Leon Faison Houston: Our Family History

Generation: 1

Leon Faison Houston was born on 30 Apr 1922 in Dunn, Harnett Co., North Carolina (son of James Louis Houston and Vara Jernigan); died on 12 Feb 1987 in Dunn, Harnett Co., North Carolina.

Family/Spouse: Mildred McKee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Family/Spouse: Edith Raynor Pope. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

James Louis Houston was born on 30 Sep 1891 in Dunn, Harnett Co., North Carolina; died on 26 Jun 1957 in Dunn, Harnett Co., North Carolina.

James married Vara Jernigan on 15 Apr 1915 in Fayetteville, Cumberland Co., North Carolina. Vara (daughter of Rufus Elmond Jernigan and Mary Eleanor Lee) was born on 28 Oct 1898 in Dunn, Harnett Co., North Carolina; died on 13 Jul 1977 in Dunn, Harnett Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Vara Jernigan was born on 28 Oct 1898 in Dunn, Harnett Co., North Carolina (daughter of Rufus Elmond Jernigan and Mary Eleanor Lee); died on 13 Jul 1977 in Dunn, Harnett Co., North Carolina.

Children:

Mary Virginia Houston
Gladys Olivia Houston
James Lewis Houston, Jr.
Jessie Louise Houston
1. Leon Faison Houston was born on 30 Apr 1922 in Dunn, Harnett Co., North Carolina; died on 12 Feb 1987 in Dunn, Harnett Co., North Carolina.

Generation: 3

Rufus Elmond Jernigan was born in 1875 in Dunn, Harnett Co., North Carolina (son of William James Jernigan and Armenta Clemetine Neighbors); died after 1930.

Rufus married Mary Eleanor Lee on 16 Aug 1896 in Harnett Co., North Carolina. Mary was born on 16 Jul 1876; died in Aug 1922 in Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Eleanor Lee was born on 16 Jul 1876; died in Aug 1922 in Florida.

Children:

Felton Young Jernigan was born on 17 Aug 1912 in Dunn, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
Mary Lena Jernigan
Paul Lee Jernigan was born on 25 Jun 1908 in Dunn, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
Perry Elmond Jernigan was born about 1902.
Silas Jernigan was born about 1904.
3. Vara Jernigan was born on 28 Oct 1898 in Dunn, Harnett Co., North Carolina; died on 13 Jul 1977 in Dunn, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
Lawrence Jernigan was born about 1900.

Generation: 4

12.

William James Jernigan was born on 17 Jun 1852 in Cumberland Co., North Carolina (son of Bud Jernigan and Sally Wright); died on 2 Mar 1935 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; was buried on 3 Mar 1935 in Jernigan-Ivey Cemetery, Dunn, Harnett Co., North Carolina.

William married Armenta Clemetine Neighbors about 1872. Armenta (daughter of M. D. John Sanders Neighbors and Moriah Ann Dyer) was born on 31 Dec 1854 in Cumberland Co., North Carolina; died on 12 Mar 1924 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; was buried on 14 Mar 1924 in Jernigan-Ivey Cemetery, Dunn, Harnett Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

13.

Armenta Clemetine Neighbors was born on 31 Dec 1854 in Cumberland Co., North Carolina (daughter of M. D. John Sanders Neighbors and Moriah Ann Dyer); died on 12 Mar 1924 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; was buried on 14 Mar 1924 in Jernigan-Ivey Cemetery, Dunn, Harnett Co., North Carolina.

Children:

Sarah M. Jernigan was born on 31 Aug 1877 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; died on 23 Sep 1922 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Dunn, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
Clementina Florence Jernigan was born on 20 Aug 1888 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; died on 15 Jul 1967 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; was buried in Hodges Chapel Church Cemetery, Johnston Co., North Carolina.
John B. Richard Jernigan was born on 3 Oct 1873 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; died on 6 Mar 1936 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; was buried on 7 Mar 1936 in Old G. R. Hodges Cemetery, Dunn, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
6. Rufus Elmond Jernigan was born in 1875 in Dunn, Harnett Co., North Carolina; died after 1930.
George William Washington Jernigan was born on 21 Aug 1889 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; died on 2 Feb 1979 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; was buried on 4 Feb 1979 in Devotional Gardens, Dunn, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
Josephous Jernigan was born about 1882.
Mary Elizabeth Jernigan was born about 1880.
Guthrie C. Jernigan was born on 18 Sep 1891; died on 2 Jan 1914; was buried on 4 Jan 1914 in Averasboro, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
Charlie Henderson Jernigan was born on 19 Aug 1893 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; died on 7 Jan 1974 in Dunn, Harnett Co., North Carolina; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Dunn, Harnett Co., North Carolina.