Volume XLIV
May 1, 2000
Information Exchange
Bill Jernigan writes that he just received a book entitled "1864 Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia", where the following Jernigans are listed.
1. Albert
A. Jernigan., Greene Co., 35 yrs. old. Physician, b. in
GA.
2. E. R. Jernigan, Marion Co.,
16yrs.3mos.,Student, b. in GA.
3. J. A.
Jernigan, Randolph Co., 37 yrs. 2mos.,Farmer, b. in GA, Exemption:
Physical Disability. Also listed as J. A. Johnagan.
4. Seaborn J. Jernigan, Greene Co., 53yrs., Farmer, b. in
GA.
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Barbara Fowler submits that: Families are like fudge, mostly nice and sweet with a few nuts.
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Sharon
Tingley sends the following:
From the Northeast Mississippi
Historical & Genealogical Society Newsletters:
Vol. 2: Jernigen, W.
C., Rt. 1, Booneville, MS. Enlisted Tishomingo Co., MS 1861, Co. D, 26th MS
under Col. A. E. Reynolds. Wounded at Weldon R. R. and furloughed home.
(Note: This is William Carroll Jernigan, the son of Henry Hamilton Jernigan and
Matilda Love Flatt.)
Vol. 3: Index of Wills 1836-1880, Pontotoc Co., MS:
Nancy Jernigan, Book 19, pg. 61. (Note: This would be Nancy Diggs Jernigan, wife
of Thomas Jernigan of Anson Co., NC to Henry Co., TN to Marshall Co.,
MS.)
Vol. 4: Lee Co., MS Marriage Records 1903: W. T. Jernigan to Fannie
Gregory, Oct. 28, 1903, Book 9, pg. 207. (Note: This may be William Travis
Jernigan, son of Thomas C. and Nancy Adeline Anderson Jernigan. He would be a
great-grandson of Thomas and Nancy Diggs Jernigan, above.)
Vol. 7: Lee
Co., MS Marriage Book 11, 1908: T. S. Jernigan to Avaie Dunn, Sept. 30, 1908,
pg. 28. (Note: This may be Thomas Smith Jernigan, another son of Thomas C. and
Nancy Adeline Anderson Jernigan.)
Vol. 11: Lee Co., MS Confederate
Pensions: Mrs. Allie Jernighan, wife of James A. Jernighan, who enlisted Noxubee
Co., MS 1861 in Co. B, 3rd MS Batt. under Maj. A. B. Hardcastle & Capt. E.
F. Num. Honorably discharged at close of war. (Note: Probably the son of Thomas
L. and Sarah Hardin Jernigan.)
Vol. 12: Union Co., MS, Ebenezer
Cemetery:
Jernigan, John T. b. Aug 2, 1838; d. Jan. 28, 1862
Jernigan,
Sarah Ann Jane, wife of John, b. Nov. 29, 1832; d. Dec. 13, 1890
Jernigan,
infant son of J. T. & A. J., b. Aug. 20, 1860; d. Aug. 24, 1860 (This is
John Terry Jernigan, son of John Hand Jernigan, and his wife Sarah Ann Jane
Stuart.)
Vol. 19:
1881 Assessment of Personal Property & Polls of
Pontotoc Co., MS:
Carpenter School Hosue, Dist. #3:
Jarnigan, W.
A.
Jarnigan, Geo. W.
Jarnigan, J. H.
Jarnigan, H.
Skinner's School
House, Dist. #3:
L. R. Jernigan
Dist. #1-#5:
Jernigan, W.
H.
Vol. 18: 1867 Assessment, Pontotoc Co., MS
Jernigan, W.
H.
Jernigan, Geo. W.
Old Tishomingo Co. Board of Police Records,
1857:
It is ordered by the board that P. M. Unboise(?) be appointed overseer
on the New Road from Iuka to Fulton Rd. until 1st Jan. 1858 and that he
following [sic] hands: Wm. Jonegan
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From General History of Marshall County,
Alabama by J. A. Thomason:
pg. 37: New Friendship Church: "The church was
organized April 10, 1886, the presbytery consisting of Elder P. J. Corley, P. M.
