilbourne said Saints overcomplain about persecution in, 192
- poverty of Saints who fled, 190
- Saints collect affadavits regarding persecution in, 422
- Saints sign affidavits to try to reclaim losses, 13
- Missouri-Iowa Border Conflict, 1839
- Mitchell, Col., tried to disuade Fleak from moving to Keokuk, 288
- Mitchell, requested as constable by Fleak, 321
- money. See banking
- Montgomery, Sheriff, regarding supposed Mormons stealing Negroes, 93
- Montrose, Iowa
- Moore, Cornelius, employed Fleak to get subscribers to Masonic Review, 366
- Mormons. See Latter-day Saints
- Mormons (supposed) as criminals
- Mott, as justice of the peace, 320
- Murrel’s Clan, desperadoes in Keokuk, 1840, 89
N
- N---s, Mr. and Mrs. B. A., and Hughes’s courtship, 313
- Nashville, Iowa
- Native Americans
- Nauvoo, Battle of, 1846
- Nauvoo Expositor
- Nauvoo, Illinois
- apostles to return to, after Smiths’ deaths, 260
- Caldwell family at, seek to thwart Taylor in arresting their son, 118
- in Caleb F. Davis volumes, 1
- funding for temple discussed at conference in 1843, 17
- Joseph Smith’s “pub” in, 242
- Kilbourne complains of liquor sales in, 195
- Kilbourne visited after Smith’s deaths, 252
- leaders of, destroyed Nauvoo Expositor, 247
- location of Hodges court activity, 121
- municipal court heard case of Joseph Smith, 240
- orderliness at, 130
- outlaws at, 248
- quiet in, after Smiths’ deaths, 260
- remaining buildings at, about 1860, 131
- residents of, told to remain quiet after Smiths’ martyrdom, 256
- Saints decided to leave, 1845–46, 265
- Saints under attack gather at, 128
- sale of property at, 130
- security patrol at, 118
- spy sent to, 334
- Taylor’s description of, 107–8
- Whittling brigade at, 164
- Nauvoo Legion
- Nauvoo Temple
- Newberry, James
- New York Land Company
- Noble, Joseph B.
- Norris, G. W., Gen., in Black Hawk War, 56
O
P
- Parker, J. D. (a Saint), accused of theft, 197
- Parker, Samuel, scribe in Iowa legislature, 80
- Parrish, Lucena, joined Nashville branch, 478
- Parrish, William R., joined Nashville branch, 478
- Parrott, Gen., attended New Year’s Eve party, 325
- Patten, John
- Patter, Col., published first newspaper in Keokuk, 319
- Patterson, William
- Penrod, Nancy, marriage of, 72
- Pettigrew, David
- Pettit, E., accused of misconduct, 478
- Philips, hosted Taylor at Illinois Bluff, 59
- Pitkin, George H., appointed to Iowa Stake high council, 423
- Pitkin, George W., appointed recorder for Church branch, 421
- Plumb (supposed Saint), accused of stealing Gov. Carlin’s horse, 91, 138, 230
- plural marriage
- Poagen[?], Cyrus, started store with Taylor, 70
- Pontoosuc, Illinois, Taylor and his prisoner stopped at, 119
- Ponts, John, as fighter at West Point, Iowa, 75
- Ponts/Points, Bill, constable at West Point, Iowa, 73
- Porter, Cimeon, appointed to Iowa high council as pro tem, 445
- Potawatomi, meeting of, with Joseph Smith, 398
- prayer, report that many Church members failed to pray with family, 462
- Price gang, desperadoes in Keokuk, 320
- Price, William (“Bill”)
Q
R
- Ralton, Hamp, horse thief in West Point, Iowa, area, 73
- Rameyous, Nicholas
- Rat Row, in Keokuk, 293, 327
- Raymeous, Emily, joined Nashville branch, 478
- Reed, Bridgeman, purchased storeroom, 358
- Reed, Elijah, helped by Fleak, 271, 287n17
- Reed, Hugh T.
- Rees, William, recognized as a teacher, 478
- Reeves (attorney)
- Remick, Jacob, deeded land to Joseph Smith without legal rights, 17
- Reynolds, Thomas (gov. of Missouri)
- Rich, Alfred
- Richardson, supposed Danite, accused of robbery and pursued by Taylor, 143
- Rigdon, Sidney
- Ripley, Alanson
- Roberts, Robert G., as poorly dressed member of Iowa legislature, 79
- Robinson (a Saint), sought for arrest for robbery, 131
- Rock Island, US armory located at, about 1841, 168
- Rockwell, Orrin Porter
- Rogers, David W.
