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William Orlando Ligon Jr
1880–1928 · Male · died at 48
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Overview
William Orlando Ligon Jr1880–1928
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Service
Mississippi state company · State troops · 1899 Likely
First lieutenant, Gloster Light Infantry, a Mississippi state company.
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Family
Parents
- Mother: Jennie D. Faust 1862–1934
Confirmed evidence: show why
Why: His 1928 death certificate names his mother as Jennie Davis Faust, born near Liberty (image inspected in the saved research).
Records:
- Arkansas death certificate of William Orlando Ligon Jr., Eureka Springs, 7 Oct 1928. Ancestry collection 61777, record 75242151 (indexed under 'Jennie Davis Ligon') (view at Ancestry)
Review: assessed 09-23-2026; evidence: Image examined.
- Father: William Orlando Ligon Sr 1846–1929
Confirmed evidence: show why
Why: His 1928 death certificate names his father as William Orlando Ligon (image inspected in the saved research).
Records:
- Arkansas death certificate of William Orlando Ligon Jr., Eureka Springs, 7 Oct 1928. Ancestry collection 61777, record 75242151 (indexed under 'Jennie Davis Ligon') (view at Ancestry)
Review: assessed 09-23-2026; evidence: Image examined.
Life events
| Born | 28 JUL 1880, Liberty, Amite, Mississippi Unconfirmed evidence: show whyWhy: From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. Records attached in the tree: Review: not yet reviewed. |
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| Died | 7 Oct 1928, Eureka Springs, Arkansas Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: His death certificate (image inspected in the saved research). Records:
Review: assessed 09-23-2026; evidence: Image examined. |
| Buried | Gloster, Mississippi (Roseland Cemetery) Likely evidence: show whyWhy: Death certificate gives burial at Gloster; memorial names Roseland Cemetery. Records:
Review: assessed 09-24-2026; evidence: Image examined; Find a Grave memorial; volunteer-contributed. |
| Military service | 1899, Gloster, Amite, Mississippi, USA |
| Military service | First lieutenant of the Gloster Light Infantry, a Mississippi state company mustered in in 1899, 1899, Gloster, Mississippi Likely evidence: show whyWhy: The Brookhaven Leader of 13 September 1899 reports the Gloster Light Infantry mustered in with 'W. O. Ligon, Jr., first lieutenant', and the Southern Herald of 8 December 1899 calls him 'Lieut. W. O. Ligon, Jr., of the Gloster Light Infantry'. This was a Mississippi state company; no Spanish-American War service is claimed, and no federal roster names him. The identification rests on 'Jr.' and Gloster. (Quoted in a service-records review; the newspaper pages themselves were not re-checked.) Records: Review: assessed 10-03-2026; evidence: Published transcription or compiled genealogy examined. |
| Residence | Occupation: Clerk; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son, 1900, Beat 3, Amite, Mississippi, USA |
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Sources
- View memorial on Find a Grave Memorial 110278596
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. - The Leader (Brookhaven, Miss.), 13 Sep 1899, p. 1: 'The Gloster Light Infantry has been mustered in by Gen. Henry, with G. G. Butler, captain; W. O. Ligou [Ligon], Jr., first lieutenant ...' (Chronicling America, LCCN sn86074063). Southern Herald (Liberty, Miss.), 8 Dec 1899, p. 3: 'Lieut. W. O. Ligon, Jr., of the Gloster Light Infantry, was in town Monday' (LCCN sn87007277) Other documents Citation only Military service
- 1900 United States Federal Census Census Viewable scan Birth, Marriage, Residence
Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 3, Amite, Mississippi; Roll: 799; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0023 - Arkansas death certificate of William Orlando Ligon Jr., Eureka Springs, died 7 Oct 1928 (Ancestry, Arkansas Death Certificates 1914-1969, collection 61777, record 75242151; indexed under 'Jennie Davis Ligon'): father William Orlando Ligon, born near Baton Rouge, Louisiana; mother Jennie Davis Faust, born near Liberty, Mississippi; informant brother Robert Ligon of Tulsa Birth, marriage and death records Citation only Birth, Burial
Research sources
- Arkansas death certificate of William Orlando Ligon Jr., Eureka Springs, 7 Oct 1928 Birth, marriage and death records view at Ancestry
- Find a Grave memorial 110278596: William Orlando Ligon Jr. (1880-1928), Roseland Cemetery, Gloster Burials and memorials view at findagrave.com
- The Leader (Brookhaven, Miss.), 13 Sep 1899, p. 1: 'The Gloster Light Infantry has been mustered in ... W. O. Ligon, Jr., first lieutenant'; Southern Herald (Liberty, Miss.), 8 Dec 1899, p. 3: 'Lieut. W. O. Ligon, Jr., of the Gloster Light Infantry'. Other documents
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