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Jesse B Lawson was born 1798 in New York, United States and died 30 June 1834 Zion's Camp (1834) of cholera. He married Mary Ann Guest (1802-) 2 January 1820 in Second Dutch Reformed Church of Albany, Albany, Albany County, Indiana.


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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.

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Zions Camp Monument at Mound Grove Cemetery - Independence MO.

Listed as Jesse B Lawson, he died on 29 June 1834 from the cholera epidemic.


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


Offspring of Jesse B Lawson and Mary Ann Guest (1802-)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Peter Lawson (1822-)
Gertrude Shuyler Lawson (1824-1890)
Sarah Ann Lawson (1825-)
Jesse Lawson (1828-)
Janette Angeline Lawson (1830-1893)
Benjamin Franklin Lawson (1832-1889)



Siblings


References

Residences

References

  • Jesse Lawson - disambiguation
  • Lawson in Albany County, New York



Footnotes (including sources)

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