Headstone for Aaron David Jernigan at Lake Hill Cemetery

Headstone for Aaron David Jernigan at Lake Hill Cemetery

Jernigan Headstone at Lake Hill Cemetery

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The headstone of Aaron David Jernigan (1813- 1891) at Lake Hill Cemetery, located at 5950 Old Winter Garden Road in Orlando, Florida, in 2001. He was born to Aaron Jernigan and Martha Patsey Deas Jernigan in Camden County, Georgia. The Jernigans are descendants of Sir Thomas Jernigan, an English immigrant to Virginia. Aaron David Jernigan lived for several years in Tallahassee before moving to Orange County with his wife, Mary Ann Hogan Jernigan, in 1843. The couple settled on the shore of Lake Holden, where they raised cattle. Jernigan also planted various crops on a plot near Lake Conway. Additionally, he served as the captain of the Florida Mounted Militia, which guarded against attacks by Seminole Indians. In 1846, Jernigan was elected as an Orange County state house representative in the Florida Legislature. He and his wife had three children: Aaron David Jernigan, Martha Jernigan Tyler, and Andrew Jackson Jernigan. Although the area is now called Orlando, the town was originally named Jernigan until 1857. Jernigan died in 1891.

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Original color image by Thomas Cook, 2001: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.

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Cook, Thomas

Thomas Cook Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

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A MEMORIAL TO CAPT. AARON JERNIGAN
ORLANDO'S FIRST SETTLER
SEPT. 14, 1813 AUG. 25, 1891

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