Volume XXVI
October 1, 1998
Information Exchange
Here are some more of those mysterious files that Marla Boots found on a disk. She is not sure who she got them from, but wanted to share them with y'all.
PIONEERS OF WIREGRASS GEORGIA, VOL V. Folks Huxford. 1948.
JERNIGAN, MOSES 1775-1822 Irwin Co GA
Moses Jernigan was born about 1775 in North Carolina, son of James and Jeannet Jernigan. The family moved to Georgia during or soon after the Revolution and settled in Effingham County and in the portion made into Bulloch Co in 1796. The elder Jernigan died in Bulloch County in 1802, testate, naming his wife and sons James, Jesse, Moses, Aaron, Elias, Joseph and Isaac Jernigan and daughters Mrs. Edith Fourakers and Sarah, wife of James Thompson, as his legatees. Two of the sons, Jesse and Aaron, moved to Tattnall Co and two of them, viz., Moses and Elias, settled in Irwin Co, and Joseph moved to Laurens Co. Moses Jernigan's wife was named Charity; maiden name unknown. The 1820 census of Irwin indicates they were both over 45 years of age at the time. They had four known children, via:
Aaron b 1799, m Mary Jernigan, 4 Jan 1835 in Houston Co.
Nancy b 1801, m Laban Castleberry, 27 June 1822
Sarah b 1805, m Asa Griffin, 14 Dec 1829
Susan b 1810, m Thomas Tucker, 25 Jan 1840
Moses Jernigan and family moved to Tattnall Co after leaving Bulloch Co, and lived there ten or fifteen years, then moved on to Irwin Co when it was first opened to settlers in 1819. He served on the petit jury at the first term of Irwin Superior Court, Sept Term 1820. He died in Irwin Co in 1822, and a neighbor, Robert H Dixon was appointed administrator of his estate, March term, 1822, of Irwin Inferior Court. On May 6, 1822, the administrator was granted leave by the Inferior Court to sell 750 acres on the Canoochee River in Tattnal CO, which the deceased still owned at his death, also lot 28, 13th district of Early Co which he had drawn in the 1820 land lottery. On July 7, 1823, the widow was granted a year's support out of the estate.
JERNIGAN, JAMES 1803-1876 CLINCH CO
James Jernigan was born in Bulloch Co. in 1803, a son of James Jernigan and a grandson of James Jernigan who died in Bulloch testate in 1802. James, the subject, married Mary, born 1815 in NC (maiden name unknown). They had the following children:
Martha b 1833 m William E Smith
John L b 1840 m Ellippa Inman, dau of John A.T Inman
Henry b 1842 m Margaret Ellen Sineath, dau of Jesse Sineath
Sarah Ann b 1844 m, unknown
Daniel b 1846 m Eliza___
Margaret A b 1848 never married
William C b 1850 m unknown, lived in Orlando FL
Celia b 1853 m Jesse Byrd
James Jernigan and family settled in Lowndes Co about 1835, in the portion now Cook County. He was a private in the Indian War in Lt. Stephen W Whitfield's detachment of Georgia militia, May 6, 1840 to Aug 6 1840. In 1851 he moved to Clinch Co and settled in the present Antioch Methodist Church community where he lived until his death about 1885. His wife died a few years later. They were buried at Antioch Church, of which they were members.
PIONEERS OF WIREGRASS GEORGIA, Vol VI, Folks Huxford,
JERNIGAN, JOHN L 1842-1890 Clinch Co
John L Jernigan was born in Lowndes Co, 13 April 1842, son of James Jernigan (Vol V). He grew up in Clinch Co where his parents had moved when he was nine years old, and was married there in 1866 to Miss Elippa (called Ella) Inman, b 3 Jan 1845, daughter of John A.T. Inman (Vol I). They had the following children:
Georgia L b 1867 m Thomas R Fullwood, 10 Aug 1893
Ida J b 1868 m James Melton Williams, 30 Dec 1896
Mary Julia b 1870 died in infancy
Lula b 1871 m Andrew J Kight, 21 Sept 1893
James A b 1873 m Lavesta McMichael, dau of Rev L.B. McMichael
John Raiford b 1875 m Florida Smith 20 July 1898, dau of Henry C Smith
Martha E b 1879 m Walter T Strickland 29 Dec 1893
William H b 1885 m Minnie Cowart of Pierce Co
Charles W b 1884 died single at Waycross, 3 May 1905
Cyrene M b 1887 died 20 Aug 1906
Mr. Jernigan was a private in Co C', 26th Georgia Infantry Regiment, C.S.A., enlisting 12 Jan 1862. He was captured at Fishers Hill, VA, 22 Sept 1864 and was exchanged a few months later. He was paroled at Thomasville, 22 May 1865.
