Little Bear Creek 1845 LDS Branch

Little Bear Creek Branch - Located at 16 miles from Russellville, Alabama, county seat of Franklin County, Alabama, making it the northernmost of the Alabama branches.

MormonPlaces BYU Register

 * See Also Mormon Places #480681 - Little Bear Creek Branch
 * STARTED: 4 Oct 1844  (SOURCE: John Brown Journal)
 * ENDED: between 16 Feb 1845 and 1846
 * later known as Old Nauvoo; 16 miles from Russellville


 * SEE ALSO: T&S 6:5, 843-844  - 22 members, 3 priesthood, 15 Feb 1845
 * SEE ALSO: John Brown Journal  (SOURCE PART: p.30) - John Brown and a Brother Cummings organize the branch 4 October 1844
 * SEE ALSO: Alabama 1845   - 26 members, 5 priesthood, summer or fall 1845
 * SEE ALSO: AO Smoot Journal 1  (SOURCE PART: p.222) - A.O. Smoot visited the branch January 3-4 1845
 * NOTES: later known as Old Nauvoo; 16 miles from Russellville