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Wrigdon Rufus Jernigan (1824 - 1878)

Wrigdon Rufus Jernigan
Born in Wayne County, North Carolinamap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of — married 21 Dec 1864 in Hardeman, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Died at age 53 in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Biography

Wrigdon was born in 1824 in Wayne County, North Carolina. Wrigdon Jernigan was the son of Arthur Alford Jernigan (1794–1857) and Sarah Ann Howell Jernigan (1804–1884).

He first married Martha Howell Jernigan (1831–1862) on January 28, 1848. [1] He is listed with Martha on the 1850 Census in Hardeman County with one child; Mary. [2] On the 1860 Census the couple are residing in the same location with a total of five children and the known children from the marriage of Wrigdon and Martha are listed below:

William Rufus Jernigan (1848–1920)

Mary Jane (Jernigan) Smith (1850–1920) [3]

Sarah "Sallie" Ann (Jernigan) Johnson (1855–1930) [4]

Jacob Henry Jernigan (1857–1942) [5]

Nora Theodocia (Jernigan) Fann (1860–1910) [6]

After Martha's death he was remarried on December 21, 1864 to Ailsey "Elsie" Jane Howell Jernigan (1834–1923). [7] It is believed that Wrigdon and Ailsey had five children based on the information she listed on the 1880 Census; [8] they are listed below:

James Franklin Jernigan (1865–1936) [9]

Wrigdon Alexander Jernigan (1870–1953) [10]

Charles Atlas Jernigan (1873–unknown) listed on 1880 Census [11]

Richard Atlas Jernigan (1874–1965) [12]

Aurora Euphemia "Eupha Ann" (Jernigan) Hoskins (1877–1963) [13]

He passed away at the age of 53 in 1878. He is buried in Hatchie Cemetery in Hornsby, Hardeman County, Tennessee. [14]

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  1. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4B-15LM : 22 December 2016), R Jernigan and Martha Howard, 28 Jan 1848; citing Hardeman, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,137,254.
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDF-N2H : 4 April 2020), Wrigdon Jarnigan, Hardeman county, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States; citing family 56, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  3. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134481300/mary-jane-smith
  4. ↑ "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSW5-RMC : 26 August 2019), Rigdon Jernigan in entry for Sallie Ann Johnson, 1 Jun 1930; Death, Bolivar, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
  5. ↑ "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCS-M3LV : 26 August 2019), Rigdon Jernigan in entry for Jacob Henry Jernigan, 21 Jun 1942; Death, Hornsby, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
  6. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26806284/nora-lee-fann
  7. ↑ "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN8L-T2G : 4 December 2014), Rigdon R Jarnigan and Ailsey A (Unknown) Howell, 21 Dec 1864; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 66, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
  8. ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: District 13, Hardeman, Tennessee; Roll: 1259; Page: 350B; Enumeration District: 052
  9. ↑ "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSHC-V9C : 26 August 2019), Rigdon Jernigan in entry for James Franklin Jernigan, 30 Dec 1936; Death, Ripley, Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
  10. ↑ "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSSB-8L8 : 26 August 2019), Wrigdon Jernigan in entry for Wrigdon Alexander Jernigan, 17 Apr 1953; Death, McNairy, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
  11. ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: District 13, Hardeman, Tennessee; Roll: 1259; Page: 350B; Enumeration District: 052
  12. ↑ "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPST-L4X9 : 25 August 2019), Rigdon Jernigan in entry for Richard Atlas Jernigan, 14 Dec 1965; Death, Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
  13. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183606240/eutha-hoskins
  14. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34622830/wrigdon-rufus-jernigan

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