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John Hugh JERNIGAN 1905–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Apr 1905

Birth Location: Selmer, McNairy, Tennessee

Death Date: 1 Jun 1956

Death Location: Bells Cemetery, Bells, Crockett, Tennessee

Father: Cornelius JERNIGAN

Mother: Sarah Teague

Spouse(s): Edna Blackburn

Children(s): John Jernigan

The story of John Hugh JERNIGAN began in 1905 in Selmer, McNairy, Tennessee. John Hugh JERNIGAN married Edna May Blackburn, and had children including John H Jernigan. John Hugh JERNIGAN passed away in 1956 in Bells Cemetery, Bells, Crockett, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • The story of John Hugh JERNIGAN began in 1905 in Selmer, McNairy, Tennessee.
  • John Hugh JERNIGAN married Edna May Blackburn, and had children including John H Jernigan.
  • John Hugh JERNIGAN passed away in 1956 in Bells Cemetery, Bells, Crockett, Tennessee.

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John JERNIGAN's Ancestors

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John JERNIGAN
1905–1956
Birth Place: Selmer, McNairy, Tennessee
Parents
Cornelius Alexander “Neely” JERNIGAN
1866–1935
Crainsville, Hardeman, Tennessee
Sarah (Elizabeth) Teague
1876–1952
Ramer, McNairy, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
James (Wesley) JERNIGAN
1830–1878
Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
Margaret (Amanda) Howell
1835–1879
Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Arthur Jernigan
1794–1857
Sarah Jernigan
1804–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Arthur Jernigan
1743–1827
Zilpaha Jernigan
1776–1850

John JERNIGAN's Descendants

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John (Hugh) JERNIGAN (23 Apr 1905–1 Jun 1956) m. Edna (May) Blackburn (4 Nov 1909–23 Jun 1997)
  1. 1. John (H) Jernigan 1943–2017

John JERNIGAN's Timeline

2 Records

1905
23 Apr 1905
Birth of John Hugh JERNIGAN in Selmer, McNairy, Tennessee
Selmer, McNairy, Tennessee
1956
1 Jun 1956
Age 51
Death of John Hugh JERNIGAN in John Gaston Hospital, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
John Gaston Hospital, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1905
    Event Place: Selmer, McNairy, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1956
    Event Place: John Gaston Hospital, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bells Cemetery, Bells, Crockett, Tennessee

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