- County
- Geauga County
- State/Province
- Ohio
- Country
- United States of America
Geauga County, Ohio
Summary
Located in northeastern Ohio, south of Lake Erie. Rivers in area include Grand, Chagrin, and Cuyahoga. Settled mostly by New Englanders, beginning 1798. Formed from Trumbull Co., 1 Mar. 1806. Chardon established as county seat, 1808. Population in 1830 about 16,000. Later formation of new counties, including Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, and Lake, considerably reduced original boundaries. Lake Co. formed from Geauga Co.’s seven northern townships, including Kirtland, 1840. JS moved to Geauga Co., Feb. 1831. See also “.”
Links
- History, 1838–1856, volume A-1 [23 December 1805–30 August 1834]
- John Whitmer, History, 1831–circa 1847
- Elders’ Journal, August 1838
- Elders’ Journal, November 1837
- Agreement with Moses Chase, 10 October 1836
- Agreement with Ovid Pinney and Stephen Phillips, 14 March 1837
- Agreement, 4 January 1838
- Alias Scire Facias, 4 October 1842 [ Bump Administrator of the Estate of Stannard v. Young and JS ]
- Amended Plea and Notice, circa 6 August 1838 [ JS for the use of J. Granger v. Smalling and Coltrin ]
- Appendix 1: Letter to Oliver Cowdery and Others, circa 17 June 1838
- Appendix 3: Statement on Marriage, circa August 1835
- Articles of Agreement for the Kirtland Safety Society Anti-Banking Company, 2 January 1837
- Assignment of Judgment, 17 March 1838 [ Patterson and Patterson v. Cahoon, Carter & Co. and Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery ]
- Capias ad Respondendum, 16 February 1837 [ Martindale v. JS et al. ]
- Capias ad Respondendum, 27 July 1837 [ Seymour & Griffith v. Rigdon and JS ]
- Capias ad Respondendum, 6 June 1837 [ Eaton v. JS and Cowdery ]
- Constitution of the Kirtland Safety Society Bank, 2 November 1836
- Conversations with Robert Matthews, 9–11 November 1835
- Covenant of Oliver Cowdery and Others, 17 October 1830
- Declaration, 22 April 1837 [ Rounds qui tam v. JS ]
- Declaration, 7 May 1838 [ JS for the use of J. Granger v. Smalling and Coltrin ]
- Declaration, circa 10 July 1837 [ JS for the use of J. Hitchcock and J. R. Hitchcock v. Cheney ]
- Declaration, circa 24 April 1837 [ Kelley v. Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery ]
- Declaration, circa 24 April 1837 [ Martindale v. JS et al. ]
- Declaration, circa 25 April 1837 [ Holmes v. Dayton et al. ]
- Declaration, circa 29 April 1837 [ Patterson and Patterson v. Cahoon, Carter & Co. and Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery ]
- Declaration, circa 30 November 1837 [ Boynton and Hyde v. JS ]
- Declaration, circa 4 December 1837 [ Scribner v. Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery ]
- Declaration, circa 4 December 1837 [ Stannard v. Young and JS ]
- Declaration, circa 4 December 1837 [ Wright v. Rigdon et al. ]
- Declaration, circa 4 May 1838 [ Allen v. O. Granger ]
- Declaration, circa 7 July 1837 [ Eaton v. JS and Cowdery ]
- Declaration, circa 7 May 1835 [ D. Lake v. JS ]
- Deed from Alpheus and Elizabeth Conant Russell, 10 October 1836
- Deed from Edmund and Ann Kelly Bosley, 2 November 1836
- Deed from Edmund and Ann Kelly Bosley, 23 October 1835
- Deed from Frederick G. and Rebecca Swain Williams, 5 May 1834–A
- Deed from Frederick G. and Rebecca Swain Williams, 5 May 1834–B
- Deed from Hiram and Permelia Bundy Dayton, 13 September 1836
- Deed from Jacob Bump, 5 December 1836
- Deed from Jacob and Abigail Pettingill Bump, 23 May 1837
- Deed from John and Alice Jacobs Johnson, 4 January 1837
- Deed from John and Alice Jacobs Johnson, 5 May 1834
- Deed from Leonard and Keziah Rich, 24 December 1834
- Deed from Lory and Betsey Curtis Holmes, 14 October 1836
- Deed from Lory and Charles Holmes, 5 October 1836
- Deed from Peter and Sarah French, 5 October 1836
- Deed from Samuel and Sabrina Davenport Canfield, 1 October 1836
- Deed from William Draper Jr. and Elizabeth Staker Draper, 14 September 1836
- Deed from William and Rosannah Robinson Marks, 10 April 1837
- Deed to Artemus Millet, 15 October 1836
- Deed to Caroline Grant Smith, 11 December 1836
- Deed to David Elliott, 26 September 1836
- Deed to George Beebe, 17 October 1837
- Deed to Isaac Bishop, 20 January 1837
- Deed to Jacob Bump, 15 October 1836
- Deed to Jared Carter, 15 October 1836
- Deed to Joseph McKune Jr., 28 June 1833
- Deed to Loren Babbit, 24 September 1836
