Biography
Erastus Harper Rudd was born 23 June 1787 in Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont, United States to John Rudd (1748-1830) and Chloe Hill (1754-1836) and died 26 June 1834 Zion's Camp (1834) of cholera. He married Experience Wheeler (1792-1852) 28 November 1816 in Chesterfield, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
Zions Camp Participant
One of the most interesting episodes in the early history of LDS Church was the march of Zion's Camp (1834). The members of the Church in Missouri were being persecuted, and the Prophet Joseph made it a matter of prayer and received a revelation on February 24, 1834. The Lord instructed the Prophet to assemble at least one hundred young and middle-aged men and to go to the land of Zion, or Missouri. (See D&C 130:19–34.)
Zion’s Camp, a group of approximately one hundred and fifty men, gathered at Kirtland, Ohio, in the spring of 1834 and marched to Jackson County, Missouri. By the time they reached Missouri, the camp had increased to approximately two hundred men.
Zions Camp Monument at Mound Grove Cemetery - Independence MO.
Listed as Erastus Rudd he died on 26 June 1834 from the cholera epidemic that swept thru Zions Camp.
in consequence of the disobedience of some who had been unwilling to listen to my words, but had rebelled, God had decreed that sickness should come upon the camp, and if they did not repent and humble themselves before God they should die like sheep with the rot; that I was sorry, but could not help it. The scourge must come; repentance and humility may mitigate the chastisement, but cannot altogether avert it. But there were some who would not give heed to my words.
Smith's record from June 24, 1834, while the camp was in Clay County, Missouri, states:
This night the cholera burst forth among us, and about midnight it was manifested in its most virulent form. Our ears were saluted with cries and moanings and lamentations on every hand; even those on guard fell to the earth with their guns in their hands, so sudden and powerful was the attack of this terrible disease. At the commencement, I attempted to lay on hands for their recovery, but I quickly learned by painful experience, that when the great Jehovah decrees destruction upon any people, and makes known His determination, man must not attempt to stay His hand. The moment I attempted to rebuke the disease I was attacked, and had I not desisted in my attempt to save the life of a brother, I would have sacrificed my own. The disease seized upon me like the talons of a hawk, and I said to the brethren: "If my work were done, you would have to put me in the ground without a coffin." ...
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Erastus Harper Rudd (1817-1863) | 22 September 1817 Springfield, Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States | 28 May 1863 Farmington, Davis County, Utah, United States | Eliza Ward Hancock (1820-1848) Caroline Bradford (1821-1886) Elizabeth Walker (1833-1906) |
| Fanny Mariah Rudd (1819-1887) | |||
| Salenia Rudd (1820-1820) | |||
| Osro Wheeler Rudd (1821-1851) | |||
| Evaline Amanda Rudd (1824-1903) | |||
| Lorenzo Dowe Rudd (1824-1911) | |||
| Amander Franklin Rudd (1824-1900) | |||
| Orlando Francisco Rudd (1826-1908) | |||
| Alma Sophia Rudd (1826-1900) | |||
| Palulun Emilus Almion Rudd (1828-1862) | |||
| Eliza Amanda Melvina Rudd (1829-1895) | |||
| John Randal Rudd (1829-1919) | |||
| Sidney Rigdon Rudd (1832-1910) | |||
| Morimer Wilson Rudd (1832-) | |||
| Cecilia Amantha Rudd (1834-1848) | |||
Siblings
References
- Participants of Zions Camp - 1860 Notes.
Residences
References
- Erastus Rudd - disambiguation
- Rudd in Cheshire County, New Hampshire