Volume XLII
March 7, 2000
Information Exchange
Michael D. Jarnagan writes, "I just wanted to say thanks for all the help I received in finding the parents and siblings of my gggrandfather William C. Jarnagan. My special thanks and appreciation really goes to Sharon Tingley. She is a real gem. May God bless all the Jarnagans and variants."
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Just wanted to warn everyone about this virus... it's a bad one! I know of 3 people who have gotten this within the past 4 or 5 days. This virus is disguised as a file called something like "prettypark.exe" and will be attached to an email from someone you know. If you attempt to open it, it will then in turn be sent out automatically to everyone in your mailbox. IF YOU GET AN EMAIL WITH THIS ATTACHMENT, DELETE AND DO NOT OPEN!!! Lisa Adams received this virus and unknown to her the virus went out to everyone in her address book. This is not something that she did, it was something that was done to her and she and others are suffering from it through no fault of Lisa's! As soon as she discovered what happened, she emailed everyone trying to warn them against opening the earlier email sent through her email box. She has received messages from people telling her never to contact them again. And others that are even worse. She feels very bad and feels that she shouldn't even contact people to try to explain what happened, even though none of this was her fault! So if you receive a file with the name prettypark.exe, please delete it without opening it. If you got zapped by this virus already, please don't get angry with the person whose name appears on the email, they had nothing to do with it. Your best weapon against this one is to have an enti-virus program or be aware, vigilant and quick to hit that delete button.
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These Jarnagins/Jernigans are buried in Jack Co. TX. This comes from a book entitled "Complete Cemetery Census, Jack County, Texas 1855-1994" by Avis Radford and Jack Loftin, August 1993. If anyone can identify these folks, Sharon Tingley would appreciate it if they would contact her.
Finis Cemetery
10.5 mi. S. of Bryson, on Farm Rd. 1191, N. of old townsite of Finis:
Jarnagin, Margaret R. b. May 30, 1853,
d. Dec. 20, 1935
Jarnagin, Mary Lee b. Feb. 3, 1912, d. Apr 16, 1916, dau of W. H. & L.O.
Jarnagin, Sue Adalyne b. Apr. 5, 1905, d. May 24, 1907, dau of W. H. & L.O.
Jarnagin, Thomas C. b. Nov. 2, 1843, d. Nov. 6, 1906
Jarnagin, Tommie b. Aug. 22, 1818, d. Dec. 5, 1901
Oakwood Cemetery
Jacksboro, TX, Section 8:
Jernigan, Juanita b. 1876, d. 1986
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Bill Jernigan sends the following
inscriptions which were complied by Jim W and Ann Crews Laird of Conroe, Tx,
copyright 1997
Jernigan, Abbie b. 1881 d. 1970 Colmesneil Cem.
Jernigan, Abner b. 8/15/1851 d. 10/18/1872 Cruse-Methodist Cem.
Jernigan, Benjamin b2/11/1837 d. 8/17/1859 Cruse-Methodist Cem
Jernigan, Blenday Keaton b. 33/1812 d. 4/26/1885 wife of Franklyn W.Jernigan
Cruse-Methodist Cem
Jernigan, Ezekiel b. 1871 d. 1952 Colmesneil Cem
Jernigan, Franklyn W b. 5/15/1807 d. 3/18/1859 Cruse-Methodist Cm
Jernigan, George b_______d_______ Grave unmarked Snowden-Fowler Cem
Jernigan, Ida Belle b.3/7/1893 d. 4/8/1896 Cruse-Methodist Cem
Jernigan, Jasper b. 12/4/1854 d. 12/18/1854 Child of F.W. & M.
Jernigan Cruse-Methodist Cem
Jernigan, Matilda b_____d____Grave unmarked Snow-Fowler Cem
Jernigan, Rebecca Ann b2/1/1837 d 8/17/1859 Child of F.W. and M. Jernigan
Cruse-Methodist Cem
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The following is a poem written by Vickie Bates that I thought you might enjoy.
MY ANCESTOR, MY ANCESTOR
Who is my ancestor?
A question we all ask.
It takes years of research,
Not as easy as just reading a book.
My puzzle’s not finished.
It works heavy on my heart.
Tears of joy flow when I find one
small part.
Some people really don’t care to know,
But I pray each day for just
One more part ---
Just enough information to lead me on.
On to the victory ---
Of matching all parts.
My ancestor, my ancestor
How could I not care?
You are a part of me.
And I know you are there
The pieces grow smaller ---
I’m almost there.
My ancestor, my ancestor
I’ll not stop
Because I care.
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Barbara Fowler writes: "Last summer when I went to Troy for the Jernigan Reunion, I stopped by several cemeteries and the Dothan library. This little book by E. H. Hayes, Tomb Records was filled with Jernigan information."
Dale County Alabama Tomb Records
Post Oak Cemetery 4 Mi N. Ozark.
Take Hwy 231 to Post Oak Baptist Church, turn R. cross the C. Of GA Railroad and go
about 1/2 mi.
Family plot (apparently that of John Henderson Jernegin- even if the name is spelled
Jernigan!)
1. C. H. Jernigan Aug 19,
1885-28 Dec 1914
2. Ida Cordelia Jernigan 20 June 1875-19 Aug 1897 dau of J. H. & L. A. Jernigan
3. Lydia A. wife of J. H. Jernigan 9 Jan 1841-10 Dec 1909
4. J. H. Jernigan 3 Aug 1845-27 Dec 1923
5. James Jernegan (note spelling) Blank 18 June 1892
6. Nancy Jernegan Blank 18 June 1892
Hawridge Cemetery at Ebenezer Church in Longstreet Community. Cemetery was removed from what is now Fort Rucker.
1. Cullen Jernigan and Ruby
Jernigan no dates (Don't know who these are.)
2. Mahala wife of D. W. Jernigan Sept 22 [unreadable year] (Mahala is Nancy Mahaley,
wife of David Washington, who is the son of Moody Jernigan)
Ariton Cemetery at Bethel Assembly of
God, Ariton, AL
1. Emma Alice Jernigan 8 Oct 1860-13 August 1943 WIFE
2. Henry R. Jernigan 21 Jun 1852-13 June 1933 (H. R. Jernigan m. Emma Alice Green,
Missouri Griffin, and Aquilla Harden in 1887. He was the son of David Washington
Jernigan and grandson of Moody Jernigan. This information is from Jernigan and
Cooper by Virginia Ruth Jernigan Sanders.)
Pinkard Cemetery at Pinckard, AL
1. James Martin Jernigan 20 Dec 1882-4 Mar 1901 son of J J and Lidia Jernigan (note:
This may be a misprint. Could be son of J H and Lydia.)
Ebenezer Zion in Longstreet
Coummunity- This cemetery was removed from Ft. Rucker
1. Mary Missouri wife of H. R. Jernigan 20 Nov 1860-13 Aug 1883 (Mary Missouri Griffin.)
2. Inf son of H R & M M Jernigan 28 Jul 1833
Gleenville Cemetery Russell CO AL
1. Sarah Jernigan dau of H. W. & C. S. M. Jernigan 20 Apr 1833-20 Sept 1846 (This is
Capt. Henry W. and Caroline Gachet Jernigan)
Enon Cemetery Bullock CO, AL
1. Albert C. Jernigan 18 Dec 1837-25 Sept 1855 (This is also son of Capt Henry and
Caroline Gachet Jernigan. We have previously had his middle initial as
"G".)
2. Caroline S. M. Jernigan; w/o Henry W. Jernigan 8 July 1807-7 May 1880
Henry County Alabama Marriage Records
1. Daniel H. Jernigan and Sarah Q. Whitaker Dec 21, 1882 (son of Blake Washington
Jernigan.)
2. George P. Jernigan to Bertha Radney 30 Jan 1898 (also son of Blake W. Jernigan)
3. S. H. Jernigan to Etta Whittaker 2 Oct 1894 (should be S. D, Shelton David
another son of Blake Washington Jernigan.)
4. James Jinikins to Nancy Pellum 20 Aug 1852 (I don't know who this one is.)
Barbara also sends these records:
From Henry CO (AL) Cemetery Records by Scott:
Eastside Cemetery Headland, AL
Lela E. w/o David Walden (Lela Emeline Jernigan) b. 23 July 1855 d. 7 March 1925
David A. Walden b. 11 Sept 1847 d. 16 Feb 1926
Emily G. dau of TH & Cleo Jernigan b. 14 May 1896 d, 6 Mar 1901
Clifford L. dau of T H and Cleo Jernigan b. 20 Sept 1896 d. 28 Feb 1901 (how could they
have had two daughters born 4 mo. apart? Is it possible that the toombstones could have
been put up much later and someone got the dates wrong?)
E.L. Jernigan age 65 yrs ( no dates)
Cleopatra, wife of Thomas H. Jernigan b. 17 Dec 1871 d. 16 Sept 1905
(I made a note under this: their child Reba Kirkland. That was in the cemetery book
in the Dothan library.)
Pilgrims Rest near Henry CO/Houston CO Line on Lower Columbia-Headline Rd.
