Born at Panther Creek, Stewart, Tennessee
Son of James Turpin and Nancy Ann Taltum
Married Eliza Ann Boggess, 24 Dec 1840, Harrison Clarksburg, West Virginia
Children - William Augustus Turpin, James Moroni Turpin, Eliza Jane Turpin, Virginia Ann Turpin, Matilda Ann Turpin
Married Jane Louisa Smith 16 Apr 1846, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
Children - Jesse Richard Smith Turpin, Sarah Jane Turpin, Nancy Ann Turpin
Our Gallery of Pioneers, Jesse Turpin
Although death cut short his activities as a pioneer of Utah, Jesse Turpin was one of the stalwarts who gave his efforts to build his commonwealth. He was born June 22, 1816, in Tennessee, the son of James Turpin and Nancy Ann Taltum.
Becoming a convert of "Mormonism," he was baptised not long after the organization of the Church. He filled a mission to the Eastern States in the days of Nauvoo and was with the Saints during all the turbulent days of that period. He left Nauvoo in the exodus of 1846 and after spending two years on the frontier he came to the valleys in 1848, crossing the plains in the company which arrived here Sept. 20, of that years.
He located in Salt Lake City, following the trade of a saddle and harness maker.
In 1852 he was called on a mission to the West Indies, where he labored until 1854. While making preparations to cross the plains on his way home he was stricken with cholera and died near Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, June 22, 1854. Many other Saints and missionaries died during that scourge and were buried in a private cemetery, which is still preserved, surrounded by an iron fence, and frequently visited by missionaries and others.
Elder Turpin was industrious and frugal, but first of all was a missionary, carrying the gospel message throughout his life to his fellowmen.
Son of James Turpin and Nancy Ann Taltum
Married Eliza Ann Boggess, 24 Dec 1840, Harrison Clarksburg, West Virginia
Children - William Augustus Turpin, James Moroni Turpin, Eliza Jane Turpin, Virginia Ann Turpin, Matilda Ann Turpin
Married Jane Louisa Smith 16 Apr 1846, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
Children - Jesse Richard Smith Turpin, Sarah Jane Turpin, Nancy Ann Turpin
Our Gallery of Pioneers, Jesse Turpin
Although death cut short his activities as a pioneer of Utah, Jesse Turpin was one of the stalwarts who gave his efforts to build his commonwealth. He was born June 22, 1816, in Tennessee, the son of James Turpin and Nancy Ann Taltum.
Becoming a convert of "Mormonism," he was baptised not long after the organization of the Church. He filled a mission to the Eastern States in the days of Nauvoo and was with the Saints during all the turbulent days of that period. He left Nauvoo in the exodus of 1846 and after spending two years on the frontier he came to the valleys in 1848, crossing the plains in the company which arrived here Sept. 20, of that years.
He located in Salt Lake City, following the trade of a saddle and harness maker.
In 1852 he was called on a mission to the West Indies, where he labored until 1854. While making preparations to cross the plains on his way home he was stricken with cholera and died near Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, June 22, 1854. Many other Saints and missionaries died during that scourge and were buried in a private cemetery, which is still preserved, surrounded by an iron fence, and frequently visited by missionaries and others.
Elder Turpin was industrious and frugal, but first of all was a missionary, carrying the gospel message throughout his life to his fellowmen.
Born at Panther Creek, Stewart, Tennessee
Son of James Turpin and Nancy Ann Taltum
Married Eliza Ann Boggess, 24 Dec 1840, Harrison Clarksburg, West Virginia
Children - William Augustus Turpin, James Moroni Turpin, Eliza Jane Turpin, Virginia Ann Turpin, Matilda Ann Turpin
Married Jane Louisa Smith 16 Apr 1846, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
Children - Jesse Richard Smith Turpin, Sarah Jane Turpin, Nancy Ann Turpin
Our Gallery of Pioneers, Jesse Turpin
Although death cut short his activities as a pioneer of Utah, Jesse Turpin was one of the stalwarts who gave his efforts to build his commonwealth. He was born June 22, 1816, in Tennessee, the son of James Turpin and Nancy Ann Taltum.
Becoming a convert of "Mormonism," he was baptised not long after the organization of the Church. He filled a mission to the Eastern States in the days of Nauvoo and was with the Saints during all the turbulent days of that period. He left Nauvoo in the exodus of 1846 and after spending two years on the frontier he came to the valleys in 1848, crossing the plains in the company which arrived here Sept. 20, of that years.
He located in Salt Lake City, following the trade of a saddle and harness maker.
In 1852 he was called on a mission to the West Indies, where he labored until 1854. While making preparations to cross the plains on his way home he was stricken with cholera and died near Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, June 22, 1854. Many other Saints and missionaries died during that scourge and were buried in a private cemetery, which is still preserved, surrounded by an iron fence, and frequently visited by missionaries and others.
Elder Turpin was industrious and frugal, but first of all was a missionary, carrying the gospel message throughout his life to his fellowmen.
Son of James Turpin and Nancy Ann Taltum
Married Eliza Ann Boggess, 24 Dec 1840, Harrison Clarksburg, West Virginia
Children - William Augustus Turpin, James Moroni Turpin, Eliza Jane Turpin, Virginia Ann Turpin, Matilda Ann Turpin
Married Jane Louisa Smith 16 Apr 1846, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
Children - Jesse Richard Smith Turpin, Sarah Jane Turpin, Nancy Ann Turpin
Our Gallery of Pioneers, Jesse Turpin
Although death cut short his activities as a pioneer of Utah, Jesse Turpin was one of the stalwarts who gave his efforts to build his commonwealth. He was born June 22, 1816, in Tennessee, the son of James Turpin and Nancy Ann Taltum.
Becoming a convert of "Mormonism," he was baptised not long after the organization of the Church. He filled a mission to the Eastern States in the days of Nauvoo and was with the Saints during all the turbulent days of that period. He left Nauvoo in the exodus of 1846 and after spending two years on the frontier he came to the valleys in 1848, crossing the plains in the company which arrived here Sept. 20, of that years.
He located in Salt Lake City, following the trade of a saddle and harness maker.
In 1852 he was called on a mission to the West Indies, where he labored until 1854. While making preparations to cross the plains on his way home he was stricken with cholera and died near Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, June 22, 1854. Many other Saints and missionaries died during that scourge and were buried in a private cemetery, which is still preserved, surrounded by an iron fence, and frequently visited by missionaries and others.
Elder Turpin was industrious and frugal, but first of all was a missionary, carrying the gospel message throughout his life to his fellowmen.
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