Joseph Smith III (referred to here as JSIII) joined the RLDS church, that had been reorganized from former church members by rich farmers in Plano, Illinois, in 1860. Plano is in northern Illinois, almost as far north as Chicago.
His father JSII (usually referred to by church members as Joseph Smith, the Prophet) was killed by a mob in 1844, in Carthage, Illinois. Many of his followers followed Brigham Young to the present State of Utah, where they became the LDS church.
The farmers who organized the RLDS church bought land in southern Iowa. They built the town of Lamoni there, built a fine residence for JSIII (now referred to as Liberty Hall) and moved the church headquarters there.
They later moved again, to Independence, Missouri. Also the home town of President Truman. Where JSIII died, having expanded the church rapidly.
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