Ligon, John Allen

1861 - 1929  (68 years)

• Name	Ligon, John Allen
  Birth	1 Jan 1861	Warrenton, Fayette, Texas, United States
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	Beat 3, Fayette, Texas, United States   [1]
  	Page 52
  	Role: Son
  Census	1880	Fayette, Texas, United States   [2]
  	Page 20
  	J.A. Ligon is the only person on this Census
  Census	1900	La Grange District 31, Fayette, Texas, United States   [3]
  	Sheet 11
  Census	1910	La Grange Ward 2, Fayette, Texas, United States   [4]
  	Sheet 7B
  Census	1920	Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States   [5]
  	Sheet 1
  Find A Grave	Robstown Cemetery, Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States   [6]
  	51482974
  	Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51482974/john_allen-ligon: accessed May 31, 2025), memorial page for John Allen Ligon (1 Jan 1862–3 Nov 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 51482974, citing Robstown Cemetery, Robstown, Nueces County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Robert Pate (contributor 47210965).
  LifeSketch	John Allen Ligon's funeral services were held at the Methodist Church, in the charge of Rev. C. C. Dooley, formerly paster of the Robstown Presbyterian Church, of which Mr. Ligon was an active member. In honor of his memory, every business house in Robstown, Robstown high school, county offices at Corpus Christi and courts were closed. Pall bearers were drawn from Mr. Ligon's official family. He moved to La rane in 1888, and in 1912 to Robstown; was elected mayor of Robstown, April 1929, and served the municipality with the same integrity and conscience that had characterized his life. [See The Ligon Family & Connections by William D. Ligon, Jr., 1947, p. 449.]
  Death	3 Nov 1929	Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States   [7]
  	Cause: Certificate No. 55363
  	"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1977", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7DN-FSS : Fri Mar 08 16:58:03 UTC 2024), Entry for John A Ligon, 3 November 1929.
  Obituary	5 Nov 1929	Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States   [8]
  	Corpus Christi Times
  	Page 1
  _AMTID	122722688977:1030:207924248
  _COLOR	1
  _COLOR1	25
  _FSFTID	LCPL-M41
  _UID	1DCBCDE2BD534920B8A7FDEC2C73FDCCC076
  Burial	Robstown Cemetery, Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States   [6]
  Person ID	I242	Charles Banks and Jon Ray Family Tree
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Ligon, Warren Baker Burton,   b. 10 May 1822, Amelia, Henrico, Virginia, United States d. 21 Sep 1873, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, United States (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Moore, Chastina Frances,   b. 2 Oct 1827, Virginia, United States d. 20 Nov 1886, Texas, United States (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F213	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Meitzen, Julia Catherine,   b. 28 Aug 1859, Fayetteville, Fayette, Texas, United States d. 4 Sep 1947, Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	1 Dec 1881	Fayette, Texas, United States   [9]
  	FHL Film Number 25317
  Children	1. Ligon, Fannie Ada,   b. 23 Aug 1882, Warrenton, Fayette, Texas, United States d. 6 Sep 1961, Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States (Age 79 years)   2. Ligon, Fay Julia,   b. 8 Nov 1886, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, United States d. 7 Sep 1964, Ingleside, San Patricio, Texas, United States (Age 77 years)   3. Ligon, Mallie Gertrude,   b. Aug 1888, Texas, United States d. 17 Jun 1968, Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States (Age 79 years)   4. Ligon, Hazel Kirk,   b. 28 May 1892, Texas, United States d. 12 Oct 1965, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States (Age 73 years)   5. Ligon, Ben Allen,   b. 10 Mar 1896, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, United States d. 13 Aug 1980, Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, United States (Age 84 years)   6. Ligon, Iva Lillian,   b. 28 Dec 1898, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, United States d. 2 Nov 1994, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F87	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Jan 1861 - Warrenton, Fayette, Texas, United States Census - Page 20 - 1880 - Fayette, Texas, United States Marriage - 1 Dec 1881 - Fayette, Texas, United States Census - Sheet 11 - 1900 - La Grange District 31, Fayette, Texas, United States Census - Sheet 7B - 1910 - La Grange Ward 2, Fayette, Texas, United States Census - Sheet 1 - 1920 - Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States Find A Grave - 51482974 - - Robstown Cemetery, Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States Death - Cause: Certificate No. 55363 - 3 Nov 1929 - Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States Obituary - Corpus Christi Times - 5 Nov 1929 - Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States Burial - - Robstown Cemetery, Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census, Page 52 , NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Page 52 [Census] {Page 52} Beat 3, Fayette, Texas, United States | Warren Baker Burton Ligon (1822-1873 ) Ligon, Warren Baker Burton (1827 - 1873) - [CENSUS] 1870 Fayette Texas.jpg [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census, Page 20 , NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls. [Census] {Page 20} Fayette, Texas, United States | John Allen Ligon (1861-1929 ) Ligon, John Allen (1861 - 1929) - [CENSUS] 1880 Fayette Texas.jpg [S12] 1900 United States Federal Census, Sheet 11 , 623, 1854 rolls. [Census] {Sheet 11} La Grange District 31, Fayette, Texas, United States | John Allen Ligon (1861-1929 ) Ligon, John Allen (1861 - 1929) - [CENSUS] 1900 La Grange Texas.jpg [S13] 1910 United States Federal Census, Sheet 7B , NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls. [Census] {Sheet 7B} La Grange Ward 2, Fayette, Texas, United States | John Allen Ligon (1861-1929 ) Ligon, John Allen (1861 - 1929) - [CENSUS] 1910 La Grange Texas.jpg [S16] 1920 United States Federal Census, Sheet 1 , NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls. [Census] {Sheet 1} Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States | John Allen Ligon (1861-1929 ) Ligon, John Allen (1861 - 1929) - [CENSUS] 1920 Robstown Texas.jpg [S46] U.S. Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51482974/john_allen-ligon: accessed May 31, 2025), memorial page for John Allen Ligon (1 Jan 1862–3 Nov 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 51482974, citing Robstown Cemetery, Robstown, Nueces County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Robert Pate (contributor 47210965). [Find A Grave] {51482974} Robstown Cemetery, Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States | John Allen Ligon (1861-1929 ) Ligon, John Allen (1861-1929 ) [Find A Grave] Robstown Cemetery.pdf [S210] Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982, John Allen Ligon ; Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States ; Certificate No. 55363; 11 March 1929. "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1977", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7DN-FSS : Fri Mar 08 16:58:03 UTC 2024), Entry for John A Ligon, 3 November 1929. [Death] {Certificate No. 55363} Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States | John Allen Ligon (1861-1929 ) Ligon, John Allen (1861 - 1929) - [DEATH CERTIFICATE] 1929 Robstown Texas.jpg [S163] Obituary - Corpus Christi Caller-Times, web; 05-11-1929 ; John Allen Ligon ; Corpus Christi Times ; Page 1 ; Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States . Corpus Christi Times [Obituary] {Corpus Christi Times} Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States | John Allen Ligon (1861-1929 ) Ligon, John Allen (1861 - 1929) - [OBITUARY] 1929 Corpus Christi Time.jpg [S70] Texas Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965, 01-12-1881 ; John Allen Ligon ; Julia Catherine Holmgren Meitzen ; FHL Film Number 25317 ; Texas. Marriage FHL Film Number 25317 Fayette, Texas, United States John Allen Ligon (1861-1929 ) and Julia Catherine Holmgren Meitzen (1859-1947 ) Ligon, John Allen (1861 - 1929) - [MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE] 1881 Julia Meitzen.pdf