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Jesse Martin Jernigan 1824 – 1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1824

Birth Location: Sampson, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 29 Jan 1866

Death Location: Sampson, North Carolina, United States

Father: Martin Jernigan

Mother: Zilphia Mother)

Spouse(s): Martha Draughon

Children(s): Rosa Jernigan

Jesse Martin Jernigan was born in 1824 in Sampson, North Carolina, United States, the child of Martin Jernigan and Zilphia Denning (Lewis' Mother). Jesse Martin Jernigan married Martha Elizabeth Draughon, and had children including Rosa Emma Jernigan. Jesse Martin Jernigan passed away in 1866 in Sampson, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Jesse Martin Jernigan was born in 1824 in Sampson, North Carolina, United States, the child of Martin Jernigan and Zilphia Denning (Lewis' Mother).
  • Jesse Martin Jernigan married Martha Elizabeth Draughon, and had children including Rosa Emma Jernigan.
  • Jesse Martin Jernigan passed away in 1866 in Sampson, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Martin Jernigan
1794 – 1860
Birth Location: Upper, Sampson, North Carolina, USA
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Zilphia Mother)
1798 – 1877
Birth Location: Newton Grove, Sampson, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Martha Draughon
1835 – 1871
Birth Location: Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Rosa Jernigan
1864 – 1929
Birth Location: Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
RJ

Jesse Jernigan's Ancestors

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Jesse Jernigan
1824 – 1866
Birth Place: Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Martin Jernigan
1794 – 1860
Upper, Sampson, North Carolina, USA
Zilphia (Denning (Lewis') Mother)
1798 – 1877
Newton Grove, Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Kader (Budd) Jernigan
1765 – 1844
Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (A) Jernigan
1765 – 1810
Wayne County, North Carolina, USA
George (Washington) Denning
1769 – 1850
, Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA (Was Dobbs County, North Carolina until 1791)
Great-Grandparents
Lewis Jernigan
1740 – 1818
Rachel Harrel
1742 – 1820
Lydia Keene
1730 – 1797
Robert Denning
1751 – 1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Jernigan
1710 – 1783
Ann Needham
1712 – 1793
Jacob Jernigan
1712 – 1795
Rachel Bryan
1714 – 1767
William Denning
1729 – 1785
Margaret Finn
1730 – 1804

Jesse Jernigan's Descendants

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Jesse (Martin) Jernigan (10 Jan 1824 – 29 Jan 1866) m. Martha (Elizabeth) Draughon (18 Jun 1835 – 8 Aug 1871)
  1. 1. Rosa (Emma) Jernigan (December 1864 – 20 Aug 1929) m. William (Henry) Bennett (23 Jan 1855 – 20 Feb 1936)
    1. 1. William (Carl) Bennett (29 Jan 1921 – 23 Dec 1944) m. Isley (Pearl) Gregory (9 Jul 1920 – 30 Apr 1977)
      1. 1. Nancy (Louise) Bennet m. John (loftis) Cooke (abt 1938 – )
        1. 1. Gloria (Faye) Barger (7 Sep 1960 – ) m. Tony (McKinley) Barger, (8 Nov 1962 – )

Jesse Jernigan's Timeline

2 Records

1824
10 Jan 1824
Birth of Jesse Martin Jernigan in Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Sampson, North Carolina, United States
1866
29 Jan 1866
Age 42
Death of Jesse Martin Jernigan in Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Sampson, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1824
    Event Place: Sampson, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1866
    Event Place: Sampson, North Carolina, United States
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