D. H. Jernigan b. 26 Dec 1857 d. 19 Nov 1917
Sarah O. wife of D. H. Jernigan b. 29 Sept 1862 d. 8 Oct 1916
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The following information and photos were submitted by Lena West. Lena is a 4th great-granddaughter of Jesse and Rebecca Mims Jernigan. Lena's great-great grandmother was Martha Jane Jernigan Tunstall, who was the daughter of William Henry Jernigan & Dicy Moore, and the granddaughter of Jesse and Rebecca Mims Jernigan. The photos are from the book "Miss Vela: Her Own Story" transcribed and edited by W. J. Jernigan, Jr.
FAMILY GROUP SHEET
Husband: Jesse Jernigan
Birth: 4 Apr 1775 Anson Co., NC
Death: 31 Dec 1857 Henry Co., TN
Father: William Thomas Jernigan, Sr. (1750-1834)
Mother: Margaret "Peggy" Evans (1754-1830)
Wife: Rebecca Mims
Birth: 1785 NC
Death: 10 Feb 1853 Henry Co., TN
Marriage date unknown
Children:
1. William Henry Jernigan, b. 15 Nov 1807 Robertson Co., TN; d. 17 Oct 1892 Independence
Co., AR; bu Walnut Grove Cemetery, Independence Co., AR. Married 10 Oct 1840 to Dicy
Moore. William Henry Jernigan was an ordained deacon and local preacher for the M.E.
Church South (Methodist Church) in Independence Co., AR. To see a picture of William
Henry Jernigan, click here.
2. Elizabeth Jernigan b. 13 Mar 1805 NC
3. Clement Lamar Jernigan b. 10 Aug 1810 TN
4. Daughter Jernigan
5. Thomas Priestly Jernigan b. 28 Nov 1817 TN (Note: Could this be the Thomas P.
Jernigan who married Elizabeth Randle on 4 Apr 1846 in Henry Co., TN?)
FAMILY GROUP SHEET
Husband: William Henry Jernigan
Birth: 15 Nov 1807 Robertson Co., TN
Death: 17 Oct 1892 Independence Co., AR
Buried: Walnut Grove Cemetery, Independence Co., AR
Father: Jesse Jernigan
Mother: Rebecca Mims
Marriage: 10 Oct 1840
Wife: Dicy Moore
Birth: 4 Feb 1818 Rutherford Co., TN
Death: 10 aug 1878 Independence Co., AR
To see a picture of Dicy Moore Jernigan, click here.
Children:
1. Thomas M. Jernigan b. 18 Dec 1843 Henry Co., TN; d. 20 Dec 1897 Independence Co., AR;
bu. Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Dota Township, Independence Co., AR. Married:
Arkansas Eaves.
2. Martha Jane Jernigan b. 16 Aug 1845; d. 14 Jun 1930 Fulton Co., AR. Married:
David Perry Tunstall 25 May 1865.
3. William Moore Jernigan b. 1847 Henry Co., TX; d. 27 Nov 1924 Independence Co., AR; bu.
Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Dota Township, Independence Co., AR. Married: Savannah
N. Moody.
4. James F. Jernigan, Rev., b. 18 May 1851 Henry Co., TX; d. 6 Dec 1941 Independence Co.,
AR; bu. Sulphur Rock, Independence Co., AR. Married: Fannie R. (maiden name
unknown).
5. Luther C. Jernigan b. 29 Apr 1854 Henry Co., TX; d. 23 Jan 1926 Independence Co., AR;
bu. Sulphur Rock, Independence Co., AR. Married: Victoria A. (maiden name
unknown).
6. Mary Tabitha Jernigan b. 1849
7. George Wesley Jernigan b. 12 Aug 1878 TN; d. 15 Aug 1934 Independence Co., AR; bu.
Sulphur Rock, Independence Co., AR. Married: Sarah Turn.
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Bryan Jernigan of Springtown, TX is the son of Harlan Jernigan of Goldthwaite, TX and the grandson of the late Hawley Jernigan of Goldthwaite, TX. If anyone has any information on this Jernigan family line, please contact Bryan.
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Deb writes the following. "I was born in Corpus Christi, Tx in the early '50's. The lady giving birth to me had the last name of JERNIGAN. According to what little information I have, she had been married to LEON JERNIGAN. They had 3 children, all girls, prior to my arrival. He died before I was born.
I was adopted at birth and was raised by a very loving, supportive couple. It is NOT my intent to cause disruption in anyone's life. But I've often wondered if my siblings have wanted to contact me." If anyone can help her, please email her.
