David Whitmer
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David Whitmer was an early Latter Day Saint leader and one of the Three Witnesses whose testimony supported Joseph Smith’s account of translating the Book of Mormon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David Whitmer canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10111312 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Whitmer Context triple: [Testimony of Three Witnesses, hasWitness, David Whitmer]
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A.
Orson Pratt
Orson Pratt was a prominent early Latter-day Saint apostle, theologian, and missionary known for his influential role in the development and westward expansion of the Mormon movement.
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B.
Oliver Cowdery
Oliver Cowdery was an early Latter-day Saint leader and scribe to Joseph Smith who served as one of the Three Witnesses to the Book of Mormon.
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C.
Sidney Rigdon
Sidney Rigdon was an early 19th-century American Restorationist preacher and prominent leader in the Latter Day Saint movement who served as a close associate of Joseph Smith.
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D.
Parley P. Pratt
Parley P. Pratt was a prominent early leader and missionary in the Latter-day Saint movement, known as one of the original members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
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E.
Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith was an Irish-born American stage and film actor active in the early 20th century, known for his work in silent cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Whitmer Target entity description: David Whitmer was an early Latter Day Saint leader and one of the Three Witnesses whose testimony supported Joseph Smith’s account of translating the Book of Mormon.
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A.
Orson Pratt
Orson Pratt was a prominent early Latter-day Saint apostle, theologian, and missionary known for his influential role in the development and westward expansion of the Mormon movement.
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B.
Oliver Cowdery
Oliver Cowdery was an early Latter-day Saint leader and scribe to Joseph Smith who served as one of the Three Witnesses to the Book of Mormon.
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C.
Sidney Rigdon
Sidney Rigdon was an early 19th-century American Restorationist preacher and prominent leader in the Latter Day Saint movement who served as a close associate of Joseph Smith.
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D.
Parley P. Pratt
Parley P. Pratt was a prominent early leader and missionary in the Latter-day Saint movement, known as one of the original members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
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E.
Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith was an Irish-born American stage and film actor active in the early 20th century, known for his work in silent cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Book of Mormon witness
ⓘ
early Latter Day Saint leader ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Joseph Smith ⓘ |
| baptismYear | 1830 ⓘ |
| baptizedBy | Oliver Cowdery ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1805-01-07 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
|
| closeAssociateOf |
Oliver Cowdery
ⓘ
Whitmer family ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1888-01-25 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Richmond, Missouri, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Richmond, Missouri
|
| ethnicity | German-American descent ⓘ |
| excommunicatedFrom |
Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)
ⓘ
linked to:
Church of the Latter Day Saints
|
| excommunicationYear | 1838 ⓘ |
| familyName | Whitmer ⓘ |
| father | Peter Whitmer Sr. ⓘ |
| founded | Church of Christ (Whitmerite) ⓘ |
| foundingYear | 1847 ⓘ |
| fullName | David Whitmer ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon
ⓘ
testifying of the golden plates shown by an angel ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Church of Jesus Christ
|
| mother | Mary Musselman Whitmer ⓘ |
| neverRecanted | testimony of seeing the golden plates ⓘ |
| occupation |
farmer
ⓘ
livery stable operator ⓘ public official ⓘ |
| ordination | elder in the early Church of Christ (LDS) ⓘ |
| politicalOffice | mayor of Richmond, Missouri ⓘ |
| positionHeld | leader of the Church of Christ (Whitmerite) ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1887 ⓘ |
| publishedWork | An Address to All Believers in Christ ⓘ |
| religion |
Latter Day Saint movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Latter Day Saint
|
| residedIn |
Clay County, Missouri
ⓘ
Fayette, New York ⓘ Jackson County, Missouri ⓘ Kirtland, Ohio ⓘ Richmond, Missouri ⓘ |
| sibling |
Christian Whitmer
ⓘ
Jacob Whitmer ⓘ John Whitmer ⓘ Peter Whitmer Jr. ⓘ |
| signed |
Testimony of the Three Witnesses
ⓘ
linked to:
Testimony of Three Witnesses
|
| subjectOf | biographies about early Latter Day Saint history ⓘ |
| testifiedTo | divine origin of the Book of Mormon ⓘ |
| witnessed |
golden plates of the Book of Mormon
ⓘ
linked to:
golden plates
|
| witnessedWith |
Martin Harris
ⓘ
Oliver Cowdery ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Whitmer Description of subject: David Whitmer was an early Latter Day Saint leader and one of the Three Witnesses whose testimony supported Joseph Smith’s account of translating the Book of Mormon.
Referenced by (7)
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