- Gender
- Male
Kimball, Hiram S.
Biography
31 May 1806–27 Apr. 1863. Merchant, iron foundry operator, mail carrier. Born in West Fairlee, Orange Co., Vermont. Son of Phineas Kimball and Abigail. Moved to Commerce (later Nauvoo), Hancock Co., Illinois, 1833, and established several stores. Married Sarah M. Granger, 23 Sept. 1840, in Kirtland, Lake Co., Ohio; returned to Nauvoo three weeks later. Member of Nauvoo Masonic Lodge. Appointed assistant adjutant general in Nauvoo Legion, 3 June 1842. Nauvoo city alderman, 1841–1843. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Eli Maginn, 20 July 1843, in Nauvoo. Ordained a high priest, by 17 Jan. 1846. Operated Nauvoo iron foundry, by 1846. Wounded in Battle of Nauvoo, Sept. 1846. Moved to Utah Territory, 1850. Died en route to serve mission to Sandwich Islands when ship's boiler exploded.
Links
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- Times and Seasons, 1 August 1842
- Times and Seasons, 1 July 1842
- Affidavit from Jonathan Holmes, 7 February 1843
- Affidavit, 4 February 1843–B [ State of Illinois v. Goddard et al. ]
- Agreement with Arthur Morrison and Others, 15 June 1844
- Appendix 3: Willard Richards, Journal Excerpt, 23–27 June 1844
- Attachment, 19 April 1843 [ Dana v. Brink ]
- Bond from Bradley Wilson, 19 February 1842
- Bond from Charles C. Rich, 5 February 1842
- Bond from Lewis Dunbar Wilson and Bradley R. Bentley, 19 February 1842
- Bond from Thomas Rich, 5 February 1842
- Certification of Deed, 10 February 1843
- Certification of Deed, 12 January 1844
- Certification of Deed, 16 March 1844
- Certification of Deed, 17 April 1844
- Certification of Deed, 19 April 1844
- Certification of Deed, 2 May 1843–A
- Certification of Deed, 21 May 1844
- Certification of Deed, 22 May 1843
- Certification of Deed, 24 January 1844
- Certification of Deed, 25 April 1843
- Certification of Deed, 25 October 1843
- Certification of Deed, 3 June 1844
- Certification of Deed, 6 March 1843
- Certification of Deed, 7 June 1844
- Certification of Deed, 8 May 1843
- City Council Order, 30 January 1843–G
- Claim from Hiram Kimball, 14 December 1844
- Committee Appointments, 22 January 1842
- Committee Appointments, circa 19 May–circa August 1842
- 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 Ethan Kimball, 18 December 1843
- Deed from Ethan Kimball, 20 June 1842
- Deed from Ethan Kimball, 5 November 1842
- Deed from Orson and Marinda Nancy Johnson Hyde, 10 February 1843
- Deed from Wilford and Phebe Carter Woodruff, 26 April 1843
- Discourse, 21 February 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
- Discourse, 7 March 1844–A, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff
- Discourse, 7 March 1844–A, as Reported by Willard Richards
- Docket Entry, 30 November 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–B ]
- 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 23 and circa 24 November 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Finch ]
- Docket Entry, between circa 4 and circa 26 April 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Hoopes et al. ]
- Docket Entry, circa 10 March 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–A ]
- History Draft [1 January–30 June 1842]
- History Draft [1 January–31 December 1841]
- 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
- 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
- Letter from Joseph L. Heywood, 5 June 1843
- Letter from Nathan B. Haswell, circa 29 January 1844
- Letter to Newel K. Whitney, 24 May 1839
- Letter to Oliver Granger, 30 August 1841
- Letter to the Church, 23 June 1842
- Mayor’s Order to Nauvoo City Marshal, 21 June 1844
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 28 November 1843
- Minutes and Discourses, 6–8 April 1843
- Minutes, 1 July 1844
- Minutes, 1 July 1844, Draft
- Minutes, 1 March 1841, Draft
- Minutes, 1 November 1841, Draft
- Minutes, 10 August 1844
- Minutes, 10 March 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–A ]
- Minutes, 14 December 1844
- Minutes, 14 September 1844
- Minutes, 15 February 1841, Draft
- Minutes, 15 January 1842, Draft
- Minutes, 18 December 1841, Draft
- Minutes, 22 February 1841, Draft
- Minutes, 22 January 1842, Draft
- Minutes, 30 January 1843
- Minutes, 30 November 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–B ]
- Minutes, 30 October 1841, Draft
- Minutes, 4 December 1841, Draft
- Minutes, 5 March 1844
- Minutes, 8 July 1844
- Minutes, 9 March 1844
- Minutes, 9 November 1844, Draft
- Miscellaneous Notes [21–23 June 1844]
- Miscellaneous Notes [25–28 June 1844, 1843]
- Mortgage to Mead, Stafford & Co., 11 July 1837
- 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, January–November 1842
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, November 1842–January 1844
- Note to Hiram Kimball, circa 23 October 1841
- Oaths from Nauvoo City Officers, 30 October, 1 and 13 November 1841
- Pay Order to Newel K. Whitney for George Miller, 18 September 1840
- Pay Order to Newel K. Whitney for “Mrs. Young,” 15 June 1840
- Pay Order to Oliver Granger, 15 April 1840
- Petition from George Fidler and Others, circa 4 December 1841
- Petition from John M. Finch and Others, circa 15 April 1843
- Praecipe, 10 October 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Drown ]
- Receipt to Squire Bozarth, 24 August 1840
- Recommendation for Oliver Granger, 1 November 1839
- Report of Committee, 9 April 1842–B
- Report of Committee, 9 April 1842–C
- Resignation from George A. Smith, circa 10 August 1844
- Revelation, 19 May 1842
- Rules of Order for Nauvoo City Council, 22 January 1842
- Statement of Account from Henry G. Sherwood, circa 11 November 1843
- 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 ]
- Venire Facias, 16 May 1844 [ U.S. v. Jeremiah Smith–A ]
- Venire Facias, 2 March 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Greene et al. ]