Williamston, and J. K. Kelly. Members joining were: T. J. Smith, S. M. White,
James Jernigan, Ellen Gona, M. J. Jernigan, Ludie White, Mrs. Hardin and Metilda
Smith. Minutes were signed by P. J. Corley, Moderator and James Jernigan, church
clerk."
pg. 48: "Rev. James Jernigan and family moved out from Shoal
Creek the same time the Thomason family moved to Birmingham [1889 or 1890]. He
ran a dairy. Mrs. Jernigan was a sister to James Bodine, who died where Elder
Haden Copeland lives. Frank Jernigan lives about 3 miles south of Arab, near New
Canaan Church. I heard Rev. Jernigan say that during the first settling up of
Brindlee mountain, along in the late summer time, people would run out of corn,
and the hardest time was between grinding and grating time. They would go to the
field when the corn was going out of roasting ears, take a piece of tin
and drive some holes in it with a nail and tack that on a plank and grate some
meal."
From Old Land Records of Marshall Co., AL copyright 1988 by
Margaret Matthews Cowart, 7801 Tea Garden Rd. SE, Huntsville, AL
35802:
James Jernigan was granted 161 ac. of land in the 8 South Twp.,
Range 2 East, Huntsville Meridian on Jan. 5, 1886, Cert. #4168. Andrew Whitworth
was granted the same amount of land in the same Twp & Range on 28 Dec
1892.
Note: The above Jernigan references would be the Rev. James Silas
Jernigan, his wife Mary Jane, and their son Frank, who all resided in Marshall
Co., AL. John Henry Jernigan also resided in Marshall Co.; his first wife was
Margaret Whitworth. The connection between James Silas and John Henry has still
not been discovered.
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Sharon Tingley would like to know if anyone knows who her husband, Bill Jernigan from Wyoming, would be???? As a personal note, I would like to say that this is one of the best obits that I have ever seen in recent years. What a remarkable woman. I know that she will be missed greatly. We send our condolences to the family.
Sacramento Bee, Thursday, April 23, 2000 on page B5
JERNIGAN, MARJORIE ROSE On the morning of April 10, 2000, Marjorie Rose Jernigan expelled her last breath. She had passed as she wished, in her Sacramento home of 25 years with her sons, Lance and Bruce Jernigan, by her side and her dog at the foot of her bed. During her final days, friends and neighbors, to whom she was family as they were family to her, were there to help, comfort and care for her. For her sons this adopted family was a God send. Marjorie's father, Fremont Wear, was an American petroleum engineer in Canada when her mother, Rose Wear, gave birth to Marjorie on January 8th, 1915. Her family, including her two sisters, Wanita and Margaret, who has also passed, moved back to the States in the 1920's and settled in Long Beach. It was there that she grew into a unique and beautiful young woman. After high school, she resisted offers of screen tests from movie scouts and chose to go to college and earn her bachelors degree. Not long after she graduated, the country was drawn into World War II and Marjorie took a bookkeeping position with Lockheed Aircraft. Marjorie Wear had many would-be suitors, but one handsome young Army Air Force pilot from Wyoming, Bill Jernigan, won out. In June of 1942 they married and she became a career Air Force wife. By the time Bill retired as a colonel, they had seen the world together, from Africa to Panama to Germany, across the United States and all points between. Marjorie was as active in the Air Force as was her husband. She mentored young Air Force wives, hosted formal functions and chaired the Officers' Wives Club, all the while raising her two sons and helping support Bill in his military career that was frequently punctuated by the separations of overseas assignments without family. She was also a businesswoman and later a successful real estate agent after Bill's retirement. When her Billy died in 1983 after 41 years of marriage, there was no man who could take his place in life or on the golf course. They loved the game and, with his passing, her clubs remained in the garage. Over the years following Bill's death, Marjorie traveled, painted and enjoyed life to the fullest. As her health declined, her body may have slowed but her mind and soul remained as strong as ever. She was content to entertain friends, putter about her home, spoil her dog and, more than anything, be with her only grandchild, Will. The adoration was mutual. Those who knew her can take comfort in the fact that her life was full, rich and that she went peacefully after having touched so many people in her 85 years. Marjorie will be remembered this Saturday at 11:00 am at St. John Viannes Church on Coloma Road in Rancho Cordova. Her sons ask that she be remembered by a simple act of love to someone who enriches your life.
