American AcornsNatalee Cissie Ligon (Chambliss) Clarkson
1919–1984 · Female · died at 64
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- 6 newspaper clippings, 6 more cited
- 27 records (11 viewable)
- Biography
- Cissie Ligon's wedding at the Little Church Around the Corner
- Memorial
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Overview
Natalee Cissie Ligon (Chambliss) Clarkson1919–1984Herbert Kelso Clarkson1916–1977HusbandEdgar Raye Chamblissc. 1914–1988Husband
Biography
Cissie grew up in Tulsa, attended the University of Texas and married Herbert Kelso Clarkson in 1943. Later directories place the couple in San Antonio and Greater Houston.
Tulsa and Austin
The 1920 census lists an infant Cissie with Nat E. and Zula Ligon and an older sister, Marjorie. In 1930, ten-year-old Natalee appears with Zula Lee in a Tulsa household using the surname Moss. Her wedding notice says she graduated from Monte Cassino high school before attending the University of Texas.
Likely About this evidence
The census households do not by themselves establish biological parentage or explain the surname change.
The university's 1939 yearbook includes Cissie among Bluebonnet Belle nominees and on a “Good Fellows” page. Newspaper accounts name her as a member of Kappa Alpha Theta, Ownooch and the Girls' Cotillion Club. In 1940 she lived with her mother in Austin; the census recorded three completed years of college and housework.
Likely About this evidence
The yearbook records a nomination, not a win, and does not clearly identify her position in the group photographs. Schooling, affiliations and the reported university graduation remain attributed newspaper statements; the degree and graduation year are not established.
Marriage in New York
Cissie married Lieutenant (junior grade) Herbert Kelso Clarkson on October 9, 1943, at the Little Church Around the Corner. The Tulsa World described her rose-and-silver lamé ensemble and brown butterfly orchids. Her sister, Mrs. Roy Berry Jr., was her only attendant. The families gathered at the Astor Hotel afterward, and the report said the couple would live in New York during Herbert's temporary posting (Austin American-Statesman).
Likely About this evidence
The marriage index and both wedding reports support the ceremony.
San Antonio and Houston
In 1950, Cissie and Herbert lived in San Antonio with their daughter Margery. Cissie was recorded as keeping house. The 1951 directory used Natalee C.; the 1952–1953 edition used Sissie and repeated the family's Larchmont address.
Confirmed About this evidence
The 1952–1953 directory is one edition, not two independent annual observations.
Society notices place Mrs. Herbert Kelso Clarkson as Mary Anita Dittmar's sponsor at the German Club's opening ball in November 1950 and among the women assisting at Frances Heard's debut reception in February 1951. In June 1954, a newspaper reported the couple and their daughter returning from a Houston visit that included the Pin Oak Horse Show. The 1955 directory listed Herbert and Cissie in Greater Houston.
Likely About this evidence
The married-name notices are Likely identifications of Cissie. They establish particular events, not a club office, occupation or horse ownership. The 1955 household identification is Likely; its locality abbreviation and the exact move date remain unresolved. The Roy Berry hosts in the 1954 item are not independently identified as her sister's household.
A later account under Chambliss
Cissie was probably the Cissie L. Chambliss whose June 1984 notices in the Victoria Advocate describe a Port O'Connor resident married to Edgar Raye Chambliss. The fuller obituary gives an August 19, 1919, birth date and names Slayden Clarkson, Margery Oak, Lynn Jamison and Margery Berry among her family. An earlier notice says she died at Champ Traylor Memorial Hospital on Friday, June 8, 1984, at 5:15 p.m.
Likely About this evidence
The identification remains Likely, supported by the names, age and Tulsa birthplace. These notices do not establish the date of the Chambliss marriage or the end of the Clarkson marriage. Victoria is the newspaper's location, not an established place of death.
