George M. Hinkle
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George M. Hinkle was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement
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Born in Jefferson County, Kentucky
on November 13, 1801, Hinkle joined the early Latter Day Saint church in 1832. He sat on the church's High Council
in Far West, Missouri
and led the settlement of De Witt, Missouri
. He was commissioned a colonel in the Missouri militia and was the commander of the militia in predominantly Mormon
Caldwell County
. During the 1838 Mormon War at the siege of Far West, Hinkle negotiated a peace with Colonel Lucas of the Missouri Militia which included the surrender of church leaders to the custody of Colonel Lucas. This "custody" transmogrified into imprisonment in Liberty Jail. Hinkle believed he was following instructions and saving the Latter Day Saints from being massacred, but John P. Greene, "an authorized representatives of the Mormons," portrayed Hinkle's actions as "deceit and stratagem" and "treachery." Hinkle was excommunicated on March 17, 1839 along with John Corrill and W. W. Phelps, who had also met with Colonel Lucas.
Still a believer, Hinkle founded a Latter Day Saint denomination known as the Church of Jesus Christ, the Bride, the Lamb's Wife
in 1840. In September, 1843, John C. Bennett
attended a conference of Hinkle's church. After this conference Bennett wrote about the Mormon "Doctrine of Marrying for Eternity," which Hinckle appears to have conveyed to Bennett.
Hinkle lived out his life in Iowa
where he again was commissioned a colonel in the militia. He died in 1861 in the lead up to the American Civil War
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Latter Day Saint movement
The Latter Day Saint movement is a group of independent churches tracing their origin to a Christian primitivist movement founded by Joseph Smith, Jr. in the late 1820s. Collectively, these churches have over 14 million members...
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Born in Jefferson County, Kentucky
Jefferson County, Kentucky
As of the census of 2000, there were 693,604 people, 287,012 households, and 183,113 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 305,835 housing units at an average density of...
on November 13, 1801, Hinkle joined the early Latter Day Saint church in 1832. He sat on the church's High Council
High council (Mormonism)
In Mormonism, a high council is one of several different governing bodies that have existed in the church hierarchy on many Latter-day Saint denominations...
in Far West, Missouri
Far West, Missouri
Far West, Missouri, was a Latter Day Saint settlement in Caldwell County, Missouri.-Foundation and early history:The town was founded by Missouri Mormon leaders, W. W. Phelps and John Whitmer in August 1836 shortly before the county's creation. The town was platted originally as a square area,...
and led the settlement of De Witt, Missouri
De Witt, Missouri
De Witt is a city in Carroll County, Missouri, United States. The population was 120 at the 2000 census.-Geography:De Witt is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
. He was commissioned a colonel in the Missouri militia and was the commander of the militia in predominantly Mormon
Mormon
The term Mormon most commonly denotes an adherent, practitioner, follower, or constituent of Mormonism, which is the largest branch of the Latter Day Saint movement in restorationist Christianity...
Caldwell County
Caldwell County, Missouri
Caldwell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. , the population was 8,969. Its county seat is Kingston. The county was organized in 1836 as a haven for the Mormons, who had been previously driven from Jackson County, Missouri in November of 1833 and had been refugees in...
. During the 1838 Mormon War at the siege of Far West, Hinkle negotiated a peace with Colonel Lucas of the Missouri Militia which included the surrender of church leaders to the custody of Colonel Lucas. This "custody" transmogrified into imprisonment in Liberty Jail. Hinkle believed he was following instructions and saving the Latter Day Saints from being massacred, but John P. Greene, "an authorized representatives of the Mormons," portrayed Hinkle's actions as "deceit and stratagem" and "treachery." Hinkle was excommunicated on March 17, 1839 along with John Corrill and W. W. Phelps, who had also met with Colonel Lucas.
Still a believer, Hinkle founded a Latter Day Saint denomination known as the Church of Jesus Christ, the Bride, the Lamb's Wife
Church of Jesus Christ, the Bride, the Lamb's Wife
The Church of Jesus Christ, the Bride, the Lamb's Wife was a denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement, which drew its membership primarily from members who had dissented from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints when it was headquartered in Far West, Missouri in 1838.The church was...
in 1840. In September, 1843, John C. Bennett
John C. Bennett
John Cook Bennett was an American physician and a ranking and influential—but short-lived—leader of the Latter Day Saint movement, who acted as second-in-command to Joseph Smith, Jr., for a brief period in the early 1840s....
attended a conference of Hinkle's church. After this conference Bennett wrote about the Mormon "Doctrine of Marrying for Eternity," which Hinckle appears to have conveyed to Bennett.
Hinkle lived out his life in Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
where he again was commissioned a colonel in the militia. He died in 1861 in the lead up to the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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