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William Knox Jernigan 1922–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 January 1922

Birth Location: Pollard, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 1 May 1950

Death Location: New York, New York, USA

Father: John Jernigan

Mother: Isabelle Fitzpatrick

Spouse(s): Mary Joyce

Children(s): Cecile Jernigan

William Knox Jernigan was born in 1922 in Pollard, Alabama, USA, the child of John Litheu Jernigan And Isabelle Louise Fitzpatrick. William Knox Jernigan married Mary Katherine Hargrove Joyce, and had children including Cecile Jernigan. William Knox Jernigan passed away in 1950 in New York, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • William Knox Jernigan was born in 1922 in Pollard, Alabama, USA, the child of John Litheu Jernigan And Isabelle Louise Fitzpatrick.
  • William Knox Jernigan married Mary Katherine Hargrove Joyce, and had children including Cecile Jernigan.
  • William Knox Jernigan passed away in 1950 in New York, New York, USA.

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William Jernigan's Ancestors

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William Jernigan
1922–1950
Birth Place: Pollard, Alabama, USA
Parents
John Litheu Jernigan
1887–1936
Pollard, Escambia, Alabama, USA
Isabelle (Louise) Fitzpatrick
1887–1960
Trussville, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Benjamin) Fitzpatrick
1863–1895
Newbern, Greene County, Alabama, USA
Lucy (Faulkner) Paull
1862–1924
Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Paull
1821–1885
Anna Knox
1835–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Enoch Paull
1791–1873
Sally Hall
1789–1851

William Jernigan's Descendants

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William (Knox) Jernigan (9 January 1922–1 May 1950) m. Mary (Katherine Hargrove) Joyce (1926–10 March 1974)
  1. 1. Cecile Jernigan 1947–2014

William Jernigan's Timeline

2 Records

1922
9 January 1922
Birth of William Knox Jernigan in Pollard, Alabama, USA
Pollard, Alabama, USA
1950
1 May 1950
Age 28
Death of William Knox Jernigan in New York, New York, USA
New York, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 January 1922
    Event Place: Pollard, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1950
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA

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