Philander Lavergy married Miss Eliza Caroline Bickley in Greene Co., Dec. 17, 1835.  The marriage was performed by William R. Hinton, MG.  Eliza died June 23, 1836 at the residence of Captain Pease after a short but severe illness.   On Feb. 21, 1841, near Tuscaloosa, Captain Lavergy married Miss Mary Virginia Bickley, Eliza's sister.  Philander at this time was captain of the steamboat "Hercules".  Philander is possibly the son of Philander and Lucy Hoyt Lavergy and brother to Amy Lavergy.  Philander was born in 1808 in New York, Amy was born 1811 in New York, but the family could not be seen in the 1810 New York census.  Lucy Lavergy is buried in the Greenwood Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, having died there in 1866.

1870 Mobile, Alabama Census

P. LAVERGY, 62, clerk, city court, born NY
Mary V. LAVERGY, 45, wife, b. AL
Lorenzo LAVERGY, 25, son, steamboat clerk
Henrietta LAVERGY, 22, dau., at home
Eugene LAVERGY, 18, son, at school
Minnie LAVERGY, 14, dau., at school
Jennie LAVERGY, 12, dau., at school
Clarence LAVERGY, 8, son, at school
Lillie LAVERGY, 5, dau.
Sidney LAVERGY, 1, son

1900 Mobile, Alabama Census

Mary V. LAVERGY, 50, Dec. 1824, Jackson St.
Henrietta IMLAY, Oct. 1849, dau., widowed
Minnie TREMBOTH, Nov. 1859, dau., widowed
Virginia LAVERGY, Mar. 1863, dau.
Sidney LAVERGY, Sep. 1872, son

Church Street Graveyard, Mobile

(Henry) Waller LAVERGY, died May 24th 1850, aged 7 years, 7
   months, and 17 days. ( He is buried next to a Dr. Waller
   Overton Bickley, who was born in Louisa Co., Virginia,
   June 1791 and died in Mobile on March 9, 1827.  This is
   his maternal grandfather and namesake.)
Florence LAVERGY, died June 7th, 1851, aged 1 year and 29
   days.  "Garnered sheaves" printed on stone.
Eugene LAVERGY, died May 29th, 1875, aged 22 years, 11
   months, and 10 days.
Lorenzo LAVERGY, died August 18th, 1878, aged 33 years, 7
   months, and 4 days.
 - One stone next unmarked, concrete covered-
 

Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile

Sidney Lee LAVERGY, 1868-1959 (birth year is not the same as
       the one shown in the 1900 census, but 1868 is correct)
Lillian LAVERGY ROBERTS, 1864-1948
Virginia LAVERGY, 1858-1941 (birth year is not the same as
       the one shown in the 1900 census, but 1858 is correct)
Henrietta LAVERGY IMLAY, wife of E.C. Imlay, died 5-27-1923
Minnie LAVERGY TRIMBATH, died May 9, 1906
Philander LAVERGY, died June 3, 1879, 71 years old
Mary Virginia LAVERGY, died Jan. 1, 1903, 78 years old
Clarence LAVERGY, died Nov. 27, 1889, age 28 yrs, 1 mo, 27
       days.

           Outline of the Philander Lavergy Family

Philander Lavergy           (       1808-03 Jun 1879)
Mary Virginia Lavergy       (   Dec 1824-01 Jan 1903)
     Henry Waller Lavergy   (07 Oct 1842-24 May 1850)
     Lorenzo Lavergy        (14 Jan 1845-18 Aug 1878)
     Henrietta Lavergy      (   Oct 1849-27 May 1923)
     Florence Lavergy       (09 May 1850-07 Jun 1851)
     Eugene Lavergy         (19 Jun 1852-29 May 1875)
     Minnie Lavergy         (   Nov 1856-09 May 1906)
     Virginia Lavergy       (   Mar 1858-       1941)
     Clarence Lavergy       (01 Oct 1861-27 Nov 1889)
     Lillian Lavergy        (       1864-       1948)
     Sidney Lee Lavergy     (   Sep 1868-       1959)

Marriages:

Lorenzo Lavergy married Maggie Springsteel on Nov 10, 1873.
Henrietta Lavergy married E. C. Imlay.  (widowed by 1870)
Minnie Lavergy married _____ Trimbath (or Tremboth?).
   (widowed by 1870)
Lillian Lavergy married _____ Roberts.

Mobile City Directory 1920

Mrs. Lillian (Lavergy) Roberts, milliner, Pearson's Millinery & Garment
    Co., 350 Government

Marion Roberts, clerk, The Register, 354 Government

Beauregard Roberts, 354 Government