Jesse Turpin
Born in Panther Creek, Stewart, Hamblen, Tennessee, United States
1816 June 22
Mother
Nancy Ann Tatum
Father
James Turpin
Date Details
Occurred On 1816 June 22
Baptized
1836 April 14 (Age 19)
Served in Early Church Mission: North America
1837 April 24 – 1838 January (Age 20) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States
Location Served
Virginia
Date Details
Started On 1837 April 24
Departed from Home
Ended On 1838 January
Released
Served in Early Church Mission: North America
1840 – 1840 December (Age 23) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Location Served
Virginia
Date Details
Started On 1840
Departed from Home
Ended Before 1840 December
Arrived at Home
Married Eliza Ann Boggess
1840 December 22 (Age 24)
Married Jane Louisa Smith
1846 April 16 (Age 29)
Traveled in Brigham Young Company (1848)
1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 32) Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1848 June 5
Joined Company
Ended Between 1848 September 20 – 24
Company Arrived
Married Sarah Wooding
1850 January 8 (Age 33)
Served in Jamaica Mission
1852 August 28 – 1853 February 11 (Age 36) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
Jamaica, West Indies
Date Details
Started On 1852 August 28
Called
On 1852 September 15
Departed from Home
On 1853 January 9
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1853 February 11
Departed from Field
On 1854 February 11
Departed from Field
Served in Early Church Mission: North America
1853 March – 1854 June 21 (Age 36) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Missionary Activity Notes
He died near Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, of cholera while returning home from his mission.
Date Details
Started Circa 1853 March
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1854 June 21
Released
Traveled in Orson Pratt/Ezra T. Benson/Ira Eldredge Company (1854)
1854 June 21 – 22 (Age 37) Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started Between 1854 June 21 – 22
Joined Company
Ended On 1854 June 22
Died en Route
Died in Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas Territory, United States
1854 June 22 (Age 38)
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Jesse Turpin (1816 - 1854) Profile