Matilda Susan (Burns) Ligon (abt. 1806 - bef. 1880)

Born about 1806 in South Carolina

Wife of James Ligon — married 1833 in South Carolina [uncertain]

Descendants

Died before 1880 before about age 74 in Alabama

Biography

Owns the home in Guntersville, Alabama for the 1870 census where Laura and Shug live with their children which is valued at 2500.00 along with 300.00 in personal property for Matilda.

Daughters: Sarah Emily Ligon - Born ...1834 at ...

Missouri C Ligon - Born ...1836 at ...

Elizabeth Aldine Ligon - Born ...1837 at ...

Laura J Ligon - Born ...1841 at ...

Sources

• Death and Obituary Notices from the Southern Christian Advocate 1867 - 1878"; pg 139

by Brent H. Holcomb, Birmingham Research Library , B'ham, AL F268.H632 1993 || orig source: Southern Christian Advocate, Aug 2, 1871 || Major David L. Hoye {name spelled as in book --- should be Hoyle} was born in Rutherford co., N.C., June 2, 1814, immigrated with his parents, Nov 1822, to McMinn co., Tenn., where he grew up. He immigrated to Decatur, Ga., while a young man. Here he was married to Miss Catharine Ligon. He afterward removed to Gunter's Landing, Ala., and at a later period to Pontotoc co., Miss. He died Feb. 28, 1871. Just four days before his death, his brother Col. A. C. Hoyle died at his residence at Alverado, Texas, Feb. 24, 1871. His father, the Rev. John Hoyle was for fifty years a zealous preacher of the Methodist Church. He had lost two wives (having been thrice married) and nine children. By his first wife he had four children, only one of whom, a son, is now living. Of the others, two sons had died in the late civil war, and the other, a daughter, was murdered by a negro woman. He has left a widow and three children. G. W. Henry

There could{??} be a mix up in which of the two Catherines are in the cemetery --- I would really like to know about Catherine G Ligon.

in the following spelling is exactly as the original --- "{"enclose my clarifications"}" || Mary Elizabeth Hunter was the: wife of Dr. Thomas Street May; dau of Laura Jane Ligon & Sugar B. Hunter; grand dau of James Ligon & Matilda S. Burns. || "The Father of James and Dr. William Ligon was William Ligon of S.C. These were sons of his second wife, who was a widow Mrs Bains. Children of william Ligon by his first wife were Tom of S.C. Daniel of Ga. Joe of S.C. Robert eg Ligon of Ga. Dr. John of S.C. & Ga. also George who died in the war between the States. There were sever daughter of William Ligon, one married a Kirkpatrick one a Milam - and on a Cater one a leak of Ga. Dick Ligon who lived in Miss. near Okolona was a brother of William(?) William Ligon of S.C. James Lijon {Ligon} (my grand father) was Married twice. His first wife was a Miss Edna Cook to whom he was Married in 1820, and his second wife was Miss Matilda Burns to whom he was married in 1833. Children of James Ligon by his first wife were Catherine, Joe, John, Susan. Catherine married David Hoyle ( father of Dr. Jim Hoyle of Tupelo ) Susan married Clark Hoyle. Joe married Eveline Griffin, John married Francis Griffin. Children of James Ligon by his second wife wore Sarah Emma who marrieed David C. Jourdan in 1848 Missourie, who married W.L. Brooks ( they both died young leaving one son Jim Brooks ) Bettie Aldline who married Allen William ( they both died in Texas ) Laura J. married S.B. Hunter ( my father ) in 1859. My grand father James Ligon was Born in S.C. in 1799 Nov. 7. and died as he was returning on a visit to his sin in law's David Hoyle sone whar near the line of Ala. & Miss. in 1843. My mother Laura Ligon Hunter had ten children, Mattie married Sam Henry John { can't read next 27 char } Bettie who married first Henry Bermett and after he died married Dr. Tom May, Kate who married J.M. Thomason." --- end of copied information originally submitted by a sibling of Kate Bell Hunter Thomason.