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John Hand Jernigan 1813–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Dec 1813

Birth Location: Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina

Death Date: 6 Sep 1905

Death Location: Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi, United States

Father: Samuel Sr

Mother: Rachel HAND

Spouse(s): Mary Stanford

Children(s): Ida Jernigan

John Hand Jernigan was born in 1813 in Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina, the child of Samuel Clement Jernigan Sr And Rachel Hand. John Hand Jernigan married Mary Melverta Stanford, and had children including Ida Lee Jernigan. John Hand Jernigan passed away in 1905 in Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • John Hand Jernigan was born in 1813 in Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina, the child of Samuel Clement Jernigan Sr And Rachel Hand.
  • John Hand Jernigan married Mary Melverta Stanford, and had children including Ida Lee Jernigan.
  • John Hand Jernigan passed away in 1905 in Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Sr
1771–1837
Birth Location: Richmond County, North Carolina, USA
SS
Rachel HAND
1773–1851
Birth Location: St Lukes Parish, Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Stanford
1849–1917
Birth Location: Marion, Alabama, United States
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Children(s)

Ida Jernigan
1870–1957
Birth Location: Ripley, Tippah, MS
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John Jernigan's Ancestors

Self
John Jernigan
1813–1905
Birth Place: Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina
Parents
Samuel Clement Jernigan Sr
1771–1837
Richmond County, North Carolina, USA
Rachel HAND
1773–1851
St Lukes Parish, Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
William (Thomas Jernigan) **
1750–1834
Sampson, Anson, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (Margaret Peggy) Evans
1754–1830
Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
SARAH Denny
1727–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Jernigan's Descendants

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John (Hand) Jernigan (4 Dec 1813–6 Sep 1905) m. Mary (Melverta) Stanford (14 Feb 1849–18 Feb 1917)
  1. 1. Ida (Lee) Jernigan 1870–1957 m. David (L Nix) MD. 1867–1938
    1. 1. Jesse (Edward) Nix 1892–1971 m. Hattie (Izora) GOODIN 1894–1961
      1. 1. John (Buel) Nix 1930–2016

John Jernigan's Timeline

2 Records

1813
4 Dec 1813
Birth of John Hand Jernigan in Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina
Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina
1905
6 Sep 1905
Age 92
Death of John Hand Jernigan in Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi, United States
Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1813
    Event Place: Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1905
    Event Place: Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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