The homeplace for many years of the family was on lot of land 461, 12th district of Clinch Co, located near the Ware Co line and not far from the north side of the Okefinonke Swamp. He bought this lot in 1858 from Joseph Lane, and lived there until 1881 when he sold out to John C Highsmith. He then moved to lot 553, about three miles north, in same district, having bought about 300 acres of the lot. He lived and farmed there until his death 5 May 1890; he was killed when hit by a train in the village of Argyle. He was buried at Antioch Methodist Church. His widow died in Waycross, 10 May 1905, one week after her son Charles W had died, and was buried at Antioch Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Jernigan and most of their children were members of Shiloh Methodist Church. They were active in church work and after his death she continued a faithful and active member and was noted for her true piety and Christian character.
PIONEERS OF WIREGRASS GEORGIA, VOL VIII, Huxford Genealogical Society, Inc. Homerville, GA
JERNIGAN, JAMES 1740-1802 Bulloch Co GA
James Jernigan, a Revolutionary Soldier and ancestor of many by that name in "Wiregrass Georgia", was born about 1735-40, and as believed in SC. His wife's name was Jeanette, but her parentage is unknown. They had the following children, (an named in his will):
Moses b c 1762 m Charity ___, D in Irwin Co.
Edith b c 1765 m ___Fouracres
Aaron b 1768 m unknown
Elias b c 1770 m 1. unknown, 2. Sarah Gibbs, 15 Dec 1822 Irwin Co
James, Jr. b c 1772 m Keziah__, d 1836 in Emanuel Co
Sarah b c 1775 m James Thompson
Isaac b c 1780 m unknown
Jesse b c 1785 m Martha__, living 1850, Tattnall Co
Joseph b c 1790 m Zaney Lindsey, 16 Feb 1817, Laurens Co
James Jernigan served as a Private in the South Carolina Militia in the Revolutionary War (see Book R-T, p 268, Salley's Stub Entries to Indents's, South Carolina Revolutionary War Records). The son, Moses, also served in the militia with his father. Soon after the Revolution (or after about 1785), James Jernigan and family all moved to Georgia and settled in Effingham Co on the Ogeechee River in a community known as Ogeechee. In 1796 he was cut into Bulloch Co in its creation, mostly out of Effingham. Ogeechee lay on both sides of the river. The river formed the boundary line between Chatham and Bulloch Cos.
James Jernigan died testate at Ogeechee in 1802. His will, dated September 15, 1800, was probated in Bulloch Court of Ordinary, November 30, 1802. He named his sons, Jesse and Isaac, as executors of the will, and they administered the estate. His wife survived him for several years.
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Judith Jernigan Oldham, writes that she is a descendant of Jefferson Jernigan, son of Mary Polly Jernigan (daughter of Alexander C Jernigan) and Needham Jernigan, son of Lewis. She says that she is the one who struggled so hard for a year to connect! She has info on these Rutherford County. Tn/Bedford County, Tn Jernigans and am only too happy to share! She sent me excerpts from Verna Thomas Jernigan's book, Leaves of the Jernigan Tree. Since I know that a lot of you have been looking for a copy of this out of print book and also since we have permission to make copies of this book from Verna, I thought the best way to do this was to put Judith's excerpts on the homepage. This will appear as a two part series with the second part on the next homepage as it is quite lengthy. Thanks Judith for all the work you did to get this out to others!
All of the following information is from Verna's little out of print book, "Leaves of the Jernigan Tree"
The book was dedicated to Verland Jernigan, husband to Verna: It was completed in 1968, and was well researched, with sources included. Following are excerpts from the book:
NOTES ON REFLECTIONS BY VERNA JERNIGAN REGARDING ALEXANDER C. JERNIGAN, HIS HOME PLACE , AND HER RESEARCH
"Much has been written about the brave men who helped in the exploration of our country and the settlement of it beyond the mountains, and many names stand out like shining lights. Unheard, though, are the names of the hard working men who helped carry the heaviest loads and went on their way quietly, seeking no great name for themselves but playing just as important a part, and of their wives and families who faced dangers, deprivations, and hardships which we can only imagine.
Such a man was Alexander C. Jernigan, Sr. and the family he brought with him from North Carolina into Middle Tennessee: and just as important are the many families who are still in this area because of his pioneering spirit.
Call it fulfillment, call it time-come-full-circle, these are the things that entered my mind as I sat on the wide broad porch nearing the two hundred year mark, the house that was built before Coffee County was formed. (Located on Jernigan Branch Road, a short distance from Gossburg, the house was owned by Mr. and Mrs. Fames Frissell at the time that Verna wrote these words. He was the great great grandson of Alexander.)