Timeline of the public record (13 entries)
| When | What the record shows | How sure |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 or 1920 | Born; the exact date (19 August 1919) is reported only in the 1984 obituary of the likely-identified Cissie L. Chambliss. “Cissie L. Chambliss” (obituary) | Likely |
| 1920 | Infant, in the household of Nat E. and Zula Ligon, Tulsa. | Likely |
| 1930 | In a Tulsa household entered under the surname Moss, with Zula Lee. | Likely |
| 1939 | At the University of Texas: named in a campus-column item, pictured among the Bluebonnet Belle Nominees and on a Good Fellows page. | Confirmed |
| April 1940 | Living with her mother in Austin; three completed years of college; keeping house. | Confirmed |
| 9 October 1943 | Marries Herbert Kelso Clarkson in New York City. U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current: Clarkson / Ligon, 9 October 1943; “Natalee Ligon Becomes Bride in New York” / “Former Tulsan Weds Saturday”; “Miss Ligon, Lt. H. K. Clarkson To Be Married in New York” | Likely |
| 1950–1951 | Living in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, with Herbert and their daughter. | Confirmed |
| 10 November 1950 | Reported sponsor at the German Club opening ball Tropic Setting Marks German Club’s Annual Ball; printed p.6D; viewer 54; image 1294975478; first column, Miss Dittmar Next | Likely |
| 3 February 1951 | Reported among assistants at Frances Heard’s reception and ball Heard Debut Party Held; printed p.10D; viewer 58; image 1295011436; article across upper page | Likely |
| 1952–1953 edition | Listed at 227 Larchmont as Sissie Clarkson Worley’s San Antonio City Directory, 1952–1953: Clarkson entry; printed p.201, middle column; image 5069607; viewer 199/977; Worley’s San Antonio (Bexar County, Texas) City Directory, 1952–1953; unnumbered title; image 5069409; viewer 1/977 | Confirmed |
| By 10 June 1954 | Houston visit and Pin Oak Horse Show attendance reported Personally Speaking [Clarkson family visit paragraph]; printed p.3B; viewer 17; image 1280282658; third text column near bottom | Likely |
| 1955 edition | Cissie and Herbert K. Clarkson listed at 4807 Welford in Greater Houston directory Morrison & Fourmy’s Greater Houston (Harris County, Tex.) City Directory, 1955: Clarkson entry; vol. LVI; printed p.256, first column; complete pp.256–257 spread; image 5042615; viewer 133/206; record 406673854; Morrison & Fourmy’s Greater Houston (Harris County, Tex.) City Directory, 1955: title; vol. LVI; title printed p.2; image 5042485; viewer 3/206 | Confirmed |
| 10 June 1984 | A death notice for “Cissie L. Chambliss,” wife of Edgar Raye Chambliss, runs in the Victoria Advocate. “Cissie L. Chambliss” (obituary) | Likely |
Family
Parents
- Mother: Zula Lee Nash-Moss-Ligon 1885–1979
Unconfirmed evidence: show why
- Father: Emmons Nathaniel 'E. Nat' Ligon 1888–1922
Unconfirmed evidence: show why
Husband: Herbert Kelso Clarkson 1916–1977 Unconfirmed evidence: show why
Unconfirmed evidence: show why
- Daughter: Margery Clarkson MacKinnon 1945–2008
Confirmed evidence: show why
Why: The 1945 birth notice and the 1950 census household name Herbert and Cissie Clarkson as her parents.
Records:
- Austin American-Statesman, 25 October 1945, p. 12: birth notice of Margery Lee Clarkson, daughter of Herbert K. and Cissie Clarkson, born 24 October 1945
- 1950 U.S. census, ED 265-432A, sheet 25, lines 17-19: the Clarkson household with the daughter Margery
Review: assessed 10-03-2026; evidence: Published transcription or compiled genealogy examined.
Earlier: Unconfirmed (09-24-2026, imported tree): From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed.
Husband: Edgar Raye Chambliss c. 1914–1988 Unconfirmed evidence: show why
Unconfirmed evidence: show why
Life events
| Born | 19 AUG 1919, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Likely evidence: show whyWhy: Her 1984 obituary, a later source for a birth, gives Aug. 19, 1919, at Tulsa, Oklahoma. No birth record has been seen. Records: Review: assessed 11-02-2026; evidence: Image examined. Earlier: Unconfirmed (09-24-2026, imported tree): From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. · Confirmed (10-26-2026, research): Her obituary gives her birth on Aug. 19, 1919, at Tulsa, Oklahoma (a secondary source for a birth). |
|---|---|
| Died | 8 Jun 1984 Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: Her obituary of Sunday 10 Jun 1984 says she died at 5:15 p.m. Friday (8 June) 'at a local hospital'. It names neither the hospital nor its town; the notice carries a Port O'Connor dateline. Records: Review: assessed 11-02-2026; evidence: Image examined. Earlier: Unconfirmed (09-24-2026, imported tree): From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. |
| Also recorded as | Natalie Ligon; Zulie J Ligon |
| Residence | Occupation: None; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter, 1920, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Image: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016 |
| Residence | Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter, 1930, Tulsa, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA |
| Residence | 1935, Tulsa, Creek, Oklahoma |
| Residence | 1939, Austin, Texas, USA |
| Residence | Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter, 1940, Justice Precinct 3, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA |
| Marriage | 9 OCT 1943, Little Church around the Corner, New York, New York, with Herbert Kelso Clarkson 1916–1977 |
| Marriage of Ligon / Clarkson | Miss Ligon, Lt. H. K. Clarkson to be Married in New York, 3 OCT 1943, Austin, Texas |
| Natalee Cissie Ligon to marry Herbert Kelso Clarks | 10 OCT 1943, Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Residence | 3 OCT 1943, Austin, Texas, USA |
| Residence | Relation to Head of House: Wife; Marital Status: Married, 1950, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA |
| Residence | 1951, San Antonio, Texas, USA |
| Residence | 227 Larchmont (city directory listing: Herbert K (Sissie) Clarkson), BET 1952 AND 1953, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA |
| Residence | 4807 Welford (city directory listing: Herbert K (Cissie) Clarkson), 1955, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA |
| Marriage | 19 AUG 1975, Galveston, Texas, USA, with Edgar Raye Chambliss c. 1914–1988 |
| Burial | 11 JUN 1984, Port O'Connor, Calhoun, Texas, USA View memorial on Find a Grave |
| Obituary for Cissie L. Chambliss (Clarkson) | 10 JUN 1984, Victoria, Texas |
| Residence | 1984, Port O'Connor, Calhoun, Texas, USA |
| Residence | Port O'Connor |
Newspapers
6 newspaper clippings to view here. View them larger, one at a time.
