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Silas Joseph Ballard 1781–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1781

Birth Location: Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina

Death Date: 1840

Death Location: Tennessee, United States

Father: Benjamin Ballard

Mother: Katherine Hammond

Spouse(s): Temperance O'Quinn

Children(s): Benjamin Ballard

The story of Silas Joseph Ballard began in 1781 in Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina. Silas Joseph Ballard married Temperance Anne Tabitha O Quinn, and had children including Benjamin Randall Ballard. Silas Joseph Ballard passed away in 1840 in Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Silas Joseph Ballard began in 1781 in Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina.
  • Silas Joseph Ballard married Temperance Anne Tabitha O Quinn, and had children including Benjamin Randall Ballard.
  • Silas Joseph Ballard passed away in 1840 in Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Ballard
1743–1832
Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia, United States
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Katherine Hammond
1745–1844
Birth Location: Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Temperance O'Quinn
1785–1865
Birth Location: Georgia, , South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Benjamin Ballard
1811–1890
Birth Location: , ,South Carolina,USA
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Silas Ballard's Ancestors

Self
Silas Ballard
1781–1840
Birth Place: Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina
Parents
Benjamin Ballard
1743–1832
Prince William, Virginia, United States
Katherine (Herman) Hammond
1745–1844
Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John (Joseph Jno) Ballard
1708–1763
New Kent, Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
Abraham Herman
1720–1790
Germany or SC, Allemagne
Great-Grandparents
Judith Ballard
1680–1729
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Oldham
1654–1696
Elizabeth Browning
1651–1723

Silas Ballard's Descendants

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Silas (Joseph) Ballard (1781–1840) m. Temperance (Anne Tabitha) O'Quinn (1785–1865)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Randall) Ballard 1811–1890 m. Sarah (Nancy Ann) Jones 1816–1894
    1. 1. Evans (Coleman) Ballard 1840–1913 m. Nancy (Henrietta) LASSITER 1844–1883
      1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) Ballard 1866–1912 m. Sarah (Alice) Ganey 1868–1911
        1. 1. Tommy Ballard 1908–1985 m. Bessie (Elzonia) Farris 1907–1936 m. Ollie (Mae) Henry 1915–1993
        2. 2. Cubye (Foy) Ballard 1906–1982
        3. 3. Fletcher (Lee) Ballard 1893–1972
        4. 4. Oma (Joseph "Oma Joe") Ballard 1895–1965
        5. 5. Mary (R) Ballard 1899–
        6. 6. Guy (Ganey) Ballard 1899–1980
        7. 7. Chalmers (Parks) Ballard 1900–1975
        8. 8. Lollie (Alice) Ballard 1902–1978
        9. 9. Trudy (Ethel) Ballard 1904–1971
        10. 10. Era (Estelle) Ballard 1892–1971
        11. 11. Sara (Cammie) Ballard 1911–1995
        12. 12. Tessey Ballard 1896–1908
        13. 13. Rhober Ballard 1898–1910
        14. 14. Omer Ballard 1896–

Silas Ballard's Timeline

2 Records

1781
1781
Birth of Silas Joseph Ballard in Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina
Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina
1840
1840
Age 59
Death of Silas Joseph Ballard in Tennessee, United States
Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States
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