He called this his mansion house, and to look at it today it would present no picture of a mansion, but they say that in that long ago it was the nicest house in the whole valley. Built of huge logs with hand hewn floors, doors you have to stoop a little to walk through, huge fireplaces and chimneys of field stone at either end, windows that had no glass in them, but shutters that could be closed against the cold, a tiny window beside the fireplace as you so often find in old houses, and a dog trot through the middle, this is the way they found it when they came to this area in those long ago days. Rooms have been added on and the logs have been covered with boards, electricity and a telephone have been installed, but I see this house as Alexander and Elizabeth came to it in the early 1800s. I walk along the ancient boards of the porch, down the little slope to the clear spring where the water is sweet and cold and still pure enough to drink. How many many times Alexander must have walked down to this spring and looked at the loveliness around it, the valley, the hills, surrounding and protecting his homestead. How many times Elizabeth must have sent a tow haired boy down to this spring for a bucket of water. How many times she must have carried an apron full of beans to string or socks to darn and sat down in the cool shade of the trees, grateful for the respite from the summers heat.
Tradition has it that this house was once a stage coach inn, and that Andrew Jackson spent a night there on one of his many trips. This may be so, but more important to me is the fact that Alexander C. Jernigan, Sr. and his wife Elizabeth brought their first born son across the wilderness from North Carolina. and chose this place for their home. Walking over the land, and drinking from the crystal clear spring, I can feel something of the love and appreciation that they must have felt for this spot, and after nearly two hundred years, it is indeed, time come full circle.
Sitting on this wide broad porch in the cool of the evening, smoking his pipe and
resting after a hard day's work, Alexander may have contemplated the life he had made for himself and his family, remembering the many things that had entered into his decision to make the long journey across the "twenty four hills", into this unknown land.
This wild mountainous county where a man could get close to God was so different from the low sandy soil where he and Elizabeth had lived along Mill Creek in North Carolina. The water of these clear cold streams was so refreshing compared to the black swampy water along the tributaries of the Neuse where he had fished many a long day. Many a time he must have thought back to those early years, to his father Cary, his sisters Nancy and Bethany, his brothers Lewis and Allen who had also come to this new country and brought their families.
Alex would have chuckled, and said that someone had delusions of grandeur had he been told what history lay behind his family back in twelfth century England"
"The names of Alexanders brothers and sisters are taken from "Johnson County Inventories" Settlements of Estates and Wills, Account of Sale of Estate of Cary Jernigan, Dec'd, November 22, 1786. page 77-78. Much of the information, in Verna Jernigan's book came from the North Carolina Department of Archives and History at Raleigh, North Carolina, the Tennessee State Library and Archives at Nashville, the Morman Library at Los Angeles, and the Argie Cooper Library at Shelbyville. Records also came from the County Court Clerk and Register of Deeds offices in Johnston, Wayne, Sampson, and Craven Counties in North Carolina, and Coffee, Bedford, Cannon, and Rutherford Counties in Tennessee."
NOTES REGARDING THE EMIGRATION OF ALEXANDER AND ELIZABETH JERNIGAN FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE
"Alexander and Elizabeth sold their land on Mill Creek in Johnston County, NC for $125 in 1806, and shortly thereafter, left for TN. He received a land grant on Cripple Creek in Rutherford County in 1823 and in 1830 bought 100 acres in Rutherford County for which he paid one cent an acre. Afterwards, he purchased many tracts of land on the headwaters of Garrison Fork in Coffee County. Alex's neighbors living near his home place on Garrison Fork were the James and John Lawrence family, the William Keele family, the Rayburns, the McGills, James Burk, Elias Moore, and Dabney Ewell families." Verna Jernigan, "Leaves of the Jernigan Tree" Sampson County.. N. C. deed book 14, pp. 270-271"
"Alex Jernigan deed to John B. Devine
To all to Whom these presents shall come Greeting.
I, Alexander Jernigan,, of the County of Sampson and State of North Carolina for and in consideration of my natural love and affection which I have and bear to my beloved Step Father John B. Devine of the State aforesaid and County of Johnston and for Divers other causes and considerations me hereunto moving have given and ranted, and by these presents do give and grant unto the said John B. Devine all and singular my goods and chattels following: one pair of cartwheels one feather bed and furniture one trunk one pot and frying pan one wooden wheel one flaxwheel one saddle & bridle and one table one Pewter dish & Bason three Tubbs one pail one Sifter one side of leather one broad axe one-chain. To have and hold and enjoy all the singular goods chattels and personal estate aforesaid unto the said John B. Devine his Executors Administrators and assigns against all persons whatsoever shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 8th Day of November 1806.
Alexander X Jernigan (Seal)
his mark
Signed Sealed and delivered in Sampson County in the presence of
Nov Term 1806
William Blackman
Barnaby Blackman
Registered Dec 2nd 1806."
(Cary's sons Lewis and Alexander were born around 1775-1780 and Allen around 1785. Lewis and Alexander both bought land while they were in their early twenties, Alexander paying 110 silver dollars" for 262 acres of land on the south side of Mil1 Creek where it runs into the Neuse River.)
