Holbrook recounts Johnson dying in the Smith home in 1833.

Date
1860 - 1871
Type
Manuscript
Source
Joseph Holbrook
LDS
Hearsay
Direct
Reference

Joseph Holbrook autobiography and journal, circa 1860-1871, 28-29, MS 5004, Church History Library

Scribe/Publisher
Joseph Holbrook
People
Joseph Holbrook, Lyman E. Johnson, Joseph Smith, Jr., Luke Johnson, Mary Johnson
Audience
Reading Public
Transcription

March 18, 1833

. . . .

Mary Johnson, a sister of Luke and Lyman Johnson, died at the Prophet Joseph Smith, Jr.’s home, age about 15 years, which caused much gloominess at the prophet’s house.

BHR Staff Commentary

Mary Johnson died on March 30, 1833. Pictures of her tombstone can be seen here: https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LLSZ-BRM/mary-beal-johnson-1818-1833

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