- Deed to Martha Raymond Parrish, 8 December 1836
- Deed to Samuel Whitney Sr., 10 April 1837
- Deed to William Barker, 29 October 1836
- Deed to William Felshaw, 30 June 1836
- Deed to William Marks, 10 April 1837–A
- Deed to William Marks, 10 April 1837–B
- Deed to William Marks, 10 April 1837–C
- Deed to William Marks, 10 April 1837–D
- Deed to William Marks, 10 April 1837–E
- Deed to William Marks, 7 April 1837
- Deed, William and Rosannah Robinson Marks to Mead, Stafford & Co., 11 July 1837
- Docket Entry, 16–18 January 1838 [ Wilder and Strong v. Rounds ]
- Docket Entry, 5 June 1837 [ Holmes v. Dayton et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Continuance, 7 November 1838 [ Scribner v. Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery ]
- Docket Entry, Costs, 8 November 1838 [ JS for the use of J. Granger v. Smalling and Coltrin ]
- Docket Entry, Costs, circa 10 June 1837 [ Rounds qui tam v. JS ]
- Docket Entry, Costs, circa 19 June 1835 [ D. Lake v. JS ]
- Docket Entry, Costs, circa 20 October 1840 [ Scribner v. Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery ]
- Docket Entry, Costs, circa 24 October 1837 [ JS for the use of J. Hitchcock and J. R. Hitchcock v. Cheney ]
- Docket Entry, Costs, circa 24 October 1837 [ Seymour & Griffith v. Rigdon and JS ]
- Docket Entry, Costs, circa 27 October 1837 [ Eaton v. JS and Cowdery ]
- Docket Entry, Costs, circa 3 April 1838 [ Boynton and Hyde v. H. Smith ]
- Docket Entry, Costs, circa 3 April 1838 [ Boynton and Hyde v. JS ]
- Docket Entry, Costs, circa 3 April 1838 [ Boynton and Hyde v. Rigdon ]
- Docket Entry, Costs, circa 3 April 1838 [ Stannard v. Young and JS ]
- Docket Entry, Costs, circa 3 April 1838 [ Stannard v. Young et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Costs, circa 3 April 1838 [ Wright v. Rigdon et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Costs, circa 5 June 1837 [ Holmes v. Dayton et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Costs, circa 5 June 1837 [ Martindale v. JS et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Costs, circa 5 June 1837 [ Patterson and Patterson v. Cahoon, Carter & Co. and Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery ]
- Docket Entry, Costs, circa 6 June 1837 [ Kelley v. Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery ]
- Docket Entry, Costs, circa 9 April 1834 [ State of Ohio v. D. P. Hurlbut ]
- Docket Entry, Discharge, 3 April 1838 [ JS for the use of J. Granger v. Smalling and Coltrin ]
- Docket Entry, Discontinuance, 3 April 1838 [ Stannard v. Young et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Judgment, 19 June 1835 [ D. Lake v. JS ]
- Docket Entry, Judgment, 24 October 1837 [ JS for the use of J. Hitchcock and J. R. Hitchcock v. Cheney ]
- Docket Entry, Judgment, 27 October 1837 [ Eaton v. JS and Cowdery ]
- Docket Entry, Judgment, 3 April 1838 [ Stannard v. Young and JS ]
- Docket Entry, Judgment, 5 April 1838 [ Scribner v. Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery ]
- Docket Entry, Judgment, 5 June 1837 [ Martindale v. JS et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Judgment, 5 June 1837 [ Patterson and Patterson v. Cahoon, Carter & Co. and Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery ]
- Docket Entry, Judgment, 6 June 1837 [ Kelley v. Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery ]
- Docket Entry, Leave to Amend Plea, circa 4 June 1838 [ JS for the use of J. Granger v. Smalling and Coltrin ]
- Docket Entry, Motion, 4 May 1841 [ Patterson and Patterson v. Cahoon, Carter & Co. and Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery ]
- Docket Entry, Revived Judgment, 31 October 1860 [ Rounds for the use of the State of Ohio as well as Himself v. JS ]
- Docket Entry, Ruling, 9 April 1834 [ State of Ohio v. D. P. Hurlbut ]
- Docket Entry, Sheriff’s Return, between 9 November 1842 and circa 27 March 1843 [ Bump Administrator of the Estate of Stannard v. Young and JS ]
- Docket Entry, Verdict and Notice of Appeal, 8 November 1838 [ JS for the use of J. Granger v. Smalling and Coltrin ]
- Docket Entry, Verdict, 3 April 1838 [ Boynton and Hyde v. JS ]
- Docket Entry, Witness Payments, 9 April 1834 [ State of Ohio v. D. P. Hurlbut ]
- Docket Entry, between 12 and circa 14 September 1837 [ State of Ohio v. Ritch ]
- Docket Entry, between 15 and circa 25 July 1837 [ Cahoon, Carter & Co. for the use of JS v. Draper ]
