Volume LI
December 1, 2000
Information Exchange
Correction: Last month I had an error in the NC Marriages. Frank Jernigan wrote to tell me that the name Francis O. Jernigan is in error. It should be Travis C. [Christenbury] Jernigan. Elizabeth Snead was his second wife. His first wife was Judith O'Brian. Travis was Frank's great uncle. Here is the record as it appeared under Richmond Co, NC in last month's issue.
J652 18 June 1860 Francis O Jernigan m. Elizabeth Snead
Hope that clears up any confusion! Thanks Frank!
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Here are some more of those marriage records that I found. I do believe that these were done by Kay Stone.
Jernigan Marriages
SNDX Date Jernigan Spouse
Washington, AR
J652 12 Oct 1879 Jo Jernigan m. Clinton Davenport
J652 24 June 1870 Lawson Jernigan m. Doris Botefuhr
Alcorn, MS
J652 8 June 1890 J. W. Jernigan m. Mintie Gray
J652 27 Feb 1887 Miss N. C. Jernigan m. T. F. Marlar
J652 22 April 1899 Will Jernigan m. Anna Crum
Calhoun, MS
J652 1 March 1928 Willie Nell Jernigan m. Stanton Butts
Carroll, MS
J652 13 Oct 1853 D. M. Jernigan m. Harriet McNeill
J652 10 Oct 1853 D. M. Jernigan m. Harriette McNeill
Forrest, MS
J652 9 July 1910 L. R. Jernigan m. Laura Ludsey
Franklin, MS
J652 29 March 1858 Martha Jernigan m. James J. Oglesby
J652 22 Jan 1860 Mary Jernigan m. Gideon B. Ford
Jackson, MS
J652 2 Feb 1886 W. H. Jernigan m. Sarah Elizabeth Walker
Lafayette, MS
J652 16 Nov 1881 M. E. Jernigan m. S. W. Morrison
Lee, MS
J652 28 Dec 1910 Andrew Jernigan m. Mackie Gilliam
J652 23 March 1904 Jack Jernigan m. Ann Gillen
J652 30 Sept 1908 T. S. Jernigan m. Annie Dunn
J652 28 Oct 1903 W. T. Jernigan m. Fannie Gregory
J652 3 Jan 1909 Waddell Jernigan m. Ada Rogers
J652 21 Oct 1884 C. W. Jernigan m. Mollie West
Marshall, MS
J652 4 Jan 1841 Biddy Jernigan m. Samuel Oneill
J652 10 March 1862 Caroline Jernigan m. Charles Owen
J652 4 Nov 1889 Edward Jernigan m. Maggie Beall
J652 9 April 1839 Elizabeth Jernigan m. Gabriel Conley
J652 7 April 1839 John Jernigan m. Nancy Carn
J652 3 Nov 1846 Margaret Jernigan m. James Jones
J652 1 Jan 1874 Sallie Jernigan m. Joseph Burmingham
J652 27 July 1864 Sarah Jernigan m. John Cade
J652 29 August 1888 William Jernigan m. Cora Hamilton
J652 20 Nov 1848 William Jernigan m. Elizabeth Jones
Monroe, MS
J652 3 Feb 1863 Charles Jernigan m. Hepsebeth Andrews
J652 27 Jan 1886 Printess Jernigan m. Ella Ross
Montgomery, MS
J652 1 Dec 1913 Ary Jernigan m. Burling McNutt
J652 31 July 1909 George Jernigan m. Mamie Bailey
J652 23 Dec 1896 George Jernigan m. Emma Sumner
J652 25 Feb 1907 Herman Jernigan m. Ada Stewart
J652 3 Dec 1909 King Jernigan m. Viola Hunt
J652 29 April 1902 Willie Jernigan m. James Hemingway
J652 4 Feb 1908 Wooley Jernigan m. Henrietta Johnson
Knoxubee, MS
J652 12 Feb 1901 Claude Jernigan m. Mattie Thompson
J652 9 Nov 1903 Cora Jernigan m. R. M. Matthews
J652 14 Dec 1848 Elizabeth Jernigan m. Robert J. Shaw
J652 25 Dec 1879 H. W. Jernigan m. Ellen H. Tatum
J652 22 Dec 1896 Jennie Jernigan (M*S) m. George Ribbins
J652 5 Sept 1872 M. E. Jernigan m. I. T. Higginboytham
J652 12 Sept 1867 Martha L. Jernigan m. Hugh L. W. Hathorn
J652 7 Dec 1882 Mattie B. Jernigan m. John H. Warr
Pontotoc, MS
J652 6 August 1862 Harris Jernigan m. Sarah Broom
J652 6 August 1862 Harris Jernigan m. Sarah Brown
J652 15 Feb 1893 Nannie B. Jernigan m. W. M. Mauldin
J652 4 Dec 1900 S. E. Jernigan m. Lizzie Brooks
J652 27 Dec 1899 T. W. Jernigan m. Bonnie Sibley
