US Black Heritage and Latter Day Saints

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Surname/tag: black_heritage

This is a work project of the US Black Heritage Project to enumerate all early Black members of the LDS Church.

On January 16, 1852, Brigham Young declared to the Utah Territorial Legislature that any man having one drop of the seed of Cain in him could not hold the priesthood. Due to this "one drop" policy, between 1844 and 1977, most Black people were not permitted to participate in ordinances performed in the LDS Church temples including the endowment ritual, celestial marriages, and family sealings. The LDS Church also opposed interracial marriage.

Contents 1 Early Members of the LDS Church 2 Stickers 2.1 Black Heritage Profiles 3 Sources

Early Members of the LDS Church

Name	Connected?	Source
Abel, Elijah	Yes	Elijah Able
Able, Elijah Jr	Yes	Elijah Able Jr
Able, Enoch	Yes	Enoch Able
Able, Leo Earl	Yes	Leo Earl Able
Able, Mary Ann Adams	Yes	Mary Ann Adams Able
Able, Moroni	Yes	Moroni Able
Ables, Elijah R	Yes	Elijah R Ables
Amy		Amy
Ball, Joseph T		Joseph T Ball, Wikipedia
Bankhead, Henrietta Leggroan	Yes	Henrietta Leggroan Bankhead
Bankhead, Marinda Redd	Yes	Marinda Redd Bankhead
Banks, Elijah A	Yes	Elijah A Banks
Barr, Henry		Henry Barr
Beauleiu, Freda Lecretia Magee	Yes	Freda Lecretia Magee Beauleiu
Bird, Martin		Martin Bird
Brower, Mary Ann Valentine		Mary Ann Valentine Brower
Burdette, William A		William A Burdette
Burton, John		John Burton
Charlotte		Charlotte
Clark, Ann		Ann Clark
Cleverly, Olive Ellen Ritchie	Yes	Olive Ellen Ritchie Cleverly
Clory, Nellie Gray Patron Sargent		Nellie Gray Patron Sargent Clory
Copeland, Lewis		Lewis Copeland
Copeland, Robert		Robert Copeland
Dana, Norma Rachel Able	Yes	Norma Rachel Ables Dana
Davis, Norman Lee		Norman Lee Davis
Dericott, Annie Marie Sargent		Annie Marie Sargent Dericott
Duffy, Thelma Leggroan	Yes	Thelma Leggroan Duffy
Ellis, Mildred Bernice Leggroan	Yes	Mildred Bernice Leggroan Ellis
Evans, Etta Mae Magee	Yes	Etta Mae Magee Evans
Fango, Gobo		Gobo Fango
Flake, Green	Yes	Green Flake
Flake, Martha Ann Morris	Yes	Martha Ann Morris Flake
Fleming, Frances Leggroan	Yes	Frances Leggroan Fleming
Fluellen, Betsy Brown		Betsy Brown Fluellen
Freeman, Daniel Bankhead		Daniel Bankhead Freeman
Graves, Marie		Marie Benjamin Graves
Gibson, Novella Frances Sargent		Novella Frances Sargent Gibson
Graves, William		William Graves
Hager		Hager
Hamilton, Levi		Levi Hamilton
Hanable, Rachail		Rachail Hanable
Hariss, Sarah		Sarah Hariss
Harmon, John Wesley Jr.		John Wesley Harmon Jr.
Harris, Bunk		Bunk Harris
Harris, Paul Thomas		Paul Thomas Harris
Hoffheintz, Sarah Ann Mode		Sarah Ann Mode Hoffheintz
Hood, Frances Ann Stewart		Frances Ann Stewart Hood
Hope, Len		Len Hope
Hope, Mary Lee Pugh		Mary Lee Pugh Hope
Hope, Roseanna		Roseanna Hope
Howze, Francis Knight		Francis Knight Howze
Hunter, Jane		Jane Hunter
Jack		Jack
James, Albert Sherman		Albert Sherman James
James, Jane Elizabeth Manning		Jane Elizabeth Manning James

Manissah James

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/james-manissah#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-1736%2C-313%2C11215%2C6259

8 May 1881 Salt Lake City, Utah to 3 November 18881 Salt Lake City, Utah

Mary Ann James

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/james-mary-ann#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-1210%2C-169%2C6042%2C3372

4 January 1885 Salt Lake City, Utah to 15 January 1888 Salt Lake City, Utah

Notable--Needs profiles

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Kerr_(priest)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Manning_James

• Isaac Lewis Manning
• Nelson Ritchie
• Lydia Walker
• Hark Wales

Stickers

In addition to the {{African-American Sticker}} placed on all profiles of people who have US Black Heritage, you may choose to add any of the following that apply:

The {{Early LDS}} sticker can be placed on profiles who were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints during the years 1830 to 1848.

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The {{LDS Pioneers}} sticker can be placed on profiles of Mormon pioneers.

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This sticker can be placed on profiles of any members of the LDS Church.

