[Schism] Church of Christ (Whitmerite); William E. M'Lellin and David Whitmer (organizer); Split off/Continuation of; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; Extant until around 1925; William E. M'Lellin claimed that Joseph Smith, Jr. had designated David Whitmer, one of the Three Witnesses, as his successor. By 1925, most remaining members of the Whitmerite church had united with the Church of Christ (Temple Lot); Prarie Saints (RLDS) group.
[source: Wikipedia, List of Sects in the Latter-Day Saint Movement, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_sects_in_the_Latter_Day_Saint_movement#Before_the_schism]
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