- Rogers, John, joined deacons quorum, 463
- Room, David, in government of Iowa Territory, 78
- Rosalie (steam packet), 295
- Rose, Constable, 106
- Ross, Samuel, attended territorial convention, 76
- Rowne/Rowan, candidate in Kentucky, 43
- Russell, John B., editor of Keokuk Dispatch, death of, 357
S
- Saints. See Latter-day Saints
- Salt Creek, Illinois, Taylor farmed at, 60
- Schuyler County, Illinois, citizens of, attacked Nauvoo, 128
- Scott, Gen.
- Seeley, J. A., accused Wheelock of contrary doctrine, 474
- Seeley, Justus, appointed a deacon, 474
- Shepherd, Asberry, built residence for Fleak, 365
- Sherwood, H. G., Nauvoo marshal, accused of complicity with thieves, 197
- Siloam, Iowa, branch
- Sioux and Fox tribe, in Illinois and Iowa, 57
- Smith, A. J., commanded regiment during Civil War, 371
- Smith, Asahel
- Smith, D. B., relative of Joseph, accused of theft, 197
- Smith, Don Carlos, seen as talented by Taylor, 113
- Smith, Elias
- appointed bishop of Iowa branch, 447
- appointed to high council in Iowa, 412
- appointed to take affidavits to Washington, 423
- as bishop in Iowa, 414, 460
- clerk of Church conference, 474, 475, 478
- clerk of Church trial, 477
- instructed priesthood holder, 462
- known to Taylor, 113
- ordained a high priest, 415
- participated in Church trial, 474
- spoke at Church conference, 473
- Smith, Emma
- Smith, Hyrum
- burial of, 261
- charged with treason at Carthage, 254
- death of, noted by Taylor, 123
- death of, recounted by Kilbourne, 252
- disorganized the Church in Lee County, 467
- heard two Saints confess stealing, 466
- instructed Saints in Iowa to serve the poor and pay tithing, 468
- said two Saints had confessed to stealing, 17
- shot and killed at Carthage Jail, 255
- went to Kilbourne’s store in Montrose, 163
- Smith, John
- appointed president of Iowa branch, 411
- conducted business of Iowa Stake, 414
- created a peace treaty with Kilbourne and Iowans, 1842, 165
- declared that Iowa Saints would obey law of consecration, 423
- instructed priesthood holders, 462
- instructed Saints to not sue each other regarding debt, 423
- lived in Iowa and was respected by Taylor, 116
- presided over conference, 1843, 474
- taught high councillors their duties, 415
- taught priesthood holders, 461
- Smith, John, candidate for governor, 1832, 63
- Smith, Joseph, Jr.
- accused by Kilbourne of abusing the courts, 240
- accused of treason by Fleak, 377
- accused of using political influence, 240
- advised Saints to move from Iowa to Nauvoo, 466
- alleged prophecy by, of Boggs’s death, 376
- arrested for Nauvoo Expositor destruction, 248
- asked Saints for affidavits regarding Missouri, 422
- attempted arrest of, by Thomas King, 1842, regarding Boggs, 222
- attempt to kidnap, 384n3, 387
- burial of, 261
- called meeting of Nauvoo Council, 252
- carriage of, threatened danger to Taylor, 1845, 121
- charged with treason at Carthage, 254
- collected weapons of the Nauvoo Legion as ordered, 253
- condemned stealing by Saints, 467
- controlled voting at Nauvoo, according to Kilbourne, 236
- death of, noted by Taylor, 123
- death of, recounted by Kilbourne, 252
- defended Saints against accusations of theft, 194n18
- desired to build cities in Iowa, 15
- discharged in Boggs assassination attempt case, 236
- drunkenness of, according to Kilbourne, 229, 237
- evaded arrest regarding Boggs, 229
- extradition attempts regarding Boggs, 24, 376–401
- extradition hearing of, 391
- hiding in Iowa, 384
- instructed Iowa high council to not follow law of consecration for now, 445
- in Iowa to consult with attorney, 382
- Kilbourne’s report of a discourse by, regarding complaints among the Saints, 227
- knew if he did not surrender and go to Carthage that non-Mormon military would attack Nauvoo, 253
- laid out settlement of Zarahemla, Iowa, 1841, 167
