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James A Jernigan
22 Feb 1814 – 29 Sep 1890
| Birth | 22 Feb 1814 |
| Death | 29 Sep 1890 |
| Cemetery | Jernigan Cemetery Oakdale , Robertson County , Tennessee , USA |
| Added by | Robert Hogan on 18 Feb 2013 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77092447 |
Bio
James A Jernigan was the 5th child of the 10 born to William Thomas Jernigan II and Lucy Tarver, and the first of their children to be born in TN. On the 1860 census James is a farmer with real estate value $6225 and personal estate value $16205. He is on the 1860 slave schedule owning 11 slaves. James left a will dated 6 Aug 1899 that bequeathed everything to his beloved wife Debby for her life, then to his heirs that survive her equally. Executors were his sons Andrew J and J P Jernigan. [ Note: His oldest son Albert Jefferson Jernigan had already moved to Texas, and would commit suicide there before his mother's death.] James' will was submitted to probate November term 1890 Robertson County TN. Estate settlement file begins at "Robertson, Tennessee, United States records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-D83S-VY?view=fullText : May 5, 2025), image 1367 of 3156; Robertson County Archives (Springfield, Tennessee).
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Siblings
- Braten S Jernigan 1807–1866
- Elisha Tarver Jernigan 1808–1868
- Celia F. Jernigan Fields 1809–1888
- William T Jernigan III 1812–1878
- Margaret A Jernigan Barry 1819–1859
- Martha A Jernigan Rigen 1822–1856
- Sterling Brown Jernigan 1825–1894
- Tevis Washington Jernigan 1828–1888
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- Albert Jefferson Jernigan 1836–1896 FaG
- Eliza Jane Jernigan Lucas 1838–1903 FaG
- Andrew Jackson Jernigan 1841–1912 FaG
- Nancy Ann Jernigan Durrett Cole 1843–1911 FaG
- James P Jernigan 1847–1901 FaG
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