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Robert Grenier Ballard 1922–2014 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 20, 1922

Birth Location: Selkirk, Ogemaw County, Michigan, USA

Death Date: July 8, 2014

Death Location: West Branch, Ogemaw, Michigan, USA

Father: Albert Ballard

Mother: Fern Grenier

Spouse(s): Josephine Wardzinski

Children(s): Patrick Ballard, Judith (Jankowski)

In 1922, Robert Grenier Ballard entered the world in Selkirk, Ogemaw County, Michigan, USA, born to Albert Henry Ballard And Fern Ann Grenier. Robert Grenier Ballard married Josephine Mary Wardzinski, and had children including Judith Ballard Jankowski, Patrick Earl Ballard. Robert Grenier Ballard passed away in 2014 in West Branch, Ogemaw, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1922, Robert Grenier Ballard entered the world in Selkirk, Ogemaw County, Michigan, USA, born to Albert Henry Ballard And Fern Ann Grenier.
  • Robert Grenier Ballard married Josephine Mary Wardzinski, and had children including Judith Ballard Jankowski, Patrick Earl Ballard.
  • Robert Grenier Ballard passed away in 2014 in West Branch, Ogemaw, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Albert Ballard
1894–1969
Birth Location: Fort Plain, Montgomery, New York, USA
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Fern Grenier
1904–1982
Birth Location: Kalispell, Flathead, Montana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Josephine Wardzinski
1922–1993
Birth Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Children(s)

Patrick Ballard
1944–1997
Birth Location: Michigan, USA
PB
Judith (Jankowski)
1947–2008
Birth Location: Davenport, Scott, Iowa, USA
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Robert Ballard's Ancestors

Self
Robert Ballard
1922–2014
Birth Place: Selkirk, Ogemaw County, Michigan, USA
Parents
Albert Henry Ballard
1894–1969
Fort Plain, Montgomery, New York, USA
Fern (Ann) Grenier
1904–1982
Kalispell, Flathead, Montana, USA
Grandparents
Charles (William) Ballard
1873–1922
Montgomery County, New York
Lydia (C) Acker
1878–1961
(Yosts)Minden, Montgomery, New York, USA
Stephen Grenier
1869–1953
New York, U.S.A.
Sarah (Ellen "Ella") Watkins
1877–1917
Greenwood, St Clair, Michigan
Great-Grandparents
George Watkins
1854–
Phoebe Schagel
1854–1908
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elijah Schagel
1829–1870
Hannah Anger
1833–1870

Robert Ballard's Descendants

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Robert (Grenier) Ballard (May 20, 1922–July 8, 2014) m. Josephine (Mary) Wardzinski (20 Apr 1922–19 Oct 1993)
  1. 1. Patrick (Earl) Ballard 1944–1997
  2. 2. Judith (Ballard) (Jankowski) 1947–2008

Robert Ballard's Timeline

2 Records

1922
May 20, 1922
Birth of Robert Grenier Ballard in Selkirk, Ogemaw County, Michigan, USA
Selkirk, Ogemaw County, Michigan, USA
2014
July 8, 2014
Age 92
Death of Robert Grenier Ballard in West Branch, Ogemaw, Michigan, USA
West Branch, Ogemaw, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 20, 1922
    Event Place: Selkirk, Ogemaw County, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 8, 2014
    Event Place: West Branch, Ogemaw, Michigan, USA
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