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Ray Sidney Ballard 1921–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1921

Birth Location: Belmont, Gaston, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 19 Nov 1987

Death Location: Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Robert Ballard

Mother: Lonnie Correll

Spouse(s): Gladys Ballard

Children(s):

In 1921, Ray Sidney Ballard entered the world in Belmont, Gaston, North Carolina, USA, born to Robert Van Lury Ballard And Lonnie E Correll. In 1935, Ray Sidney Ballard resided in Rural, Buncombe, North Carolina. In 1940, Ray Sidney Ballard resided in Black Mountain, Buncombe, North Carolina, United S. Ray Sidney Ballard married Gladys Ballard, and had children including Sidney Ray Ballard Jr. Ray Sidney Ballard passed away in 1987 in Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1921, Ray Sidney Ballard entered the world in Belmont, Gaston, North Carolina, USA, born to Robert Van Lury Ballard And Lonnie E Correll.
  • In 1935, Ray Sidney Ballard resided in Rural, Buncombe, North Carolina.
  • In 1940, Ray Sidney Ballard resided in Black Mountain, Buncombe, North Carolina, United S.
  • Ray Sidney Ballard married Gladys Ballard, and had children including Sidney Ray Ballard Jr.
  • Ray Sidney Ballard passed away in 1987 in Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Ray Ballard's Ancestors

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Ray Ballard
1921–1987
Birth Place: Belmont, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Robert Van Lury Ballard
1897–1965
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Lonnie (E) Correll
1899–1955
Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Henry) Ballard
1863–1911
North Carolina, United States
Julia (Eugenia Jemima) Saunders
1868–1925
Lincoln County, North Carolina
Jacob (M "Jake ") Correll
1856–
North Carolina, USA
Julie (E Taylor) Corell
1858–
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1821–1898
Sarah McMinn
1829–1911
Thomas Saunders
1841–1919
Nancy Beal
1843–1930
William Correll
1826–
Louise Douglas
1828–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ballard
1793–1846
Caty Meiers
1800–1891
Daniel McMinn
1796–1870
Patsy Howard
1797–1880
Elisha Saunders
1798–1878
Nancy Keener
1814–1860
Charles Beal
1813–1870
David Correll
1776–

Ray Ballard's Timeline

4 Records

1921
27 Aug 1921
Birth of Ray Sidney Ballard in Belmont, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Belmont, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 14
Ray Sidney Ballard resided here in Rural, Buncombe, North Carolina
Rural, Buncombe, North Carolina
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 19
Ray Sidney Ballard resided here in Black Mountain, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Black Mountain, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
1987
19 Nov 1987
Age 66
Death of Ray Sidney Ballard in Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1921
    Event Place: Belmont, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Black Mountain, Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2878; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 11-57
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Buncombe, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Black Mountain, Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2878; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 11-57

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Black Mountain, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Black Mountain, Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2878; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 11-57

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1987
    Event Place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011

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