Jesse was born around 1800. The 1850, 1860, & 1870 census records would indicate that. The 1880 census has him born around 1802, but by then he was living in one of his children's household. That date is more likely to be incorrect.
Avery Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States. June 5.
Jesse Case Self Male 60 North Carolina, United States Tends a Sawmill
Emily J Case Wife Female 35 North Carolina, United States Keeping House
Hester Case Daughter Female 12 North Carolina, United States
Robt Lee Case Son Male 12 North Carolina, United States
Larah Case Daughter Female 10 North Carolina, United States
Pinkney Case Son Male 8 North Carolina, United States
Charley Case Son Male 7 North Carolina, United States
Harriet Case Daughter Female 5 North Carolina, United States
Jesse Kuykendall Father-in-law Male 78 North Carolina, United States Laborer
Elizabeth Kuykendall Mother-in-law Female 73 North Carolina, United States
Lucretia Case Niece Female 32 North Carolina, United States
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BZ-PXD : 12 April 2016), Jesse Kerkendall, Henderson county, Henderson, North Carolina, United States; citing family 873, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW8C-SZG : 12 April 2016), Laura Case in household of Jesse Case, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 21, family 143, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,624.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC68-ZGF : 19 February 2021), Jesse Kuykendall in household of Jesse Case, Avery Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 26, sheet 3C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,954.
"North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3Z9-B7M : 17 July 2017), Jesse Guykindall in entry for Nancy Ann Stepp, 12 Aug 1914; citing Candler, Buncombe, North Carolina, reference fn 51 cn 379, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,877,839.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jesse by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jesse: