People
Brief biographical sketches for selected persons mentioned in Joseph Smith’s papers. Names listed in this directory include church leaders and members, Smith family members, people Joseph Smith encountered in his travels, parties involved in legal and business matters, and other acquaintances. Each entry also includes links to all documents that mention the person. Some entries have document links but no biographical sketch; these are included to assist researchers interested in individuals who are less prevalent in Joseph Smith’s documentary record.
- Abbott, Hiram
- Abbott, Lewis
- Abbott, Rufus
- Abbott, Stephen
- Abernethy, William D.
- Able, Elijah
- Adams, Arza Matson
- Adams, Benjamin
- Adams, Caroline Youngs
- Adams, Charles D.
- Adams, George Washington Joshua
- Adams, Hannah E. Root
- Adams, James
- Adams, James Marvin
- Adams, John Quincy
- Adams, Lucian B.
- Aiken, David Dickey
- Aiken, Thomas P.
- Ainsworth, Jared D.
- Aldrich, Hazen C.
- Aldrich, Isaac
- Aldrich, Mark
- Alexander, Randolph
- Alger, Fanny
- Allaman, John
- Allen, Adolphus
- Allen, Albern
- Allen, Andrew Lee
- Allen, Charles
- Allen, Daniel
- Allen, Elijah Pease
- Allen, Fannie Maria
- Allen, Gideon
- Allen, Joseph
- Allen, Joseph K.
- Allen, Matthew
- Allen, Nathan W.
- Allen, O. M.
- Allen, Philo
- Allen, Shubael
- Alley, Sarah
- Allred, Isaac
- Allred, James
- Allred, L.
- Allred, Reuben W.
- Allred, William Moore
- Alred, P. A.
- Alston, John
- Alvord, Thaddeus
- Ames, Ira
- Ames, Jeremiah
- Anderson, Aaron Burr
- Anderson, Buckly Burnham
- Anderson, George C.
- Anderson, John
- Anderson, Miles
- Anderson, Stinson H.
- Andrews, Alonzo
- Andrews, Joseph A. W.
- Andrews, Sherlock James
- Andrus, Hazard
- Andrus, Milo
- Angell, Solomon
- Angell, Truman Osborn
- Annis, John Closson
- Anson, Asa
- Anthon, Charles
- Appanoose
- Appleby, William Ivins
- Armstrong, Sybella Lehman McMinn
- Arnold, Josiah
- Arnold, Nancy Maria (Mariah) Winchester
- Arthur, Michael
- Arthur, Thomas
- Ashby, Nathaniel
- Ashley, John
- Ashley, Major Noble
- Ashton, William
- Atchison, David Rice
- Atherton, Aaron
- Atherton, Persis
- Atwater, Caleb
- Atwood, Elisha
- Atwood, Reuben
- Austin, Emily M. Coburn
- Austin, Joseph
- Avard, Sampson
- Averett, Elisha
- Averitt, Julia Ann Stringham
- Avery, Arvin Allen
- Avery, Daniel
- Avery, Margaret Adams
- Avery, Philander
- Avery, William
- Avise, Matthias
- Axtell, Abner Perry
- Axtell, Salmon Blake
- Ayer, John Varnum