"Johnston County No Co Deed Book B2, page 66, 1802-06. March 12, 1802 between John Stevens and Alexander Jernigan for the sum of $110 silver dollars, one plantation tract or parcel of land, south side of Mill Creek, beginning at a black gum in Pierce's line, Pierce's Spring Branch,up the meanders of said branch to Pierce and Willis Cole's line across said branch., to Ephraim Atkinson's line, John Huzzela corner.
Witnesses
J. B. Devine
Lewis X Jernigan his mark
John Stevens
Evidently Alexander was preparing for his marriage which took place on November 29, 1803. The license did not include his bride's name, but her first name was Elizabeth from later records and we believe she was the daughter of William Farmer, a prosperous plantation owner and his wife Bathsheba. Alex and Elizabeth received some land and two hundred twenty-mine pounds, three three shillings, four pence in money from the settlement of the estate of William Farmer, and shortly after this settlement, they sold the land on Mill Creek and came to Tennessee bringing with them their little son Cary. Alex's brother Lewis may have come also, as well as his cousin, also named Lewis, who married Frances or Franky Douglas, Allen came at a later date, with his wife Mary Ann, daughter of Robert Toler, after a short sojourn in Robertson County where Mary Ann's parents lived.
The region that they chose to settle was around Gossburg Tennessee, where the counties of Coffee,Cannon, Rutherford and Bedford come together. They were in the census records as early as 1820 and may have been here as early as 1812. Their land was in what is now Coffee County. Alexander was in Rutherford County in 1820,and sold land there near Old Jefferson in 1831 when he came to Coffee County.
Alexander and Elizabeth, Lewis and Frances, and Allen and Mary are the ancestors of most of the Jernigan families in this area.
These early Jernigan settlers, and later their sons acquired a vast amount of land, most of it lying between Gossburg in Coffee County and Bradyville in Cannon County. Some of it they received by land grants some of it they purchased for as little as one-cent an acre. The description of much of it reads "on the headwaters of the Garrison Fork of Duck River and some records mention Brawley's Fork and Carson's Fork in Cannon County."
NOTES REGARDING THE MARRIAGE, FAMILY, AND LIVES OF ALEXANDER C. AND ELIZABETH JERNIGAN
"Alexander and Elizabeth sold their land on Mill Creek in Johnston County for $125 in 1806 and shortly thereafter left for Tennessee. He received a land grant on Cripple Creek in Rutherford County in 1823 and in 1830 bought one hundred acres in Rutherford County for which he paid one cent an acre. Afterward he purchased many tracts of land on the headwaters of Garrison Fork in Coffee County. Alex's neighbors living near his home place on Garrison Fork were the James and John Lawrence families, the William Keels family, the Rayburn McGills, Jones Burks, Elias Moore and Dabney Ewell families.
The names of the children of Alex and Elizabeth were taken from a note in the family Bible and from Alex's will. Parthenia and Bethema died before the will was made and Sara Boyet moved westward, The Boyet family was connected with the Jernigan family in North Carolina and some of them evidently came to Tennessee in the early migration.
In enumerating the descendants of Alexander and Elizabeth's children I have listed all that were shown in census records and have tried to bring them up another two or three generations wherever possible. The list is by no means complete as their descendants would run into the tens of thousands. My hope is that in naming them the reader may find his own ancestor and thus be able to trace his way back to Thomas, the immigrant, of Nansemond County, Virginia."
"Alexander C. Jernigan, Sr. ....... died March 15, 1864 at the home of his Son, George W in Bedford County where he went to live after his wife died. I have not found his gravestones but in-indictions are that he and Elizabeth are buried an the hillside across from his home on Jernigan Branch Road between Gossburg in Coffee County and Bradyville in Cannon Co. TN."
NOTES REGARDING THE WILL OF ALEXANDER C. JERNIGAN, SR.
"Alex Jernigan of Coffee County, Tennessee, do make and publish this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made.
I direct that my funeral expenses and all my other debts to be paid out of the money that may come to the hands of my executor.
2. 1 give and bequeath to my wife Betsy one-third of my land during her lifetime, to be laid off so as to include my mansion house with the out houses and as much of the farm as she may need for cultivation., also one horse beast, two cows and calves and two sows and pigs and five killing or pork hogs, two head of sheep and beds and furniture. The balance of my kitchen and household furniture too except beds or as much thereof as she may decide to keep and plows and a set of gears for plowing. One hoe and one ax one spinning wheel.
3. I direct all the balance of my personal estate be sold and out of the proceeds I give and bequeath to my daughter Polly, wife of Needham Jernigan $25 in money.
4. I will and devise all my real estate to my six sons, Cary, Jarrot, Uzzell, Alexander George W. and Wiley to be subject to the lifetime estate of my wife in one third and to be divided so as to give to Wiley $50 the advantage in the division so that his share is worth $50 more than the share of the others and the shares of each of the others to be equal.
