Volume XLI
February 1, 2000
Information Exchange
Sharon Tingley submits the following newspaper findings all of which are from "The Advertiser", Fort Gaines, GA, except for the last two items. Apparently the paper became "The Weekly Chronicle" by Feb. of 1891.
Fri. Feb. 22, 1889
Tom Jernigan and Walter Brown will run a truck farm on the large scale this year, and will furnish the city, in season, with peas, chufas, cabbages, turnips, peanuts, and "chestnuts."
Fri. Mar 8, 1889
Traverse Jurors for 2nd week:
W. W. Jernigan
John D. Brooks
W. L. Beard
Fri. Apr 5, 1889 -- Legal Notices
Thos. H. Jernigan applied for letters of administration on estate of W. H. Jernigan, late of said county, deceased.
Fri. May 3, 1889
Send your orders to Jernigan & Co. for pure ice Ice, the first shipment of the season, at Jernigan & Co.'s Romeo's Stand. Jernigan & Co. will sell you ice in any quantity at 1-1/4 cents per lb.
Fri. May 17, 1889
Call at Jernigan's and get some of those nice bananas before they are all gone.
It's Ready: Jernigan & Co.'s Ice Cream Parlor Boys, bring your girls and set 'em up. Ladies both young and old call at Jernigan's ice cream parlor and be served with the best summer delicacies in a quiet and comfortable manner.
Fri. June 7, 1889 -- Legal Notices
Clay County: Thos. H. Jernigan, Adm. of W. H. Jernigan deceased, applies to sell lands belonging to deceased.
Wed. June 11, 1890
Lemons 30c a dozen at T. H. Jernigan's
Big lot picnic hams 10c per lb. at Jernigan's
Fresh line Fancy Candy just received at T. H. Jernigan's
Ice cream every day at T. H. Jernigan's
Fri. June 14, 1889
Messrs. Jernigan and Brown report their truck farm is in flourishing condition, and will begin to ship vegetables in a few days.
Fri. July 26, 1889
Notice to Customers: Owing to an advance in factory prices, we will be compelled to sell ice at retail for 2c per lb. -- Jernigan & Co.
Wed. July 31, 1889
Improvements still going on at the Jernigan corner and when completed the old building will be an ornament instead of an eyesore. Let the good work go on.
Wed. Aug. 14, 1889
"A Pleasant Entertainment"
The young folks enjoyed a dance last night at the residence of Mr. G. S. Mandeville, in honor of Miss Carrie Culpepper. Among those present: T. H. Jernigan & Miss Lillie Lewis.
Wed. Aug. 21, 1889
Miss Lillie Lewis left for her home in Randolph County on Monday.
Wed. Aug. 28, 1889
Mr. T. Henry Jernigan has had a new awning put across the front of his stand and it improves the looks of things wonderfully. Tom understands the art of making things look attractive, and he is a daisy anyhow, so the girls say.
Finest line of crackers in the city at Jernigan's & Co.
Wed. Sep. 4, 1889
To be sold first Tuesday of October: 11 acres of Lot 359 in 5th District of Clay County. Bounded on the South by Joe Vinson, West by Jas. Sutlive, North by D. C. Adams, East by lands formerly owned by Mrs. Amanda Jones. Sold as property of W. H. Jernigan, deceased. Signed Thos. H. Jernigan, Adm.
Traverse Jurors: D. S. Jernigan
Wed. Oct. 30, 1889
T. H. Jernigan taking in the State Fair this week.
Wed. Jan. 8, 1890
A runaway match, in which Mr. Ben. Jernigan and Miss Lucy Wolf were the principal actors, was the sensation of Friday last. Both are residents of this county.
Wed. Jan. 15, 1890
Careful observers of human nature have watched the course of T. Henry Jernigan begin to whisper now that the aforesaid T. H. is making an earnest endeavor to scoop in the earth.
Wed. Feb. 12, 1890
Jernigan & Co. have opened up a nice stock of goods in their new store on Washington St. and also greatly improved the looks of their store on Hancock.
An enterprising firm is this and we predict success for them in their new venture.
Wed. Feb. 26, 1890
Traverse Jurors:
W. G. Jernigan
B. W. Jernigan
Mr. D. S. Jernigan has corn up and it is growing nicely.
Wed. May 28, 1890
Mr. Henry (Shamrock) Jernigan of Florida is visiting relatives here.
