Jesse Turpin
Birth Date
On 1816 June 22 (Born)
Death Date
On 1854 June 22 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Panther Creek, Stewart, Hamblen, Tennessee, United States
1816 June 22
Mother
Nancy Ann Tatum
Father
James Turpin
Baptized
1836 April 14 (Age 19)
Served in
Southern States Mission
1837 April 24 – 1838 January (Age 20)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States
Date Details
On 1837 April 24
Departed from Home
On 1838 January
Released
Served in
Southern States Mission
1840 (Age 23)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Married
Eliza Ann Boggess
1840 December 22 (Age 24)
Married
Jane Louisa Smith
1846 April 16 (Age 29)
Traveled in
Brigham Young Company
1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 32)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
James Moroni Turpin (Age 3)
Eliza Ann Boggess (Age 23)
Eliza Jane Turpin (Age 2)
Date Details
On 1848 June 5
Joined Company
Between 1848 September 20 – 24
Company Arrived
Married
Sarah Wooding
1850 January 8 (Age 33)
Served in Jamaica, West Indies
1852 August 28 – 1854 February 11 (Age 36)
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
He died near Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, of cholera while returning home from his mission.
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
On 1852 August 28
Called
On 1852 September 15
Departed from Home
On 1853 January 9
Arrived in Field
On 1854 February 11
Departed from Field
Died in Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas Territory, United States
1854 June 22 (Age 38)
Media
Jesse Turpin (1816 - 1854) Profile
Sources
Person
Aaron Freeman Farr journal
Aaron Freeman Farr journal.
Jesse Turpin: pioneer
Jesse Turpin: pioneer, Norman Boyd Higley.
Mission
Andrew Jenson, "Turpin, Jesse," Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia
Andrew Jenson, "Turpin, Jesse," Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, Vol. 3.
CR 100 137: Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
CR 100 137: Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 24 April 1837.
CR 100 137: Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 1 May 1840.
CR 100 137: Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 15 July 1837.
CR 100 137: Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 28 August 1852, Page 5.
Jesse Turpin letter, Harrison County, Virginia
Jesse Turpin letter, Harrison County, Virginia, 15 July 1837.
Nauvoo Restoration Inc., comp., Nauvoo Seventies list
Nauvoo Restoration Inc., comp., Nauvoo Seventies list, Vol. 3, Page 446.
Richard Hollywood letter to Brigham Young
Richard Hollywood letter to Brigham Young, 25 April 1854.
Pioneer
Andrew Jenson, "Turpin, Jesse," Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia: A Compilation of Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Andrew Jenson, "Turpin, Jesse," Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia: A Compilation of Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Vol. 3.
CR 100 137: Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
CR 100 137: Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1848: Page 9.
Deseret News
"Utah Pioneer of 1848, Indian War Veteran, Is Laid at Final Rest", Deseret News, (20 February 1922).
MS 14290: Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
MS 14290: Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, June.
Turpin, Jesse, Autobiographical sketch, in 26th Quorum, Biographies, 1845-1891
Turpin, Jesse, Autobiographical sketch, in 26th Quorum, Biographies, 1845-1891, Vol. 1.
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