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William Clayburn Jernigan 1859 – 1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jun 1859

Birth Location: Barbour, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 28 May 1917

Death Location: Cotton Hill, Barbour, Alabama, United States

Father: William Jernigan

Mother: Martha Deshazo

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In 1859, William Clayburn Jernigan entered the world in Barbour, Alabama, United States, born to William M. Jernigan and Martha M. JERNIGAN Deshazo. William Clayburn Jernigan passed away in 1917 in Cotton Hill, Barbour, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1859, William Clayburn Jernigan entered the world in Barbour, Alabama, United States, born to William M. Jernigan and Martha M. JERNIGAN Deshazo.
  • William Clayburn Jernigan passed away in 1917 in Cotton Hill, Barbour, Alabama, United States.

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William Jernigan's Ancestors

Self
William Jernigan
1859 – 1917
Birth Place: Barbour, Alabama, United States
Parents
William M. Jernigan
1823 – 1902
Wayne, North Carolina, United States
Martha (M. JERNIGAN) Deshazo
1828 – 1895
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
David Jernigan
1776 – 1839
Wayne, North Carolina,USA
Emily Toler
1792 – 1867
Wayne,,North Carolina,USA
Wilson (Bryant) DeShazo
1804 – 1892
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Theida (Delilah "Dilley" DeSHAZO) Prescott
1809 – 1870
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Josiah Jernigan
1751 – 1805
Mary
1760 – 1805
Robert DeShazo
1758 – 1839
MARY SAWYER
1762 – 1789
Prescott
1780 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Jernigan
1723 – 1785
Alice Jernigan
1722 – 1783
Peter DeShazo
1730 – 1793
Rebecca Pendleton
1733 – 1763

William Jernigan's Timeline

2 Records

1859
26 Jun 1859
Birth of William Clayburn Jernigan in Barbour, Alabama, United States
Barbour, Alabama, United States
1917
28 May 1917
Age 58
Death of William Clayburn Jernigan in Cotton Hill, Barbour, Alabama, United States
Cotton Hill, Barbour, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1859
    Event Place: Barbour, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1917
    Event Place: Cotton Hill, Barbour, Alabama, United States

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