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Robert D Jernigan 1895–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1895

Birth Location: Polk County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 12 Jun 1953

Death Location: Kern County, California, USA

Father: John Jernigan

Mother: Mary Cole

Spouse(s): Henima Slape

Children(s): Walter Jernigan

Robert D Jernigan was born in 1895 in Polk County, Tennessee, USA, the child of John Jackson Jernigan And Mary Louise Emmeline Cole. Robert D Jernigan married Henima Emma Hammie Slape, and had children including Walter Lee Jernigan. Robert D Jernigan passed away in 1953 in Kern County, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert D Jernigan was born in 1895 in Polk County, Tennessee, USA, the child of John Jackson Jernigan And Mary Louise Emmeline Cole.
  • Robert D Jernigan married Henima Emma Hammie Slape, and had children including Walter Lee Jernigan.
  • Robert D Jernigan passed away in 1953 in Kern County, California, USA.

Immediate Family

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Robert Jernigan's Ancestors

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Robert Jernigan
1895–1953
Birth Place: Polk County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Jackson Jernigan
1854–1941
Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Louise Emmeline) Cole
1858–1931
Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Joseph Jernigan) **
1823–1919
Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly L.) Evans
1823–1907
Sevier Co, TN, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac **
1792–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Sr
1771–1837
Rachel HAND
1773–1851

Robert Jernigan's Descendants

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Robert (D) Jernigan (1 Apr 1895–12 Jun 1953) m. Henima (Emma Hammie) Slape (23 Dec 1898–30 Apr 1972)
  1. 1. Walter (Lee) Jernigan 1922–2014

Robert Jernigan's Timeline

2 Records

1895
1 Apr 1895
Birth of Robert D Jernigan in Polk County, Tennessee, USA
Polk County, Tennessee, USA
1953
12 Jun 1953
Age 58
Death of Robert D Jernigan in Kern County, California, USA
Kern County, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1895
    Event Place: Polk County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1953
    Event Place: Kern County, California, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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