5. All the cash residue of my estate of every description I will and direct shall be equally divided between my six sons. Lastly, I nominate and appoint my two sons, Cary and Uzzell Jernigan executors of this, my last will and testament.
I the said Alexander Jernigan have hereunto affixed my hand and set seal the 16th day of July, 1847.
James M. Jernigan, Administrator. Discharged 1877."
NOTES REGARDING THE AREA IN TENNESSEE TO WHICH THE JERNIGANS EMIGRATED FROM NORTH CAROLINA, AND REASONS FOR EMIGRATION
"I WILL LIFT UP MINE EYES"
"The number of the Jernigan families who came to Coffey, Cannon, Rutherford and Bedford counties is only a small part of those who left North Carolina and migrated to other parts of Tennessee as well as to Georgia, South Carolina., Florida and Mississippi. Several families went to Robertson County; in 1820 there were six families listed in Robertson but at least one of these came here later.
In much traveling over the area from Beech Grove to Bradyville in search of graves and early home sites, my first reaction was puzzlement as to their reason for choosing the hilly country in preference to better land that they might have found a little farther on. I expressed this to one of the older descendants and she looked at me as if I were a traitor. "Why," she said "the hills have a spiritual quality that is not found anywhere else. They give an uplift of spirit that could never be equaled in plains country. You remember the Psalmist said 'I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills'.
Remembering the land around Johnston and Wayne counties in North Carolina I can agree with her to the fullest. I have walked along the black water of Mill Creek and the Neuse River on the land that Alexander and Elizabeth owned. I have seen the sandy soil and the low, flat terrain and I too, agree that the hills have a spiritual quality. You could travel a long way without finding anything as rugged and as beautiful as the view from the road above Rile? Hill, looking miles away to Bradyville, Hopewell Church, Tolbert Hollow. On what was once Needham's land completely hidden from the road, is a waterfall where his children must have spent many happy days. In a little valley surrounded by high ridges, this waterfall is as unspoiled as it was in Needham's day. The water is cold and clear. I visited it on a winter day when a light covering of snow lay on the ground and the waterfall was frozen, the ice cascading like lace edged draperies except for a few small places where little streams of water had broken through. It was almost dusk and as we stood silently watching the water we heard a sound in the woods as of a stick breaking, and there came toward us along the path two red foxes hunting food. They hesitated only a moment when they saw us, then one ran full speed across the frozen water and up the hill beyond. The second one was more shy, she looked a few seconds and then turned and ran back the way she had come. Later we heard them calling to each other from one hill to the other. It is an unforgettable sound., the cry of wild foxes in the woods .
Alexander, Lewis and Allen and their cousin Lewis., Jr. would have found it hard to believe that their move across the mountains could have such far reaching results; that their descendants would number into the tens of thousands and would mate with members of almost every family in the surrounding counties. What lay behind their decision to leave their families and friends and start out into the unknown? For a lone hunter the adventure of it is understandable, but these men were not seeking adventure, they had families to provide for and they were taking them into land infested with Indians and they knew not what else.
History says that the whole length of the Eastern sea-board was becoming crowded with immigrants, the Germans, Scotch, Irish and many others coming down from the northeastern states into Virginia and North Carolina. Conditions were becoming oppressive in North Carolina and many land grants were being given in the western part of the state which is now Tennessee. Land companies were advertising the glories of the wilderness lands as flowing with milk and honey. The hardships of their first few years in the new land must have been almost insurmountable, with building new homes,, clearing and planting new land, and starting life anew with the few tools and household furnishings they were able to bring with them. Certainly,there were many joys and -triumphs, too, as they saw the first tender shoots of corn showing green against the rich black soil of the hillsides, and watched the thriving herds of cattle and sheep spread out over the fertile valleys. Their children had the freedom of those hillsides and valleys, streams and caves, and from their pioneering spirit we of the fourth, fifth and sixth generation are reaping the benefits."
NOTES REGARDING DEEDS CONVEYING A SLAVE
I include these notes from Verna's book, as well as other information regarding the ownership of slaves by the Jernigan family, with great sadness and shame for a time in history when such occurrences were culturally acceptable and even commonplace. Yet to leave out this information would be to deny part of the history of my ancestry, and be an act of unfairness to those who suffered the oppression of bondage. Many of these individuals may have taken the name of Jernigan, and if so, this genealogy might help them to locate their own ancestors and family roots... Judith Jernigan Oldham
State of Tennessee, December, 28, 1857, Coffee County
I, Uzzell Jernigan, for and in consideration of the sum of $800.50 to me paid, do hereby sell and convey to Alexander Jernigan. Sr. a negro woman by the name of Mary, supposed to be about 41 years old, sound, I warrent said negro to be sound, sensible, and a slave for life, and I furthur warrent and defend the right and title of said slave from the lawful claim of any person whomsoever.
