John Halford Ballard

Brief Life History of John Halford

When John Halford Ballard was born on 5 May 1895, in Soldier, Camas, Idaho, United States, his father, Phillip Ballard, was 51 and his mother, Nancy Parmelia Boren, was 45. He married Mildred Elizabeth Ommen on 2 January 1926, in Shoshone, Lincoln, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Soldier, Blaine, Idaho, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 6 February 1974, in Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Halford Ballard
1895–1974
Mildred Elizabeth Ommen
1903–1975
Marriage: 2 January 1926
Don Halford Ballard
1926–2001
Charles E. Ballard
1933–1951

Sources (23)

  • John H Ballard, "United States 1950 Census"
  • John Halford Ballard, "Idaho, Birth Index, 1861-1911"
  • Halford Ballard, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1911

Historical Boundaries - 1911: Blaine, Idaho, United States; 1917: Camas, Idaho, United States

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

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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