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James Palmer Ballard 1882–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1882

Birth Location: Nelson County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 18 Feb 1955

Death Location: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Charles Ballard

Mother: Nancy Ballard

Spouse(s): Susa Hilderbrand, Mary Blanford

Children(s): Mary Ballard, Mary Sanders, Elizabeth Ballard, Catherine Ballard, Joseph Ballard

James Palmer Ballard was born in 1882 in Nelson County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Charles Thompson Ballard And Nancy Paulina Ballard. In 1910, James Palmer Ballard resided in Magisterial District 8, Marion, Kentucky, USA. James Palmer Ballard married Mary Cora Blanford, Susa Hilderbrand, and had children including Catherine Florence Ballard, Elizabeth Dorothy Ballard, Joseph Alvin Ballard, Mary Hazel Ballard, Mary Minnie Sanders. James Palmer Ballard passed away in 1955 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Palmer Ballard was born in 1882 in Nelson County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Charles Thompson Ballard And Nancy Paulina Ballard.
  • In 1910, James Palmer Ballard resided in Magisterial District 8, Marion, Kentucky, USA.
  • James Palmer Ballard married Mary Cora Blanford, Susa Hilderbrand, and had children including Catherine Florence Ballard, Elizabeth Dorothy Ballard, Joseph Alvin Ballard, Mary Hazel Ballard, Mary Minnie Sanders.
  • James Palmer Ballard passed away in 1955 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Ballard's Ancestors

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James Ballard
1882–1955
Birth Place: Nelson County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Charles Thompson Ballard
1820–
Kentucky
Nancy (Paulina) Ballard
1856–1923
Nelson County, Kentucky
Grandparents
James (Madison) Ballard
1780–1846
Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Jane Thompson
1786–1830
Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Phillip ab
1757–1833
Mary ab
1760–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Ballard's Descendants

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James (Palmer) Ballard (11 May 1882–18 Feb 1955) m. Susa Hilderbrand (abt 1885–) m. Mary (Cora) Blanford (23 Jul 1878–27 Dec 1943)
  1. 1. Mary (Hazel) Ballard 1906–1982 m. Leonard (Joseph) Lyvers 1906–1985
    1. 1. Dorthy Lyvers 1927–1991 m. Junius Hopkins 1922–
    2. 2. Geral-dine Prater 1934–2017
    3. 3. Gerald Lyvers 1933–2022
    4. 4. Louis (James) Lyvers 1929–1993 m. Beverly (Runnell) Starnes 1942–2000
    5. 5. Harold Lyvers 1928–1999
  2. 2. Mary (Minnie) Sanders 1909–1991
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Dorothy) Ballard 1903–1980
  4. 4. Catherine (Florence) Ballard 1907–1998 m. William (N) Ballard 1908–
    1. 1. William (R) Ballard 1900–
  5. 5. Joseph (Alvin) Ballard 1917–2001

James Ballard's Timeline

4 Records

1882
11 May 1882
Birth of James Palmer Ballard in Marion County, Kentucky, USA
Marion County, Kentucky, USA
1882
11 May 1882
Birth of James Palmer Ballard in Nelson County, Kentucky, USA
Nelson County, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 28
James Palmer Ballard resided here in Magisterial District 8, Marion, Kentucky, USA
Magisterial District 8, Marion, Kentucky, USA
1955
18 Feb 1955
Age 73
Death of James Palmer Ballard in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1882
    Event Place: Marion County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Magisterial District 8, Marion, Kentucky; Roll: T624_481; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0095; FHL microfilm: 1374494
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1882
    Event Place: Nelson County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Magisterial District 8, Marion, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Magisterial District 8, Marion, Kentucky; Roll: T624_481; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0095; FHL microfilm: 1374494

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1955
    Event Place: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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