Newspapers.com - Tulsa World - 10 Oct 1943 - 36 Natalee Cissie Ligon to marry Herbert Kelso Clarkson10 Oct 1943
"Statesman Congratulates": Margery Lee Clarkson's birth announcement, The Austin Statesman, 25 October 1945.25 Oct 1945
"Cissie L. Chambliss": obituary of Margery's mother, The Victoria Advocate, 10 June 1984, naming her daughter as "Margery Oak."10 Jun 1984
The Victoria Advocate, 9 June 1984, p. 12A: the Deaths and Funerals notice for Cissie L. Chambliss, 64, of Port O'Connor, died Friday (8 June).9 June 1984 · p. 12A
Victoria Advocate (Victoria, Texas), Sunday 10 June 1984, p. 16 (Obituary Index entry, Natalee Cissie Ligon [Chambliss] Clarkson, with Margery named). Full newspaper page as saved.10 Jun 1984 · p. 16
Obituary of Margery (Clarkson) MacKinnon, Manchester, N.H., published 9 June 2008 (J. N. Boufford and Sons Funeral Home, via CurrentObituary.com).9 Jun 2008
Also cited, with no image here
- Newspapers.com - Austin American-Statesman - 3 Oct 1943 - 20 Newspaper or record reference; read it at the archive or publisher.
- Oklahoma, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current Newspaper or record reference; read it at the archive or publisher.
- Texas, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current Newspaper or record reference; read it at the archive or publisher.
- U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current Newspaper or record reference; read it at the archive or publisher.
- Victoria Advocate (Victoria, Texas), Sunday 10 June 1984, p. 16A, 'Cissie L. Chambliss' (Newspapers.com image 439539070) Newspaper or record reference; read it at the archive or publisher.
- Tulsa Daily World (Tulsa, Oklahoma), Sunday 10 October 1943, p. 36, 'Former Tulsan Weds Saturday' (Newspapers.com image 884553732) Newspaper or record reference; read it at the archive or publisher.
Record images
11 record images to view here. View them larger, one at a time.
1920 U.S. census, Tulsa, Oklahoma, ED 231, sheet 3B, lines 52-55: Nat E. and Zula Ligon with Marjorie L. and infant Cissie, enumerated 15 January 1920.15 January 1920 · ED 231, sheet 3B, lines 52-55
Marriage of Ligon / Clarkson19 Sep 1943
Seton Hospital "Hospital Birth Certificate" keepsake for Margery Lee Clarkson, with footprint, Austin, Texas, October 24, 19451945-10-24 · single keepsake certificate
1950 census, San Antonio: Herbert Clarkson household (wife Cissie, daughter Margery).1950
1950 U.S. census, San Antonio, Texas, ED 265-432A, sheet 25, lines 17-19: Herbert Clarkson's household with Cissie on line 18.April 1950 · ED 265-432A, sheet 25, lines 17-19
Clarkson family pedigree chart, page 6 of 6 ("6th Great-Grandparents," Ligon/Nash/Wilson line)1996-08 · chart page, not previously in the released set
Natalee Cissie Ligon (Chambliss) Clarkson
Natalee Cissie Ligon at UT Austin 1939
New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018
Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016
Photos & documents
Sources
- View memorial on Find a Grave Memorial 277851507
A volunteer-contributed memorial page. Its dates and family links are the contributor's; the labels on this page say which ones the records support. - Ancestry Family Trees Family histories and trees Citation only Birth, Death, Marriage
Ancestry Family Tree - Social Security Death Index Birth, marriage and death records Citation only Birth, Death, Residence
Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File - Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2021 Birth, marriage and death records Citation only Birth, Event, Marriage
Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas; Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2021 - Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current Burials and memorials Citation only Birth, Death
- U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current Newspapers Viewable scan Birth, Death, Residence
Victoria Advocate; Publication Date: 10 Jun 1984; Publication Place: Victoria, Texas, USA; URL: https://www.… - 1920 United States Federal Census Census Scan: family sign-in Birth, Residence
Year: 1920; Census Place: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1487; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 231 - 1930 United States Federal Census Census Scan: family sign-in Birth, Residence
Year: 1930; Census Place: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0155; FHL microfilm: 2341… - U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1990 Yearbooks Viewable scan Residence
"U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: University of Texas; Year: 1939 - U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016 Yearbooks Viewable scan Residence
