Irene Bertha (Smith) Liggins (1889 - 1960)

Born 12 Jun 1889 in Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States

Wife of Elmer Louis Liggins — married 30 Apr 1913 in Greene, Ohio, United States

Died 16 May 1960 at age 70 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Irene (Smith) Liggins is a part of US Black heritage.

Irene was born in 1889 to Henry Smith and Mary Frances Wisdom. On 30 April 1913, she married Elmer Liggins in Greene County, Ohio.^[1] He was a Reverend and, as a result, she moved a lot with him as he was assigned to various parishes. She had six sons. Her son Wayne Vincent Liggins was a Tuskegee airman who lost his life on a training mission in Italy.

She passed away 16 May 1960 in Los Angeles County, California.^[2] She is buried at Cherry Grove Cemetery in Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, with her husband, Elmer.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
   citing FHL microfilm: 535129; Record number: 60;
   FamilySearch Record: Z8QR-123Z (accessed 9 November 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 939K-BPSG-J6 Image number 00641
   Irene B Smith (23) marriage to Elmer Liggins (24) on 30 Apr 1913 in Greene, Ohio, United States.
2. ↑ Death: "California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997"
   Place: Los Angeles; Date: 16 May 1960
   Ancestry Record 5180 #4310678 (accessed 9 November 2022)
   Irene B Liggins death 16 May 1960 (born 12 Jun 1889) in Los Angeles, mother's maiden name Wisdom.
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #88174757 (accessed 9 November 2022)
   Memorial page for Irene B. Smith Liggins (1889-16 May 1960), citing Cherry Grove Cemetery, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, USA (plot: Section F); Maintained by Wayne Seibert (contributor 46565112).

• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z8QR-123Z : 8 March 2021), Elmer Liggins and Irene B. Smith, 1913.