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William Henry Jernigan 1807–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1807

Birth Location: Robertson, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 17 October 1892

Death Location: Charlotte, Independence, Arkansas, USA

Father: Jesse Jernigan

Mother: Lucy Holmes

Spouse(s): Dicy Moore

Children(s): Luther Jernigan

The story of William Henry Jernigan began in 1807 in Robertson, Tennessee, USA. William Henry Jernigan married Dicy M Moore, and had children including Luther Conway Jernigan. William Henry Jernigan passed away in 1892 in Charlotte, Independence, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Henry Jernigan began in 1807 in Robertson, Tennessee, USA.
  • William Henry Jernigan married Dicy M Moore, and had children including Luther Conway Jernigan.
  • William Henry Jernigan passed away in 1892 in Charlotte, Independence, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Jernigan
1775–1857
Birth Location: Anson, North Carolina, USA
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Lucy Holmes
1770–
Birth Location: –
LH

Spouses(s)

Dicy Moore
1818–1878
Birth Location: Paris, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Luther Jernigan
1854–1926
Birth Location: Henry County, Tennessee, USA
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William Jernigan's Ancestors

Self
William Jernigan
1807–1892
Birth Place: Robertson, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Jesse Jernigan
1775–1857
Anson, North Carolina, USA
Lucy Holmes
1770–
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

William Jernigan's Descendants

1.
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William (Henry) Jernigan (1807–17 October 1892) m. Dicy (M) Moore (4 February 1818–10 Aug 1878)
  1. 1. Luther (Conway) Jernigan 1854–1926 m. Victoria (A) Bell 1855–1931
    1. 1. Bonnie (Pearl) Jernigan 1883– m. Robert (Lee) Pulliam 1864–1950
      1. 1. Robert (Lee Pulliam) Jr. 1915–2002

William Jernigan's Timeline

2 Records

1807
1807
Birth of William Henry Jernigan in Robertson, Tennessee, USA
Robertson, Tennessee, USA
1892
17 October 1892
Age 85
Death of William Henry Jernigan in Charlotte, Independence, Arkansas, USA
Charlotte, Independence, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1807
    Event Place: Robertson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 October 1892
    Event Place: Charlotte, Independence, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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