Uzzell Jernigan
DEED
Alexander C, Jernigan, Sr. to his beloved daughter Mary, wife of Needham Jernigan, conveyed a negro woman named Mary, 45 years old. The 29th day of August, 1861. Sold to him by Uzzell Jernigan for 800.50 on December 28, 1857.
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Reba Powers sends the following cemetery information. She says that these Jernigans are not all related. There are at least five different families listed who are unrelated.The following interments are located at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth TX:
JERNIGAN, Willis B. 13 Feb 1900 - 27 Oct 1963 63 years old, survived by wife; son James L., OK City; daughters, Mrs. Christine Hudgins, Mrs. Violet Andrews; sister, Mrs. Myrtle Harrold; brothers, J.G. Jernigan, all of Fort Worth, Bedford and Finis Jernigan, Ogle TX. Member of Masonic Lodge. Services by Leroy Brownlow and Jess Hall Jr, Polytechnic Church of Christ.
James Granville Jernigan, Sr. d. 22 Mar 1949 husband of Margaret Jernigan Passed away age 82, survived by wife; sons, John W., Finnis, Willis, James G, Jr., Levi; Harrell, Fort Worth; sisters, Mrs. Rosie Darrah, OK; Mrs. Teddin Holcomb; brothers, Willis, Hamilton, Floyd, Bedis; 32 g-children; 27 great g-children.
Margaret Ann Jernigan d. 17 Aug 1949 wife of James G. Sr. Resident of Fort Worth for 20 years. Survivors: five sons, J.W., W.F., W.B., J.G., and L.B. Jernigan, all of Fort Worth; two daughters, Mmes. Mary Myrow & Myrtle Harrell of Fort Worth; three sisters, Mmes. Charity Sassaman & Kate glover and Miss Ida Caudle of Benton Harbor, MICH; two brothers, Ben & Charles Caudle of Benton Harbor, 32 g-children, 22 great g-children
James Granville Jernigan, Jr. husband of Patsy O. Jernigan 13 Jan 1906 - 28 Jan 1977 Survivors, wife, Mrs. Ila Pansy Jernigan; son, Douglas Buckalew, New Orleans LA; daughter, Mrs. Pearl Scates, Lubbock; sister, Mrs. Myrtle Dillard, Azie.
Patsy O. Jernigan wife of James G. Jernigan, Jr. b. 31 Aug 1912
Julia Pearl Buckelew d/o James G., Jr., & Patsy O. Jernigan b. 2 Mar 1928
Elmer D. Buckelew s/o James G., Jr., & Patsy O. Jernigan b. 31 Mar 1932
Levi Bedford Jernigan d. 22 Jun 1964 54 yrs old, of Azle TX, member of IOOF No 103, survivors: wife; daughters, Mrs. Nellie Nunley, Mrs. Winnie Stevens, Mrs. Carol Shewmake, all Azle; sons, George, Gene, Fort Worth; one sister, one brother; nine g-children; one great g-child
John Wiley Jernigan 29 May 1950 survivors: wife; seven daughters, Estelle, Bobbie Jerry Jernigan, all of Fort Worth; Mrs. Louise Coobes, Mansfield; Mrs. Loreme Helm, Fort Worth; Mrs. Irene Dunham, Lefors; Mrs. Juanita Harkcom, Lefors; two sons, John Cecil, Seymour, Clarence, Fort Worth; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Myrow, Mrs. Myrtle Harrell, Fort Worth; four brothers, J.G., Jr., W.B., L.B., and W.L., all of Fort Worth; 13 g-children.