- lawsuit of, against George Hinkle, 2
- legal action against, by Iowa governor Chambers, 466
- letter to Gov. Carlin, regarding threats, 384n3
- met with Potawatomi leaders, 398
- and plural marrage at Nauvoo, 241
- preached that thieving must stop and explained land claim problems, 17
- prophesied that Saints would go to Rocky Mountains, 466
- propositioned William Law’s wife (allegedly), 247
- requested affidavits to be sent to Washington, 446
- revelations of, regarding Zarahemla, Iowa, 213
- reward for arrest of, 222, 230, 272, 333, 384, 385, 386–87, 401
- shot and killed at Carthage Jail, 255
- sold property at Zarahemla to Saints, 1841, 167
- swindled immigrants of money, according to Kilbourne, 226
- Taylor on good manners of, 112
- told Saints to not steal from Kilbournes, 163
- used Saints’ homes in Iowa for refuge, 466
- went to Kilbourne’s store in Montrose and fought Kilbourne, 163
- Smith, Joseph, Sr., known to Taylor, 113
- Smith, Lucy Mack
- Smith, Mrs., suit over colt of, 354
- Smith, Samuel [not Joseph’s brother]
- Smith, William
- Smoot, Abraham Owen
- smuggling, 279
- Snow, Erastus
- Snow, Willard
- Sparks, Col., 284, 287
- Springfield, Illinois, Taylor farmed at, 29
- State Historical Society of Iowa
- steam packets, on upper Mississippi, 295
- Stephenson’s Cavalry Company
- Stevens (a Saint), accused of theft, 197
- Stillman, defeated by Blackhawk, 57
- Stillman, Gen., attacked by Indians, 53
- St. John, attacked while taking guns and ammunition to Nauvoo, 350
- St. Louis, Hawkins Taylor visited, 47
- Stotts, James, worked for Hawkins Taylor, 61
- Stotts, William, Taylor worked for, 59
- Stuekerjuergen, John, introduction to Hawkins Taylor documents, 27n2
- St. Vrain, Felix, killed by Indians, 57
- Sumner, Josiah, joined teachers quorum, 461
- Swazy, H. M.
T
- Tanner, John, others assigned to visit him, 447
- Tanner, Sidney, joined teachers quorum, 463
- Taylor, Catharine Walker, mother of Hawkins, 38
- Taylor, Dr., loaned money to Taylor, 60
- Taylor, Hawkins
- accomplishments of, 28
- appointed justice of the peace at West Point, Iowa, 1837, 71
- arrested and tried in Palmyra, Missouri, for highway robbery, 94–95, 140
- arrested thieves in Nauvoo, 90
- attended Iowa territorial convention, 1838, 77
- autobiography of, in State Historical Society of Iowa research center, 4
- in border war between Missouri and Iowa, 135
- bought diseased meat from Jones, 100
- bought farm in Irish Grove, Illinois, 1834, 67
- bought land at Salt Creek, Illinois, 1832-33, 60
- bought land at West Point, Iowa, 1836, 69
- built up farm at Salt Creek and brought cattle from Kentucky, 61
- campaignd for Lincoln in Irish Grove, Illinois, 1833, 64
- described Smith family, 113
- early life and travels to Missouri, 29
- early life, in Missouri, 134
- education of, 41
- elected constable in Illinois, 1833, 65
- elected sheriff of Lee County, Iowa, 1840, 89
- elected to Iowa territorial legislature, 1838, 77
- encountered Haskell, a thief, 49
- as excellent recorder of memories, 27
- farming in Illinois and meeting Lincoln, 29
- feared citizens of Nauvoo, 121
- feared trouble at Nauvoo when he detained a criminal, 117
- instrumental in asking Missouri to end border dispute, 1840, 86
- involved in improvements at Keokuk, 175
- joined attack against Nauvoo, 128
- left Galena for Hannibal during Black Hawk War, 58
- left Kentucky for St. Louis, 46
- left Kentucky for St. Louis and Quincy, 1831–32, 51
- list of public offices of, 136
- managed court in Lee County, 1845, 120
- married Melinda Walker, 1834, 62
- moved to Keokuk, 1845, 120
- negative views of, on Mormons and religion in general, 132
- neutral perspective of, with Saints, 9
- on Fleak’s appointment as justice of the peace, 322n57
- parents and brothers of, 37, 39, 46