- Docket Entry, between 20 July and circa 5 August 1837 [ Cahoon, Carter & Co for the use of JS v. Avery ]
- Docket Entry, between 24 November and 4 December 1834 [ D. Lake v. JS ]
- Docket Entry, between 4 and 15 January 1834 [ State of Ohio v. D. P. Hurlbut ]
- Docket Entry, circa 10 July 1837 [ C. Lake for the use of Quinn v. Millet et al. ]
- Docket Entry, circa 20 July 1837 [ Millet for the use of JS v. Woodstock ]
- Docket Entry, circa 25 January 1838 [ Spencer v. Cahoon et al. ]
- Docket Entry, circa 31 July 1837 [ Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery for the use of JS v. Woodworth ]
- Docket Entry, circa 5 February 1838 [ Allen v. O. Granger ]
- Docket Entry, circa 8 January 1838 [ Allen v. JS et al. ]
- History, 1834–1836
- History, 1838–1856, volume B-1 [1 September 1834–2 November 1838]
- History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]
- Introduction to Baptist Clergyman v. JS
- Introduction to Boynton and Hyde v. JS
- Introduction to D. Lake v. JS
- Introduction to Eaton v. JS and Cowdery
- Introduction to JS for the use of J. Hitchcock and J. R. Hitchcock v. Cheney
- Introduction to Johnson v. Remonstrants
- Introduction to Kelley v. Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery
- Introduction to Martindale v. JS et al.
- Introduction to Patterson and Patterson v. Cahoon, Carter & Co. and Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery
- Introduction to Rounds qui tam v. JS
- Introduction to Scribner v. Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery
- Introduction to Seymour & Griffith v. Rigdon and JS
- Introduction to State of Ohio v. Ritch
- Introduction to State of Ohio v. D. P. Hurlbut
- Introduction to Wright v. Rigdon et al.
- Journal, 1832–1834
- Journal, 1835–1836
- Letter from Emma Smith, 25 April 1837
- Letter from Newel K. Whitney, 20 April 1837
- Letter from Parley P. Pratt, 23 May 1837
- Letter to Church Leaders in Jackson County, Missouri, 21 April 1833
- Letter to Church Leaders in Jackson County, Missouri, 18 August 1833
- Letter to Editor, 22 June 1835
- Letter to Edward Partridge, 5 December 1833
- Letter to Emma Smith, 19 August 1836
- Letter to John Smith, 2 July 1833
- Letter to the Church in Clay County, Missouri, 22 January 1834
- Letter to the Church, circa April 1834
- Letter to the Elders of the Church, 2 October 1835
- Letter to the Elders of the Church, 30 November–1 December 1835
- Letterbook 1
- Map of Kirtland City, between circa 6 April and 18 May 1837
- Marriage Certificate for William Cahoon and Nancy Gibbs, 18 January 1836
- Marriage License for Ebenezer Robinson and Angelina Works, 12 December 1835
- Marriage License for Edwin Webb and Eliza Ann McWethy, 17 November 1835
- Marriage License for John F. Boynton and Susan Lowell, 17 November 1835
- Marriage License for Joseph Kingsbury and Caroline Whitney, 26 January 1836
- Marriage License for Newel Knight and Lydia Goldthwaite, 25 November 1835
- Marriage License for Robert B. Thompson and Mercy Fielding, 2 June 1837
- Marriage License for Thomas Carrico Jr. and Elizabeth Baker, 4 January 1836
- Marriage License for Warren Parrish and Martha Raymond, 17 November 1835
- Minute Book 2
- Minutes, 1 October 1831
- Minutes, 18 January 1835
- Minutes, 4 April 1834
- Minutes, circa 1 May 1832
- Minutes, circa 3–4 June 1831
- Mortgage to Alpheus Russell, 10 October 1836
- Mortgage to Mead, Stafford & Co., 11 July 1837
- Mortgage to Peter French, 5 October 1836
- Motion, 29 October 1860 [ Rounds for the use of the State of Ohio as well as Himself v. JS ]
- Note to Newel K. Whitney, circa October 1833–Early 1834
- Notice, 1 May 1838 [ Patterson and Patterson v. Cahoon, Carter & Co. and Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery ]
- Notice, 16 January 1838 [ Wilder and Strong v. Rounds ]
- Notice, 20 February 1838 [ Rounds qui tam v. Rigdon ]
- Notice, 23 June 1837 [ Holmes v. Dayton et al. ]
- Notice, circa Late August 1837
- Petition to Arial Hanson, 7 November 1836
- Plea, between 7 May and circa 16 June 1835 [ D. Lake v. JS ]
- Plea, circa 12 May 1838 [ Allen v. O. Granger ]
- Power of Attorney to Hyrum Smith, 5 September 1837
- Praecipe, circa June 1842 [ Bump Administrator of the Estate of Stannard v. Young and JS ]
- Praecipe, circa October 1842 [ Bump Administrator of the Estate of Stannard v. Young and JS ]
- Promissory Note to Bailey, Keeler, & Remsen, 12 October 1836
- Promissory Note to Bailey, Keeler & Remsen, 26 September 1837–A
