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Walter Edgar Ballard 1877–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec. 6, 1877

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: Sep. 14, 1943

Death Location: Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Darant Ballard

Mother: Emma Ballard

Spouse(s): Annie Ballard

Children(s): Fred Ballard, Walter Jr, Lee Ballard, Sybil Wease, Margaret Yarbrough, Vera Ballard, Infant Ballard, Bessie Ballard, James Ballard, Jewel Broome, Beulah Yoder, Lillie Hoke

The story of Walter Edgar Ballard began in 1877 in North Carolina. In 1880, Walter Edgar Ballard resided in Catawba Springs, Lincoln, North Carolina, United S. Walter Edgar Ballard married Annie May Hovis Ballard, and had children including Bessie Mae Ballard, Beulah Lee Ballard Yoder, Fred Simpson Ballard, Infant Daughter Ballard, James Edgar Ballard, Jewel Roberta Ballard Broome, Lee David Ballard, Lillie Ballard Hoke, Margaret Ruth Unknown Yarbrough, Sybil Elliott Ballard Wease, Vera Olive Ollie Ballard, Walter Edgar Ballard Jr. Walter Edgar Ballard passed away in 1943 in Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Edgar Ballard began in 1877 in North Carolina.
  • In 1880, Walter Edgar Ballard resided in Catawba Springs, Lincoln, North Carolina, United S.
  • Walter Edgar Ballard married Annie May Hovis Ballard, and had children including Bessie Mae Ballard, Beulah Lee Ballard Yoder, Fred Simpson Ballard, Infant Daughter Ballard, James Edgar Ballard, Jewel Roberta Ballard Broome, Lee David Ballard, Lillie Ballard Hoke, Margaret Ruth Unknown Yarbrough, Sybil Elliott Ballard Wease, Vera Olive Ollie Ballard, Walter Edgar Ballard Jr.
  • Walter Edgar Ballard passed away in 1943 in Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Ballard's Ancestors

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Walter Ballard
1877–1943
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Darant Ballard
1853–
North Carolina
Emma Ballard
1856–
North Carolina
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Ballard's Descendants

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Walter (Edgar) Ballard (Dec. 6, 1877–Sep. 14, 1943) m. Annie (May Hovis) Ballard (May 1887–13 April 1966)
  1. 1. Fred (Simpson) Ballard 1918–1967
  2. 2. Walter (Edgar Ballard) Jr 1920–
  3. 3. Lee (David) Ballard 1923–1995 m. Helen (Queen) Ballard 1929–2008
  4. 4. Sybil (Elliott Ballard) Wease 1927–1992 m. Carl (Harold) Wease 1922–1972
  5. 5. Margaret (Ruth Unknown) Yarbrough 1914–1983 m. A (Fisher) Yarbrough 1911–1983
    1. 1. Aubrey (Forrest) Yarbrough 1935–2007 m. Betty (Lou Batson) Yarbrough 1934–1999
    2. 2. Joy (Marcella) Yarbrough 1937–2020
  6. 6. Vera (Olive "ollie") Ballard 1916–1993
  7. 7. Infant (Daughter) Ballard 1912–1912
  8. 8. Bessie (Mae) Ballard 1904–1981
  9. 9. James (Edgar) Ballard 1910–1983 m. Delia (Sneed) Ballard 1912–1985
    1. 1. Ronnie (Eddie) Ballard 1942–2014
  10. 10. Jewel (Roberta Ballard) Broome 1925–1992 m. Wilson (Stanhope "Bill") Broome 1914–2001
  11. 11. Beulah (Lee Ballard) Yoder 1906–1994
  12. 12. Lillie (Ballard) Hoke 1909–1947 m. Clarence (Ray) Hoke 1917–1951

Walter Ballard's Timeline

3 Records

1877
Dec. 6, 1877
Birth of Walter Edgar Ballard in North Carolina
North Carolina
1880
1880
Age 3
Walter Edgar Ballard resided here in Catawba Springs, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Catawba Springs, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
1943
Sep. 14, 1943
Age 66
Death of Walter Edgar Ballard
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec. 6, 1877
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Catawba Springs, Lincoln, North Carolina; Roll: 970; Family History Film: 1254970; Page: 263B; Enumeration District: 100; Image: 0530
    [2] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Catawba Springs, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Catawba Springs, Lincoln, North Carolina; Roll: 970; Family History Film: 1254970; Page: 263B; Enumeration District: 100; Image: 0530

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep. 14, 1943
    Record Source: North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

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