When James H Ballard was born on 24 February 1815, in Greene, Georgia, United States, his father, Elijah Whorton Ballard, was 32 and his mother, Sarah Tabbs Weldon, was 22. He married Nancy A Farmer on 25 October 1838, in Taliaferro, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 25 February 1855, in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1816: Mississippi Territory, United States 1817: Tuscaloosa, Alabama Territory, United States 1819: Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
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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