Brief Life History of William Henry
When William Henry Ballard was born on 6 September 1820, in Franklin, Tennessee, United States, his father, Howard O. Ballard, was 30 and his mother, Sarah Cross, was 25. He married Martha Beene about 1840, in Marion, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Alabama, United States in 1870 and Cherokee, Alabama, United States in 1880. He registered for military service in 1862. He died on 6 June 1894, in Centre, Cherokee, Alabama, United States, at the age of 73.
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- William H Ballond, "United States Census, 1860"
- William H Ballard, "United States Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865"
- William H Ballard, "United States Census, 1850"
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1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
1827
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Alabama Non-County Area 8, United States 1832: St Clair, Alabama, United States 1836: Cherokee, Alabama, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English ballard ‘bald-headed man’ (compare Bald 3).
French: from the ancient Germanic personal name Balhard, composed of the elements bal, presumably meaning ‘torment, spitefulness’, and hard ‘hard, strong’. Compare Ballor .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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