Meitzen, Julia Catherine

1859 - 1947  (88 years)

• Name	Meitzen, Julia Catherine
  Birth	28 Aug 1859	Fayetteville, Fayette, Texas, United States
  Gender	Female
  Census	1860	Fayette, Texas, United States   [1]
  	Page: 8
  	Role: Daughter
  Census	1870	Fayette, Texas, United States   [2]
  	Page: 63
  	Role: Daughter
  Census	1880	Fayette, Texas, United States   [3]
  	Page: 29
  	Role: Daughter
  Census	1900	La Grange District 31, Fayette, Texas, United States   [4]
  	Sheet 11
  	Role: Wife
  Census	1910	La Grange Ward 2, Fayette, Texas, United States   [5]
  	Sheet 7B
  	Role: Wife
  Census	1920	Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States   [6]
  	Sheet 1
  	Role: Wife
  Census	1930	Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States   [7]
  	Age:42
  	Role: In-Law-Mother
  Find A Grave	Robstown Cemetery, Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States   [8]
  	51483015
  	Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51483015/julia_catherine-ligon: accessed May 31, 2025), memorial page for Julia Catherine Meitzen Ligon (1859–1947), Find a Grave Memorial ID 51483015, citing Robstown Cemetery, Robstown, Nueces County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Robert Pate (contributor 47210965).
  Death	4 Sep 1947	Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States   [9]
  	Cause: Hemoplegian, Right Side of Body
  	Certificate Number: 39527
  Obituary	5 Sep 1947	Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States   [10]
  	Corpus Christi Times
  	Page 15
  _AMTID	122722689019:1030:207924248
  _COLOR	1
  _COLOR1	25
  _FSFTID	M6KB-T2M
  _UID	684ED0EE4D7E42D7A611F8404C57B207A308
  Burial	5 Sep 1947	Robstown Cemetery, Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States   [8]
  	Burial date verified by death certificate
  Person ID	I252	Charles Banks and Jon Ray Family Tree
  Last Modified	25 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Meitzen, Otto H,   b. 12 Feb 1811, Breslau, Germany d. 27 Apr 1882, Novohrad, Lavaca, Texas, United States (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Holmgren, Jenny Caroline Alpine,   b. 16 Sep 1818, Berlin, Germany d. 17 Mar 1877, Biegel, Fayette Texas, United States (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	28 Jul 1838
  Family ID	F212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ligon, John Allen,   b. 1 Jan 1861, Warrenton, Fayette, Texas, United States d. 3 Nov 1929, Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	1 Dec 1881	Fayette, Texas, United States   [11]
  	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 - 28 Aug 1859 - Fayetteville, Fayette, Texas, United States Census - Page: 8 - 1860 - Fayette, Texas, United States Census - Page: 63 - 1870 - Fayette, Texas, United States Census - Page: 29 - 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 Census - Age:42 - 1930 - Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States Find A Grave - 51483015 - - Robstown Cemetery, Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States Death - Cause: Hemoplegian, Right Side of Body - 4 Sep 1947 - Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States Obituary - Corpus Christi Times - 5 Sep 1947 - Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States Burial - 5 Sep 1947 - Robstown Cemetery, Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census, Page: 8 , NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. [Census] {Page: 8} Fayette, Texas, United States | Otto H Meitzen (1811-1882 ) Meitzen, Otto H (1811 - 1882) - [CENSUS] 1860 Fayette Texas.jpg [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census, Page: 63 , NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. [Census] {Page: 63} Fayette, Texas, United States | Otto H Meitzen (1811-1882 ) Meitzen, Otto H (1811 - 1882) - [CENSUS] 1870 Fayette Texas.jpg [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census, Page: 29 , NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls. [Census] {Page: 29} Fayette, Texas, United States | Otto H Meitzen (1811-1882 ) Meitzen, Otto H (1811 - 1882) - [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 [S14] 1930 United States Federal Census, 31B, T626, 2,667 rolls. Ray, Roderick Gambrell (1887 - 1956) - [CENSUS] 1930 Robstown Texas.jpg [S46] U.S. Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51483015/julia_catherine-ligon: accessed May 31, 2025), memorial page for Julia Catherine Meitzen Ligon (1859–1947), Find a Grave Memorial ID 51483015, citing Robstown Cemetery, Robstown, Nueces County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Robert Pate (contributor 47210965). [Find A Grave] {51483015} Robstown Cemetery, Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States | Julia Catherine Holmgren Meitzen (1859-1947 ) Meitzen, Julia Catherine Holmgren (1859-1947 ) [Find A Grave] Robstown Cemetery.pdf [S210] Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982, web; 04-09-1947 ; Julia Catherine Meitzen ; Certificate Number: 39527 ; ; Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States . [Death] {Certificate Number: 39527} Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States | Julia Catherine Meitzen (1859-1947 ) Meitzen, Julia Catherine (1859 - 1947) - [DEATH CERTIFICATE] 1947 Robstown Texas.jpg [S163] Obituary - Corpus Christi Caller-Times, web; 05-09-1947 ; Julia Catherine Holmgren Meitzen ; Corpus Christi Times ; Page 15 ; Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States . Corpus Christi Times [Obituary] {Corpus Christi Times} Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States | Julia Catherine Holmgren Meitzen (1859-1947 ) Meitzen, Julia Catherine Holmgren (1859 - 1947) - [OBITUARY] 1947 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