The Shemwell Family

Louis Sinclair LigonAge: 88 years18801969

Name
Louis Sinclair Ligon
Given names
Louis Sinclair
Surname
Ligon
Birth September 26, 1880
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
MarriageLillian Lee DaughertyView this family
about 1903 (Age 22 years)
Note: Marriage info based on birth of first child and 1910 Census
Birth of a son
#1
Alfred Edward Ligon
January 10, 1904 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Dorothy Elizabeth Ligon
October 11, 1906 (Age 26 years)
Census April 25, 1910 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 35 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 36 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 37 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 49 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 61 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 69 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a wifeLillian Lee Daugherty
April 23, 1968 (Age 87 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 65 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death July 28, 1969 (Age 88 years)
Family with Lillian Lee Daugherty - View this family
himself
Louis Sinclair Ligon
Birth: September 26, 1880Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, United States
Death: July 28, 1969Big Spring, Howard, Texas, United States
wife
Marriage: about 1903Abilene, Texas, United States
4 years
daughter
Dorothy Elizabeth Ligon
Birth: October 11, 1906 26 24Texas, United States
Death: February 8, 1992Brewster, Texas, United States
-3 years
son
Alfred Edward Ligon
Birth: January 10, 1904 23 21Texas, United States
Death: November 4, 1987Presidio, Texas, United States
James Worth Frazer + Lillian Lee Daugherty - View this family
wife’s husband
James Worth Frazer
Birth: October 9, 1883Carthage, Panola, Texas, United States
Death: April 6, 1962Alpine, Brewster, Texas, United States
wife
Marriage: 1921Dona Ana, New Mexico, United States

Marriage
Marriage info based on birth of first child and 1910 Census
Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Louis Sinclair Ligon - Household

ED 137 Stanford, Jones, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Ligon, ClairheadMW29M7TXARAREnglishTailorTailor ShopEmpNo0YesYesOMH
Ligon, LilianwifeFW27M722TXMOTXEnglishNoneYesYes
Ligon, Alfred EsonMW5STXTXTXNone
Ligon, DorothydaughterFW3STXTXTXNone
Hubbard, LeoboarderMW23STXUnited StatesUnited StatesEnglishWaiterREstaurantWNo12YesYes