Fri. Feb. 20, 1891
Jurors:
J. H. Jernigan
D. B. Jernigan
Fri. July 24, 1891
Mrs. E. L. Jernigan returned from Macon last Saturday night.
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This is from the Early CO list on Rootweb. Notice the Henry W. Jernigan on the list. This is Capt Henry W. Jernigan who m. Caroline Gachet. This research was presented by Jackie Hughey Smith
11 Jan 1838
EXECUTIVE DEPT, Ga. 26TH DEC. 1837 These men were named as Aids-de camp to the Commander-in Chief (Governor), with rank of Colonel;
Edward J. Hardin, Chatham Co.
Benjamin Hopkins, Camden,Co.
George W. Evans, Burke ,Co.
Melmon H. Butt, Warren Co.
John Milledge, Richmond, Co.
Benjamin F. Hadreman, Oglethrope Co.
Miller Grieve, Baldwin Co.
Aldred S. Allen, Franklin Co.
Peter Lamar, Lincoln Co.
Edward Y. Hill, Jasper Co.
Charles J. Malone, Washington Co.
Robert C. Mayes, Butts Co.
John L. Hodges, Twiggs Co.
William H. Reynolds, Thomas Co.
Benjamin Patton, Habersham Co.
Reuben Thornton, Hall Co.
Andrew J. Hansell, Lumpkin Co.
Edmund J. McGehee, Houston Co.
John Lamar, Bibb Co.
James L.W. Pinckard, Monroe Co.
Kinchen Haralson, Troup Co.
John Bowen, Coweta Co.
William Taylor, Randolph Co.
Henry W. Jernigan, Stewart,Co.
Hines Holt, Muscogee Co
Joel W. Perry, Early Co.
Thomas C. Sullivan, Sumter Co.
James M. Calhoun, DeKalb Co.
John Floyd, Newton Co.
David Irwin, Cass Co.
John T. Storey, Walker Co.
by N.M. Crawford, Sec. Executive Dept.
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Barbara Fowler found this tidbit about Somerleyton:
Adding to the tragic list of fatalities this year, two British event riders were killed in September. Peter McLain, 20, died from injuries sustained in a fall at Advanced class at Somerleyton Horses Trials and Simon Long, 38, killed instantly when his horse fell on top of him at Burghley CCO***. World Equestrian Games British team riders Peta Beckett and Polly Phillipps and Australian Robert Slade suffered fatal falls earlier this year. All the deaths occurred at various levels of competition in different sets of circumstances.
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Lynette "Bobbie" White has
spent a lot of time researching at the LDS Library in Salt Lake City and has traced the
Jernigans back to the time of Canute and the female lines even further back. She has spent
literally weeks up to her ears in microfilm, books, etc., in order to reach her
conclusions. Bobbie has a double interest in the Jernigan family: she descends from Lewis
(Patriot in the American Revolution) through son Kedar/Kader, through son Lewis, through
daughter Sarah who married Dock Thomas Jones, through daughter Louie Ella Jones who
married Edgar Alonzo Jones, through Irene Mae Jones Guy (Bobbi's grandmother).
Additionally, her step-father (her mother remarried after the death of Bobbi's father) was
Lewis Jernigan from Bertie Co., NC. The following is a summary of her research:
Bobbie believes that Thomas Jernegan, the immigrant, is the second son of Sir Henry
Jerningham (or Jernegan) of Costessey, who was created a baronet Oct. 16th, 1621--a
"purchased" title--and Eleanor Throckmorton. Eleanor was the daughter of Thomas
Throckmorton and Margaret Whorwood (whose father was attorney general to Henry VIII).
Thomas's grandparents were Henry Jerningham (or Jernegan) and the Hon. Eleanor Dacres,
daughter of William, Lord Dacres, of Gillesland and Ann, his wife, daughter of Lord
Hastings, chamberlain to King Edward IV.
Thomas, the immigrant, would then be Sir Thomas Jernegan, knighted at age 19 for gallantry
at the Isle of Rhe under the command of Villiers, Duke of Buckingham. Bobbie bases her
theory on the genealogy section of "Blomfield's History of England", which she
recommends to all who care to study it.
Bobbie thinks that Thomas, knighted at age 19 for valor in distant lands and knowing that
his dead brother's son would inherit his father's title and lands, took off to America for
further adventure. Thomas arrived on the Truelove in 1635, according to the ship's
records. The ship's record says he was 21 (no wife, no children), but according to
Blomfield, he would have been 27. Was that a "7" read as a "1"?