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Russell Jarnagin has a copy of Lee Power's book on Thomas Jarnagin, (1746-1802). He is willing to do lookups for those of you who are looking for info from this book. Russell also notes that the book is still available from Mr. Power's grandson. The book can be ordered by sending a check for $45.00 to:
Alan
P. Moore
5878 Leepers
Ferry Road
Morristown,
TN 37813-4811
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Sharon Tingley thought that we might enjoy reflecting on the way it was...
It May Be Hard to Believe That A Scant 100 Years Ago...
The average life expectancy in the
United States was forty-seven.
Only 14 percent of the homes in the United
States had a bathtub.
Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. A
three minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars.
There
were only 8,000 cars in the US and only 144 miles of paved roads.
The
maximum speed limit in most cities was ten mph.
Alabama, Mississippi,
Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California. With a
mere 1.4 million residents, California was only the twenty-first most populous
state in the Union.
The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel
Tower.
The average wage in the U.S. was twenty-two cents an hour. The
average U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year.
A competent
accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, a dentist $2500 per year, a
veterinarian between $1500 and $4000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about
$5000 per year.
More than 95 percent of all births in the United States
took place at home.
Ninety percent of all U.S. physicians had no college
education. Instead, they attended medical schools, many of which were condemned
in the press and by the government as "substandard."
Sugar cost four
cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. Coffee cost fifteen cents a
pound.
Most women only washed their hair once a month and used borax or
egg yolks for shampoo.
Canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from
entering the country for any reason, either as travelers or
immigrants.
The five leading causes of death in the U.S. were:
1.
Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea
4. Heart
disease
5. Stroke
The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma,
New Mexico, Hawaii and Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union
yet.
Drive-by-shootings -- in which teenage boys galloped down the street
on horses and started randomly shooting at houses,
carriages, or anything
else that caught their fancy -- were an ongoing problem in Denver and other
cities in the West.
The population of Las Vegas, Nevada was thirty. The
remote desert community was inhabited by only a handful of ranchers and their
families.
Plutonium, insulin, and antibiotics hadn't been discovered yet.
Scotch tape, crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been
invented.
There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.
One in ten
U.S. adults couldn't read or write. Only 6 percent of all Americans had
graduated from high school.
Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all
available over the counter at corner drugstores. According to one pharmacist,
"Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach
and the bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health.
Coca-Cola
contained cocaine instead of caffeine.
Punch card data processing had
recently been developed, and early predecessors of the modern computer were used
for the first time by the government to help compile the 1900
census.
Eighteen percent of households in the United States had at least
one full-time servant or domestic.
There were about 230 reported murders
in the U.S. annually.
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Can anyone identify the JERNIGAN who
married Ellenor E. Buchanan in either TN or the Tishomingo Co., MS area?
If you have further information, please contact Sharon Tingley.
Ellenor E. Buchanan
(1855-1919) b. in Tishomingo Co., MS, daughter of Robert Washington Buchanan and
Frances Ann Oaks Williams. Ellenor married (1) Unknown JERNIGAN.
Their child: James Robert JERNIGAN (1879-1938) b. in TN. Ellenor
married (2) Alex STORMENT (1856-1908).