- 1940 United States Federal Census Census Scan: family sign-in Birth, Residence
Year: 1940; Census Place: Austin, Travis, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04149; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 227-28 - 1940 United States Federal Census Census Scan: family sign-in Birth, Residence
Year: 1940; Census Place: Austin, Travis, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04149; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 227-28 - Newspapers.com - Austin American-Statesman - 3 Oct 1943 - 20 Newspapers Scan: family sign-in Event
Marriage of Ligon / Clarkson 3 Oct 1943 - Newspapers.com - Tulsa World - 10 Oct 1943 - 36 Newspapers Viewable scan Event
Natalee Cissie Ligon to marry Herbert Kelso Clarkson 10 Oct 1943 - Oklahoma, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current Newspapers Scan: family sign-in Residence
Tulsa Daily World; Publication Date: 10 Oct 1943; Publication Place: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; URL: https://www.… - Texas, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current Newspapers Scan: family sign-in Residence
Austin American-Statesman; Publication Date: 3 Oct 1943; Publication Place: Austin, Texas, USA; URL: https:/… - U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current Newspapers Scan: family sign-in Marriage
Austin American-Statesman; Publication Date: 3/ Oct/ 1943; Publication Place: Austin, Texas, USA; URL: https… - 1950 United States Federal Census Census Scan: family sign-in Birth, Residence
National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year:… - U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Directories and public records Scan: family sign-in Residence
- San Antonio city directory, 1952-1953 edition (provider U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Ancestry.com), printed p. 201, middle column, Clarkson, Herbert K (Sissie), 227 Larchmont; Ancestry collection 2469, image 5069607 (viewer 199/977); title image 5069409 Directories and public records Citation only Residence
- Houston city directory, 1955 (Greater Houston, vol. LVI), printed p. 256, first column, Clarkson, Herbert K (Cissie), 4807 Welford; Ancestry collection 2469, image 5042615 (viewer 133/206), record 406673854; title image 5042485 Directories and public records Citation only Residence
- Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 Birth, marriage and death records Viewable scan Birth
Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Birth Indexes - Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997 Birth, marriage and death records Viewable scan Birth
Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Birth Indexes - Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 Birth, marriage and death records Citation only Death
Texas Department of Health; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000 - Newspapers.com - Victoria Advocate - 10 Jun 1984 - 16 Newspapers Viewable scan Event
Obituary for Cissie L. Chambliss - Victoria Advocate (Victoria, Texas), Sunday 10 June 1984, p. 16A, 'Cissie L. Chambliss' (Newspapers.com image 439539070) Newspapers Citation only Burial, Residence
- New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018 Birth, marriage and death records Viewable scan
New York City Municipal Archives; New York, New York; Borough: Manhattan; Volume Number: 10 - New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018 Birth, marriage and death records Viewable scan
New York City Municipal Archives; New York, New York; Borough: Manhattan; Volume Number: 10 - Tulsa Daily World (Tulsa, Oklahoma), Sunday 10 October 1943, p. 36, 'Former Tulsan Weds Saturday' (Newspapers.com image 884553732) Newspapers Citation only Education
- U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Directories and public records Scan: family sign-in
- U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current Burials and memorials Citation only
Publication Place: Manchester, New Hampshire, USA; URL: http://www.tributes.com/obituary/print_selections/87…
Research sources
- 1950 U.S. census, ED 265-432A, sheet 25, lines 17-19: the Clarkson household with the daughter Margery Birth, marriage and death records
- Austin American-Statesman, 25 October 1945, p. 12: birth notice of Margery Lee Clarkson, daughter of Herbert K. and Cissie Clarkson, born 24 October 1945 Newspapers
- Victoria Advocate, 10 Jun 1984, obituary of Cissie L. Chambliss: 'born Aug. 19, 1919 in Tulsa, Okla.'; died at 5:15 p.m. Friday at a local hospital (Port O'Connor dateline) Other documents
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