Volume LXII
November 18, 2001
Information Exchange
Mackie Gore Jernigan
sends this info sent to her by Frances Irene Jernigan Bagwell. Frances, age 85, and the youngest daughter of George Edgar (Edward) and Frances Irene (Sadie) Jernigan provided the following about her cousins, the children/grandchildren of Jesse Harris Jernigan.
Jesse Harris Jernigan, born January 26, 1846 in Pontotoc County, MS & married
Delpha Ann George on November 12, 1871 and fathered:
1. Thomas Washington (Watt) Jernigan - 4 children - Elvin, Coy, Annie Bell, and Thomas. Lived @ Wallfield in Pontotoc County, MS. Was a farmer and a school
teacher.
2. Samuel Elmer Jernigan - married Lizzie (Elizabeth) Poyner, had two daughters- Velma and Emma. Emma married a Collins. Both Velma and Emma are deceased. Uncle Elmer and Aunt Lizzie lived west of Jernigan Cemetery in Pontotoc County, MS.
3. George Edgar (Edward) Jernigan - (Aunt Irene said the middle name is 'Edward') married Frances Irene (Sattie) Johnson. The nickname Sattie was given to her as a baby because her ear-piercing cry was described as 'sounding like Satan's scream'. Uncle Ed and Aunt Sattie had 4 children
Thomas Collin Jernigan, born 7/31/1903
Jesse Ladell Jernigan, born 12/3/1906
Ellen Inez Jernigan Spencer, born 5/16/1912
Frances Irene Jernigan Bagwell, born 10/10/1916. Frances Irene, who was named
for her mother, is the only one of Uncle Ed's children that survive.
4. Maud Jernigan - married Ernest Long, who either owned or worked in a store at Ecru in Pontotoc County, MS. Aunt Maud and Uncle Ernest had two boys and 3 girls. One daughter, Effie Maud, was a teacher and lived in the Delta. Another daughter, Delpha Frank, lived in Olive Branch, MS.
5. Marion Oscar Jernigan, married Mallie (last name??). Uncle Oscar was a farmer and lived at Cotton Plant in Tippah County, MS. Their son, Morris, died about 1995 and is buried at Tippah-Union Cemetery in Tippah County, MS.
6. Wiley Harris Jernigan was a farmer and raised his family in New Albany, MS. He had 3 boys and 2 girls. Two of his sons were Wiley-Aubrey Jernigan and Vann Jernigan. We don't know the third son's name, but the two daughters were Laverne & Lavonia. Lavonia lives in the Delta region of MS and the others are deceased.
7. Francis Irene Jernigan, daughter of Jesse Harris Jernigan, married Lagrone Jennings, who was a farmer. They lived at Cotton Plant in Tippah County, MS until the 1930's when they moved back to Pontotoc County, MS. Aunt Irene and Uncle Lagrone had two children
Evelyn, who married a Smith and lived in Olive Branch, MS, and Edwin Jennings, who lived in Corinth, MS.
William Boyd Jernigan - married Ruth Flardy (Flaherty??) and they had six children
Alvis, Wayne, Stanely, Gene, Ann, and Sam. They lived in Pontotoc County near Algoma and later in Black Zion. Uncle Boyd and Aunt Ruth's children: Gene Jernigan lives in Atlanta, GA, Wayne Jernigan lives in Tupelo, MS, Sam Jernigan lives in Nettleton, MS, Stanley is deceased, and Ann lives in Pontotoc County.
8. Charles Irvin Jernigan - married Ruby Ashmore and they had one daughter. Uncle Irvin was a farmer and lived in the Beckham Community in Pontotoc County, MS.
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Mackie also sends this info:
"I am not a genealogist, so the following is information kept by family members and passed down as part of the annual Jernigan Reunion held on the 4th Sunday in August each year at the Jernigan Cemetery, Pontotoc County, MS. The Jernigan Cemetery, which is located 6 miles west of the town of Pontotoc, MS on the Pontotoc/Pittsboro Road, has roughly 75 to 100 graves that date back to the mid 1800's."
MISSISSIPPI JERNIGANS:
Thomas Jernigan of N. C. - moved from Robertson County, TN to Tuscaloosa, AL and after a few years moved to Henry County, TN where he died. After the death of Thomas Jernigan, his wife and children moved to Marshall County, MS. In 1856, the family moved to Pontotoc County, MS where the mother died August 1st, 1874 at noon. Before her marriage, the mother was Nancy Diggs. (Nancy may have moved to Pontotoc County to be close to her adult children as the following shows that her grandson Jesse Harris Jernigan was born in Pontotoc County in 1846 - ten years before Nancy moved there.)
