Background
Hinkle was born in Jefferson County, Kentucky, to Michael Hinkle and Nancy Higgins.
Hinkle was born in Jefferson County, Kentucky, to Michael Hinkle and Nancy Higgins.
He sat on the church"s high council in Far West, Missouri, and led the settlement of De Witt, Missouri. This "custody" eventually resulted in imprisonment in Liberty Jail. In making the agreement, Hinkle told Joseph Smith to walk into the militia"s camp to discuss the matter.
Hinkle was excommunicated on March 17, 1839, along with John Corrill and West. West. Phelps, who had also met with Colonel Lucas.
Its membership drew primarily from members who had dissented from the church when it was headquartered in Far West in 1838. The church was organized by Hinkle on June 24, 1840.
lieutenant held its first conference in the town of Moscow, Iowa Territory, on November 20, 1842. In September 1843, John C. Bennett attended a conference of Hinkle"s church.