The son, James R. Jernigan, is
listed in 1900 Tishomingo Co., MS census as age 25, b. Oct 1874 TN, named as
stepson of Alex Storment. J. R. Jernigan is also listed in the 1910
Tishomingo Co., MS census, age 35, b. TN, son of E. E.
Storment.
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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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Make plans to attend the Jernigan Reunion in Dunn, NC. It is held at the Stoney Run Church on the first Sunday of May each year. This year's date will be May 7th. Kay Stone and Don Jernigan are just two of the Jernigan genealogists who are planning on going. I'll be there with my youngest daughter Kim as we stop by on the way back to PA on our last moving trip! Would love to see you as we all join in visiting, researching and remembering our family roots while eating some of the best food in NC! As a special treat, Bonnie Speegle will host an Open House at the Old Lewis Jernigan home (near the Mill Pond) right after the reunion in Dunn. Everyone is welcome. The reunion in Dunn will be held at 12:30pm on Sunday, May 7th at the Stoney Run Church which is on Hwy. 55E, 3 miles East of Dunn.
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Editor's Note
May is here and our apple trees are in full bloom. They are quite beautiful! We were also pleased to discover several tulips and an abundance of daffodils in our flower beds. Spring has definately sprung in Fombell, PA.
Next weekend, Ed, Kim and I will be heading back to SC for the very last truckful of stuff. We found that we simply didn't have enough floor space on the last truck for all of the heavy items that we had. So we are off to gather what was left behind. I don't know of any other family who took over 2 years to move! (Ed started in January of 98 and we are just finishing up now!) It certainly will be good to get everything in one location, even if I'm not sure where it will all go!
Krystal can't make the trip with us as she has volunteered to work at the Earth Day Festivities at her school. She is also signed up to play, "Who wants to be an Ecologist" with the oportunity to win up to $100.00. It is fashioned after that ever so popular game show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire". She is hoping to get into the hot seat, because, unlike the original game show, each question is worth $20.00 and you can't lose your money after answering a question correctly.
Cyndi has a more serious reason for being left behind. That Saturday is when she is scheduled to take her SAT's. So we will be thinking about her as she strives to do well.
This is going to be a very fast trip. We will be driving in Friday after Kim gets out of school and therefore will be getting in late that evening. Saturday, we'll gather and pack our stuff, which will probably take most of the day. Sunday, we'll get up early and head back to PA. Ed will drive the truck straight back. Kim and I will be taking a detour and head for Dunn, NC. If we get out of there when we should, we ought to be able to pull into the church right around Noon. I'm not sure how far out of our way we'll be, but I hope to be able to stay for the open house which will be held after the reunion. That of course is depending on how long of a drive it is from Dunn to PA. But at least I'll be able to get to Dunn!
Birthdays this month include my sister's, Sharon's, who has a birthday today! My father-on-law also will be celebrating his birthday on the 3rd. My twins, Krystal and Kim, will be turning that all important 16 this month. That means a lot of things... they can wear makeup (although, I know Kim won't and I doubt that Krystal will wear much), they can date, and they can go for their driver's permits! Yes, it is going to be an exciting time from here on out at the Boots household! I just hope that we survive. Happy birthday to all of you Jernigans born in May!
Mother's Day is coming up soon and I do wish all of you Mom's out there a very blessed Mother's Day. Take the time to pat yourself on the shoulder for all of those Mom moments as well as all the things that you do that may or may not be noticed and/or appreciated at the time, but are important to keep your family running on track. Also, sit back, relax and enjoy spending time with your children and your own Moms!
I am working on getting all of the former homepages updated and moved over. It is unbelievable how many links I have to change over in order to get them ready to move. So I hope that you will be patient with me as I slowly get them done.
I am amazed how many Jernigans from my line have contacted me lately! I hope that all of you are having as much luck. Feel free to contact me and if I can't answer your questions, I'll try to find someone who can. That is one of the big reasons we have the homepage, to help each other in our research. I look forward to hearing from you.
Until then... Happy Hunting!
Your editor,
Marla Boots