James Thurman Jernigan was born on 30 Sep 1911 in Erwin, Harnett Co., North Carolina (son of Guthrie C. Jernigan and Eula Mae Wood); died on 9 Jul 1998 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; was buried on 11 Jul 1998 in LaFayette Memorial Park, Fayetteville, Cumberland Co., North Carolina.