The Jernigan Connection is a newsletter created for the purpose of gathering, publishing, and permanent preservation of historical and genealogical records of the Jernigan Family of America.  This is a non-profit adventure into research of the Jernigan surname and other spelling variations.  Material for the newsletter is solicited from our readers and related researchers.  All submitted material to be included is subject to review and acceptance by the editors, who reserve the right to edit as deemed necessary and place priorities on materials presented.  Queries are unlimited in appearance or size.  Send your charts, group sheets, wills, census records and dates of your Jernigan family to: The Jernigan Connection; 1918 W. Isabella; Mesa, AZ 85202-5719.

by Don Jernigan

Information for this article was taken from Lillian Jernigan Worley's book, "Jernigan Reunion" and the program for "Dedication of Marion Hargrove's Collection of Writings and Working Papers to Steele Memorial Library, Mount Olive, North Carolina, May 2, 1998.  The picture shows John A. Bushemi (left) and Marion Hargrove (right) looking at a copy of "See Here Private Hargrove" in May 1942.  Hargrove and Bushemi were assigned to "Yank", an army magazine.

Marion Hargrove was born in Mount Olive, North Carolina, on October 13, 1919.  He is the son of Marion Lawton (b: 10 Aug 1897; d: 31 Oct 1967)  and Emma Louise (Jernigan) Hargrove (b: 3 Jun 1898; m: 12 Jun 1918; d: 21 Jan 1964).  Marion's maternal Grandfather was Christopher Columbus Jernigan (page 59 of "Jernigan Reunion") and his Great Grandfather was Cader Robert Jernigan (page 25 of "Jernigan Reunion").  Marion lived in Mount Olive as a child until he was 10 years old when the family moved to Florence, South Carolina, then to Wilson, Raleigh, and Charlotte, North Carolina.  He attended Central High School in Charlotte and briefly Belmont Abby College.  He became the featured editor of the Charlotte News until drafted into the army July 1941, where from Fort Bragg, he sent columns about army life to the Charlotte News, twice each week.  Brodie Griffin, managing editor of the News who had been an 18 year old sergeant major in France during W.W.I, requested three copies instead of two after reading the first few pieces from Marion.

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