James
M
Ballard
Born in Union, Georgia, United States
Son of Joseph Ballard
and Emeline (Ledford) Ballard
Brother of
[private sister (1870s - 1970s)]
Husband of
Arminda C (Ledford) Ballard
— married
1895 in Clay County, North Carolina, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 26
in Clay, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Sep 2018
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Biography
James was born in 1874, one of possibly 13 children to Joseph T Ballard and Emeline Ledford. His siblings were: William Elbert, Thomas C, Josephine, Laura Jane, Daniel A, Georgia Anne, Mary Emaline, Dora, Lassie, Cora Bell, Robert Frank, and Mollie Mathie.
- Fact: Residence (1880) District 1024, Gum Log, Union, Georgia, United States[1]
Household Role Sex Age Est Birth Birthplace Occupation Joseph Ballard Head M 29 abt 1851 Georgia Farmer Emeline Ballard Wife F 25 abt abt 1855 Alabama Keeping House William E Ballard Son M 10 abt 1870 Georgia Farm Laborer Thomas C Ballard Son M 8 abt 1872 Georgia James M Ballard Son M 6 abt 1874 Georgia Daniel A Ballard Son M 4 abt 1876 Georgia Georgia A Ballard Dau F 3 abt 1877 Georgia Laura Ballard Dau F 1 abt 1879 Georgia Mary Ballard Dau F 3 mo abt Feb 1880 Georgia
He married Arminda C Ledford, daughter of James Amos Ledford and Hulda Matilda McCreary, on 17 Mar 1895 in Union County, Georgia.[2] He was about 20 years old and was her second of 3 husbands. They had 3 children together:
- William Paul Ballard
- Alvin Daniel Ballard
- Martha Gertrude Ballard[3]
- Fact: Residence (1900) Brasstown Township, Clay, North Carolina, United States[4]
Household Role Sex Age Est Birth Birthplace Occupation James M Ballard Head M 25 abt Aug 1872 North Carolina Farmer Amanda C Ballard Wife F 24 abt Mar 1866 North Carolina Paula Merle Ballard Son M 4 abt Apr 1896 Tennessee Alvin D Ballard Son M 1 abt Nov 1899 Georgia
James passed away in 1901 at about the age of 27.
- Fact: Burial (1901) Old Shooting Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Hayesville, Clay, North Carolina, United States[5][6][7]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: M8P3-DHK : accessed 13 Jan 2022), James M. Ballard in household of Joseph Ballard, District 1024, Gum Log, Union, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district 180, sheet 20 (page 151D), line 9, dwelling 163, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.) roll 169. Ancestry.com, database with images (Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #41057601 : accessed 11 Sep 2022)
- ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: KXVZ-GXP : accessed 7 Feb 2020), J. M. Ballard and Minda Addington, 17 Mar 1895, Marriage, Union, Georgia, United States; citing Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 366,324. Ancestry.com, database with images (Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4766 #831081 : accessed 11 Sep 2022)
- ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: FGLF-BG3 : accessed 18 Jul 2017), Jmes Ballard in death record for Martha Gertrude Payne, 9 Aug 1982, Hayesville, Clay, North Carolina; citing v 29A cn 29155, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,984,896.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: MSYS-YS7 : accessed 20 Jan 2022), James M Ballard, Brasstown Township, Clay, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district 0010, sheet 8 (page 26B), line 47, family 146, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900.) roll 1188; FHL microfilm: 1241188. Ancestry.com, database with images (Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #50127773 : accessed 11 Sep 2022)
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #63574409 : accessed 11 Sep 2022), Memorial Page for James M. Ballard (20 Aug 1874–unknown); citing Old Shooting Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Hayesville, Clay County, North Carolina, United States; Maintained by Chuck Garland (contributor 46487579).
- ↑ * "U.S., Tennessee Valley Cemetery Relocation Files, 1933-1990", database with images, Ancestry.com (Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60427 #132355 : accessed 11 Sep 2022) J M Ballard, 1874 - 1901 (age 27); grave number: 345; Reinterment Place: North Carolina; citing The National Archives at Atlanta; Series Title: Cemetery Relocation Files, 1933-1990; ARC Number: 656399; Record Group Title: Records of the Tennessee Valley Authority; Record Group Number: 142; Box Number: 81
- ↑ "Web: Tennessee, U.S., Relocated Cemeteries Index, 1787-1975", database, Ancestry.com (Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 70713 #493 : accessed 11 Sep 2022) J M Ballard, 1901, Clay, North Carolina, United States; citing Cemeteries Relocated by TVA. Tennessee Valley Authority. http://www.tva.gov/river/landandshore/culturalresources/cemeteries.htm: accessed 26 October 2012; URL: http://www.tva.gov/river/landandshore/culturalresources/cemeteries.htm
See Also
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 11 Sep 2022, 16:47), entry for James M Ballard (PID FamilySearch Person: LZYG-WKS ); contributed by various users.
Acknowledgement
Ballard-6790 was created by Living Ledford on 26 Sep 2018. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Living and others.
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