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Wilson Melton Ligon 1830–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 February 1830

Birth Location: Newton County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 2 December 1906

Death Location: Chulafinnee, Cleburne County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: David Ligon

Mother: Mary Nelson

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Wilson Melton Ligon was born in 1830 in Newton County, Georgia, USA, the child of David Gaddy Ligon And Mary Parker Nelson. Wilson Melton Ligon passed away in 1906 in Chulafinnee, Cleburne County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Wilson Melton Ligon was born in 1830 in Newton County, Georgia, USA, the child of David Gaddy Ligon And Mary Parker Nelson.
  • Wilson Melton Ligon passed away in 1906 in Chulafinnee, Cleburne County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Wilson Ligon's Ancestors

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Wilson Ligon
1830–1906
Birth Place: Newton County, Georgia, USA
Parents
David Gaddy Ligon
1791–1871
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Parker) Nelson
1795–1871
Clarke County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Willis Ligon
1763–1827
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Nancy Gaddy
1770–1826
Virginia, USA
Noel (L) Nelson
1772–1849
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Caroline (Carrie) Melton
1772–1836
Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Ligon
1720–1789
David Geddie
1736–1807
Elizabeth Waddill
1734–1779
William Nelson
1742–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ligon
1684–
Martha Parker
1684–

Wilson Ligon's Timeline

2 Records

1830
10 February 1830
Birth of Wilson Melton Ligon in Newton County, Georgia, USA
Newton County, Georgia, USA
1906
2 December 1906
Age 76
Death of Wilson Melton Ligon in Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
Cleburne County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 February 1830
    Event Place: Newton County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 December 1906
    Event Place: Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chulafinnee, Cleburne County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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