When John Gilbert Ballard was born on 7 September 1821, in Goss, Marion, Mississippi, United States, his father, Charles Ballard, was 36 and his mother, Marie Jane Brady, was 21. He married Courtney Wealthy Carney on 1 January 1846, in Goss, