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Marks, William
Biography
15 Nov. 1792–22 May 1872. Farmer, printer, publisher, postmaster. Born at Rutland, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of Cornell (Cornwall) Marks and Sarah Goodrich. Married first Rosannah R. Robinson, 2 May 1813. Lived at Portage, Allegany Co., New York, where he was baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by Apr. 1835. Ordained a priest, by 3 Apr. 1835. Ordained an elder, by 3 June 1836. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, by Sept. 1837. Appointed member of Kirtland high council, 3 Sept. 1837, and agent to Bishop Newel K. Whitney, 17 Sept. 1837. President of Kirtland stake, 1838. While at Kirtland, appointed stake president at Far West, Caldwell Co., Missouri, 8 July 1838. En route to Missouri when difficulties in that state were confirmed. Located with Latter-day Saints at Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois, 1839. Appointed president of stake in Commerce (later Nauvoo), Hancock Co., Illinois, 5 Oct. 1839. Instructed in JS revelation to buy stock for building Nauvoo House, 19 Jan. 1841. Nauvoo city alderman, 1841–1843. Appointed a regent of University of Nauvoo, 3 Feb. 1841. Appointed guard in Nauvoo Legion, Mar. 1841. Member of Nauvoo Masonic Lodge. Admitted to Council of Fifty, 19 Mar. 1844. Aligned himself with leadership claims of Sidney Rigdon following death of JS, 1844. Rejected from Council of Fifty, 4 Feb. 1845. Left Nauvoo, Mar. 1845. Appointed counselor to James J. Strang in Strang’s Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 6 Mar. 1846. Located at Shabbona, De Kalb Co., Illinois, by June 1850. Affiliated with Charles B. Thompson, 1852–1853, and John E. Page, 1855, in leadership of new Latter-day Saint movements. Baptized into Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 10 June 1859, at Amboy, Lee Co., Illinois. Ordained a counselor in church presidency, 8 Apr. 1863. Married second Julia A. Muir, 5 Sept. 1866, in Shabbona. Moved to Little Rock, Kendall Co., Illinois, by June 1870. Died at Plano, Kendall Co.
Links
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- City Charter: Laws, Ordinances, and Acts, July 1842
- Elders’ Journal, November 1837
- Elders’ Journal, October 1837
- Times and Seasons, 1 August 1842
- Times and Seasons, 1 June 1842
- Times and Seasons, 15 February 1842
- Account of Hearing, 4 January 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Accounts Payable, 1 February–19 April 1838
- Agreement with Claudius Stannard, 3 October 1836
- Agreement with Moses Chase, 10 October 1836
- Appendix 3: Willard Richards, Journal Excerpt, 23–27 June 1844
- Appendix 5, Document 2. Draft Notes, March and April 1842
- Assignment of Judgment, 1 March 1838 [ Rounds qui tam v. JS ]
- Assignment of Judgment, 17 March 1838 [ Patterson and Patterson v. Cahoon, Carter & Co. and Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery ]
- Attachment, 19 April 1843 [ Dana v. Brink ]
- Attachment, 4 February 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Goddard et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Authorization for Oliver Granger, 6 May 1839
- Bill from John P. Greene, 19 November 1841
- Bill in Chancery, circa 19 June 1843 [ Russell v. JS et al. ]
- Bill to Incorporate the Church, 14 December 1840
- Bond from William Marks, 10 March 1842
- Bond to Nathan Cheney, 1 April 1840
- Bond, 13 February 1838 [ Allen v. O. Granger ]
- Charges against Harrison Sagers Preferred to William Marks, 21 November 1843
- Charges against Harrison Sagers Preferred to the Church Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve, circa 10 April 1844
- City Council Order, 30 January 1843–C
- City Council Order, 30 January 1843–G
- Committee Appointments, circa 19 May–circa August 1842
- Complaint, 15 January 1844 [ City of Nauvoo v. F. M. Higbee ]
- Complaint, 28 November 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Hunter ]
- Complaint, 30 November 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C ]
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 3, 6 May 1845–13 January 1846
- Deed from Jacob and Abigail Pettingill Bump, 23 May 1837
- Deed from William and Rosannah Marks, 17 May 1842
- Deed from William and Rosannah Robinson Marks, 10 April 1837
- Deed from William and Rosannah Robinson Marks, 11 February 1841–A
- Deed from William and Rosannah Robinson Marks, 11 February 1841–B
- Deed from William and Rosannah Robinson Marks, 5 November 1841
- Deed to Caroline Grant Smith, 11 December 1836
- Deed to Samuel F. Whitney, 8 July 1838
- Deed to William Marks, 1 April 1842–A
- Deed to William Marks, 1 April 1842–B
- Deed to William Marks, 10 April 1837–A
- Deed to William Marks, 10 April 1837–B
- Deed to William Marks, 10 April 1837–C
- Deed to William Marks, 10 April 1837–D
- Deed to William Marks, 10 April 1837–E
- Deed to William Marks, 5 November 1841
- Deed to William Marks, 7 April 1837
- Deed, William and Rosannah Robinson Marks to Mead, Stafford & Co., 11 July 1837
- Discourse, 16 July 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards–B
- Docket Entry, 12–circa 13 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Colton on Habeas Corpus ]
- Docket Entry, 2–circa 3 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Greene et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Docket Entry, 30 November 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–B ]
- Docket Entry, 4–circa 26 April 1843 [ State of Illinois v. J. Hoopes and L. Hoopes on Habeas Corpus ]
- Docket Entry, Costs, circa 5 June 1837 [ Patterson and Patterson v. Cahoon, Carter & Co. and Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery ]
- Docket Entry, Motion, 4 May 1841 [ Patterson and Patterson v. Cahoon, Carter & Co. and Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery ]
- Docket Entry, between 14 July and circa 2 August 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. McGraw ]
- Docket Entry, between 30 November and circa 3 December 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C ]
- Docket Entry, between 30 November and circa 3 December 1842, Circuit Court Copy [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C ]
- Docket Entry, between 30 November and circa 3 December 1842, Defendant Copy [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C ]
- Docket Entry, between 31 March and circa 19 April 1843 [ Dana v. Brink ]
- Docket Entry, between circa 15 and circa 16 January 1844 [ City of Nauvoo v. F. M. Higbee ]
- Docket Entry, between circa 16 and circa 30 May 1844 [ U.S. v. Jeremiah Smith–A ]
- Docket Entry, between circa 23 and circa 24 November 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Finch ]
- Docket Entry, circa 10 March 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–A ]
- Docket Entry, circa 13 June 1844 [ In the Matter of H. Smith et al. ]
- Docket Entry, circa 16 December 1841 [ Robinson v. C. Granger ]
- Docket Entry, circa 29 November 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Hunter ]
- Docket Entry, circa 29 November 1842, Copy [ City of Nauvoo v. Hunter ]
- Docket Entry, circa 30 May 1844 [ U.S. v. Jeremiah Smith–B ]
- Docket Entry, circa 4 February 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Goddard et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Docket Entry, circa 5 February 1838 [ Allen v. O. Granger ]
- Docket Entry, circa 6 December 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits ]
- Docket Entry, circa 6 December 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of Miles ]
- Docket Entry, circa 6 December 1842, Circuit Court Copy [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits ]
- Docket Entry, circa 6 December 1842, Defendant Copy [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits ]
- Docket Entry, circa 8 August 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Doctrine and Covenants, 1844
- Habeas Corpus, 8 August 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Habeas Corpus, 8 August 1842 [ Extradition of Rockwell for Assault ]
- Habeas Corpus, 8 August 1842, Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account, Draft
- History Draft [1 January–30 June 1842]
- History Draft [1 July–31 December 1842]
- History, 1838–1856, volume B-1 [1 September 1834–2 November 1838]
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 Addenda
- History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]
- History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844]
- History, 1838–1856, volume F-1 [1 May 1844–8 August 1844]
- Index to Nauvoo City Council Minute Book–A
- Index to Nauvoo City Council Minute Book–B
- Introduction to Allen v. O. Granger
- Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–B and City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C
- Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of Miles
- Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. Hunter
- Introduction to Patterson and Patterson v. Cahoon, Carter & Co. and Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery
- Introduction to Robinson v. C. Granger
- Introduction to Rounds qui tam v. JS
- Introduction to Russell v. JS et al.
