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James Marion Ligon 1872–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1872

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 13 July 1953

Death Location: Union City, Obion, Tennessee

Father: Richard Ligon

Mother: Belle Marks

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In 1872, James Marion Ligon entered the world in Kentucky, born to Richard Henderson Ligon And Belle Zora Marks. James Marion Ligon passed away in 1953 in Union City, Obion, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1872, James Marion Ligon entered the world in Kentucky, born to Richard Henderson Ligon And Belle Zora Marks.
  • James Marion Ligon passed away in 1953 in Union City, Obion, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Ligon
1825–1883
Birth Location: Henderson County Kentucky
RL
Belle Marks
1852–
Birth Location: Missouri
BM

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Ligon's Ancestors

Self
James Ligon
1872–1953
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
Richard Henderson Ligon
1825–1883
Henderson County Kentucky
Belle (Zora) Marks
1852–
Missouri
Grandparents
Joseph (James) Ligon
1796–1847
Halifax Co, Virginia
Susan Allgood
1802–1840
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Ligon's Timeline

2 Records

1872
abt 1872
Birth of James Marion Ligon in Kentucky
Kentucky
1953
13 July 1953
Age 81
Death of James Marion Ligon in Union City, Obion, Tennessee
Union City, Obion, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1872
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 July 1953
    Event Place: Union City, Obion, Tennessee
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