Footnotehttp://www.sidneyrigdon.com/dbroadhu/IL/mischig.htm Alvin Smith, Joseph’s oldest brother who died in 1823, also traveled west. Dr. John Stafford recalled that “A son, Alvin, went out West in search of wealth, but was unsuccessful and in a short time returned.”...
FootnoteHistory of Joseph Smith: The Prophet, by Himself That Smith headed west after his 1826 trial is also claimed by Thurlow Weed in the Albany Evening Journal. http://www.sidneyrigdon.com/dbroadhu/NY/miscNYS3.htm#073154...
