William Dudley Ligon & LF&C v2 pg 134-136 errors, corrections, etc
There appears to be a mix-up of connections to various individuals in LF&Cv2.
Verified by means ofcensus records, cemetery records, obit, TX death record.
LF&C V2 pg 134-136 --- Martha (Ligon) Smith wrote the article that the below was extracted from.
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184A. William Dudley Ligonb. 07 Nov 1826d. 10 May 1898;
mar. Mary Caroline Jonesb. 1832d. 1919 Texarkana, TX;
issue:
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NOT LISTED, BUT in 1850 & 1860 Census:
Jno H. Ligon b.ca. Jan 1850 MS.
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i. Dr. Dudley Ligon (LF&Cv2#184B) mar. Ella Rash;
issue:
Tully Marguerite Ligon (LF&Cv2#184D) b. 5 Feb 1882 Cumby, TX
mar. John Bunyon Dickson.
CORRECTION:
Dr. Edwin T. Ligon b. 28 Jun 1851 MSd. 4 Apr 1883 Hopkins Co., TX,
burial Cumby Cem., Hopkins Co., TX;
mar. M. Ellen "Ella" Young (who mar2. William Rash)b. Aug 1862 TX;
issue:
1. William Dudley Ligonb. 06 Nov 1879;
2. male infantb. 11 Feb 1881 Hopkins Co., TXd. 17 Feb 1881 Hopkins Co., TX,
burial Oakland Cemetery, Hopkins Co., TX;
3. probably true, but NOT verified is Tully Marguerite Ligon.
Verified: J. B. Dickson mar. 21 Dec 1905 Hopkins Co., TX,Tullie Ligon.
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ii. Carrie Ligonmar. Robert D. Hart.
ADDITIONAL DATA:
Carrie D. Ligon b.ca. 1858-59 TXd. 1940burial Rose Hill Cem., Bowie Co., TX;
mar. Robert D. Hartb. 1856 TXd. 1916burial Rose Hill Cem., Bowie Co., TX;
issue: none that I can locate.
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iii. William Ligon mar. Mrs. Bass Lamar;
issue:
Mary Lamar Ligon (mar. Patrick Ireland),
Robert Lamar Ligon ( mar1 Eva; mar2. Texarkana, TX, Dorthy Lamar Dabney).
CORRECTION:
Mary Willie Ligonb.ca. 1855-56 TXd. 1885-1900;
mar. ca. 1878
Basil A. Lamarb. May 1850 GA;
issue:
1. Mary Lamar b. Aug 1882 TX,
2. Robert H. Lamar b. Mar 1895 TX.
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iv. Martha Parraday Ligonb. 1861d. 1911; mar. Hilary Perkins.
VERIFIED/ADDITIONAL DATA:
Mattie P. Ligonb. Jul 1861 TXd. 1911burial: Rose Hill Cem, Bowie Co., TX;
mar. ca. 1887 William Hillard Perkinsb. May 1856 TX;
issue:
1. Lola Perkinsb. Jul 1888 TX,
2. Robert Deryl Perkinsb. Mar 1892 TX.
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v. Robert Eugene Ligon (LF&Cv2#184C)b. 19 Jan 1870d. Jul 1935 TX;
mar. 12 Mar 1898 St. Louis, MO, Visa Belle Threlkeld;
issue:
1. Caroline Ligonb. 22 Feb 1899 Marietta, Cass Co., TX;
mar 23 Dec 1926 Dallas, TX Raleigh Lee White;issue: Robert Ligon White ...
2. Martha Ligon b. 16 Jul 1905 Utica, TX; mar. 18 Feb 1926 Dallas, TXJule B. Smith;
issue: Chiquita Smith ...
{{Martha (Ligon) Smith wrote the article that the above was extracted from}}
VERIFIED DATA:
Dr. Robert Eugene Ligonb.Jan 1870d. 1935 TXburial: Rose Hill Cem, Bowie Co., TX;
Even though the above was verified via cem record for death date of 1935,
the 1930 census for Visa B says that she is already a widow.
mar. ca. 1898, Visa B.;
issue:
1. Carolin Oleta "Carrie" Ligon b. Feb 1899 Corsicana, Navarro Co., TXd. 2 Oct 1996 Dublin, Erath Co., TX
burial Dublin Liveoak Cemetery;
mar Raleigh L. White;
issue: Ligon White.
2. Martha Walker "Mattie" Ligonb.ca1906TXd. 6 May 1980 Tarrant Co., TX;
mar. Jule B. Smith;
issue: Chiquita Smith
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If anyone has additional data or corrections to the above please let me know.
Doug Ligon