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John Jackson Jernigan 1854–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 01, 1854

Birth Location: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: Dec 08, 1941

Death Location: Checotah, McIntosh, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Thomas **

Mother: Mary Evans

Spouse(s): Mary Cole

Children(s): Robert Jernigan

John Jackson Jernigan was born in 1854 in Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, USA, the child of Thomas Joseph Jernigan And Mary Polly L Evans. John Jackson Jernigan married Mary Louise Emmeline Cole, and had children including Robert D Jernigan. John Jackson Jernigan passed away in 1941 in Checotah, McIntosh, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • John Jackson Jernigan was born in 1854 in Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, USA, the child of Thomas Joseph Jernigan And Mary Polly L Evans.
  • John Jackson Jernigan married Mary Louise Emmeline Cole, and had children including Robert D Jernigan.
  • John Jackson Jernigan passed away in 1941 in Checotah, McIntosh, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas **
1823–1919
Birth Location: Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Evans
1823–1907
Birth Location: Sevier Co, TN, USA
ME

Spouses(s)

Mary Cole
1858–1931
Birth Location: Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, United States
MC

Children(s)

Robert Jernigan
1895–1953
Birth Location: Polk County, Tennessee, USA
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John Jernigan's Ancestors

Self
John Jernigan
1854–1941
Birth Place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Thomas Joseph Jernigan **
1823–1919
Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly L.) Evans
1823–1907
Sevier Co, TN, USA
Grandparents
Isaac (J. Jernigan) **
1792–1882
Anson, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Sr
1771–1837
Rachel HAND
1773–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William **
1750–1834
Elizabeth Evans
1754–1830

John Jernigan's Descendants

1.
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John (Jackson) Jernigan (Jan 01, 1854–Dec 08, 1941) m. Mary (Louise Emmeline) Cole (21 Jun 1858–30 May 1931)
  1. 1. Robert (D) Jernigan 1895–1953 m. Henima (Emma Hammie) Slape 1898–1972
    1. 1. Walter (Lee) Jernigan 1922–2014

John Jernigan's Timeline

2 Records

1854
Jan 01, 1854
Birth of John Jackson Jernigan in Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
1941
Dec 08, 1941
Age 87
Death of John Jackson Jernigan in Checotah, McIntosh, Oklahoma, USA
Checotah, McIntosh, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 01, 1854
    Event Place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 08, 1941
    Event Place: Checotah, McIntosh, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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