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Celia F. Jernigan Fields
25 Nov 1809 – 17 Jul 1888
| Birth | 25 Nov 1809 |
| Death | 17 Jul 1888 |
| Cemetery | Elm Grove Cemetery Anna , Collin County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Sherry on 05 Jun 2009 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6720245 |
Bio
Celia F. Jernigan was born in Anson County, North Carolina, the third of the 10 known surviving children of William Thomas Jernigan (II) and Lucy Tarver. Her father fought in the War of 1812, and her paternal grandfather - also named William Jernigan - fought in the Revolutionary War. Goodspeed's History of Tennessee mentions the Revolutionary War William Jernigan as a sea-faring man of English descent. Around 1813, when Celia is about age 4, her parents and Jernigan grandparents and at least some of her Jernigan uncles remove from NC to Robertson County, TN. They are successful tobacco growers and traders, owning slaves and land near Cross Roads, TN and donating land for a church there. Direct descendants of the Revolutionary War William Jernigan still own land in the area, and the Jernigan-Jones cemetery where her parents and grandparents are buried is located there. Celia marries Green H. Fields in Tennessee circa 1832, probably in Robertson County although the marriage document has not been found. By the 1840 census the young couple is in Carroll County, TN, where they appear again in 1850. There they help organize the Barren Springs Presbyterian Church, with Green its first deacon in 1840. Their eleven children are all born in Tennessee. In 1853, shortly after the birth of their last child, Celia and Green move their family to north Texas. They settle in the vicinity of Sedalia and Anna, near the Collin County and Grayson County borders. At least seven of Celia and Green's children are the original covenant signers for the Elm Grove Presbyterian Church in 1874. The church was the center of social activities for the people of Sedalia and Westminister, with people coming in covered wagons to camp. The church was demolished in 1933, but the cemetery still exists and is in use. There was a controversy over the cemetery historical marker, with the Fields family descendants feeling it should have given more credit to their family than to the Roland family for donating the land. Celia and Green and several of their descendants are buried in the cemetery. Celia is widowed in 1866. She is found on the 1870 Grayson County TX census living with her young adult children, and in 1880 with her widowed son Jackson and granddaughter Celia.
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Wife of G.H. Fields
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Siblings
- Braten S Jernigan 1807–1866
- Elisha Tarver Jernigan 1808–1868
- William T Jernigan III 1812–1878
- James A Jernigan 1814–1890
- Margaret A Jernigan Barry 1819–1859
- Martha A Jernigan Rigen 1822–1856
- Sterling Brown Jernigan 1825–1894
- Tevis Washington Jernigan 1828–1888
Children
- Michael T. Fields 1833–1902
- Alexander M. Fields 1835–1888
- Daniel L Fields 1839–1907
- Rite F. "Justice Wright" Fields 1841–1881
- Jackson B. Fields 1842–1881
- Green Isaac Fields 1843–1916
- Lucinda Elizabeth Fields Bratton 1844–1883
- James William Fields 1851–1919
- Martha Agnes "Mattie" Fields McMennamy 1852–1930
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