- participated in guarding and prosecution of Hodges at Nauvoo, 1845, 122
- photograph of, 28
- prepared for Indians at Dubuque during Black Hawk War but saw none, 55
- pursued Jones for killing a man, 101
- pursued Martin, a desperado, 96–99, 141–42
- pursued Plumb, supposed Mormon horse thief, 91, 138
- pursued Richardson, supposed Danite robber, and accused Mormons of not arresting their criminals, 143
- returned home to Kentucky from Missouri, about 1831, 50
- saw bodies of men murdered by Indians near Cincinaway Mound, 56
- saw criminals among Saints in Nauvoo, 31
- saw good and bad among Saints, 32
- sold his land in Illinois, 1836, 69
- sought arrest of several Mormons, especially Robinson, a robber, 131
- sought news about Indian raids near Galena, 53
- threatened by mob in Palmyra, Mo., 96
- told citizens of Nauvoo that Iowans would destroy Nauvoo if Nauvoo protects murderers, 122
- tracked down criminals assumed to be Saints, 19
- traveled from Hannibal to Jacksonville to Irish Grove, Illinois, 1832, 58
- viewed carved plates at Nauvoo, 112
- visited Mr. Hinkle, 3
- visited Nauvoo about 1860, 131
- visited St. Louis, home of John Walker, 47
- wanted to remove criminals in Lee County, 15
- in West Point, Fort Madison, and Washington, 134
- wife and children of, 30
- worked in mines at Galena, 53
- worked with court to resolve Iowa-Missouri border dispute, 88
- Taylor, James (brother of Hawkins)
- Taylor, John (a Saint)
- attended Church conference at Zarahemla, 467
- Taylor, John, wounded at Carthage Jail, 255
- Taylor, John Howe (brother of Hawkins)
- Taylor, Major, aided passengers, 282
- Taylor, Samuel
- Taylor, tried to steal from Fleak, 287
- Taylor, Zachary, candidate in Kentucky, 43
- thefts, 321–24, 327, 340
- Thompson, preacher and abolitionist, arrested at Palmyra, 93
- Thurman, in charge of Fleak’s boats, 359
- Times & Seasons, minutes of Iowa high council to be published in, 446
- Tracy, Albert, oldest son of Basil and Martha Fleak Tracy, 372
- Tracy, Basil, married Fleak’s oldest daughter, 372
- Trebblecun, N. B., 368
- Turner, Jonathan Baldwin, author of book on Mormonism, 235
- Tuttle, justice at Palmyra, tried Taylor and Swazy, 94
V
W
- Walker, Alexander
- Walker, Cyrus
- Walker, John K.
- Walker, Joseph, uncle of Hawkins Taylor, 47
- Wallace, Gov., viewed carved plates shown by Lucy Smith at Nauvoo, 113
- Warsaw, Illinois, troops rallied at, to threaten Nauvoo, 256
- Washburn, Abraham
- Wasson, Lorenzo D., complained against Kilbourne, 199
- Weaver, Capt. recruited for Iowa infantry, 369
- Wells, Guy, supervised celebration party, 365
- West Point, Iowa
- Wheeler, John
- Wheeler, Loring, storekeeper near Galena, 54
- Wheelock, Cyrus H., accused but not sustained of teaching contrary doctrine, 474
- Wheelock, E. H., participated in Church trial, 476
- whittling brigade, in Nauvoo, 164
- Wight, Lyman
- Williams, B. A., built a pier at Keokuk, 170
- Williams, Christopher
- Williams, Jos, traveled with Fleak, 282
- Williams (missionary), rumored to be last Bourbon, 353
- Willis, William W., participated in Church trial, 474, 475, 476
- Wilson, assisted Taylor in chasing a criminal, Martin, 97
- Wilson, associate of Fleak, assisted Taylor in pursuit of Martin, 142
- Wisdom family, in Kentucky, 45
- Wood, John, mayor of Quincy, organized food for Saints evacuating, 129
- word of wisdom
Y
Z
- Zabriskie, Henry
- Zabriskie, Louis/Lewis, appointed high councilor pro tem, 421
- Zarahemla, Iowa
- Kilbourne complained against, 192
- land claimed by Saints, causing trouble, 210–15
- priesthood meeting held at, 460, 462
- Saints desired to build a city at, 16
- as Saints’ settlement, ownership problems of, 14
- Saints waited for Alanson Ripley to survey land for, 424
- stake at, dissolved, 210, 465
- stake at, had 321 members, August 1841, 455
