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Jeremiah "Jerry" Ballard 1788–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 NOV 1788

Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 Apr 1879

Death Location: Rock Camp, Monroe County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: William Ballard

Mother: Elizabeth Ballard

Spouse(s): JALIA 💚

Children(s): Margaret Ballard-Shanklin, Baldwin Ballard, Mary Hecht, Lewis Ballard, Benjamin Ballard, Mary Bagwell

Jeremiah "Jerry" Ballard was born in 1788 in Orange, Virginia, USA, the child of William Ballard And Elizabeth Ballard. Jeremiah "Jerry" Ballard married Jalia Julianna Julie Thompson Cole, and had children including Baldwin Ballard, Benjamin Franklin Ballard, Jermon Ballard, Lewis Ballard, Margaret Pud Ballard Shanklin, Mary Catherine Bagwell, Mary Hecht, Sally Ballard. Jeremiah "Jerry" Ballard passed away in 1879 in Rock Camp, Monroe County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jeremiah "Jerry" Ballard was born in 1788 in Orange, Virginia, USA, the child of William Ballard And Elizabeth Ballard.
  • Jeremiah "Jerry" Ballard married Jalia Julianna Julie Thompson Cole, and had children including Baldwin Ballard, Benjamin Franklin Ballard, Jermon Ballard, Lewis Ballard, Margaret Pud Ballard Shanklin, Mary Catherine Bagwell, Mary Hecht, Sally Ballard.
  • Jeremiah "Jerry" Ballard passed away in 1879 in Rock Camp, Monroe County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Jeremiah Ballard's Ancestors

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Jeremiah Ballard
1788–1879
Birth Place: Orange, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Ballard
1732–1799
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
Elizabeth Ballard
1752–1830
Monroe County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Jeremiah Ballard's Descendants

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Jeremiah ("Jerry") Ballard (30 NOV 1788–15 Apr 1879) m. JALIA (JULIANNA JULIE THOMPSON COLE) 💚 (1792–October 1873)
  1. 1. Margaret ("Pud") Ballard-Shanklin 1813–1892 m. Robert (Dickson) Shanklin 1814–1900
    1. 1. Riley (Cook) Shanklin 1845–1899 m. Virginia ("Jinnie") Wiseman 1844–1884
      1. 1. Dollie (Margaret) Shanklin 1881–1954 m. John (Marshall) Loving 1875–1952
  2. 2. Baldwin Ballard 1821–1917
  3. 3. Mary Hecht 1827–1914
  4. 4. Lewis Ballard 1826–1906
  5. 5. Benjamin (Franklin) Ballard 1833–1915
  6. 6. Mary (Catherine) Bagwell 1819–1910

Jeremiah Ballard's Timeline

2 Records

1788
30 NOV 1788
Birth of Jeremiah "Jerry" Ballard in Orange, Virginia, USA
Orange, Virginia, USA
1879
15 Apr 1879
Age 91
Death of Jeremiah "Jerry" Ballard in Hans Creek, Greenville, Monroe, West Virginia, USA
Hans Creek, Greenville, Monroe, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 NOV 1788
    Event Place: Orange, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1879
    Event Place: Hans Creek, Greenville, Monroe, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rock Camp, Monroe County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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