David G. Ligon

David Greenhill Ligon (April 6, 1804 – January 21, 1855) was an American jurist who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama from 1851 to 1854.

Early life and career Born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, Ligon's father was William Ligon (born 1765) who was married to a Miss Leigh, of a prominent family. Ligon "had been thoroughly educated, and was master of the English language". She died on August 12, 1868. Ligon had five children: Dr. Charles W. Ligon, born in Courtland in 1825 and married to Susan Follis in 1857. Pascal L. Ligon, a lawyer born in Moulton in 1828 and married to Martha P. Lee around 1853. He became an Arkansas state senator for Powhatan County before his death in 1867. David G. Ligon, Jr., born in Courtland in 1832 who died while serving in the army, during the American Civil War, near Shannon, in 1862. John H. Ligon born December, 1835 who lived near Moulton. Sarah C. Ligon, born in Moulton in 1840, married to E. C. McDonald a son of the late Crockett McDonald, Esq.