Background
Jernegan, Prescott Ford was born on December 17, 1866 in Edgartown, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Jared and Helen Maria (Clark) Jernegan.
Jernegan, Prescott Ford was born on December 17, 1866 in Edgartown, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Jared and Helen Maria (Clark) Jernegan.
Bachelor of Arts, Brown University, 1889. Graduate Newton Theological Institution, 1892.
1 son, Lee; married second, Gertrude Browning, of Fresno, California, August 23, 1912. 1 son, Prescott Edward. Married 3d, Elizabeth Viola Foley, of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, October 20, 1920.
Pastor Baptist Church, Middletown, Connecticut, 1892-1895, DeLand, Florida, 1895-1896.
Business and travel, 1897-1900. Teacher, bureau of Education, Manila, 1901-1910.
Lecturer in California, 1910-1911. High school principal in Hilo, Territory of Hawaii, 1911-1921.
Principal McKinley High School, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, 1921-1924.
Author: A Short History of the Philippines, 1906. The Philippine Citizen, 1907. Manitoba and His God, 1927.
Also wrote the national song of the Philippines, entitled “Philippines, My Philippines,” 1904.
Home: Van Nuys, California.
Married Evelyn Phinney, of Edgartown, Massachusetts, May 25, 1892. Married second, Gertrude Browning, of Fresno, California, August 23, 1912. Married 3d, Elizabeth Viola Foley, of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, October 20, 1920.