J652 27 Jan 1889 W. J. Jernigan m. Ida H. Edwards
J652 28 April 1887 Winnie Jernigan m. S. J. Gregory
Smith, MS
J652 11 Dec 1919 Earl Jernigan m. Irene Moore
Tate, MS
J652 30 April 1899 Miss A. H. Jernigan m. E. D. Cassey
J652 16 August 1888 Nancy A Jernigan m. W. B. Nabors
J652 3 Jan 1896 Pearl Jernigan m. Allen Casey
Tippah, MS
J652 30 Dec 1873 Carnellie Jernigan m. J. W. Callicut
J652 16 Nov 1886 Ellen Jernigan m. W. R. Thurmond
J652 5 Dec 1895 Frankie Jernigan m. J. P. Brannan
J652 11 Oct 1894 J. A. Jernigan m. Emma Goudy
J652 9 Jan 1881 J. B. Jernigan m. Bell Young
J652 13 Feb 1890 Miss J. L. Jernigan m. D. D. Nix
J652 1859 J. T. Jernigan m. Sarah J. Stewart
J652 28 July 1896 Jennie Jernigan m. C. W. Nix
J652 14 Dec 1897 Joe Jernigan m. W. P. Nance
J652 9 Nov 1897 John G. Jernigan m. Belle Goudy
J652 8 Feb 1860 Margaret A Jernigan m. J. P. Ashley
J652 19 March 1861 Mary J. Jernigan m. A. E. Clark
J652 29 Sept 1896 Mollie Jernigan m. H. F. Nix
J652 1871 Miss R. A. Jernigan m. J. R. Goudy
J652 30 March 1898 S. E. Jernigan m. Pattie V. Sanders
Winston, MS
J652 27 Sept 1877 Hockless Jernigan m. Matilda Rogers
J652 7 Sept 1876 Scott Jernigan m. Hannah Davis
Dallas, MO
J652 6 June 1880 Albert S. Jernigan m. Martha E. Shelton
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I received notice of this scam and decided that I should put it on the homepage to warn any of my readers in case they are contacted too. Be very wary of this company! familydiscovery.com
Vickie Mitchell writes "I am just trying to let others know of a scam that has happened to me. I received an e-mail about familydiscovery.com and for $59.99 fee you have a lifetime membership. When I signed up and tried to log in a message came up telling me that I have been scammed. I immediately called my credit card company and they are canceling my card and will send me a new one but I will still be out the money. It just makes me sick and I thought you might like to warn your visitors about this scam."
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Roy C. Dunkum Jr. sent me the following poem. It makes a great point!
STRANGERS IN THE BOX
Come, look with me inside this
drawer,
In this box I've often seen,
At the pictures, black and white,
Faces proud, still, serene.
I wish I knew the people,
These strangers in the box,
Their names and all their memories
Are lost among my socks.
I wonder what their lives were like,
How did they spend their days?
What about their special times?
I'll never know their ways.
If only someone had taken time
To tell who, what, where, or when,
These faces of my heritage
Would come to life again.
Could this become the fate
Of the pictures we take today?
The faces and the memories
Someday to be passed away?
Make time to save your stories,
Seize the opportunity when it knocks,
Or someday you and yours could be.......
The strangers in the box.
Anonymous Author
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Sharon Tingley sends the following information:
From "Who's Who in the South
and Southwest" 2000-2001 Millennium Edition:
JERNIGAN, JOHN LEE, lawyer; b. Atlanta, May 29, 1942; s. Alton Lee and Marian (Heidt)
Jernigan; m. Virginia McKinney; children: Lee Ashley, Frank McKinney. AB,
Davidson Coll., 1964; JD, U.N.C., 1967; Bar: N.C. 1967. Assoc. Smith, Anderson,
Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan. Raleigh N.C., 1969-72; ptnr. Smith,
Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, Raleigh, 1972__; bd. adv. U.