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Black Heritage Profiles

Nella "Nellie" James

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/james-nella-nellie#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-1736%2C-313%2C11215%2C6259

3/28/1871 Salt Lake City, Utah 8 December 1887 Salt Lake City, Utah

Sylvester James (infant)

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/james-sylvester-infant#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-1736%2C-313%2C11215%2C6259

2 February 1874 to 29 June 1874

William Henry James

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/james-william-henry#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-574%2C-48%2C1710%2C954

28 October 1876 Salt Lake City, Utah to 24 June 1921 Salt Lake City, Utah

Clara Sargent Johnson

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/johnson-clara-sargent#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-452%2C-114%2C4052%2C2261

1 April 1888 Golansville, Virginia to 31 December 1979 Washington DC

K George Keller

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/keller-george#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-1209%2C-113%2C4033%2C2251

25 January 1880 Manti, Utah to 29 July 1968 Mayfield, Sanpete, Utah

Junius Key

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/key-junius#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=0%2C-405%2C3149%2C1758

8 July 1892 Carolina, County, Virginia to Ruther Glen, Virginia 6 May 1969

Mary Virginia Sargent Key

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/Key-Mary-Virginia-Sargent#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-452%2C-114%2C4052%2C2261

12/22/1893 Golansville, Virginia to 21 September 1978 Ruther Glen, Virginia

Arthur Samuel Sargent Kid

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/Kidd-Arthur-Samuel-Sargent#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-1833%2C-206%2C7365%2C4111]

24 April 1890 Golansville, Virginia to 3 December 1956 Golansville, Virginia

Calvin Everett Kirchhoff https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/kirchhoff-calvin-everett#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-420%2C-112%2C3989%2C2226 5] July 1898 Oshkosh, Wisconsin to 25 May 1957 Quaker Hills, Connecticut

Esther Jane "Nettie" Scott Kirchhoff

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/kirchhoff-esther-jane-nettie-scott#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-758%2C-128%2C4586%2C2559

30 May 1875 Green Bay Wisconsin to 17 December 1942 Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Milton Boice Kirchhoff

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/kirchhoff-milton-boice#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-758%2C-128%2C4586%2C2559

Oshkosh, Wisconsin 26 July 1901 to 15 March 1961 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

[[Knight-14343|Martha Ann Knight]

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/knight-martha-ann#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-372%2C-28%2C995%2C555

15 August 1875 Jones County, Mississippi to 5 July 1933

Notable? Merge needed Rachel Knight

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/knight-rachel#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-389%2C-34%2C1196%2C667

14 March 1840 Macon Count

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[[Miller-107629|Julia Miller Lamb]

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/lamb-julia-miller#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-247%2C-4400%2C8896%2C14460

1822-1825 to 1902

Elsie Virginia Ritchie Olson Langston

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/langston-elsie-virginia-ritchie-olson#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-67%2C-129%2C2389%2C3883

1903-04-14 to 1976-07-05

Alice Weaver Boozer Leggroan

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/leggroan-alice-weaver-boozer# c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-7%2C-88%2C230%2C375

1878-12-25 to 1941-12-17

Edward Leggroan

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/leggroan-edward# c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-48%2C-1%2C442%2C720

1903-05-20 to 1966-06-02

Edward "Ned" Leggroan

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/leggroan-edward-ned#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-17%2C-312%2C612%2C996

1840-12-25 to 1926-01-30

Esther Jane James Leggroan

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/leggroan-esther-jane-james#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-93%2C-1695%2C3334%2C5420

1869-02-14 to 1869-02-14

Gilbert Leggroan

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/leggroan-gilbert#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-84%2C-1391%2C3005%2C4884

1898-02-21 to 1907-04-08

Henry Alexander Leggroan

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/leggroan-henry-alexander#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-46%2C-396%2C1645%2C2673

1864-08-11 to 1944-07-09

Hyrum Leggroan

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/leggroan-hyrum#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-51%2C-203%2C1814%2C2949

1889-05-03 to 1954-08-19

Louis Leggroan

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/leggroan-louis#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-17%2C-113%2C600%2C975

(1876 - 1958)

Phillip Jackson Leggroan

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/leggroan-phillip-jackson#c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-7%2C0%2C159%2C258

1911-07-23 to 1971-09-14

Russell Morris Leggroan

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/leggroan-russell-morris#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-71%2C-502%2C2543%2C4134

1915-12-30 to 1971-04-21

Sarah Ann Leggroan

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/leggroan-sarah-ann#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-24%2C0%2C462%2C750

1893-01-06 to 1969-12-24

Susan Gray Reed Leggroan

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/leggroan-susan-gray-reed#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-14%2C-26%2C499%2C812

1850 to 1928-12-11

Quack Walker Lewis

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/lewis-quack-walker#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-18%2C-270%2C633%2C1028

1798-08-03 to 1856-10-26

ArLene Ables Lynn

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/lynn-arlene-ables#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-6%2C-52%2C187%2C304

1922-07-21 to 2007-06-05

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Ardella Bickham Magee

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/magee-ardella-bickham#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-24%2C-335%2C863%2C1404

1875-10-24 to 1964-02-25

Ernest Moroni Magee

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/magee-ernest-moroni#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-29%2C-191%2C1037%2C1686