- John Corrill, A Brief History of the Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1839
- John Taylor, Martyrdom Account
- Journal, 1839
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 1, 21 December 1842–10 March 1843
- Journal, December 1841–December 1842
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 2, 10 March 1843–14 July 1843
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 3, 15 July 1843–29 February 1844
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 4, 1 March–22 June 1844
- Journal, March–September 1838
- Kirtland Elders’ Certificates
- Letter from Edward Partridge, 5 March 1839
- Letter from Heber C. Kimball, 9 July 1840
- Letter from Reuben McBride, 28 February 1844
- Letter from William Perkins, 29 October 1838
- Letter of Introduction from John Howden, 27 October 1838
- Letter to John Corrill and the Church in Missouri, 4 September 1837
- Letter to Oliver Granger, between circa 22 and circa 28 July 1840
- Letter to William Marks and Newel K. Whitney, 8 July 1838
- Letter to the Presidency in Kirtland, 29 March 1838
- Letterbook 2
- License for Nathan K. Knight, 18 June 1838
- License for Samuel Parker, 12 November 1837
- License for William Marks, 1 June 1836
- List of Members, Council of Fifty, May 1844
- List of Members, Council of Fifty, probably between 25 April and 3 May 1844
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1844–1845
- Mayor’s Order to Nauvoo City Marshal, 21 June 1844
- Mayor’s Order to Nauvoo City Marshal, 5 March 1844
- Memorandum of Deeds, 3 March 1842
- Minute Book 1
- Minute Book 2
- Minute Entry, Appointment of Hyrum Smith, 19 May 1842
- Minute Entry, Board of Health, 11 February 1843
- Minute Entry, Report and Orders, 12 February 1844
- Minutes and Discourse, 1–5 October 1841
- Minutes and Discourse, 3–5 October 1840
- Minutes and Discourse, 6–8 April 1840
- Minutes and Discourses, 5–7 October 1839
- Minutes and Discourses, 6–7 April 1844, as Published by Times and Seasons
- Minutes and Discourses, 6–8 April 1843
- Minutes, 1 January 1842, Draft
- Minutes, 1 July 1844, Draft
- Minutes, 10 August 1844
- Minutes, 10 June 1844
- Minutes, 10 March 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–A ]
- Minutes, 11 April 1844
- Minutes, 11 February 1843
- Minutes, 11 June 1842
- Minutes, 12 July 1841, Draft
- Minutes, 13 April 1844
- Minutes, 13 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Colton on Habeas Corpus ]
- Minutes, 13 January 1844
- Minutes, 14 December 1844
- Minutes, 14 January 1843
- Minutes, 14 July 1835
- Minutes, 15 February 1841, Draft
- Minutes, 15 January 1842, Draft
- Minutes, 16 October 1841, Draft
- Minutes, 17 August 1840
- Minutes, 17 September 1837–A
- Minutes, 17 September 1837–B
- Minutes, 18 December 1841, Draft
- Minutes, 18 September 1843
- Minutes, 19 March 1844
- Minutes, 19 May 1842
- Minutes, 20 November 1841, Draft
- Minutes, 21 March 1844
- Minutes, 22 February 1841, Draft
- Minutes, 22 January 1842, Draft
- Minutes, 22 June 1842
- Minutes, 23 October 1841, Draft
- Minutes, 26 July 1838
- Minutes, 3 February 1841, Draft
- Minutes, 3 September 1837
- Minutes, 30 January 1843
- Minutes, 30 May 1844 [ U.S. v. Jeremiah Smith–A ]
- Minutes, 30 November 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–B ]
- Minutes, 4 December 1841, Draft
- Minutes, 4 September 1841, Draft
- Minutes, 4 February 1841
- Minutes, 4–5 May 1839
- Minutes, 5 January 1844
- Minutes, 5 March 1844
- Minutes, 6 December 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of Miles ]
- Minutes, 6 May 1839
- Minutes, 6–9 October 1843
- Minutes, 7–11 April 1841
- Minutes, 8 February 1841, Draft
- Minutes, 8 February 1845
- Minutes, 8 March 1841, Draft
- Minutes, 8 October 1842
- Minutes, 9 March 1844
- Minutes, 9 November 1844
- Minutes, 9 November 1844, Draft
- Mortgage to Mead, Stafford & Co., 11 July 1837
- Mortgage to Peter French, 5 October 1836
- Motion from William Law, 12 February 1842
- Motion from William Marks, 15 January 1842
- Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 3 February 1841–8 February 1845
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, February 1844–January 1845
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, February–December 1841
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, February–March 1845
