Merchant, married Sally Ann Stark (1811-1845) Feb 6, 1822 at Wayne, Indiana. Appointed to the LDS Church Missouri high council in January 1836 to replace Orson Pratt. During the Missouri conflict in 1838, he commanded the Mormon militia defending Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri. Under the guise of a truce, he surrendered Church leaders to opposing forces, which resulted in the imprisonment of Joseph Smith and others. Hinkle testified for the state against his former associates at the November 1838 hearing in Richmond, Ray County. He was excommunicated in 1839. In later years he practiced medicine, kept a drug store, and farmed. Married May (or Mary) Lowman May 1, 1846. Listed on the 1860 Census as a physician and minister.
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"He always maintained that the leading men of the church had never given him a chance to explain his actions in Missouri and had condemned him on the spot without judge or jury, and having once condemned him they stuck to it and never gave him a chance...
"Now I maintain that had it not been for the action of G. M. Hinkle on that day, the order of General Boggs would have been carried out, and the leaders of the church would have been killed with all their families. Consequently there would have been no Latter Day Saint Church today. And I hold that that was the greatest day's work that has been done since the organization of the church in 1830." (from S. J. Hinkle, "A Biographical Sketch of G. M. Hinkle: by His Son," Journal of History, 13: 444-448).
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Note:
George March's son Samuel James Hinkle wrote RLDS Church (Community of Christ) headquarters repeatedly in efforts to revise the historical views of George March Hinkle.
George M. Hinkle was commander of the Caldwell County Militia in Far West, Missouri in 1838. It was reported that as commander he made the judgment during the Mormon War to turn Joseph Smith over to the general of the state army to "avoid bloodshed". Joseph Smith made the immediate decision that this action was treason, and never changed his mind. Hinkle was excommunicated from the church at Quincy, Illinois on 17 March 1839.
Hinkle's grandson J.G. Hinkle, also wrote letters in 1925 and 1953 in efforts to improve the view of George March in Church history.
In 1953, Israel A. Smith, then President of the RLDS Church (Community of Christ) made a study of the matter and exonerated Hinkle, declaring that he should be honored for his decision, as it saved the lives of many people. No official exoneration has been offered by the L.D.S.(Mormon) Church.
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Corrections added 12/19/2012 concerning wives names as recorded in Henckel Genealogical Bulletin, Fall 2008, Vol. 39, No. 2, Whole No. 78. Family Association, editor Nedra Brill Dickman.
Special thanks to Lisa R. Garrett for suggesting the corrections.
According to my family tree at ancestry.com, George was born George March Tucker, born to Aaron Tucker and Nancy Haggins. Nancy divorced Aaron, took their children, married Mr. Hinkle, and the children used his name. Cindy Schiesser
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"He always maintained that the leading men of the church had never given him a chance to explain his actions in Missouri and had condemned him on the spot without judge or jury, and having once condemned him they stuck to it and never gave him a chance...
"Now I maintain that had it not been for the action of G. M. Hinkle on that day, the order of General Boggs would have been carried out, and the leaders of the church would have been killed with all their families. Consequently there would have been no Latter Day Saint Church today. And I hold that that was the greatest day's work that has been done since the organization of the church in 1830." (from S. J. Hinkle, "A Biographical Sketch of G. M. Hinkle: by His Son," Journal of History, 13: 444-448).
* * *
Note:
George March's son Samuel James Hinkle wrote RLDS Church (Community of Christ) headquarters repeatedly in efforts to revise the historical views of George March Hinkle.
George M. Hinkle was commander of the Caldwell County Militia in Far West, Missouri in 1838. It was reported that as commander he made the judgment during the Mormon War to turn Joseph Smith over to the general of the state army to "avoid bloodshed". Joseph Smith made the immediate decision that this action was treason, and never changed his mind. Hinkle was excommunicated from the church at Quincy, Illinois on 17 March 1839.
Hinkle's grandson J.G. Hinkle, also wrote letters in 1925 and 1953 in efforts to improve the view of George March in Church history.
In 1953, Israel A. Smith, then President of the RLDS Church (Community of Christ) made a study of the matter and exonerated Hinkle, declaring that he should be honored for his decision, as it saved the lives of many people. No official exoneration has been offered by the L.D.S.(Mormon) Church.
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Corrections added 12/19/2012 concerning wives names as recorded in Henckel Genealogical Bulletin, Fall 2008, Vol. 39, No. 2, Whole No. 78. Family Association, editor Nedra Brill Dickman.
Special thanks to Lisa R. Garrett for suggesting the corrections.
