Jacob Whitmer
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Jacob Whitmer | |
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Born | Pennsylvania, United States[1] |
February 2, 1800
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Resting place | Richmond Pioneer Cemetery, Missouri, United States Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Known For | One of the Eight Witnesses |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Schott |
Children | 9 |
Parents | Peter Whitmer, Sr. Mary Musselman |
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Jacob Whitmer (February 2, 1800 — April 21, 1856) was the second born child of Peter Whitmer, Sr. and Mary Musselman. He is primarily remembered as one of the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon's golden plates.
Biography
Born in Pennsylvania, Whitmer moved with his parents to New York, where he married Elizabeth Schott on September 29, 1825. Whitmer and Elizabeth had nine children together, only three of which survived to adulthood.
Whitmer's younger brother David became a close associate of Joseph Smith. In June 1829, Jacob Whitmer joined his brothers in signing a statement testifying that he personally saw and handled the golden plates said to be in Smith's possession. On April 11, 1830, he was baptized into the newly organized Church of Christ.
Whitmer gathered with early church members to Jackson County, Missouri, but was driven by anti-Mormon vigilantes from his home there and later from his home in Clay County, Missouri as well. He then settled in Caldwell County, Missouri where he served on Far West's high council. Whitmer was excommunicated from the church in 1838 along with the rest of the living members of the Whitmer family, and driven again from his home—this time by Mormon vigilantes.[citation needed]
Whitmer settled finally near Richmond in neighboring Ray County where he worked as a shoemaker and a farmer. He died on April 21, 1856, still affirming his testimony of the golden plates.
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References
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- Keith W. Perkins, "True to the Book of Mormon—The Whitmers", Ensign, February 1989.
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