Mattie J Jernigan d. 10 Mar 1959 age 62
Clarence Jernigan s/o Clarence Jernigan
Mrs. Jeanette Jernigan 29 Nov 1909 - 19 Jun 1964
Willie J. Jernigan b. 21 May 1914
George B. Jernigan b. 20 Jan 1934
Gordon E. Jernigan b. 21 Nov 1935
Winnie M. Jernigan b. 9 Dec 1937
Beulah Jernigan b. 22 Jun 1942
Ray Odell Jernigan 2 Apr 1909 - 8 Aug 1973 died in Carlsbad, NM, emp. by Texas Electric Service Co, wife Doris P. Jernigan
Doris P. Harris 1 Mar 1912 - 26 Dec 1997 survivors: dau, Linda Gann; g-children, Scott Gann & Todd Gann
Melba L. Jernigan 4 Jan 1912 - 12 Jul 1985
Walter Dale Jernigan 25 Apr 1960 - 21 Dec 1980
Raymond Lee Jernigan, Sr. 31 May 1918 - 9 Apr 1954 truck-driver, Baptist
Trona Effie Jernigan w/o Raymond Lee Sr. 3 Jul 1917 - 20 Nov 1985 mother, Ellen Nunley, Weatherford; brothers, Henry Nunley (CA), Amos Nunley, Poolville sister, Wyoma Rhodes, Weatherford
Margaret Elizabeth Jernigan 24 Aug 1885 - 6 Jul 1960 survivors: sisters, Mrs. M.L. Barr, Denton, Mrs. Richard Meek, Sanger; three brothers, John L. Sullivan, of Arlington, M.L. Sullivan of Fort Worth, B.F. Sullivan of Caldwell
Roy Jernigan d. 9 Feb 1958 age 77, commercial photographer, operated JERNIGAN PHOTO SERVICE native of Memphis TENN, Methodist, Mason five brothers: J.W. of Dallas, Tom of Floydada, C.B. & R.O. of FW, and Jack of Eastland five sisters: Mrs. Claude Middlebrooks of Houston, Mrs. Vada Payton of Dallas, Mrs. L.B. Quam of Rosenberg, Mrs. Ann Peareson of San Antonio and Mrs. Fay Squibb of Fort Worth children of Raymond Lee Sr. & Trona Effie Jernigan: R.L. Jernigan, Jr., Mary Ellen Jernigan, Linda Lee Jernigan, Betty Lou Jernigan parents of Raymond Lee Jernigan Sr: M/M Wm. F. Jernigan, Lipan TX grandmother: Mrs. Kate Chambers, McCamey sister, Mrs. Mary Evelyn Scjoenover, brothers, J.G.(CA), Travis, Ray (Fort Worth)
Reba Powers, please contact Marla Boots in reference to your email address. Several people are having difficulties reaching you. I want to make sure I have the correct address.
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Mary Edwards Pace is searching for a copy of THE HISTORY OF ESCAMBIA CO. by Waters. If you are aware of where she might purchase the above mentioned book, please let her know. She has been looking for it for several months. Thanks!
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Jennifer Jernigan Coker has her family traced back to a William Jernigan who was born in Raleigh, NC around 1815. He moved to Georgia at a very early age. He married Frances Elizabeth Sharp (may have been Emily Elizabeth Sharp?). They later moved to Montgomery, AL and finally settled in Butler County in the Oakey Streak Community. He was a soldier in the Civil War and died in 1865. They had thirteen children. One of which was my great-great grandfather William Jernigan. William Jernigan was born on December 10, 1846 and died January 11, 1919. He married Martha Josey. They had several children but only one son survived. Their only son was my great grandfather William Thomas Jernigan. William Thomas Jernigan was born on March 30, 1868 and died on March 9, 1941. He married Sarah Emma Chappell. They had eleven children. Their youngest child was my grandmother, Bertha Jernigan. (She never married.) Bertha Jernigan was born on May 8, 1919 and died April 1, 1988. She had two sons. Her son James Mack Jernigan is my father. I would appreciate any information on a William Jernigan from Raleigh, NC who fits the description of my great-great-great grandfather or information on how I can find more information about him. Thanks!
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Jernigan Updates
Wynell Simpson wanted to share with the Jernigan homepage her new find. She writes: As you may know I have been trying for some time now to prove that David Jernigan's (d. 1783) daughter Isabel married MY John Howell. David Jernigan's daughter did marry a Howell. The question has always been which Howell. Well, I think I have proven it. Well, maybe not proven, but some really great evidence. I got a copy of the Bible record of John Howell's son Ira E. Howell. IT HAD THE DATES FOR JOHN HOWELL's birth and death. IT ALSO HAD THE dates for ISABEL HOWELL right under John Howell. Turns our John's wife was really an Isabel. I had seen the deed records in Wayne County with John and Isabel Howell together, and suspected that it was my John Howell, but John is such a common name. Also, the birth date in the Bible is the SAME birth date as the one on John Howell's Revolutionary pension app. This makes me related to my husband. He is my 5th cousin. David Jernigan's daughter ALICE married Joseph Ingram (my husband's line). Alice and Isabel are sisters.
CONGRATULATIONS Wynell!!! I know how long and hard you worked to find this info.
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For those of you who have changed Sharon Tingley's address in your file, I hope you penciled it in. Sharon hopes to have a permanent home soon. They are in the process of buying a house now that sounds wonderful. We all have our fingers crossed that the sale goes through without any kinks! I'll keep you updated as to her new address when she does make her move. The house they are in now is a rental house while they search for a permanent home.
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Jennifer Jernigan Coker is hosting a Jernigan Family Reunion for the descendants of William Thomas Jernigan and Sarah Emma Chappell Jernigan. The reunion will take place on October 17, 1998 at Beeland Park in Greenville, AL from 11:00 am until. Email Jennifer for further details.
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Reba Powers sends info on Two Jernigan reunions. Contact her if you'd like to attend one of them.
