Source: "To My Children and Grandchildren" [Amanda Barnes Smith's life history as written by her]. ..."He [Warren] was a kind and good provider, a good man. He was a goodLatter-day-saint and died a martyr for his religion (at Haun's Mill).However, he - being so much older - had had before a seriou s love affairand had been engaged to marry a young lady, but they had a disagreementwhich caused a temporary estrangement between them and he -- although nowmarried - had not forgotten nor overcome t he love he had for her and saidto his wife one day,"Amanda, I love you, but I love her little finger more than I love your whole body." This young lady never married andyears after, Grandmother Smit h was baptized for her and had this youngwoman sealed to her own husband, Warren Smith, and her name is on thetemple records as the wife of Warren Smith."
Warren was a blacksmith by trade.
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