John Wesley Turner
Birth Date
On 1832 November 21 (Born)
Death Date
On 1895 January 20 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
2
Pioneer
1
Born in Avon, Livingston, New York, United States
1832 November 21
Mother
Hannah Redfield
Father
Chauncey Turner
Baptized
1843 September 1 (Age 10)
Traveled in
Abraham O. Smoot/George B. Wallace Company
1847 June 18 – September 29 (Age 15)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Julia Ann Turner (Age 9)
Chauncey Turner (Age 47)
Hannah Franklin Redfield (Age 41)
Mary Ann Turner (Age 20)
Henry Moroni Turner (Age 2)
Harriet Maria Turner (Age 12)
Date Details
On 1847 June 18
Joined Company
Between 1847 September 25 – 29
Company Arrived
Married
Sarah Louisa Fausett
1852 December 1 (Age 20)
Served in
Las Vegas Mission
1855 April 6 – 1856 September 24 (Age 22)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Date Details
On 1855 April 6
Called
On 1855 April 22
Set Apart
On 1855 May 10
Departed from Home
On 1855 June 15
Arrived in Field
On 1856 September 1
Departed from Field
On 1856 September 24
Released
Served in
Canadian Mission
1857 April 23 – 1858 May 13 (Age 24)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
On 1857 April 23
Departed from Home
On 1858 May 13
Arrived at Home
Died in Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
1895 January 20 (Age 62)
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John Wesley Turner (1832 - 1895)
Sources
Mission
A Gamble in the Desert: the Mormon Mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857)
A Gamble in the Desert: the Mormon Mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857).
Historical Department journal history of the Church
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 6 April 1855, Page 1-9.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 9 April 1857, Page 493.
Las Vegas Mission record book, 1855 April-1857 March
Las Vegas Mission record book, 1855 April-1857 March, 22 April 1855, Page 6.
Mormon Indian Mission-1855, Law, Wesley Ruane, 1929-: M273.4 L416m
Mormon Indian Mission-1855, Law, Wesley Ruane, 1929-: M273.4 L416m, Page 40.
Nauvoo Seventies List
Nauvoo Seventies List, Vol. 3, Page 445.
Pioneer
A List of the names of the inhabitants of the Utah settlement
A List of the names of the inhabitants of the Utah settlement, June.
George Benjamin Wallace Emigrating Company journal
George Benjamin Wallace Emigrating Company journal, June.
Transcript for George Benjamin Wallace Emigrating Company journal, 1847 June-September
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