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William Calvin Jernigan 1867–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 November 1867

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 21 March 1946

Death Location: Petersburg, Hale County, Texas, USA

Father: T Jarnigan

Mother: Martha Jernigan

Spouse(s): Sarah Jernigan

Children(s): William Jernigan, Mary Magness, Ross Jernigan

William Calvin Jernigan was born in 1867 in Tennessee, the child of T James Jarnigan And Martha Elizabeth Ford Jernigan. In 1880, William Calvin Jernigan resided in Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA. In 1935, William Calvin Jernigan resided in Hale, Texas. William Calvin Jernigan married Sarah Elizabeth Fuller Jernigan, and had children including Mary W Jernigan Magness, Ross Alexander Jernigan, William Paul Jernigan. William Calvin Jernigan passed away in 1946 in Petersburg, Hale County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • William Calvin Jernigan was born in 1867 in Tennessee, the child of T James Jarnigan And Martha Elizabeth Ford Jernigan.
  • In 1880, William Calvin Jernigan resided in Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1935, William Calvin Jernigan resided in Hale, Texas.
  • William Calvin Jernigan married Sarah Elizabeth Fuller Jernigan, and had children including Mary W Jernigan Magness, Ross Alexander Jernigan, William Paul Jernigan.
  • William Calvin Jernigan passed away in 1946 in Petersburg, Hale County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Jernigan's Ancestors

Self
William Jernigan
1867–1946
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
T James Jarnigan
1827–
Tennessee
Martha (Elizabeth Ford) Jernigan
1832–1918
Manchester, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Jernigan's Descendants

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William (Calvin) Jernigan (14 November 1867–21 March 1946) m. Sarah (Elizabeth Fuller) Jernigan (25 December 1873–9 February 1971)
  1. 1. William (Paul) Jernigan 1909–1994
  2. 2. Mary (W. Jernigan) Magness 1905–2002
  3. 3. Ross (Alexander) Jernigan 1898–1972

William Jernigan's Timeline

5 Records

1867
14 November 1867
Birth of William Calvin Jernigan in Tennessee
Tennessee
1880
1880
Age 13
William Calvin Jernigan resided here in Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 68
William Calvin Jernigan resided here in Hale, Texas
Hale, Texas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 73
William Calvin Jernigan resided here in Hale, Texas, USA
Hale, Texas, USA
1946
21 March 1946
Age 79
Death of William Calvin Jernigan in Plainview (Hale County), Hale County, Texas, USA
Plainview (Hale County), Hale County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 November 1867
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hale, Texas; Roll: T627_4049; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 95-11
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Newport, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: 1248; Family History Film: 1255248; Page: 398D; Enumeration District: 063
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Newport, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: 1248; Family History Film: 1255248; Page: 398D; Enumeration District: 063

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Hale, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hale, Texas; Roll: T627_4049; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 95-11

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Hale, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hale, Texas; Roll: T627_4049; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 95-11

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Petersberg, Hale, Texas
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 March 1946
    Event Place: Plainview (Hale County), Hale County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Petersburg, Hale County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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