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Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married to Catherine Ligon. Father of Robert H. Ligon, Sarah A. Ligon, Henry Ligon, Eloise Ligon, George Ligon, James D. Ligon, and John Ligon. Farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned three enslaved persons in Hopkins County in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860. Owned eight enslaved persons in Hopkins County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, District 1, p. 98B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, District 1, p. 681.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, p. 607.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, p. 210A.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, Seminary Precinct No. 7, p. 141B.

Citation

Ligon, George W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32200500 (November 12, 2026).

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Documents (4)

Petition
Caleb M. Davis et al. to Unknown
1861-02-05
Petition
Dixon Browning et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
Petition
F. S. Wicks et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-02-11
Legal/Financial
George C. Bronaugh, Affidavit
1861-02-02

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