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Donald Watt Ballard 1924–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 AUG 1924

Birth Location: Cobden, Union, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 26 FEB 1944

Death Location: Cobden, Union, Illinois, USA

Father: Ford Ballard

Mother: Lana Rynes

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Donald Watt Ballard was born in 1924 in Cobden, Union, Illinois, USA, the child of Ford Elbert Ballard And Lana Olive Rynes. In 1930, Donald Watt Ballard resided in Cobden, Union, Illinois, USA. In 1935, Donald Watt Ballard resided in Cobden, Union, Illinois, USA. Donald Watt Ballard passed away in 1944 in Cobden, Union, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Donald Watt Ballard was born in 1924 in Cobden, Union, Illinois, USA, the child of Ford Elbert Ballard And Lana Olive Rynes.
  • In 1930, Donald Watt Ballard resided in Cobden, Union, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1935, Donald Watt Ballard resided in Cobden, Union, Illinois, USA.
  • Donald Watt Ballard passed away in 1944 in Cobden, Union, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ford Ballard
1904–1985
Birth Location: Union, Illinois, USA
FB
Lana Rynes
1905–1971
Birth Location: Union, Illinois, USA
LR

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Donald Ballard's Ancestors

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Donald Ballard
1924–1944
Birth Place: Cobden, Union, Illinois, USA
Parents
Ford Elbert Ballard
1904–1985
Union, Illinois, USA
Lana (Olive) Rynes
1905–1971
Union, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Watt Ballard
1874–1956
Illinois, USA
Effie (Dorothy) Hankla
1878–1938
Cobden, Union, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Hankla
1854–1931
Margaret Dillow
1852–1921
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Levi Dillow
1819–1870
Margaret Treece
1816–1879

Donald Ballard's Timeline

6 Records

1924
5 AUG 1924
Birth of Donald Watt Ballard in Cobden, Union, Illinois, USA
Cobden, Union, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 6
Donald Watt Ballard resided here in Cobden, Union, Illinois, USA
Cobden, Union, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 11
Donald Watt Ballard resided here in Cobden, Union, Illinois, USA
Cobden, Union, Illinois, USA
1940
1940
Age 16
Donald Watt Ballard resided here in Cobden, Union, Illinois, USA
Cobden, Union, Illinois, USA
1940
1940
Age 16
Donald Watt Ballard resided here in Cobden, Union, Illinois, USA
Cobden, Union, Illinois, USA
1944
26 FEB 1944
Age 20
Death of Donald Watt Ballard
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cobden, Union, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for PFC. Donald Watt Ballard (WW2)
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 AUG 1924
    Event Place: Cobden, Union, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for PFC. Donald Watt Ballard (WW2)
    [2] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Illinois, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 70
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cobden, Union, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for PFC. Donald Watt Ballard (WW2)
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 DEC 1942
    Event Place: Cobden, Union, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Illinois, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 70

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Illinois, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 70

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 FEB 1944
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for PFC. Donald Watt Ballard (WW2)
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Cobden, Union, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cobden, Union, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Cobden, Union, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for PFC. Donald Watt Ballard (WW2)
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Illinois, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 70
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