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, January–November 1842
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, November 1842–January 1844
- Notice, 14 July 1843 [ Russell v. JS et al. ]
- Oaths from Nauvoo City Officers, 3 and 8 February 1841
- Pay Order to Edward Partridge for Aaron Johnson, 21 March 1838
- Pay Order to Edward Partridge for Asahel Perry, 1 February 1838
- Pay Order to Edward Partridge for John Isham, 1 March 1838–A
- Pay Order to Edward Partridge for John Isham, 1 March 1838–B
- Pay Order to Edward Partridge for John Isham, 1 March 1838–C
- Pay Order to Edward Partridge for John Isham, 1 March 1838–D
- Pay Order to Edward Partridge for Oliver Granger, 26 April 1838
- Pay Order to Edward Partridge for Oliver Granger, 3 March 1838
- Pay Order to Edward Partridge for William Smith, 21 February 1838–A
- Pay Order to Edward Partridge for William Smith, 21 February 1838–B
- Pay Order to Edward Partridge for William Smith, 21 February 1838–C
- Pay Order to Edward Partridge for William Smith, 21 February 1838–D
- Pay Order to Edward Partridge for William Smith, 21 February 1838–E
- Pay Order to Edward Partridge for William Smith, 21 February 1838–F
- Pay Order to Edward Partridge for Winslow Farr, 5 March 1838–A
- Pay Order to Edward Partridge for Winslow Farr, 5 March 1838–B
- Petition from John Burscough and Others, 29 December 1841
- Petition from John Taylor and Others, 11 March 1843
- Petition from John Taylor and Others, 8 March 1844
- Petition from Joseph Fisher and Others, 15 January 1842
- Petition from William Marks, 12 July 1841
- Promissory Note to William Marks, 4 April 1842
- Receipt from Sarah Burt Beman, 22 August 1838
- Receipt from Sarah Burt Beman, 26 January 1839
- Receipt from Sarah Burt Beman, 9 January 1839
- Receipt from Timothy Clark, October 1838
- Receipt from William Smith, 7 January 1839
- Recommendation for Samuel Bent and George W. Harris, between circa 17 and circa 28 July 1840
- Record of the Twelve, 14 February–28 August 1835
- Report from Lewis Robison, 14 January 1843
- Report from Lewis Robison, circa 14 January 1843
- Report of Agents, circa 30 January 1841
- Report of Committee, 12 February 1842
- Report of Committee, 14 May 1842–A
- Report of Committee, 14 May 1842–D
- Report of Committee, 26 February 1842–A
- Report of Committee, 26 February 1842–B
- Report of Committee, circa 18 February 1842
- Report of Committee, circa 22 January 1842–A
- Report of Committee, circa 22 January 1842–B
- Report of Committee, circa 27 November 1841
- Report of Committee, circa 5 March 1842
- Resolution, 11 June 1842–D
- Resolution, 11 June 1842–D, Copy
- Resolution, 14 January 1843–A
- Resolution, 22 June 1842
- Resolution, 22 June 1842, Copy
- Resolution, 30 January 1843–B
- Revelation, 19 January 1841 [D&C 124]
- Revelation, 8 July 1838–A [D&C 118]
- Revelation, 8 July 1838–E [D&C 117]
- Rules of Order for Nauvoo City Council, 22 January 1842
- Statement of Account from Henry G. Sherwood, circa 11 November 1843
- Statement of Account from Hitchcock & Wilder, between 9 July and 6 November 1838
- Statement of Account from John P. Greene, circa 5 March 1844
- Subpoena, 20 June 1843–A [ Russell v. JS et al. ]
- Summons, 10 October 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Summons, 2 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Greene et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Supersedeas, 19 January 1843 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits ]
- Supersedeas, 19 January 1843 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C ]
- The Book of the Law of the Lord
- Transcript of Proceedings, 6 January 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 18 March 1844 [ Russell v. JS et al. ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 4 June 1838 [ Allen v. O. Granger ]
- Venire Facias, 16 May 1844 [ U.S. v. Jeremiah Smith–A ]
- Venire Facias, 16 November 1841 [ Robinson v. C. Granger ]
- Verdict, 16 December 1841 [ Robinson v. C. Granger ]
- Voting Record, 19 May 1842
- Voting Record, 4 December 1841
- Warrant, 28 November 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Hunter ]
- Wilson Law and Others, Affidavit, 4 January 1843, Willard Richards Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]