John C. Bennett

John C. Bennett abandoned his family with his first wife at McConnelsville, Morgan, Ohio about 1842.

Wikipedia Biographical Summary

'...John Cook Bennett (August 3, 1804 – August 5, 1867) was an American physician and a ranking and influential—but short-lived—leader of the Latter Day Saint movement, who acted as second in command to Joseph Smith, Jr. for a brief period in the early 1840s..."

SOURCE: Wikipedia contributors, 'John C. Bennett', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 1 November 2010, 23:38 UTC, <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_C._Bennett&oldid=394...> [accessed 6 January 2011]

References:

The Saintly Scoundrel: the Life and Times of Dr. John Cook Bennett. By Andrew F. Smith. 1997.