Christina Lucia Adeline (Hart) Ballou (1838 - 1916)

Born 29 Apr 1838 in Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Albert Darius Ballou — married 25 Dec 1854 in Harrison, Calumet, Wisconsin, United States

Died 10 Aug 1916 at age 78 in San Francisco, Marin, California, United States

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Biography

Social Activist, Author, Painter, Spiritualist. During the Civil War she served as a nurse with the 32nd Wisconsin Volunteers Infantry. She studied at the School of Design in San Francisco in 1870, and later had a studio doing marine wildlife and portraits. There, she became active in women's rights, where she introduced a legislative bill to allow for women to be appointed as Public Notaries. Inducted into the San Francisco Hall of Fame.

Burial

Igo Cemetery, Igo, Shasta County, California, USA ^[1]

Research Notes

• Some narratives claim that Albert and Adeline were divorced in 1869, however, at the time of writing of this note, no sources records have been found to confirm this. However, census records of the Albert and Adeline seem to support the 1869 divorce.
• The Hart genealogy cited below contains some minor errors. It is believed to be reliable in most respects with Adeline and her family.Kuntz-859 17:37, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23401876/adeline-lucia-ballou : accessed 29 October 2021), memorial page for Adeline Lucia “Addie” Hart Ballou (29 Apr 1838–10 Aug 1916), Find A Grave: Memorial #23401876, citing Igo Cemetery, Igo, Shasta County, California, USA ; Maintained by Lynn Elizabeth (contributor 48687893) .

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4DT-WXZ : 9 November 2014), Adeline Hart in household of A H Hart, Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States; citing family 140, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWMG-QLN : 18 February 2021), Adeline Ballon in entry for Albert Ballon, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9GH-Y3S : accessed 30 October 2021), Add* L Ballou, Precinct 1 San Francisco city Ward 42, San Francisco, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 242, sheet 2A, family 13, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,106.

• "1900 Passport Application": "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925"
  citing Affiliate Publication Title: Passport Applications, 1795-1905.; Affiliate Publication Number: M1372; Digital film/folder number: 007575038; FHL microfilm: 1514190; Image number: 703
  FamilySearch Record: QVJP-ZGWN (accessed 11 April 2024)
  FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9X7-C99V-9
  Name: Addie L Ballou; Birth Date: 29 Apr 1838; Birth Place: Ohio; Passport Application Date: 1900; Passport Application Place: California, California, United States; Age: 62 years; Source Certificate Nbr: 31581; System Of Record: SLS.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVG3-6Q9 : accessed 30 October 2021), Adie L Ballou, San Francisco Assembly District 33, San Francisco, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 69, sheet 15B, family 341, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 97; FHL microfilm 1,374,110.

• "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6WL-B8W : 20 August 2019), Addie L Ballou, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,634,129.

• "California Death Index, 1905-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK91-W88F : 23 February 2021), Addie L Ballou, 10 Aug 1916; citing 26487, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento; FHL microfilm 1,686,044.

See Also:

• Ballou, Addie Lucia, Driftwood. San Francisco: Hicks-Judd Co. 1899. Archive.org
• Ballou, Addie Lucia, The Padre's Dream and Other Poems. San Jose, California: Pacific Short Story Club, Eaton & Co. Press, 1915. Archive.org
• Hart, James Morrison, Genealogical History of Samuell Hartt from London, England, to Lynn, Mass., 1640, and Descendants, to 1903... Concord, New Hampshire: Rumford Printing Co. 1903. pp. 99 and 103. FamilySearch Book: 35213 FamilySearch Book: 35213