Children of Thomas Jernigan and Nancy Diggs Jernigan - Harris Jernigan, Lecy Jernigan, Biddie Jernigan, Mary Jernigan, Elizabeth Jernigan, John Washington Jernigan, Margaret Jernigan, Charles Jernigan, William Travis Jernigan, Wiley H. Jernigan, Harriette Ann Jernigan
John Washington Jernigan, son of Thomas Jernigan, was born April 17, 1817 and died at his home in Pontotoc County, MS September 6, 1862. His children were - Elizabeth Jernigan, George Washington Jernigan, Thomas Jernigan, Jesse Harris Jernigan, Wiley Alvis Jernigan, Winford Ann Jernigan, Martha Jernigan (the first grave in the Jernigan Cemetery in Pontotoc County), Mary Francis Jernigan.
Charles Jernigan settled in Fayette County, AL and was the father of 19 children.
Harris Jernigan, son of Thomas Jernigan, was born August 13, 1811 and died February 24, 1885. Sarrah, his wife, born October 21, 1825 and died
July 30, 1870.
Wiley A. Jernigan, son of John W. Jernigan, was born September 17, 1847 and died February 24, 1894.
W. J. Jernigan, born August 24, 1863 and died May 24, 1914. He was the son of Harris Jernigan.
George Washington Jernigan, born August 9, 1841 and died January 15, 1911, was the son of John Washington Jernigan.
Samuel Hoyet Jernigan, son of George W. Jernigan, born June 23, 1887, and died February
2, 1915.
Jesse Harris Jernigan, son of John Washington Jernigan, was born January 26, 1846 in Pontotoc County, MS. He married Delpha Ann George November 12, 1871 and both were strong members of the Methodist Church. Jesse and Delpha's children were - Thomas Washington (Watt) Jernigan, Samuel Elmer Jernigan, George Edward Jernigan, Maud Jernigan, Marion Oscar Jernigan, Wiley Harris Jernigan, Francis Irene Jernigan, William Boyd Jernigan, Charles Irvin Jernigan.
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Carolyn Lambert writes: "I recently was visiting New Mexico and while there went to the Bayard
National Cemetery where one of my McGoldricks (from the James and Lavinia Jarnigan McGoldrick family of Grainger County, TN) is buried. I wanted to
take a picture of his grave marker.
Buried close to him was "Johnnie J. Jernigan, Sgt. US Army, World War II, Oct 19, 1925 - Dec 7, 1993." I took a photo of his grave marker.
If you are researching this family, I will be happy to send you the photo for
your records."
(Thanks Carolyn!)
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DTracy1124@aol.com sent this to Sharon Tingley who forwarded it on to me. Our prayers and thoughts are with the family of Vieve Standifer Jernigan during this time of sorrow. This came from the http://www.chattanoogan.com
Jernigan, Vieva Standifer
posted November 4, 2001
Vieva Standifer Jernigan, 82, of Rossville, died Friday, Nov. 2, 2001, at a
local hospital.
Ms. Jernigan, a lifelong resident of the North Georgia/Chattanooga area, was a former employee of Magic Markets where she worked for 10 years an a former
employee of Mer-Mod Hosier Mills.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ned Jernigan.
Survivors include a daughter, Sarah Holland of Rossville; four sons, Dave and Norman Jernigan, both of Chattanooga, Luther Jernigan of Cartersville, and
Charles Jernigan of Alabama; 8 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Monday at 2 p.m. graveside at the National Cemetery with Rev. Wallace McGill officiating.
The family will receive friends after 2 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home.
Arrangements are made by W. L. Wilson & Son Funeral Home, Ft. Oglethorpe.
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Howard Clynn Lee is seeking the following information. He writes, "I'm trying to link a James Jernigan b abt 1794 N.C. married to a Nancy in the 1850 Dale County Alabama Census. Henry is the son of James and is born abt 1848 in Alabama. He later moves to Walton county Florida and gets married and has a daughter named Velma Jernigan. This Velma Jernigan marries a Joseph Gordon."
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Linda Jernigan Hlozansky is organizing a Tour of England and Somerleyton Hall with the Jernigan clan! Anyone interested in going to England either this Summer or in the future to tour London, and especially Somerleyton Hall home of the Jernigan family from 1300 to 1600, please e-mail Linda Jernigan Hlozansky. There is no obligation and she will send you information of dates and costs as tours are planned. Wouldn't this be fun!
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The Jernigan reunion in Dunn, NC is scheduled for May 5, 2002. Bring a covered dish and prepare to enjoy good food and conversation with the Jernigan clan! All Jernigans are welcome to attend, no matter who you descend from! I can vouch for the friendliness and fun of this gathering. Don't miss it! The reunion in Dunn, which is held at the Stoney Run Church, will be held at 12:30pm on Sunday. Stoney Run Church is on Hwy. 55E, 3 miles East of Dunn, NC. This is a good opportunity for those of you who want to talk to Kay Stone as she goes every year.
