Brief Life History of Lyde Miller
When Lyde Miller Jernigan was born in February 1881, in South Carolina, United States, his father, Abner Madison Jernigan, was 31 and his mother, Clara Olivia Mixon, was 28. He had at least 4 sons and 2 daughters with Lena Mae Gainey. He lived in Lamar, Darlington, South Carolina, United States in 1910 and District 1634, Jenkins, Georgia, United States in 1930. He died in 1944, at the age of 63, and was buried in Waynesboro, Burke, Georgia, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Lide Jernigan, "United States Census, 1910"
- Lide Jernigan, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Lyde Miller Jernigan, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1881–1944 Male
1886–1944 Female
Children (6)
1912– Male
1916–1988 Female
1920–2010 Female
1923–1943 Male
1926– Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1849–1928 Male
1853–1889 Female
Siblings (4)
1878–1957 Male
1880– Female
1881–1944 Male
1885–1964 Male
World Events (8)
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 1
1893 · The Last Public Hanging in Georgia
Age 12
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 17
Name Meaning
English (Suffolk): of uncertain origin. Reaney believes it to be of Breton origin, probably identical with the Old Breton personal name Iarnuuocon ‘iron famous’, taken to East Anglia by Bretons at the time of the Norman Conquest. Compare Journigan .
History: Thomas Jernigan was granted land at Somerton, VA, in 1668. Many of his descendants were sea captains. His son, also called Thomas, settled on Martha's Vineyard, MA, in 1712.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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