Bobbie feels it is interesting to note that Thomas used the name Jernigan in America. His
family had taken the name Jerningham to differentiate themselves from the Jernegans back
in England. Did Thomas want to distinguish himself in this new country from the others?
Thomas named his first son "Thomas" and his second son "Henry" after
his father and his grandfather. It is claimed by some researchers that Thomas' son Thomas
went north, but Bobbie has found evidence of his living and dying in Nansemond Co., VA.
Some years later, two younger Jernagan men, possibly younger cousins of Thomas (at
least one a knight), also came to VA--perhaps under his sponsorship? Film #0288187 at the
LDS Library describes these two men as follows: "Sir Henry Jernagan was born 1671 in
England. He and his brother John came to America about 1707. They settled first in
Virginia and then in North Carolina. Descendants live throughout the southern
states."
Bobbie adds the following note about the Throckmorton's, Thomas's maternal line: "I
traced the Throckmorton family through 254 charts and still didn't trace it all; it is a
very distinguished family with many kings and emperors. I traced some of the other
mother's families; they too are quite distinguished. The Jernegan men definitely married
"up."
If anyone has questions for Bobbie regarding her research, please direct them to Sharon Tingley and she will pass them on to Bobbie.
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This information is a follow-up to the
inquiry posted by Sharleen Valentine in Vol. 39, pg.
19 of the Jernigan Home Page. Sharleen had found more Jernigans in her family tree: a
Lewis W. Jernigan Jr. who m.. Rachel Evadina Hardin on June 1, 1933. This couple lived in
Corpus Christi, TX with their 3 children: Lewis Willis Jernigan III, Joseph David
Jernigan, and Henry Lee Jernigan. Sharon Tingley asked
if this line could be from the Coffee Co./Cannon Co., TN Jernigans. Sharon received the
following email which corrected some of the facts above and clarified that this line is
indeed part of the Coffee/Cannon TN group.
Lewis Jernigan wrote:
"Me...Lewis Willis Jernigan II born in Aransas Pass, Texas, March 25, 1937 to Lewis
Willis Jernigan and Rachael Evadna Hardin. I have two brothers: Joe (not Joseph) David
Jernigan, and Henry Lee Jernigan. My father and mother are both deceased. I am 62 and am
just starting to trace my ancestors. If you have any information on either the Hardins or
Jernigans, I would appreciate it."
The correct line of descent for Lewis Willis Jernigan II would then be:
Lewis Jernigan b. 1778 Johnson Co., NC/TN and wife Frances Douglas
Jesse Jernigan c. 1808 and his first wife Anna Walker of Coffee/Cannon Co., TN*
Lewis Willis Jernigan b. 1840 m. Mary Whitfield
David Jernigan (wife unknown)
Lewis Willis Jernigan m. Rachael Evadna Hardin, lived Corpus Christi, TX
Lewis Willis Jernigan II
* Note: Jesse Jernigan's children were all by his first wife, Anna Walker. After Anna's
death, Jesse married her sister, Attilla/Matilda Walker.
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The following Jarnagins appear on a
list of members of the Friendship Baptist Church in Jefferson Co., TN from 1819-1902.
Taken from microfilm.
Chesley Jarnagin
Martha Jarnagin
Mary Jarnagin
Preston B. Jarnagin
Other names associated with Jarnagins also appear on the list:
Eli Witt
Nancy Witt
Major Lea
Rodah Lea
Daniel Witt
Ingabo Witt
Charles T. Porter
Sarah Porter
Mariam Witt
Listed in extracts from the minutes of the church:
Mary Jarnagan died 7 Aug 1829, age 78 yrs, 4 mo., 3 days
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Tom Barley, of Perth, Western Australia has a book on the Jernigan family named "COSTESSEY HALL A Retrospect of the Jernegans, Jerninghams and Stafford Jerningham of Costessey Hall, Norfolk" by Ernest E. Gage. Published by Colin L. Housen Costessey Norfolk 1991.*****
Thought I'd pass this poem along.
Your tombstone stands among the rest;*****
Johnnie Horton needs some help with James F Jarnigan b when ?, where ?. He married Malinda A Finley in 18 May 1876 in Fannin Co, Texas. They had a son, James F Jarnigan, (spelled Jernigan also) died 28 Dec 1878 in Fannin Co, Tex. What happened and where did the younger James go? Any help appreciated and will exchange info.
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TeriSue Bru is seeking info on Clara Jernigan and especially her son John and his family. She was born in Chester Randolph Cty, Ill., abt 1869. Her parents were Henry Jernigan, and Florida Badgley. Clara married John Frederick Juergens in 11/11/1885. They parted and she took her son John with her leaving John Frederick Juergens to raise Margaret Caroline Henriette Juergens b. 8/23/1886. I don't know if Clara's son is John Juergens or John Jernigan but it is thought that he lived in St. Louis as a grown man and that he had a daughter called Clara.*****
Janice Jernigan writes: My husband's name is William Dale Jernigan, his father's name is William Hiram Jernigan Jr., his granfather's name is William Hiram Jernigan Sr. We live in Dyersburg Tennessee and are very much interested in the family history of the Jernigan's. If you can help us in any way please e-mail.*****
Donna Haun writes: I am trying to find Eliza Jarnagin from Hamblen Co., TN. Her father was Shadrach "Shade" Jarnagin. My grandfather James Alexander Haun married her in TN. They had 5 children. All except my grandmother came to MO in 1911. She died before then!! The 5 children are all deceased now too. Any help would be appreciated!*****
Michael D. Jarnagan is the Great Great Grandson of a William C Jarnagan born on August 9, 1844. McMinn CO., Athens, TN. William's siblings and parents are unknown. He enlisted in the Civil War at the age of 20 on February 26, 1864. He was in the 14th Reg't Illinois Infantry at Jeserville, IL. He signed his enlistment papers William C. Jarnagin. Some time later he changed the spelling to Jarnagan. He married Margaret S. or (L) Rogers on June 22, 1868 near Riverville, McMinn CO., TN. The marriage was performed and recorded by James Parkinson who filed their wedding license in Athens, TN. Margaret Rogers ' siblings and parents are unknown. William C. Jarnagan died on January 7, 1916. Margaret Rogers Jarnagan died on October 2, 1914. Both are buried at Hazel Valley Cemetery in Hazel Valley, Arkansas. Any information would be greatly appreciated.*****
Genealogy Links
Barbara Fowler writes: Check out this site. It is really something. I found all sorts of Jarnagins and Jernigans.The Tennessee State Library & Archives is pleased to announce that the index to Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications is now available on their website, thanks to Chuck Sherrill, Ronald Lee, Charise Artis & the gang at Tenn. State Library & Archives.
Tennessee Confederate Pensions were first offered to soldiers in 1891. In 1905 Confederate widows became eligible. The files created by the Pension Board include original applications with data about the soldier's life and service. Many files also contain correspondence and other paperwork related to the claim.
The index is found at: http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/pension.htm
If you find it useful, please remember to thank them, as they need encouragement and justification to continue to place these great assets ONLINE, for us. You can contact them through Chuck Sherrill, the Director of Public Services.
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Tom Barley has two websites of interest to Jernigan researchers on Cotessey Hall in England. Many of you know of the manor at Somerleyton, but may not be familiar with this Jernigan property. These are very interesting sites, so check them out!*****
Kay C. Stone sends the following info about the
reunion in Bartow, FL. She says to "please contact me for further information.
The 3rd Florida Jernigan Reunion will be held in Bartow on the 3rd Saturday in March, 2000
at Homeland Heritage Park. All Jernigans are invited to attend. We've had representatives
from several different branches attend the first 2 years. Many from the Aaron and Isaac
lines. We'd love to have standing room only.
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Linda Rogers
Curtis and Judith Jernigan
Oldham are your contacts for the Coffee County, Tennessee Jernigan Cemetery
Association Formation Meeting. Here are the details on the meeting: Descendants of
Alexander C. Jernigan of Johnston County, North Carolina and Coffee County Tennessee are
planning a Cemetery Association Formation Meeting for the first weekend of May, 2000. The
purpose of the get together will include work on repairing/restoring the deteriorated
Jernigan Cemetery across from the original Alexander C. Jernigan home site. Plans for the
meeting include the formation of a Cemetery Association, for those interested, to continue
a degree of maintenance of the cemetery. The meeting will also include an opportunity to
exchange and share information, and to perhaps plan a more extensive Middle Tennessee Area
Jernigan Reunion. The original Alexander C. Jernigan home site is the property and home
site so beautiful described by Varna Thompson Jernigan in her book, "Leaves of the
Jernigan Tree".
The meeting will be held at the Civil War Confederate Cemetery off exit I 24, Gossburg,
Coffee County, Tennessee, Saturday, 9:00 AM.
