Jesse Turpin
Birth Date
On 1816 June 22 (Born)
Death Date
On 1854 June 22 (Died)
Gender
Male
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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)
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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)
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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
Traveling Group
James Moroni Turpin (Age 3)
Eliza Ann Boggess (Age 23)
Eliza Jane Turpin (Age 2)
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)
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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)
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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)
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
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
"Richard Hollywood letter to Brigham Young", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (25 April 1854).
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 24 April 1837.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 15 July 1837.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 28 August 1852.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 1 May 1840, Page 1.
Jesse Turpin letter, Harrison County, Virginia
Jesse Turpin letter, Harrison County, Virginia, 15 July 1837.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Turpin, Jesse", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 3, Page 728-729.
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration, Vol. 3, Page 446.
Pioneer
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
"Brigham Young's 1848 emigration division, First 100, report", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, (June), Page 1-6.
Deseret News
"Utah Pioneer of 1848, Indian War Veteran, Is Laid at Final Rest", Deseret News, (20 February 1922), Page 16.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1848: Page 9.