Dorothy Elizabeth LigonAge: 85 years1906–1992
- Name
- Dorothy Elizabeth Ligon
- Given names
- Dorothy Elizabeth
- Surname
- Ligon
 Birth | October 11, 1906 26 24 |
 Census | April 25, 1910 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 9 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 10 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 11 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 13 years) |
 Marriage of a parent | James Worth Frazer — Lillian Lee Daugherty — View this family 1921 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Sarah Elizabeth Middleton January 23, 1924 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 22 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 |
| Census | April 4, 1930 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James Monroe Daugherty March 2, 1942 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 35 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 43 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 mother | Lillian Lee Daugherty April 23, 1968 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a father | Louis Sinclair Ligon July 28, 1969 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 39 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 of a brother | Alfred Edward Ligon November 4, 1987 (Age 81 years) |
 Death | February 8, 1992 (Age 85 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Louis Sinclair Ligon Birth: September 26, 1880 — Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, United States Death: July 28, 1969 — Big Spring, Howard, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Lillian Lee Daugherty Birth: July 19, 1882 32 23 — Abilene, Taylor, Texas, United States Death: April 23, 1968 — Brewster, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1903 — Abilene, Texas, United States |
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4 years herself |
Dorothy Elizabeth Ligon Birth: October 11, 1906 26 24 — Texas, United States Death: February 8, 1992 — Brewster, Texas, United States |
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-3 years elder brother |
Alfred Edward Ligon Birth: January 10, 1904 23 21 — Texas, United States Death: November 4, 1987 — Presidio, Texas, United States |
| Mother’s family with James Worth Frazer |
| step-father |
James Worth Frazer Birth: October 9, 1883 — Carthage, Panola, Texas, United States Death: April 6, 1962 — Alpine, Brewster, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Lillian Lee Daugherty Birth: July 19, 1882 32 23 — Abilene, Taylor, Texas, United States Death: April 23, 1968 — Brewster, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: 1921 — Dona Ana, New Mexico, United States |
Dorothy Elizabeth Ligon has 4 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (4)
Parents William Erwin Neill + Mary Eleanor “Mable” Daugherty
Parents Lloyd Ernest Lockhart + Cleveland Odell Daugherty
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Louis Sinclair Ligon - Household
ED 137 Stanford, Jones, Texas, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Lillian Lee Daugherty - Household
Justice Precinct 2, ED 26 Culberson, Texas, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Worth Frazer - Household
Alpine, Brewster, Texas, United States
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