The 24 Nephite Historian /Record Keepers

NEPHITE HISTORIANSIn Custody of the Record-Plates
(A. K.)

1 LEHI I	600 B.C. to	?
2 NEPHI I	? B.C. to	546	Son of Lehi
3 JACOB	546 B.C. to	?	Bro. of Nephi
4 ENOS	? B.C. to	422	Son of Jacob
5 JAROM	422 B.C. to	362	Son of Enos
6 OMNI	362 B.C. to	318	Son of Jarom
7 AMARON	3l8 B.C. to	280	Son of Omni
8 CHEMISH	280 B.C. to	?	Bro. of Amaron
9 ABINADOM	? B.C. to	?	Son of Chemish
10 AMALEKI	? B.C. to	200	Son of Abinadom
11 BENJAMIN	200 B.C. to	125	Son of Mosiah I
12 MOSIAH II	125 B.C. to	9l	Son of Benjamin
13 ALMA II	91 B.C. to	73	Son of Alma I
14 HELAMAN II	73 B.C. to	57	Son of Alma II
15 SHIBLON	57 B.C. to	53	Bro. of Hel. II
16 HELAMAN III	53 B.C. to	39	Son of Hel. II
17 NEPHI II	39 B.C. to	1	Son of Hel. III
18 NEPHI III	1 A.D. to	34	Son of Nephi II
19 NEPHI IV	34 A.D. to	110	Son of Nephi III
20 AMOS I	110 A.D. to	l94	Son of Nephi IV
21 AMOS II	194 A.D. to	306	Son of Amos I
21 AMOS II	194 A.D. to	306	Son of Amos I
22 AMMORON	306 A.D. to	320	Bro. of Amos II
23 MORMON III	320 A.D. to	385	Son of Morm. II
24 MORONI II	385 A.D. to	42l	Son of Morm. III

It is evident that the 24 custodians were not in one line of descent, but rather in four separate families or lineal groups. Place the separating fences between: 10 and 11; 12 and 13; 22 and 23. In other words, Amaleki, Mosiah and Ammoron, did not hand the records dawn to lineal descendants, but stepped aside from their family lines. Obviously the four families are: 1, Lehi to Amaleki; 2, Benjamin to Mosiah II; 3, Alma II to Ammoron; 4, Mormon III to Moroni.

(Source: Centerplace.org)