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Ernest Gene "Cotton" Ballard 1932–2018 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 DEC 1932

Birth Location: Marthaville, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana

Death Date: 12 MAY 2018

Death Location: Abilene, Taylor County, Texas

Father: Eddie Ballard

Mother: Nadine Glenn

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Ernest Gene "Cotton" Ballard was born in 1932 in Marthaville, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, the child of Eddie Adolpha Ballard And Nadine Elizabeth Glenn. Ernest Gene "Cotton" Ballard passed away in 2018 in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas.

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Biography

  • Ernest Gene "Cotton" Ballard was born in 1932 in Marthaville, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, the child of Eddie Adolpha Ballard And Nadine Elizabeth Glenn.
  • Ernest Gene "Cotton" Ballard passed away in 2018 in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas.

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Ernest Ballard's Ancestors

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Ernest Ballard
1932–2018
Birth Place: Marthaville, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Parents
Eddie Adolpha Ballard
1896–1969
Marthaville, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Nadine (Elizabeth) Glenn
1915–1984
San Saba County, Texas
Grandparents
Richard (Isaac) Glenn
1888–1962
Harris County, Texas, USA
Lydia (Elizabeth "Lydie") Claburn
1888–1976
Boaz, Etowah County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Glenn
1869–1937
Ruth Daniell
1870–1937
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Glenn
1833–1850
Permelia Bates
1835–1928

Ernest Ballard's Timeline

2 Records

1932
29 DEC 1932
Birth of Ernest Gene "Cotton" Ballard in Marthaville, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Marthaville, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
2018
12 MAY 2018
Age 86
Death of Ernest Gene "Cotton" Ballard in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas
Abilene, Taylor County, Texas

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 DEC 1932
    Event Place: Marthaville, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 MAY 2018
    Event Place: Abilene, Taylor County, Texas

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