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Jernigan Reunion held on the 4th Sunday in August each year at the Jernigan Cemetery, Pontotoc County, MS. The Jernigan Cemetery, which is located 6 miles west of the town of Pontotoc, MS on the Pontotoc/Pittsboro Road, has roughly 75 to 100 graves that date back to the mid 1800's."
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Jernigan Links
Mackie Gore Jernigan suggests checking out the following web page for information on a "Jernigan Cemetery" this one located in Fayette County, TN, which is about 40 miles east of Memphis. http://www.amesplantation.org/cemeteries/jernigancem.htm On this web page, notice the mention of David Jernigan and William Owen.
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If you are a Jarnigan descendant and have ancestors from Hawkins, TN., you may want to check out the following auction on ebay. It is located at: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1665213677 This auction ends on Nov-22-01 12:06:28 PST.
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Editor's Note
I must apologize for this extremely late homepage. Our household has been in considerable chaos over the past few weeks. We have been dealt a number of blows on several fronts, but we are still hanging in there and know that everything will turn out fine eventually. God is watching over us and our faith in him lets us know that we will survive. Again, we are fine. Please don't worry about us. This is nothing life-threatening, just a lot of stuff happening at once that has us a bit overwhelmed. However if you would like to say a prayer for our sanity while we are dealing with everything, that would be great!
You might also say a prayer for Tigger, one of our cats. He has contracted a parasite which destroys his red blood cells. He quit eating and is down to about 5 pounds. But we have him on medication now and he is doing better, but his appetite is still almost non-existent. We can get him to drink a little bit of milk a day. Solid food is more than he can apparently handle right now. If anyone has any suggestions, I sure would welcome it. The parasite is being taken care of, but now we basically have an anorexic cat and we are trying to coax him to eat so he will live. Our other cat, Sneakers, on the other hand is doing very well and is more than happy to eat any of the delicacies that Tigger refuses. I think that we are going to have to put Sneakers on a diet!
On to more pleasant conversations. Thanksgiving! We will be traveling to SC for the holiday to spend it with our families in a joint Boots/Dubis/Jernigan meal. (Dubis is my maiden name.) I am looking forward to several days of hanging out with my family and having fun for a while.
It also means the annual tradition of rising early on Friday morning to join my daughters, munching on Hardees breakfast biscuits in the parking lot of Wal-Mart before 6:00am to await the opening of the store to begin our mother/daughter day of Christmas shopping. I have most of our shopping done and wrapped, however, I can't skip this tradition. It is way too much fun!
Saturday, we will probably go visit the campus of Furman in SC. Krystal is looking at Furman as well as Vanderbilt and Belmont colleges. So even though there won't be anyone there to give an official tour, she would like to visit the campus and area to see what it is like. Kim still would like to go to Messiah, but might entertain the idea of other colleges.
Krystal has been elected president of the Science Club at school and Kim is the president of the Bible Club as well as S.A.D.D. So we are quite proud of them!
November and December will be very busy around here getting ready for Christmas. I promised Krystal (who takes great joy in celebrating and decorating for holidays) that we would go all out for Christmas this year. And the entire clan is coming to our house for Christmas which should be fun!
I need y'all to send in more info for the homepage! I know everyone is busy this time of year, but take a few minutes to email me anything on the Jernigans or genealogy. Even if it is a website that you think might interest someone. You may not think that that little tidbit of info you found at the library is important, but it could mean a breakthrough for someone else! Send it in!!!! Cemetery records, wills, deeds, great stories (I'd love to print favorite Christmas tales about your Jernigans in the next issue.), births, deaths, etc. Also, if you know of any Jernigans serving in the military that might need some encouragement, care packages, penpals, let me know. I'd be happy to list them!
Those of you on Aol have apparently been having problems getting my mail. I'm going to try sending it out to smaller amounts of you as I suspect that Aol thinks I am spamming. I've cleared my emails in the past with them, but they must have thrown out the old list! I believe that Aol is having some other technical difficulties as some of my Aol websites are not coming up as they should. When you try to access them, you get a file not found message. I'm not sure what the problem is there, but am trying to get everything moved over to WorldNet to get around this problem. Otherwise, I'm not sure what to say. If you are an Aoler and you don't get the monthly email saying when the homepage is up, please contact me and let me know. You may just not be on my list, but it will alert me to any problems with the mailing if you are on the list. Thanks!
Everyone enjoy your Turkey day! Eat an extra help of sweet potatoes for me! Remember that we have so much to be Thankful for...our freedom, our people, our faith in God, our children, our friends, our families and the list goes on and on.
Take care and I'll try to have the December homepage out on time.
Until then, ...Happy hunting!
Your editor,
Marla Boots
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