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Johnnie Horton writes: "I need 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. 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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Genealogy Links
Sharon Tingley suggests this website as it has interesting stuff about Fern Jernigan and his family.
http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Creek/2599/
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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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Editor's Note
This past month had wonderful highs and terrible lows. But God has carried us through them all. We celebrated three birthdays, as well as Ed and my 19th anniversary! Sadly, my Uncle Jerry passed away of cancer just a few days ago. He is in God's arms now. I am writing most of this to y'all from SC as I came down here for his funeral which was February 29th. After arriving here for Uncle Jerry's funeral, we had two more deaths in the family. They were more distant relatives, but I stayed for their funerals as well. This was late getting up on the web, because I had problems accessing the web from SC for some unknown reason.
I stayed in SC for a week, visiting with family and doing errands that never seem to end while you are in the process of moving in between the funerals. I don't know if we will ever finish moving. We were supposed to be doing the final move this week, but Ed had to work. Now it may be April before it is all said and done, but we are working to move that up if at all possible. The landlord has a new tenant that wants to move in on the first of May! So we need to get things cleared out so that some work can be done before the next people move in.
The snow that we had, finally melted and we were gifted with very beautiful spring weather before I left; which was to continue all this week that week. I figured it would return to winter by the time I headed home again, but it is still nice. I'm hoping that the warm weather is there to stay. The ground is extremely saturated and needs the warm weather to dry things up.
I left Ed at home to tend to the girls. It isn't a very busy week for them, so hopefully it won't be too difficult. Cyndi brought home one of those computerized babies while I was gone. She told her dad that she hoped she didn't get the cranky baby that cries every four hours. Krystal, with whom Cyndi shares a room, promptly informed her that no matter what baby she got, she would be moving out of their room for the weekend. I figured if Cyndi brought home the cranky baby, she would find herself living in a tent in the backyard -that is unless Ed found his earplugs. But she didn't get the cranky one. Quite frankly, I think that all of the computerized babies should be cranky ones. I always thought that the worst case scenario was the best teacher! And every four hours doesn't sound like "worst case scenario" to me!
We have a new site on the web - Finally! I know that I have been promising it forever. Y'all probably quit believing me a long time ago. This old site will have a click through to go to the new site for a few months. But most of you won't need that as I put a link on the emails that I send out each month. If you want to get on that mailing list, email me and I'll be more than happy to add you.
March is the month of leprechauns which is probably why I was born this month. As my grandmother on my father's side was from Ireland, I am quite fond of St. Patrick's Day. My family has long ago become used to the green mashed potatoes, green tea, green applesauce, but they never have been able to stomach the green-tinted main course. (One year it was pork chops.) I have given up on dying the meat in favor of having my family eat it instead of the dog, who must be part Irish as she has no qualms about eating anything green that I give to her!
At the end of this month, I will turn 38. Last year on my birthday, I was a chaperone at Cyndi's prom. This year, I am celebrating by attending Kim's basketball banquet. Of course, I'll never forget the year that Ed treated me to top-row bleacher seats at Darlington Raceway for a Nascar race. (I think that was when I discovered that I have vertigo.) Krystal is the only one who hasn't had something scheduled on my birthday yet, but there is still time...hopefully many, many, many years!
Kim is almost halfway through with fundraising for her mission trip to Alaska. She has to raise another $550.00 before July. The mission team has three fundraisers planned and she hopes that they will be good ones. But she will still have to earn money in addition to those fundraisers. I was planning to have a garage sale this spring, so I think I'll let her work on that and let her have that money.
All three girls brought home good grades on their interim reports. So everyone is a happy camper around our house.
Cyndi just turned 18 on Monday. I asked her if she felt like an adult yet. She said yes. So I told her that was good, she could start paying rent. I'm not sure if she realized that I was teasing her...
You might have noticed that this newsletter is shorter than usual! That is because y'all aren't sending me info to put on it! Sharon Tingley has gone back to work and she and Barbara Fowler have been my mainstays for info! Thanks you two! But Sharon won't have as much time as before to send me stuff for the homepage. I know the rest of you have info. Don't think that no one else is interested, because someone out there could be looking for exactly what you have in your Jernigan files! Send the info in, it doesn't matter how much or how little - all of it is important!
If it isn't already here, surely spring is around the corner now. I went into Wal-Mart in Pa a few days before I left and asked them if they had any bedding plants in yet. They looked at me like I was crazy. Shoot, there are flowers all over the place for sale in SC now. I brought home 2 flats of pansies, Johnny Jump Ups (violas) and snapdragons and they were on sale for $5.00 a flat! I can always cover them when that cold weather comes back for a final fling before spring really hits. Won't my neighbors be shocked when they see my flower boxes overflowing with real flowers! They'll wonder about me even more, I guess!
Well y'all get busy looking through your files for info to send me! I look forward to hearing from you.
Until then... Happy Hunting!
Your editor,
Marla Boots