N.C. Banking Law Inst. Contbr. articles to profl. Jours. Mem. bd. visitors
Davidson
(N.C.) Coll., 1986--; mem., trustee Choate-Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, Conn.,
1989-92. Capt. U.S. Army, 1967-69. Fellow N.C. Bar Found.; mem. N.C. Bar Assn. (chmn.
bus. law sect. 1985-87, bd. govs. 1989-92, chmn. bar ctr. cabinet 1994-98,
pres-elect 1998-99, pres. 1999-2000), Wake County Bar Assn., Cardinal Club (bd.
dirs.), So. Conf. Bar Pres., Nat. Conf. Bar Pres., Supreme Ct. Hist. Soc.
Episcopalian. Office: PO Box 2611 Raleigh NC 27602-2611.
JERNIGAN, TAMARA E., astronaut, b. Chattanooga, Tenn., May 7, 1959; d. Terry L.
and Mary P. Jernigan. BS in Physics with honors, Stanford U., 1981, MS in
Engineering Science, 1983; MS in Astronomy, U. Calif., Berkeley, 1985; PhD in
Space Physics and Astronomy, Rice, 1988. Rsch. scientist Theoretical Studies
Branch NASA, 1981-85, astronaut candidate, 1985, astronaut, 1986--, mission
specialist Space Shuttle Columbia, 1992; administrator sci. experiments Space
Shuttle Endeavor, 1995. Recipient NASA Space Flight Medal, 1991, 1992, 1995,
1996, Exceptional Svc. Medal, 1993, Outstanding Leadership Medal, 1996, Disting.
Svc. Medal, 1997. Mem. Am. Astron. Assn., Am. Physical Soc., U.S. Volleyball
Assn. Avocations: volleyball, racquetball, tennis, softball, flying.
Office: NASA Johnson Space Ctr Astronaut Office Houston TX 77058.
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Joan Johnson sends this fruit cake recipe for the bakers among our readers! As she says, "I am sure that this has had some adaptations thru the years, because I am sure that some of these ingredients were hard to come by in the old days.( I know that prunes were used for dates sometime, not the same taste, but served purpose.) Mom Macon (Edward Jernigan Macon) said they had their own cherries, apricots, peaches, plums and grapes to dry and can the juices, etc. She said they put up (canned, preserved, dried, etc.) everything they raised or exchanged with neighbors. This is a Great Cake, and everyone who taste it ask for the recipe. My grandmother was Edward Jernigan Macon, daughter of Samuel Rufus Jernigan, and granddaughter of Harriett Newell Jernigan, wife of Wiley Hudson Jernigan. I guess this came from Harriett. Enjoy..."
Grandma Jernigan's Dark Fruit Cake
5 eggs-separated
1 &1/2 c. raisins
1/2 c. molasses
1/2 lbs. chopped candied pineapple
1/4 c. grape juice
1/2 lb. candied cherries
1 C. butter
1 & 1/2 c. chopped dates
1 c. sugar
2 c. cut pecans ( I chop)
2 c. flour
1/2 c. chopped dried apricots
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
OPTIONAL FRUITS
1/2 tsp. cloves
( I do not use these)
1/2 tsp. mace
1/4 lb. orange peel
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 lb. lemon peel
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. candied citron
Soak apricots over night in 3 Tbsp. hot water and 1/2 tsp brandy flavoring or apricot brandy ( They made their own peach and apricot brandy for cooking.)
Combine fruit & nuts, mix well with 1 c. of the flour, place in warm oven for 5 or 10 mins. to coat and seal ingredients. Sift rest of flour with spices and soda. Beat egg yolks, add molasses & grape juice. Cream butter and sugar, add egg yolk mixture, set aside. Beat egg whites to stiff peaks, fold into creamed mixture. Stir in fruit, nuts, and dry ingredients. Bake in tube pan, bottom lined with brown paper, Grease pan and paper well. Bake at 300 degrees till done. ( about 1 to 1&1/2 hrs.)
Turn on to cooling rack, when cool wrap in cheese cloth. Then wrap with foil, keeps well in freezer, indefinitely.
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Jim Utley writes, "I was at church tonight rehearsing for a musical program and we played a lot of songs by Dennis Jernigan. Do you know where he's from? I am curious if he's part of my line from Richmond County, N.C."
Although I too listen to his music, I am not sure which line he is from. Perhaps someone else out there knows. If so, please contact Jim.
