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William Nelson Ballard 1874–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1874

Birth Location: Whiting, Monona, Iowa, United States,

Death Date: 19 Mar 1942

Death Location: Wood Lake, Cherry County, Nebraska, United States of America

Father: William Ballard

Mother: Francis DeLashmutt

Spouse(s): Catherine Richardson

Children(s): Walter Ballard, Edward Ballard, William Ballard, Linckey Ballard, Mary Ballard, Esther Ballard, Frank Ballard, Ruth Ballard, Thomas Ballard, James Ballard, Charles Ballard, Billie Ballard, Vera Ballard, John Ballard, John Ballard, Homer Ballard, Neal Ballard, Helen Ballard

William Nelson Ballard was born in 1874 in Whiting, Monona, Iowa, United States,, the child of William Goodwin Ballard And Francis June Lindsay Delashmutt. In 1910, William Nelson Ballard resided in Dewey Lake, Cherry, Nebraska, USA. William Nelson Ballard married Catherine Cassie E Richardson, and had children including Billie Ballard, Charles Donald Ballard, Edward Willoughby Ballard, Esther Margaret Ballard, Frank Dudley Ballard, Helen Sylvia Ballard, Homer Corneilias Ballard, James Ellis Ballard, John Albert Ballard, John R Ballard, Linckey W Ballard, Mary Elizabeth Ballard, Neal Ballard, Ruth Katherine Ballard, Thomas Conner Ballard, Vera Matilla Ballard, Walter Goodwin Ballard, William Lyndsey Ballard. William Nelson Ballard passed away in 1942 in Wood Lake, Cherry County, Nebraska, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Nelson Ballard was born in 1874 in Whiting, Monona, Iowa, United States,, the child of William Goodwin Ballard And Francis June Lindsay Delashmutt.
  • In 1910, William Nelson Ballard resided in Dewey Lake, Cherry, Nebraska, USA.
  • William Nelson Ballard married Catherine Cassie E Richardson, and had children including Billie Ballard, Charles Donald Ballard, Edward Willoughby Ballard, Esther Margaret Ballard, Frank Dudley Ballard, Helen Sylvia Ballard, Homer Corneilias Ballard, James Ellis Ballard, John Albert Ballard, John R Ballard, Linckey W Ballard, Mary Elizabeth Ballard, Neal Ballard, Ruth Katherine Ballard, Thomas Conner Ballard, Vera Matilla Ballard, Walter Goodwin Ballard, William Lyndsey Ballard.
  • William Nelson Ballard passed away in 1942 in Wood Lake, Cherry County, Nebraska, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Ballard's Ancestors

Self
William Ballard
1874–1942
Birth Place: Whiting, Monona, Iowa, United States,
Parents
William Goodwin Ballard
1841–1919
Jasper, Missouri, United States
Francis (June Lindsay) DeLashmutt
1842–1928
Eddyville, Mahaska, Iowa, United States
Grandparents
John (L Nelson) Ballard
1822–1880
Tennessee, United States
Elizabeth Goodwin
1824–1882
Tennessee, USA or North Carolina, USA
Peter (Lindsay) DeLashmutt
1817–1897
Middlebrook, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Esther (Bartlett) Hunt
1823–1914
Greenville, Bond, Illinois, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Ballard
1790–1840
Agnes Nelson
1795–1870
Peter Goodwin
1791–1866
Christina Fulbright
1792–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Nelson
1766–1821
Elizabeth Robinson
1770–1830

William Ballard's Descendants

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William (Nelson) Ballard (14 Apr 1874–19 Mar 1942) m. Catherine ("Cassie" E.) Richardson (18 March 1882–10 March 1966)
  1. 1. Walter (Goodwin) Ballard 1905–1998 m. Margaret Tyler 1915–2002
  2. 2. Edward (Willoughby) Ballard 1904–2000
  3. 3. William (Lyndsey) Ballard 1907–2002
  4. 4. Linckey (W) Ballard 1907–
  5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Ballard 1908–2001
  6. 6. Esther (Margaret) Ballard 1909–2000
  7. 7. Frank (Dudley) Ballard 1910–1995
  8. 8. Ruth (Katherine) Ballard 1912–2002
  9. 9. Thomas (Conner) Ballard 1913–1939
  10. 10. James (Ellis) Ballard 1914–2004
  11. 11. Charles (Donald) Ballard 1915–1917
  12. 12. Billie Ballard 1917–1995
  13. 13. Vera (Matilla) Ballard 1919–1992
  14. 14. John (Albert) Ballard 1920–
  15. 15. John (R) Ballard 1921–
  16. 16. Homer (Corneilias) Ballard 1924–1969
  17. 17. Neal Ballard 1924–
  18. 18. Helen (Sylvia) Ballard 1926–2010

William Ballard's Timeline

3 Records

1874
14 Apr 1874
Birth of William Nelson Ballard in Whiting, Monona, Iowa, United States,
Whiting, Monona, Iowa, United States,
1910
1910
Age 36
William Nelson Ballard resided here in Dewey Lake, Cherry, Nebraska, USA
Dewey Lake, Cherry, Nebraska, USA
1942
19 Mar 1942
Age 68
Death of William Nelson Ballard in Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska, United States
Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1874
    Event Place: Whiting, Monona, Iowa, United States,
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Nebraska; Registration County: Cherry; Roll: 1711452
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Dewey Lake, Cherry, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cherry, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Nebraska; Registration County: Cherry; Roll: 1711452

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1942
    Event Place: Valentine, Cherry, Nebraska, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wood Lake, Cherry County, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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