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Zella Elizabeth Caroline Ballard 1893–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 JAN 1893

Birth Location: Willow Bend, Monroe Co., WV

Death Date: 22 January 1977

Death Location: Ronceverte, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA

Father: Allen Ballard

Mother: Lillie Dixon

Spouse(s): Oma Kessinger

Children(s): Evelyn Kessinger, Bethel Kessinger, Oleva Kessinger

In 1893, Zella Elizabeth Caroline Ballard entered the world in Willow Bend, Monroe Co., WV, born to Allen Tavaner Ballard And Lillie Mabel Dixon. Zella Elizabeth Caroline Ballard married Oma Kenton Kessinger, and had children including Bethel Leah Kessinger, Evelyn Beatrice Kessinger, Oleva Mabel Kessinger. Zella Elizabeth Caroline Ballard passed away in 1977 in Ronceverte, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1893, Zella Elizabeth Caroline Ballard entered the world in Willow Bend, Monroe Co., WV, born to Allen Tavaner Ballard And Lillie Mabel Dixon.
  • Zella Elizabeth Caroline Ballard married Oma Kenton Kessinger, and had children including Bethel Leah Kessinger, Evelyn Beatrice Kessinger, Oleva Mabel Kessinger.
  • Zella Elizabeth Caroline Ballard passed away in 1977 in Ronceverte, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA.

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Zella Ballard's Ancestors

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Zella Ballard
1893–1977
Birth Place: Willow Bend, Monroe Co., WV
Parents
Allen Tavaner Ballard
1848–1922
Monroe County, West Virginia, United States of America
Lillie (Mabel) Dixon
1861–1942
Monroe County, West Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Baldwin Ballard
1821–1917
Monroe, West Virginia, USA
Emily Mann
1827–1848
Monroe County, West Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Mann
1805–1892
Sarah Halstead
1804–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Mann
1781–1861
Amelia Harvey
1776–1850

Zella Ballard's Descendants

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Zella (Elizabeth Caroline) Ballard (28 JAN 1893–22 January 1977) m. Oma (Kenton) Kessinger (11 May 1890–13 Feb 1973)
  1. 1. Evelyn (Beatrice) Kessinger 1912– m. William (Henry) Fullen 1914–1979
  2. 2. Bethel (Leah) Kessinger 1916–2006
  3. 3. Oleva (Mabel) Kessinger 1930–2014

Zella Ballard's Timeline

2 Records

1893
28 JAN 1893
Birth of Zella Elizabeth Caroline Ballard in Willow Bend, Monroe Co., WV
Willow Bend, Monroe Co., WV
1977
22 January 1977
Age 84
Death of Zella Elizabeth Caroline Ballard in Ronceverte, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
Ronceverte, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 JAN 1893
    Event Place: Willow Bend, Monroe Co., WV

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 January 1977
    Event Place: Ronceverte, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA

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