Please wear working and hiking clothes/shoes and bring garden/repair tools, and cleaning
supplies, if you have them. Mostly, your presence, willingness, labor and Jernigan family
information will be greatly appreciated!
We plan a pot luck picnic on Saturday and Sunday for lunch.
Linda has located the grave sites of Needham Jernigan ( (son of Alexander) and Mary
"Polly" Jernigan (daughter of Lewis Jernigan) . She and her husband have visited
the Alexander C. Jernigan home site and discovered the Jernigan cemetery. They has also
discovered some very interesting history regarding the Jernigan land in this area. The
surrounding area, she reports, is beautiful and full of history. We hope to locate the
nearby grave sites of Alexander C. Jernigan and Elizabeth Farmer Jernigan.
Linda and Judith will supply you with directions, maps, and information regarding the
Jernigan Cemetery and the Civil War Confederate Cemetery, and the meeting. Please contact
them regarding your interest and participation.
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The reunion in Dunn will be held on Sunday, May 7th this year. This is always a fun event and many Jernigan researchers show up for the weekend to share information and explore Jernigan territory. The food is wonderful and the fellowship is even better if that is even possible! It is held at the Stoney Run Church which is on Hwy. 55E, 3 miles East of Dunn. You don't have to be a direct descendant of this line, all Jernigans are welcomed no matter how you spell your name!
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Editor's Note
Maybe you can't fool Mother Nature, but she sure can fool us! Here I move to Pennsylvania only to have the worst snow storm in at least my memory, hit the South! I think that they have it worse down there than we do up here! Mainly because they don't have the equipment to help them through the nasty ice storms! I hope that all of our Jernigan cousins are doing ok down there, especially those who were hard hit in NC and are still trying to get over hurricane season! I have y'all in my prayers.
Here we are enjoying the snow that we have. We have at least 8" and are still getting more. We have discovered that intertubes are not just for summer fun on the river! That they make for great snow sledding. Ed has gone back to his childhood as he takes the girls off to romp in the snow. They all come back in cold, wet and ready for hot chocolate!
We are slowly but surely trying to get organized around here. Lately we have been working on our office area. I now actually have a real computer desk instead of a table, thanks to Christmas money. We are starting to look almost professional around here with all of our office supplies and machines finding "real" homes!
You probably have noticed that the homepage hasn't moved! I have hit a glitch, but expect it to be ready to go by the next issue. Sorry, I know I've been promising this for a long time now. Try not to lose faith in me!
The girls are working on their schedules for next year. The twins are figuring out which subjects to take in 11th grade. We finally found out what credits actually transferred from SC. They were not happy when they had to repeat 10th grade English up here as they had worked very hard in their 10th grade English class in 9th grade. They are even less happy to find out that all of the high school courses they took in 8th grade will not transfer including Algebra 1 and keyboarding. But they are still well ahead of the game on credits, so they won't have to worry about that. Both will graduate with a lot more credits than are required.
Cyndi has decided to go to a two year college here before transferring to a four year college later. She has picked Community College of Beaver County. It is about 25 minutes from here. She decided to knock out her basic courses at CCBC before going on to major in elementary music education at either Geneva College or Penn State University. So she will be hanging around here for another two years before flying the nest. She is eagerly awaiting news of whether she will receive a scholarship from the Rotary club here. Her odds look very good at this point.
Kim is very interested in going on a mission trip to Alaska that our church is offering. They will go for two weeks to a Christian camp to work on repair projects at the camp one week and to teach bible school to the Eskimo children for the second week. She is putting all of her Christmas money towards the trip and has to come up with an additional $650.00 before she can go. She hates fund-raisers, but the church is sponsoring several of them, so she may have to get used to them! She worked to earn all of the money for her mission trip that she took last year, but didn't have to have plane fair then! I'm sure if God wants her to go, she will find the way this time too.
February is another big birthday and other holiday month for our family. Ed's mom's birthday starts the month on the 1st, Cyndi ends it on the 28th with her 18th birthday. In between is my cousin Debbie's birthday on the 12th and Ed's and my 19th anniversary on Valentines Day! Happy birthday and Valentine's Day to all of you out there who are celebrating!
And don't forget the groundhog on the second. Maybe we'll go visit him in person this year to make sure he doesn't see his shadow! Stay warm this month! See you next month when spring will be right around the corner...
Until then... Happy Hunting!
Your editor,
Marla Boots