Lavina (Whitfield) Jernigan (1840-1924) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree

Lavina Jernigan formerly Whitfield

Born 20 Mar 1840 in Bradyville, Cannon, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of Matthew Whitfield II and Fanny (Manahan) Whitfield

Sister of Angeline Whitfield, Matilda Caroline (Whitfield) Ring, Effa (Whitfield) Ring, Mary J Whitfield, Martha Whitfield, William Whitfield [half] and Robert Whitfield [half]

Wife of James Marion Jernigan — married 1860 in Cannon, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Mother of Willis Jernigan

Died 29 Apr 1924 at age 84 in Cannon, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Lavina was born in 1840^[1]^[2].

She was the daughter of Matthew Whitfield and Fanny Manahan.^[3].

1850 Census: Lovina Whitfield. Age: 9. White, female. Home in 1850: Cannon, Tennessee. Birth date/place: 1841 in Tennessee. Household members: Mathew Whitfield, 38. Angeline Whitfield, 15. Matilda Whitfield, 13. Effa Whitfield, 11. Lovina Whitfield, 9. Lenna Whitfield, 7. Mary J. Whitfield, 5. Martha O. Whitfield, 2. Note: All are listed as born in Tennessee.

1860 Census: Levina Whitfiled. Age: 20. Home in 1860: Cannon, Tennessee. Birth date/place: 1840 in Tennessee. Household members: Math. Whitfield, 48. Sarah Whitfield, 39 (AL). Levina Whitfield, 20. Linia Whitfield, 17. Mary Whitfield, 15. Martha Whitfield, 13. Wm. Whitfield, 3. Robt. Whitfield, 0. Note: All but Sarah are listed as born in Tennessee.

Lavina married James Jernigan in 1860 ^[4].

Children: 2 are listed on her FamilySearch page and linked on her Findagrave page^[1].

1880 Census: Viney Jernigun. Age: 40. Married. Home in 1880: District 12, Grainnger, Tennessee. Birth date/place: 1840 in Tennessee. Parent's birthplace: Tennessee. Occupation: keeping house. Household members: James Jernigun, 43. Viney Jernigun, 40. Willis Jernigun, 18. Andrew Jernigun, 15. Delaney Donlap, 8 (other). Note: All are listed as born in Tennessee. Her photo from about 1880 can be found on US Find A Grave Index ^[1]

1920 Census: Vinia Jernigan. Age: 80. Widowed. Home in 1920: Civil District 23, Rutherford, Tennessee. Birth date/place: 1840 in Tennessee. Parent's birthplace: Tennessee. Relation to head of house: grandmother. Household members: Maurice Jernigan, 29. Bettie Jernigan, 27. Lucile Jernigan, 8. Lueisa Jernigan, 6. Almer Jernigan, 4. Mammie Jernigan, 1. Vinia Jernigan, 80 (grandmother). Note: All are listed as born in Tennessee.

She passed away in 1924 at the age of 84^[1]^[2]

Sources

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Lavina is buried at the Jernigan Cemetery in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA. There is a picture of her. Her page also lists and has links to her spouse, 2 children. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9909429/lavina-jernigan
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Jernigan family tree on Ancestry.com maintained by wference https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/17725201/person/845030157/facts
↑ Lavina (Whitfield) Jernigan: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KHHB-18C Lists her parents, 1 sibling, spouse, 2 children, 10 sources/notes
↑ 1900 US Federal Census https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/61090137:7602

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lavina by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lavina: