Jerry Pennix (also spelled Pinnix and Poenix) was born in 1842 in North Carolina.
He married Priscilla Walker on 11 October 1867 in Caswell County, North Carolina.[1]
In the 1880 census, he was living in Haywood County, Tennessee, with his wife and son.[2]
In the 1900 census, Jerry and Priscilla were farming in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, living next door to an apparent son.[3]
Research Notes
This may be his younger brother, living nearby in Haywood County:
1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census" Year: 1880; Census Place: District 9, Haywood, Tennessee; Roll: 1262; Page: 220B; Enumeration District: 074 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #9659010 (accessed 28 February 2024) Amos Poenix (25), married, Farmer, head of household in District 9, Haywood, Tennessee, USA. Born in North Carolina.
Sources
↑Marriage: "North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011" Original data: North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60548 #5004765 (accessed 28 February 2024) Jerry Pinnix marriage to Priscilla Walker on 11 Oct 1867 in Caswell, North Carolina, USA.
↑1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census" Year: 1880; Census Place: District 9, Haywood, Tennessee; Roll: 1262; Page: 217C; Enumeration District: 074 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #9658704 (accessed 28 February 2024) Jerry Poenix (37), married, Farmer, head of household in District 9, Haywood, Tennessee, USA. Born in North Carolina.
Name
Sex
Race
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Jerry Poenix
M
Black
37
Married
Head
Farmer
North Carolina
Priscilla Poenix
F
Black
26
Married
Wife
Laborer
North Carolina
Wm. Taylor Poenix
M
Black
10
Single
Son
Laborer
North Carolina
↑1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census" Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 1, Lauderdale, Tennessee; Roll: 1583; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0082 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #54201147 (accessed 28 February 2024) Jerry Pinnix (57), married, Farmer, head of household in Civil District 1, Lauderdale, Tennessee. Born in North Carolina, USA.
Name
Sex
Race
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Jerry Pinnix
M
Black
57
Married
Head
Farmer
North Carolina, USA
Priscilla Pinnix
F
Black
50
Married
Wife
Farm Laborer
North Carolina, USA
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