The Shemwell Family

Alfred Edward LigonAge: 83 years19041987

Name
Alfred Edward Ligon
Given names
Alfred Edward
Surname
Ligon
Birth January 10, 1904 23 21
Birth of a sisterDorothy Elizabeth Ligon
October 11, 1906 (Age 2 years)
Census April 25, 1910 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 11 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 12 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 13 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/
Census January 27, 1920 (Age 16 years)
Marriage of a parentJames Worth FrazerLillian Lee DaughertyView this family
1921 (Age 16 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah Elizabeth Middleton
January 23, 1924 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 25 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
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Monroe Daugherty
March 2, 1942 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 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 45 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 motherLillian Lee Daugherty
April 23, 1968 (Age 64 years)
Death of a fatherLouis Sinclair Ligon
July 28, 1969 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 41 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 November 4, 1987 (Age 83 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Louis Sinclair Ligon
Birth: September 26, 1880Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, United States
Death: July 28, 1969Big Spring, Howard, Texas, United States
mother
Marriage: about 1903Abilene, Texas, United States
4 years
younger sister
Dorothy Elizabeth Ligon
Birth: October 11, 1906 26 24Texas, United States
Death: February 8, 1992Brewster, Texas, United States
-3 years
himself
Alfred Edward Ligon
Birth: January 10, 1904 23 21Texas, United States
Death: November 4, 1987Presidio, Texas, United States
Mother’s family with James Worth Frazer - View this family
step-father
James Worth Frazer
Birth: October 9, 1883Carthage, Panola, Texas, United States
Death: April 6, 1962Alpine, Brewster, Texas, United States
mother
Marriage: 1921Dona Ana, New Mexico, United States

Alfred Edward Ligon has 4 first cousins recorded

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

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Lillian Lee Daugherty - Household

Justice Precinct 2, ED 26 Culberson, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Ligon, LillianheadRFW36DYesYesTXTXTXYesNone
Frazer, Alfred EsonMW15SYesYesYesTXTXTXYesNone
Ligon, DorothydaughterFW13SYesYesYesTXTXTXYesNone