According to my family tree at ancestry.com, George was born George March Tucker, born to Aaron Tucker and Nancy Haggins. Nancy divorced Aaron, took their children, married Mr. Hinkle, and the children used his name. Cindy Schiesser
Merchant, married Sally Ann Stark (1811-1845) Feb 6, 1822 at Wayne, Indiana. Appointed to the LDS Church Missouri high council in January 1836 to replace Orson Pratt. During the Missouri conflict in 1838, he commanded the Mormon militia defending Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri. Under the guise of a truce, he surrendered Church leaders to opposing forces, which resulted in the imprisonment of Joseph Smith and others. Hinkle testified for the state against his former associates at the November 1838 hearing in Richmond, Ray County. He was excommunicated in 1839. In later years he practiced medicine, kept a drug store, and farmed. Married May (or Mary) Lowman May 1, 1846. Listed on the 1860 Census as a physician and minister.
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"He always maintained that the leading men of the church had never given him a chance to explain his actions in Missouri and had condemned him on the spot without judge or jury, and having once condemned him they stuck to it and never gave him a chance...
"Now I maintain that had it not been for the action of G. M. Hinkle on that day, the order of General Boggs would have been carried out, and the leaders of the church would have been killed with all their families. Consequently there would have been no Latter Day Saint Church today. And I hold that that was the greatest day's work that has been done since the organization of the church in 1830." (from S. J. Hinkle, "A Biographical Sketch of G. M. Hinkle: by His Son," Journal of History, 13: 444-448).
* * *
Note:
George March's son Samuel James Hinkle wrote RLDS Church (Community of Christ) headquarters repeatedly in efforts to revise the historical views of George March Hinkle.
George M. Hinkle was commander of the Caldwell County Militia in Far West, Missouri in 1838. It was reported that as commander he made the judgment during the Mormon War to turn Joseph Smith over to the general of the state army to "avoid bloodshed". Joseph Smith made the immediate decision that this action was treason, and never changed his mind. Hinkle was excommunicated from the church at Quincy, Illinois on 17 March 1839.
Hinkle's grandson J.G. Hinkle, also wrote letters in 1925 and 1953 in efforts to improve the view of George March in Church history.
In 1953, Israel A. Smith, then President of the RLDS Church (Community of Christ) made a study of the matter and exonerated Hinkle, declaring that he should be honored for his decision, as it saved the lives of many people. No official exoneration has been offered by the L.D.S.(Mormon) Church.
* * *
Corrections added 12/19/2012 concerning wives names as recorded in Henckel Genealogical Bulletin, Fall 2008, Vol. 39, No. 2, Whole No. 78. Family Association, editor Nedra Brill Dickman.
Special thanks to Lisa R. Garrett for suggesting the corrections.
According to my family tree at ancestry.com, George was born George March Tucker, born to Aaron Tucker and Nancy Haggins. Nancy divorced Aaron, took their children, married Mr. Hinkle, and the children used his name. Cindy Schiesser
* * *
"He always maintained that the leading men of the church had never given him a chance to explain his actions in Missouri and had condemned him on the spot without judge or jury, and having once condemned him they stuck to it and never gave him a chance...
"Now I maintain that had it not been for the action of G. M. Hinkle on that day, the order of General Boggs would have been carried out, and the leaders of the church would have been killed with all their families. Consequently there would have been no Latter Day Saint Church today. And I hold that that was the greatest day's work that has been done since the organization of the church in 1830." (from S. J. Hinkle, "A Biographical Sketch of G. M. Hinkle: by His Son," Journal of History, 13: 444-448).
* * *
Note:
George March's son Samuel James Hinkle wrote RLDS Church (Community of Christ) headquarters repeatedly in efforts to revise the historical views of George March Hinkle.
George M. Hinkle was commander of the Caldwell County Militia in Far West, Missouri in 1838. It was reported that as commander he made the judgment during the Mormon War to turn Joseph Smith over to the general of the state army to "avoid bloodshed". Joseph Smith made the immediate decision that this action was treason, and never changed his mind. Hinkle was excommunicated from the church at Quincy, Illinois on 17 March 1839.
Hinkle's grandson J.G. Hinkle, also wrote letters in 1925 and 1953 in efforts to improve the view of George March in Church history.
In 1953, Israel A. Smith, then President of the RLDS Church (Community of Christ) made a study of the matter and exonerated Hinkle, declaring that he should be honored for his decision, as it saved the lives of many people. No official exoneration has been offered by the L.D.S.(Mormon) Church.
* * *
Corrections added 12/19/2012 concerning wives names as recorded in Henckel Genealogical Bulletin, Fall 2008, Vol. 39, No. 2, Whole No. 78. Family Association, editor Nedra Brill Dickman.
Special thanks to Lisa R. Garrett for suggesting the corrections.
According to my family tree at ancestry.com, George was born George March Tucker, born to Aaron Tucker and Nancy Haggins. Nancy divorced Aaron, took their children, married Mr. Hinkle, and the children used his name. Cindy Schiesser
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