Roy Clayton Tigart b. 15 Mar 1922 Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 26 Aug 2001 Clarksville Memorial Hospital, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA: Smith Family Tree

Roy Clayton Tigart

1922 - 2001 (79 years)

Name	Roy Clayton Tigart [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Birth	15 Mar 1922	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Gender	Male
Census	1940	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA [6]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
Military Service	5 Dec 1942 [1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9]
	US Army - World War II; PFC; Chemical Warfare Service
Census	1950	New Providence, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA [2]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Sybil
Military Award	Purple Heart [9]
		Military Medal-Purple Heart The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed, while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest military award still given…
FSID	LYWG-T48 [10]
Death	26 Aug 2001	Clarksville Memorial Hospital, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA [1, 3, 4, 8]
Burial	Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA [1, 3]
		Middle Tennessee Veterans Cemetery Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee Find a Grave: #225404 Plot: State Veterans Cemetery
Person ID	I31053	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Cornelious Troy Tigart, b. 30 Jan 1896, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 25 Apr 1963, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 67 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Sarah Elizabeth Hughes, b. 11 Feb 1903, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA d. 31 Jan 1986, Clarksville Memorial Hospital, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 82 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	18 Sep 1920	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA [11, 12]
Family ID	F14873	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Sybil Grace Fitzhugh, b. 1 May 1927, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA d. 2 Oct 2018, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 91 years)

Marriage 8 Aug 1945 Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA [13]

Family Residence Nov 1945 Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA [9]

Sybil and CPL Roy Tigart

Children

1. Charles Anthony 'Tony' Tigart, b. 9 Dec 1948, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA

d. 16 Jan 1995, Clarksville Memorial Hospital, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA

(Age 46 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F14871 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 15 Mar 1922 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1940 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
	Marriage - 8 Aug 1945 - Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA
	Family Residence - Sybil and CPL Roy Tigart - Nov 1945 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Sybil - 1950 - New Providence, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
	Burial - - Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

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Arms Icons & Insignia

Military Medal-Purple Heart
The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed, while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest military award still given…

Sources

[S11280] Find a Grave (Military Cemetery-Middle Tennessee Veterans), (Location: Nashville TN;), TIGART Roy Clayton 1922-2001 (Veteran).
"US ARMY PFC WORLD WAR II"
- Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72198848/roy_clayton_tigart

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: New Providence, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: 4458; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 63-52B.

	1950 United States Federal Census National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: New Providence, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: 4458; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 63-52B
	News-TIGART Roy (Military) Roy Tigart -- The Leaf-Chronicle, Clarksville, Tennessee • Wed, Nov 7, 1945 - Page 7 WOODLAWN NEWS

[S233] National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2006;), National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites.
[S10809] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
[S1274] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland ; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe.
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03923; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 63-11.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03923; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 63-11
[S254] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2019;), National Archives and Records Administration; Hospital Admission Card Files, ca. 1970 - ca. 1970; NAI: 570973; Record Group Number: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), 1775-1994; Record Group Title: 112.

News-TIGART Roy (Military)
Roy Tigart -- The Leaf-Chronicle, Clarksville, Tennessee • Wed, Nov 7, 1945 - Page 7 WOODLAWN NEWS
[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).
[S4268] Newspapers.com: Military Service of TIGART Roy USA (Honorable Discharge) • Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle - Nov 1945, (Name: The Leaf-Chronicle; Location: Clarksville TN; Date: 7 Nov 1945;), Roy Tigart -- The Leaf-Chronicle, Clarksville, Tennessee • Wed, Nov 7, 1945 - Page 7 WOODLAWN NEWS.
Cpl Roy C Tigart of Woodlawn has returned to Fort Jackson SC from his 45-day furlough. He will get his honorable discharge Nov 8. He has been in the Army four years and has been in three battles. He also has the Purple Heart. His wife, Mrs. Sybil Grace Tigart, will join him there this week.
. . . Mrs Sybil Tigart and Mary Lou Fitzhugh visited Mrs Susan Fitzhugh Saturday afternoon.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/353351619/?article=a06a91b6-2a66-11ed-8745-5e719019924d&xid=4514

News-TIGART Roy (Military)
Roy Tigart -- The Leaf-Chronicle, Clarksville, Tennessee • Wed, Nov 7, 1945 - Page 7 WOODLAWN NEWS
[S882] FamilySearch - Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 13 June 2023, 16:04), entry for Roy C. Tigart (PID https://ark.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LYWG-T48 ); contributed by various users.
https://ark.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LYWG-T48
[S40] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2008;), Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN ; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002.

Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
[S5849] Find a Grave: HUGHES Sarah Tigart 1903-1986, Sarah Elizabeth Hughes Tigart.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5427019/sarah_elizabeth_tigart
[S5847] Find a Grave: FITZHUGH Sybil Tigart 1927-2018, Sybil Grace Fitzhugh Tigart.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193768621/sybil-grace-tigart

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