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Lenore Anderson is seeking information on her Jernegans and wonders if they are related to the Jernigans in the US. If anyone can help, please contact Lenore. She writes, "I am sending a request for more information if you have it on the Jernegan family from Suffolk, England. My ancestor apparently links to Penelope Jernegan born in 1568 in Somerleyton, Suffolk, England. She apparently married Thomas Spencer who had a child in 1622 in Chertley, Surrey, England. Their child's name is Penelope, who married John Treworgy or Kingsweare, Devon, England. Thank you for all that you can share with me. I will be anxious to hear from you."*****
Genealogy Links
Marcus Thomas has a letter online written to Francis Marion Thomas of DeKalb Co., AL from Hamilton Jarnigan of Jackson Co., AL. Before you go there, I must warn you that even though this letter was written in 1870, there are a few cuss words sprinkled throughout the contents. You have been forewarned!
http://www.geocities.com/marcuscthomas/a_letter_from_hamilton_jarnigan_.htm
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Rootsweb has the following info on their site. Those of you with family in the Escambia, FL area during this time may wish to check this site out. "This past summer (June 2000), the West Florida Regional Library (WFRL) "Reference-Genealogy" Department received a **gold mine** of genealogical data from the Fisher-Pou Funeral Home, 27 East Wright Street, Pensacola, Florida -- 36 Volumes of original Account Records that span the period between December 1926 and August 1979."
http://www.rootsweb.com/~flescamb/fisher-pou_index.htm
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The Jernigan reunion in Dunn, NC is scheduled for May 6, 2001. Bring a covered dish and prepare to enjoy good food and conversation with the Jernigan clan!
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Descendants of Parvin and Arbie Jernigan are invited to attend the 23rd annual Reunion in Knoxville, TN, August 3-5, 2001. Contact Tommy (865 947 6245) or Richard (865 457 3676) for further info.
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Editor's Note
Thanksgiving is over and Christmas is around the corner! Hard to believe that this year is almost over. I guess time flies even when you aren't having fun!
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with 12 around our table. Ed's parents, Aunt, Uncle and cousins joined our family as we enjoy good food as well as each other's company. I made a 24 1/2 pound turkey to make sure that there were plenty of leftovers for the mandatory turkey sandwiches! Ed's cousins must have had a great time because after leaving in the afternoon, they came back to play games that night! All in all it was a great day!
Ed's parents stayed through the weekend and it was fun having them here. My daughter's and I did not do our traditional "Day after Thanksgiving, up at dawn and waiting outside the store for it to open" tradition this year. We were all too broke to go shopping! But before you get worried, pretty much all of my Christmas shopping was done and wrapped well before Thanksgiving so that my in-laws could play Santa and take the presents home with them.
We may have a new member of the family. A beautiful black long-haired cat with an upside down white triangle on his chest showed up and has adopted us. He is so healthy that we were sure he belonged to someone, but nobody has claimed him yet. We are going to put an ad in the paper to see if he is lost and if someone is looking for him. In the meantime, we have named him Shadow. Sneakers and Tigger, while perhaps not welcoming him with open arms, have deign to put up with his presence. No out and out cat fights yet in other words. Shadow has pretty much moved in and claimed the kitchen as his regular hangout. Ed says that now we have a cat on every floor! He is taking this pretty well considering he told all of us girls that we would not be getting any additional cats at all...period! Of course, you can find him playing with all three cats when they are nearby. He's a sucker for playful animals.
I am recovering from my computer crashing, slowly but surely. I'm looking forward to the day when they develop a crash proof computer! That would be nice huh!
Cyndi has joined the work force and is happily working at Dairy Queen. She is also still doing well at college and is preparing for the next semester to start.
December is a big birthday month for my brother's family. Mark, my brother, has a birthday on the 8th and his son, Benjamin, will have a birthday on the 23rd. Happy Birthday to both of you! Benjamin, I'll see you on your birthday! And don't forget the Christ Child's birthday on the 25th!
We will be making the trip down to SC to visit with our families for Christmas. It will be a quick trip as Ed has to be back to work. But it should be fun! My brother and his family as well as my cousin and her family will be there for a big family reunion. There will be 12 of us around my parent's tree on Christmas morning. That should be a treat! We'll spend Christmas eve with Ed's parents and his brother's family. That will make for a very full two days!
I hope that you and yours will have a wonderful Christmas holiday. Remember the reason for the season - God's greatest gift to mankind - His son Jesus. God bless you and Merry Christmas! See you in the New Year! (The real millennium year!)
Until then... Happy Hunting!
Your editor,
Marla Boots
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