William D. Ligon Jr., The Ligon Family and Connections, vol. 1 (1947), nos. 165, 171, 173, 174 and 177: William Blackman Ligon, a son of Blackman and Elizabeth (Townes) Ligon, who married Eliza Lawn; Colonel Blackman Ligon, another son; Robert B. Ligon, a son of William Blackman and Eliza (Lawn) Ligon, who published the Southron at Magnolia; William Orlando Ligon, a son of Robert B. (a compilation citing the 1939 Proceedings of the Ligon Family and Kinsmen Association and Conerly)

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Type	Family histories and trees
Published	1947
Held or published by	Internet Archive
How it was read	Published transcription or compiled genealogy examined; research dated 10-03-2026

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The birth of William Blackman Ligon born c. 1788 Likely (context)
A life event of William Blackman Ligon born c. 1788 Unconfirmed (context)
Elizabeth Ann Lawn 1803–1856 as a parent of Robert B. Ligon 1820–1874 Likely
Blackman Ligon 1797–1865 as a parent of Robert B. Ligon 1820–1874 Unconfirmed (this source conflicts with it)
Blackman Ligon 1757–1831 as a parent of William Blackman Ligon born c. 1788 Unconfirmed (context)
William Blackman Ligon born c. 1788 as a parent of Robert B. Ligon 1820–1874 Likely
William Blackman Ligon born c. 1788 and Elizabeth Ann Lawn 1803–1856 as partners Likely (context)

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