James Moroni Turpin

He initially traveled to the Valley in 1848. At some point, he returned to the East with his family. They were at Fort Leavenworth, preparing to travel to Utah when his father, Jesse Turpin, died of cholera. They must have made the journey back to Utah in 1854 or 1855 because his mother, Eliza Ann, remarried in Salt Lake City in February 1856. The family made another trip to the East, this time returning with his step-father, Peter Van Valkenburg, and family in 1862.

   His birth date is confirmed by the inscription on his gravestone.

Brigham Young Company (1848)

   Age at Departure: 3

Traveled with

   Eliza Ann Boggess Turpin (Age: 23)

Eliza Jane Turpin (Age: 2)
Jesse Turpin (Age: 32)
Unknown Companies (1847-1868)

   Age at Departure: Unknown

Traveled with

   Eliza Jane Turpin (Age: Unknown)

Virginia Ann Turpin (Age: 3)
Matilda Ann Turpin (Age: 1)
Eliza Ann Boggess Turpin (Age: Unknown)
Lewis Brunson Company (1862)

   Age at Departure: 17

Traveled with

   Eliza Ann Boggess Turpin (Age: 37)

Eliza Jane Turpin (Age: 16)
Virginia Ann Turpin (Age: 11)
Matilda Ann Turpin (Age: 8)
Mary Louise Van Valkenburg (Age: 6)
Lydia Alice Van Valkenburg (Age: 4)
Julia Ann Van Valkenburg (Age: Infant)
Peter Van Valkenburg (Age: 50)
James Moroni Turpin- Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830 - 1848 Birth: 1844 Marriage: 1863

He was a veteran. (Source- Veterans with Federal Service buried in Utah)

http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/James-M-Turpin/4085898#given_...

Wife: Margaret Melissa Turpin (born Rigby) 1806-1947 (buried with him)

Wife: Julia Turpin (born Sanderson)

Children: Jesse Moroni Turpin, Margaret Melissa Amundsen (born Turpin), James William Turpin, Charles Wilford Turpin, Robert Leroy Turpin, Clarence Turpin, Myron Turpin, Maude Turpin, Lawrence Turpin, Lester Turpin