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William Henry Jernigan 1855–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Feb 1855

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 2 Apr 1914

Death Location: Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA

Father: W Jenigan

Mother: Yonts None

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Louisa Jernigan, Madora Jernigan, Bessie Jernigan, Lawrence Jernigan

William Henry Jernigan was born in 1855 in Kentucky, the child of W P Jenigan And Yonts. William Henry Jernigan had children including Bessie Jane Jernigan, Lawrence Jefferson Jernigan, Louisa Jernigan, Madora Dora May Jernigan. William Henry Jernigan passed away in 1914 in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • William Henry Jernigan was born in 1855 in Kentucky, the child of W P Jenigan And Yonts.
  • William Henry Jernigan had children including Bessie Jane Jernigan, Lawrence Jefferson Jernigan, Louisa Jernigan, Madora Dora May Jernigan.
  • William Henry Jernigan passed away in 1914 in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Jernigan's Ancestors

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William Jernigan
1855–1914
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
W P Jenigan
1824–1889
Robertson, Tennessee, United States
Yonts
1825–1863
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
David Jernegan
1782–1862
Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
Mercer (J) Jernigan
1776–1864
Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William (176)
1750–1834
Margaret (176)
1754–1830
Benjamin (191)
1736–1816
Mourning Hinson
1740–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Jernigan
1730–1792
Lydia Keene
1730–1797
SARAH Denny
1727–1796
John *
1728–1798
Phillip Hinson
1723–1777
Mary Sanders
1715–1790
Achilles Moorman
1713–1783
Elizabeth Adams
1713–1783

William Jernigan's Descendants

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William (Henry) Jernigan (17 Feb 1855–2 Apr 1914)
  1. 1. Louisa Jernigan 1885–1930
    1. 1. Paul Harrell 1919–
  2. 2. Madora ("Dora May") Jernigan 1890–1914
    1. 1. Mildred (Jane) Williams 1909–1988
      1. 1. Jerry (David) Toomey 1948–2009
    2. 2. Stanley Reames 1914–1990
  3. 3. Bessie (Jane) Jernigan 1895–1984
  4. 4. Lawrence (Jefferson) Jernigan 1903–1964

William Jernigan's Timeline

3 Records

1855
17 Feb 1855
Birth of William Henry Jernigan in Kentucky
Kentucky
1855
17 Feb 1855
Birth of William Henry Jernigan in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA
Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA
1914
2 Apr 1914
Age 59
Death of William Henry Jernigan in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA
Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1855
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, Birth Records, 1847-1911
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1855
    Event Place: Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1914
    Event Place: Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965

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