Jesse Walker Johnstun
Alternate Names
Jesse Walker Johnston (Alternate Name)
Jesse Walker Johnson (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1820 January 21 (Born)
Death Date
On 1860 May 8 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Battalion Activity
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Rush Creek Township, Fairfield, Ohio, United States
1820 January 21
Mother
Amity Welch (1784 - 1850)
Father
James Johnstun
Date Details
Occurred On 1820 January 21
Baptized by
Milton Nahum Stow
1838 April 3 (Age 18)
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1842 May – August (Age 22)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Macedonia, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Location Served
Indiana
Date Details
Started On 1842 May
Departed from Home
Ended On 1842 August
Arrived at Home
Served in
Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission
1844 (Age 23)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Location Served
Ohio
Date Details
Started On 1844
Departed from Home
End Date Not Found
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company C
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 26)
Members in Company
Rank
Private
Additional Information
Detached to Pueblo
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in
Mormon Battalion Detachments (1847)
1847 May 24 – July 29 (Age 27)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847 May 24
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 29
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Allen Taylor Company (1849)
1849 July 5 – October 10 (Age 29)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Betsy Ann Snyder (Age 19)
Maria Amity Johnstun (Age 1)
Date Details
Started On 1849 July 5
Joined Company
Ended On 1849 October 10
Company Arrived
Died in Parleys Park, Summit, Utah Territory, United States
1860 May 8 (Age 40)
Media
Jesse Walker Johnstun (1820 - 1860) Profile
Sources
Person
Deseret News
"Another Fatal Accident", Deseret News, (16 May 1860), Page 4.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
Far West and Nauvoo elders' certificates, 1837-1838, 1840-1846
Far West and Nauvoo elders' certificates, 1837-1838, 1840-1846.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 15 April 1844, Page 1-2.
Jesse W. Johnstun reminiscences
Jesse W. Johnstun reminiscences, Page 5-10.
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration, Vol. 2, Page 230.
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Page 339.
Pioneer
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
"Allen Taylor's 100 Report", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, (October).
Mormon Battalion
Mormon Battalion Company C muster roll, 1846
Mormon Battalion Company C muster roll, 1846, Page 2.
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 29.
Mormon Battalion W.W. Willis Detached Company descriptive list, 1846
Mormon Battalion W.W. Willis Detached Company descriptive list, 1846, Page 1.
Names of Pueblo soldiers and Mississippi brethren, 1847
Names of Pueblo soldiers and Mississippi brethren, 1847, Page 1.
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996, Page 244-245.
Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848
"Mormon Battalion, Volunteers", Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848.
