Brief Life History of Allen Sumner
When Allen Sumner Ballard was born on 31 August 1826, in Brown Township, Morgan, Indiana, United States, his father, Stephen Ballard, was 33 and his mother, Olive Sumner, was 35. He married Celista Emma Miller about 1850. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Mount Pleasant MM, Henry, Iowa, United States in 1880 and Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, United States in 1885. He died on 27 January 1890, in Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, United States.
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Sources (14)
- Allen S Ballard, "Iowa State Census, 1885"
- Allen S Ballard, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Allen S Ballard in entry for Mary Candace Kempton, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
Spouse and Children
1826–1890 Male
1830–1900 Female
Children (8)
about 1850–1864 Female
1851–1939 Female
1854–1907 Male
1858–1904 Male
1862–1933 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1793–1832 Male
1791–1842 Female
Siblings (8)
1815–1845 Male
1817– Male
1819–1863 Male
1822–1870 Male
1824–1858 Female
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World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 4
1831
Age 5
1846
Age 20
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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