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Elsie Catherine Ligon 1898–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jun 1898

Birth Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 20 Jan 1975

Death Location: Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA

Father: Beaumont Ligon

Mother: Anna Somerour

Spouse(s): Jessie Comstock, Joseph Martin

Children(s): Katherine Martin, Joseph Martin, Rose Comstock

Elsie Catherine Ligon was born in 1898 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA, the child of Beaumont Kossuth Ligon And Anna M Somerour. In 1900, Elsie Catherine Ligon resided in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA. In 1910, Elsie Catherine Ligon resided in North Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA. Elsie Catherine Ligon married Jessie Omego Comstock, Joseph P Martin, and had children including Joseph Henry Martin, Katherine C Martin, Rose Patricia Comstock. Elsie Catherine Ligon passed away in 1975 in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • Elsie Catherine Ligon was born in 1898 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA, the child of Beaumont Kossuth Ligon And Anna M Somerour.
  • In 1900, Elsie Catherine Ligon resided in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1910, Elsie Catherine Ligon resided in North Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
  • Elsie Catherine Ligon married Jessie Omego Comstock, Joseph P Martin, and had children including Joseph Henry Martin, Katherine C Martin, Rose Patricia Comstock.
  • Elsie Catherine Ligon passed away in 1975 in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Beaumont Ligon
1872–1945
Birth Location: Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
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Anna Somerour
1872–1935
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
AS

Spouses(s)

Jessie Comstock
1887–1941
Birth Location: Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, USA
JC
Joseph Martin
1886–
Birth Location: USA
JM

Children(s)

Katherine Martin
1919–2002
Birth Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
KM
Joseph Martin
1918–1929
Birth Location: Tennessee
JM
Rose Comstock
1926–2020
Birth Location: Tennessee
RC

Elsie Ligon's Ancestors

Self
Elsie Ligon
1898–1975
Birth Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Beaumont Kossuth Ligon
1872–1945
Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
Anna (M) Somerour
1872–1935
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Louis (Chedorlaomer Kossuth) Ligon
1850–1934
Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
Addie (L) Harrison
1853–1899
Tennessee
Henry Somerour
1840–1880
Germany
Caroline
1842–1923
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Ligon
1827–1911
Sabrina Pope
1832–1914
William Harrison
–1867
Anthony Best
1812–
Aurelia Rüst
1819–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ann Davenport
1802–1840
William Pope
1809–1862
Susan Moore
1810–
Nikolaus Rüst
1790–
Wallburga Shilli
1800–

Elsie Ligon's Descendants

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Elsie (Catherine) Ligon (10 Jun 1898–20 Jan 1975) m. Jessie (Omego) Comstock (20 Nov 1887–10 Nov 1941) m. Joseph (P) Martin (abt 1886–)
  1. 1. Katherine (C) Martin 1919–2002
  2. 2. Joseph (Henry) Martin 1918–1929
  3. 3. Rose (Patricia) Comstock 1926–2020 m. Richard (Joseph) Wogoman 1923–2013

Elsie Ligon's Timeline

12 Records

1898
10 Jun 1898
Birth of Elsie Catherine Ligon in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 2
Elsie Catherine Ligon resided here in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 12
Elsie Catherine Ligon resided here in North Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
North Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 22
Elsie Catherine Ligon resided here in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 32
Elsie Catherine Ligon resided here in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 37
Elsie Catherine Ligon resided here in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA
Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA
1940
1940
Age 42
Elsie Catherine Ligon resided here in Piqua, Miami, Ohio, USA
Piqua, Miami, Ohio, USA
1945
1945
Age 47
Elsie Catherine Ligon resided here in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA
Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA
1948
1948
Age 50
Elsie Catherine Ligon resided here in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA
Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA
1950
1950
Age 52
Elsie Catherine Ligon resided here in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA
Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 53
Elsie Catherine Ligon resided here in Ohio
Ohio
1975
20 Jan 1975
Age 77
Death of Elsie Catherine Ligon in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA
Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1898
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Florida, U.S., State Census, 1867-1945
    [2] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [7] Florida Death Index
    [8] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [12] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: North Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Piqua, Miami, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA
    Record Source: Florida, U.S., State Census, 1867-1945

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1975
    Event Place: Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [2] Florida Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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