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George W. Ligon (Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer )

b. 1830-06-06 d. 1890-03-26

Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Sarah A. Ligon. Father of Sarah E. Ligon, Susan C. Ligon, William H. Ligon, James B. Ligon, George H. Ligon, Melissa Ligon, Frances Ligon, and Cordelia Ligon. Student and farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1863.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, District 1, p. 56A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, p. 799.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, Seminary, p. 146A.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War) NARA RG 110, Hopkins County, KY, July 1863, p. 35.

"George Washington Ligon (1830-1890)," Find A Grave, Memorial #28288656, accessed July 29, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28288656.

Citation

Ligon, George W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32199036 (November 12, 2026).

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