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Louis Gartley Balfour 1842–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jan 1842

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 28 Apr 1919

Death Location: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA

Father: William Balfour

Mother: Elizabeth Gartley

Spouse(s): Lucy Smith

Children(s): Louise Balfour, Louie Balfour, L.G. Balfour, Mary Balfour, Ida Balfour, Lulu Balfour, Gartley Balfour

Louis Gartley Balfour was born in 1842 in Mississippi, the child of William Lovett Balfour And Elizabeth Davis Gartley. In 1850, Louis Gartley Balfour resided in Madison, Mississippi. In 1860, Louis Gartley Balfour resided in Police District 2, Harrison, Mississippi, United S. Louis Gartley Balfour married Lucy Boyle Smith, and had children including Gartley Balfour, Ida May Balfour, L G Balfour, Louie Balfour, Louise Balfour, Lulu B Balfour, Mary Blackman Balfour. Louis Gartley Balfour passed away in 1919 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Louis Gartley Balfour was born in 1842 in Mississippi, the child of William Lovett Balfour And Elizabeth Davis Gartley.
  • In 1850, Louis Gartley Balfour resided in Madison, Mississippi.
  • In 1860, Louis Gartley Balfour resided in Police District 2, Harrison, Mississippi, United S.
  • Louis Gartley Balfour married Lucy Boyle Smith, and had children including Gartley Balfour, Ida May Balfour, L G Balfour, Louie Balfour, Louise Balfour, Lulu B Balfour, Mary Blackman Balfour.
  • Louis Gartley Balfour passed away in 1919 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Louis Balfour's Ancestors

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Louis Balfour
1842–1919
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
William Lovett Balfour
1802–1857
Edgecomb County, North Carolina
Elizabeth (Davis) Gartley
1808–1853
Louisiana
Grandparents
William Balfour
1770–1835
Edgecomb county North Carolina?
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Louis Balfour's Descendants

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Louis (Gartley) Balfour (22 Jan 1842–28 Apr 1919) m. Lucy (Boyle) Smith (22 Apr 1848–29 Dec 1917)
  1. 1. Louise Balfour 1882–
  2. 2. Louie Balfour 1879–
  3. 3. L.G. Balfour 1870–
  4. 4. Mary (Blackman) Balfour 1880–1908
  5. 5. Ida (May) Balfour 1868–1953
  6. 6. Lulu (B.) Balfour 1878–1963
  7. 7. Gartley Balfour 1879–1920

Louis Balfour's Timeline

7 Records

1842
22 Jan 1842
Birth of Louis Gartley Balfour in Mississippi
Mississippi
1850
1850
Age 8
Louis Gartley Balfour resided here in Madison, Mississippi
Madison, Mississippi
1860
1860
Age 18
Louis Gartley Balfour resided here in Police District 2, Harrison, Mississippi, United States
Police District 2, Harrison, Mississippi, United States
1870
1870
Age 28
Louis Gartley Balfour resided here in Arlington Plantation Ward 2, Carroll, Louisiana, United States
Arlington Plantation Ward 2, Carroll, Louisiana, United States
1880
1880
Age 38
Louis Gartley Balfour resided here in Bunches Bend, East Carroll, Louisiana, United States
Bunches Bend, East Carroll, Louisiana, United States
1900
1900
Age 58
Louis Gartley Balfour resided here in New Orleans city, Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans city, Orleans, Louisiana
1919
28 Apr 1919
Age 77
Death of Louis Gartley Balfour in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1842
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bunches Bend, East Carroll, Louisiana; Roll: 453; Family History Film: 1254453; Page: 633D; Enumeration District: 031; Image: 0168.
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Arlington Plantation Ward 2, Carroll, Louisiana; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: New Orleans Ward 10, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: T623_574; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 103.
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Police District 2, Harrison, Mississippi; Roll: ; Page: 415; Image: 419.
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: , Madison, Mississippi; Roll: M432_376; Page: 157A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Madison, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: , Madison, Mississippi; Roll: M432_376; Page: 157A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Police District 2, Harrison, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Police District 2, Harrison, Mississippi; Roll: ; Page: 415; Image: 419.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Arlington Plantation Ward 2, Carroll, Louisiana, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Arlington Plantation Ward 2, Carroll, Louisiana; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Bunches Bend, East Carroll, Louisiana, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bunches Bend, East Carroll, Louisiana; Roll: 453; Family History Film: 1254453; Page: 633D; Enumeration District: 031; Image: 0168.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: New Orleans city, Orleans, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: New Orleans Ward 10, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: T623_574; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 103.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1919
    Event Place: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA

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