- Promissory Note to Halsted, Haines & Co., 1 September 1837–A
- Promissory Note to Lory and Charles Holmes, 5 October 1836–A
- Receipt, Unknown to Christopher Quinn, circa 1836
- Receipt, Unknown to Sylvester Smith, circa 1836
- Recognizance, 24 October 1837 [ Wright v. Rigdon et al. ]
- Reminiscence, 1857–1858 [ Baptist Clergyman v. JS ]
- Revelation, 10 June 1831 [D&C 54]
- Revelation, 25 December 1832 [D&C 87]
- Revelation, 29 August 1832 [D&C 99]
- Revised Articles of Agreement for the Kirtland Safety Society, circa March 1837
- Scire Facias, 14 June 1842 [ Bump Administrator of the Estate of Stannard v. Young and JS ]
- Special Bail, 10 June 1837 [ Eaton v. JS and Cowdery ]
- Special Bail, 21 March 1837 [ Martindale v. JS et al. ]
- Special Bail, 25 March 1837 [ Kelley v. Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery ]
- Summons, 26 October 1837 [ Boynton and Hyde v. JS ]
- Summons, 26 October 1837 [ Scribner v. Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery ]
- Summons, 28 March 1837 [ Holmes v. Dayton et al. ]
- Summons, 28 March 1837 [ Patterson and Patterson v. Cahoon, Carter & Co. and Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery ]
- Summons, 28 October 1837 [ Stannard v. Young and JS ]
- Summons, 9 February 1837 [ Rounds qui tam v. JS ]
- Summons, 9 June 1837 [ JS for the use of J. Hitchcock and J. R. Hitchcock v. Cheney ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 19 June 1835 [ D. Lake v. JS ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 20 October 1840 [ Scribner v. Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 24 October 1837 [ JS for the use of J. Hitchcock and J. R. Hitchcock v. Cheney ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 24 October 1837 [ Seymour & Griffith v. Rigdon and JS ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 25 October 1837 [ Rounds qui tam v. Whitney ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 25 October 1837 [ Rounds qui tam v. Williams ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 25 October 1837 [ Rounds qui tam v. JS ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 25 October 1837 [ Rounds qui tam v. Kingsbury ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 25 October 1837 [ Rounds qui tam v. Parrish ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 25 October 1837 [ Rounds qui tam v. Rigdon ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 27 October 1837 [ Eaton v. JS and Cowdery ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 3 April 1838 [ Boynton and Hyde v. H. Smith ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 3 April 1838 [ Boynton and Hyde v. JS ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 3 April 1838 [ Boynton and Hyde v. Rigdon ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 3 April 1838 [ Stannard v. Young and JS ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 3 April 1838 [ Wright v. Rigdon et al. ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 31 October 1860 [ Rounds for the use of the State of Ohio as well as Himself v. JS ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 4 June 1838 [ Allen v. O. Granger ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 4 October 1842 [ Bump Administrator of the Estate of Stannard v. Young and JS ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 5 June 1837 [ Holmes v. Dayton et al. ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 5 June 1837 [ Martindale v. JS et al. ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 5 June 1837 [ Patterson and Patterson v. Cahoon, Carter & Co. and Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 6 June 1837 [ Kelley v. Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 8 November 1838 [ JS for the use of J. Granger v. Smalling and Coltrin ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 9 April 1834 [ State of Ohio v. D. P. Hurlbut ]
- Travel Account and Questions, November 1837
- Verdict, 18 January 1838 [ Wilder and Strong v. Rounds ]
- Warrant, 21 October 1833
- Witness List, circa 2 April 1834 [ State of Ohio v. D. P. Hurlbut]
- Writ of Capias ad Respondendum, 11 October 1837 [ Wright v. Rigdon et al. ]
- Writ of Capias ad Respondendum, 22 March 1837 [ Kelley v. Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery ]
- Writ of Capias ad Respondendum, 28 February 1838 [ JS for the use of J. Granger v. Smalling and Coltrin ]