[coosa1.ged] Thomas was taken by Isaac Jenerette of Ash, North Carolina to raise and was sent to UNC, after John Wesley Jenerette Sr. died in 1888. After Elizabeth King Jenerette died in 1890, William Thomas Jenerette returned to Horry County South Carolina to bring his brothers and sisters to North Carolina. He rescued his brothers and sisters from Elizabeths second husband who was abusive to the children. William Thomas Jenerette eventually settled in Marietta, North Carolina and taught school in Robeson County North Carolina.