Amy (Earnhart) Liggett was born 19 August 1860 in Bedford County, Tennessee. She was the daughter of Benjamin Earnhart and his wife, Susan, whose maiden name is unknown, Susan was the 1st born of two children born of this union. She had 5 half-brothers, 1 half-sister and a sister. Her father was previously married to Harriett McIntosh. Harriett passed away sometime between 1860 and 1870. Benjamin Earnhart married Susan, his second wife about 1860, shortly after the death of his 1st wife.
Any Earnhart, age 18, married John Henry Newton Liggett, age 19, on 29 Aug 1878 in Bedford County, Tennessee. He was a farmer.
John Henry Newton Liggett and Amy Earnhart had the following children:
i. Lillian Florence "Lillie" Liggett was born on 9 Oct 1879 in Tennessee, Lillie died on 6 Oct 1973 at the age of 93.
ii. Willie Liggett was born in Apr 1881 in California.
iii. James Liggett was born in Mar 1885 in California.
iv. Horace Greeley Liggett, born 11 May 1888, California; married Nora Edith Abbott, 1917; died 4 Feb 1956, Fresno County, California.
v. Nice A. Liggett was born in Jul 1889 in California.
vi. Mrs. Hattie Ferman Liggett was born in Jul 1892 in California.
vii. Earl Liggett was born in Oct 1894 in California.
viii. Walter Liggett was born in Dec 1895 in California.
ix. Lloyd Liggett was born in Aug 1896 in California.
Amy (Earnhart) Liggett died on 9 December 1897, cause unknown. Mrs. Amy Liggett, wife of J. H. N. Liggett, died in Eureka School district on Thursday morning of this week. [Died 9 Dec 1897.] The Lemoore Leader, Lemoore, California, Sat, Dec 11, 1897.
We do know that John Henry N. Liggett was left with 7 children under the age of 10 and the other were only a few years older. Thus, in 1899 (exact date unknown) John Henery Liggett married Candace Alma Worley. to this union four additional children were born.
John Henry Newton Liggett died 27 Oct 1834 in Hanford, Kings County, California.
TULARE MAN IS CALLED BEYOND
Death Saturday claimed J. H. N. Leggett, 76, of Tulare. He passed away at a Visalia hospital, following a paralytic stroke.
Mr. Leggett had made his home on South D street in Tulare. He is survived by his second wife, Candace, of Tulare, and their son and daughter, Claude Leggett and Mrs. Viola Foster of Tulare; and by seven children by his first wife-- Mrs. F. Worley and Mrs. Hattie Ferman of Los Angeles and Lloyd, Horace, Walter, Earl and Tom Leggett of Hanford.
Funeral services were conducted at Hanford at two o'clock Monday afternoon, from the People's Undertaking Parlors.
[Tulare Advance-Register, 29 Oct 1934.]
Amy (Earnhart) Liggett was my 2nd Cousin 4X Removed.
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1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com: accessed November 2024); Memorial page for Amy Earnhart Liggett; (19 August 1860–8 December 1897); Find a Grave memorial # 42111660, Citing Hanford Cemetery; Hanford, Kings County, California, USA.
2. 1870 U. S. Census, Bedford County, Tennessee, population schedule, District 18, Bedford, Tennessee, Page 328A & B (Stamped), Line 38, Dwelling 146, Family 150, Household of William EARNHART; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: viewed 22 October 2021); citing National Archives Microfilm M593_.
3. 1880 U. S. Census, Bedford County, Tennessee, population schedule, District 18, Bedford, Tennessee, enumeration district (ED) 012; Page: #27B (Stamped), 54, Dwelling: #209, Family: #213, Household of J. H. N. LIGGETT; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: online November 2024); citing National Archives Microfilm T9:.
4. "Local & County Items.," Death Notice, The Lemoore Leader, Lemoore, California, 11 December 1897, Page 3, column 3; Digital On-Line Archives, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/: online November 2024).
5. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Amy Earnhart Liggett (19 August 1860–8 December 1897), Memorial # 42111660.
6. "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: online November 2024), Marriage: Amie Earnhart & Jon H. N. Liggett, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/5206961:1169; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/24538:1169.
7. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, John Henry N. Liggett (December 1858–27 October 1934), Memorial # 42111753.
9. 1900 U. S. Census, Kings County, California, population schedule, Lucerne, Kings, California, enumeration district (ED) 0035, Page: #277B (Stamped), Line: #76, Dwelling: #153, Family: #154, Household of J. H. N. LIGGETT; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: online November 2024); citing National Archives Microfilm Series: T623.
10. 1910 U. S. Census, Kings County, California, population schedule, Lucerne, Kings, California, enumeration district (ED) 0080, Page: #137B (Stamped), Line: #66, Dwelling: #196, Family: #197, Household of James N. LIGGETT; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: online November 2024); citing National Archives Microfilm Series: T625:
11. 1920 U. S. Census, Tulare County, California, population schedule, Tulare, Tulare, California, enumeration district (ED) 0222, Page: #27B (Stamped), Line: #54, Dwelling: #209, Family: #213, Household and John H. N. LIGGETT; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: online November 2024); citing National Archives Microfilm Series: T625:
12. 1930 U. S. Census, Tulare County, California, population schedule, Tulare, Tulare, California, United States, enumeration district (ED) 0068, Page: #232B (Stamped), Line: #75, Dwelling: #41, Family: #41, Household of John H. N. LIGGETT; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: online November 2024); citing National Archives Microfilm Series: T626:
13. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, John Henry N. Liggett (December 1858–27 October 1934), Memorial # 42111753.
14. "TULARE MAN IS CALLED BEYOND, 29 October 1934," Page 1, Column 1.">
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