West Coast Jernigan Mini-Reunion, Hootenanny, & Free-for-all will be held Nov. 7- 8, 1998 in Bakersfield, CA. We'd love to see you there! Join Reba Powers, Gail Schulz, Gary Myrick, Elbert Myrick, Sugar Davis, Sissy Bryson, Ron & Mary Bush, Billy Bush, The Earl of Myrick & Lady Francine Martin & Margaret's Bunch at this Jernigan gathering.
Gary Myrick and Sugar & Ronnie Davis have found lodging for us at Best Rest Inn 800-766-9009 in Labec, CA. It has been confirmed that at lease five branches of Calvin Jernigan & Susan Bardin will be attending. Ronnie & Sugar have found a wonderful meeting place. Gary is furnishing wood for the fireplace. T-H-I-N-K . . . S-N-O-W ! ! ! Please share this message with anyone in your family who does not receive it. Word-of-mouth will be the only invitation extended.
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A Jernigan reunion hosted by descendants of Daniel Jernigan & Nancy McKay will be held July 9-11, 1999 in Troy AL. More details to come...
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Editor's Note
Wow! Is it October already? Time flies and I don't even have my broom out yet!
September was a busy, but good month. The trip to Andersonville was great. I got to spend time with my family as well as Sharon Tingley and her family. While at Andersonville, we visited the grave of Granville B. Jernigan and the suspected grave of Alfred Jernigan. I visited them in my mourning gown and placed flags on their graves. Saturday evening we had a candlelight memorial service for the Civil War Plymouth Pilgrims, the Union soldiers captured at the Battle of Plymouth, NC. Alfred was part of that group of soldiers. During the service I had the honor to talk a little about Alfred and lit a candle in his memory. On Sunday morning, we held another memorial service at Providence Spring. Sharon Tingley and I were there to represent Alfred and we placed a flag on a wreath in honor of the 2nd NC Loyal troops in which he served. It was a memorable weekend. (I got pictures for you Edna!)
Hurricane Georges hit in the heart of Jernigan-land. I hope that all of our Jernigan cousins are well. If there is anything that we can do for you, please let us know! I'm keeping y'all in my prayers!
Another note on Georges... With the bad weather, I'm not sure if the memorial service that Lisa Jernigan Adams was planning went on as scheduled or not. If it did, my thoughts were with you. If it has been rescheduled, please let me know. I'd love a report if you were able to carry it out.
Birthdays this past month included my husband Ed and my mom, Joyce Dubis. We had a great party for Ed and his brother combined. It was a full day of family, friends, food and fun! Mom had hopes of leaving town for the weekend, but was unable to get a hotel room. (Probably because of people fleeing Georges!) Regardless, you would never have known that they didn't leave town as they played tourist in Charleston from early each morning to late each night all weekend long. They had a wonderful time. Happy Birthday to both of you!
The girls are staying busy at school this year. It is already report card time! They are on the block system which means they take a year's course in a semester. So report cards come around much earlier. With the block system, they are able to take eight classes a year. It is a weird schedule, but they seem to be adapting to it.
As you can tell, I haven't moved the homepage yet. I can't believe how fast this month went! But don't worry, you'll be well versed when I do move the page. I'll see to it that you don't miss out on anything!
My scanner is still down, but Ed promises to get it operational this week. Edna Jernigan sent me a wonderful picture of Somerleyton. It is gorgeous in full color and detail. I believe I am correct in saying that it is a drawing of what the original manor house looked like when the Jernigans lived there. If not, Edna will let me know and I'll withdraw that statement on the next homepage! Anyway, when Ed gets the scanner working, I'll scan the picture and put it on the Somerleyton site so everyone can enjoy it.
The fall weather is coming with the beginning of October. It should be beautiful weather to explore cemeteries. While you are out there gathering info, don't forget to enjoy the beauty of nature as she dresses for the season! And make a second copy of those cemetery records for me!
And when all of those ghosts, pirates, gypsies and others show up at your door, don't forget to ask if they are related to Jernigans! The site of your eyes glazing over as you reminisce about long ago dead relatives should be sufficient to scare away even the scariest goblin! :-) If my ancestor David Jernigan shows up, ask him where he left his will and who his mama and daddy were! Or just send him my way. I have a lot of questions for him! Have an extra piece of candy for me!
Thanks for all of the compliments on the new format, as well as the information that you have sent my way. Y'all are great! It makes my job so much easier!
This next month will find me up to my eyeballs at work as we move into a real office! I can still work out of my house if I want. But there may be days when I'll need the quiet of the office to get things done!
I'll also be spending a day or more with my kids and their friends as we construct a scarecrow for the town square. My business is sponsoring the scarecrow which will be competing with other business' for prizes. It should be lots of fun figuring out what to design and gathering the stuff to put it together. I'll let you know how it went next month.
Until then... Happy Haunting!
Your editor,
Marla Boots