Laughlin, David L.

At the time this collection was assembled, David L. Laughlin worked as a reference librarian for Texas A & M University (1989-1993).

From the description of David L. Laughlin research files, 1989-1993. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367656535

After the death of Mormon leader Joseph Smith, Lyman Wight brought followers to Texas in 1845, splitting from Smith's successor Brigham Young who traveled to Utah. The next year Wight established a colony in Austin, then moved near Fredricksburg as the community of Zodiac. A few years later, trouble stirred - the Utah Mormons excommunicated Wight and floods destroyed Zodiac. The colonists pressed on, however, and relocated to Burnet County, establishing the Mormon Mills Colony. The followers soon abandoned Mormon Mills, resettling again in Mountain Valley in Bandera County. Soon after, Wight died in 1858, and the colonists separated.

David L. Laughlin has researched and written about the Mormon history, specifically in Texas.

From the guide to the David L. Laughlin Papers 2009-245., 1846-1858, 1968, 1989, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)

After the death of Mormon leader Joseph Smith, Lyman Wight brought followers to Texas in 1845, splitting from Smith's successor Brigham Young who traveled to Utah.

The next year Wight established a colony in Austin, then moved near Fredricksburg as the community of Zodiac. A few years later, trouble stirred - the Utah Mormons excommunicated Wight and floods destroyed Zodiac. The colonists pressed on, however, and relocated to Burnet County, establishing the Mormon Mills Colony. The followers soon abandoned Mormon Mills, resettling again in Mountain Valley in Bandera County. Soon after, Wight died in 1858, and the colonists separated.

David L. Laughlin has researched and written about the Mormon history, specifically in Texas.

From the description of Laughlin, David L., papers, 1846-1858, 1968, 1989. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 457771475