Brief Life History of Richard W
When Richard W Ligon was born on 23 September 1846, in Winfield, Lincoln, Missouri, United States, his father, William S Ligon, was 34 and his mother, Charity Gililland, was 32. He married Margaret Elizabeth Carter on 19 March 1869, in Lincoln, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Hurricane Township, Lincoln, Missouri, United States for about 10 years and Burr Oak Township, Lincoln, Missouri, United States in 1900. He died on 1 May 1931, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Elsberry, Lincoln, Missouri, United States.
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- R. Liggon, "United States Census, 1880"
- Mr Richard Ligan, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Richard W. Ligon, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Lygon, the name of an aristocratic English family said to be of Norman origin. It is of unexplained etymology (but compare French name below).
French: from the personal name Higon, a southern French variant of Hugo, with fused definite article l'.
Polish (also Ligoń): nickname from a derivative of Old Polish ligać ‘to lie’ or ‘to kick up a fuss’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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