Son of Joseph Smith Jr and leader of RLDS Church (1832–1914)
Joseph Smith III
Prophet-President of the Church
June 6, 1860 (1860-06-06) – December 10, 1914 (1914-12-10)
Predecessor
Joseph Smith Jr.
Successor
Frederick M. Smith
Reason
Doctrine of Lineal succession
Personal details
Born
(1832-11-06)November 6, 1832 Kirtland, Ohio, U.S.
Died
December 10, 1914(1914-12-10) (aged 82) Independence, Missouri, U.S.
Resting place
Mound Grove Cemetery 39°6′41.20″N94°25′34.78″W / 39.1114444°N 94.4263278°W / 39.1114444; -94.4263278
Spouse(s)
Emmeline Griswold
(m. 1856; died 1869)
[1]
Bertha Madison
(m. 1869; died 1896)
[1]
Ada R. Clark
(m. 1898)
[1]
Children
15[1] 5 by Emmeline 7 by Bertha including Frederick M. Smith Israel Alexander Smith 3 by Ada including William Wallace
Parents
Joseph Smith Jr. Emma Hale Smith
Signature
Signature of Joseph Smith III
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Smith later in his life
Joseph Smith III (November 6, 1832 – December 10, 1914) was the eldest surviving son of Joseph Smith (founder of the Latter Day Saint movement) and Emma Hale Smith. Joseph Smith III was the Prophet-President of what became the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church), renamed Community of Christ in 2001, which considers itself a continuation of the church established by Smith's father in 1830.[2][3] For fifty-four years until his own death, Smith presided over the church.[4] Smith's moderate ideas and nature set much of the tone for the church's development, earning him the sobriquet of "the pragmatic prophet".
^ abcdJones, Gracia. "Joseph Smith III". The Joseph Smith Jr. and Emma Hale Smith Historical Society. Archived from the original on August 11, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
^The Early Church (1830), Community of Christ website (accessed July 20, 2008)
^"The Early Church (1830)". Community of Christ. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
^"History". Community of Christ. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
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