1908-11-20 to 1974-10-07

John Earlie Magee

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/magee-john-earlie#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-143%2C-1361%2C5146%2C8365

1902-11-14 to 1937-04-10

Percy Magee

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/magee-percy#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-172%2c-2552%2c6186%2c10055

1896-10-01 to 1937-09-15

Samuel Magee

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/magee-samuel#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-172%2C-2552%2C6186%2C10055

1866-02-20 to 1922-12-20

Wilkie Flanders Magee

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/magee-wilkie-flanders#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-172%2C-2552%2C6186%2C10055

1892-06-16 to c. 1922-1930

Isaac Lewis Manning

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/manning-isaac-lewis#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-68%2C-1102%2C2427%2C394

1815-05-15 to 1911-04-13

Maron

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/maron#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-71%2C-386%2C2537%2C4124

Rebecca Henrietta Foscue Bentley Meads

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/meads-rebecca-henrietta-foscue-bentley#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-138%2C-2438%2C4983%C8100

c. 1833 to 1881-08-04

Mary Green Cox Montgomery

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/montgomery-mary-green-cox#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-76%2C-1446%2C2710%2C4404

1868-08-17 to 1933-05-10

Gracie Sanford Sargent Morris

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/Morris-Gracie-Sanford-Sargent#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-175%2C-334%2C3499%2C27

1895-07-15 to 1962-10-29

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Nona Margaret Odom

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/Odom-Nona-Margaret#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-305%2C-1%2C1252%2C2036

1907-03-04 to 1999-11-20

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Harriet Green Hemingway Parmley

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/parmley-harriet-green-hemingway#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-18%2c-268%2c624%2c1015

1878 or 1879-07-18 to 1962-11-27

Eva Lena Sargent Pendleton

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/pendleton-eva-lena-sargent#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-93%2C-1693%2C3334%2C5420

1888-04-01 to 1980-02-03

Peter Kerr (1775-aft.1831) (Kerr was assigned as a last name at birth because his first enslaver was John Kerr.)

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/peter#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-94%2C-681%2C3383%2C5499

c. 1775

John Priesly

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/priesly-john#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-51%2C-201%2C1812%2C2945

1858-11 to 1921-08-16

Johanna Dorothea Louisa Langeveld Provis

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/provis-johanna-dorothea-louisa-langeveld#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-233%2C-3665%2C8392%2C13641

1825-05-07 to 1900-09-17

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Margaret Henrietta Meads Rasmason

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/rasmason-margaret-henrietta-meads#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-9%2C-74%2C306%2C498

1862-01-23 to 1910-11-01

James Alvie Ritchie

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/ritchie-james-alvie#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-18%2C-88%2C630%2C1025

1883-02-12 to 1928-07-10

Nelson Holder Ritchie

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/ritchie-nelson-holder#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-8%2C-1%2C198%2C322

1840-08-24 to 1913-01-28

Russell Dewey Ritchie *https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/ritchie-russell-dewey#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-16%2C-30%2C567%2C922 1898-11-21 to 1985-12-19

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Crew from the ship International:

Sailor one 1853 ("Negro" crew member)

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/sailor-one-1853#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-47%2C-879%2C1693%2C275

Sailor two 1853 ("Negro" crew member)

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/sailor-two-1853#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-47%2C-879%2C1693%2C2753

Sailor three 1853 (“Otaheite” was an early name for Tahiti)

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/sailor-three-1853#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-47%2C-879%2C1693%2C2753

Nancy Smith

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/smith-nancy#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-87%2C-1349%2C3134%2C5094

1816/07/04-October 24,1877

Ida Bertha Bahm Odom Sneider

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/sneider-ida-bertha-bahm-odom#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-72%2C-475%2C2591%2C4212

1892-08-02 to 1965-03-07 possibly Baham-236, unsourced but the family may be correct

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William Leroy Tanner

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/tanner-william-leroy#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-24%2C-105%2C846%2C1376

1881-12-06 to 1959-02-02

unknown three

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/unknown-one-1868#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-110%2C-800%2C984%2C1600

1868, Burke's Garden, Tazewell County, Virginia,

unknown six, 1869

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/unknown-one-1869#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-16%2C-19%2C562%2C913

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Hark Wales

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/wales-hark#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-23%2C-64%2C830%2C1350

1825-1880

Lydia Walker

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/walker-lydia#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-93%2C-366%2C3349%2C5444

1816 Benton County Tenn S

Vander Magee Walker

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/walker-vander-magee#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-69%2C-355%2C2485%2C4040

1894-07-19 to1984-11-10 Mississippi

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Mary Annie Wallace Yelnock

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/yelnock-mary-annie-wallace#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-71%2C-1210%2C2540%2C4129

1867-06-01-Deceased

Sema Anthonie Yelnock

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/yelnock-sema-anthonie#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-71%2C-1210%2C2540%2C4129

1889-06-25 to 1979-09

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Sources

• https://exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/century-of-black-mormons/page/a-g
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_people_and_Mormonism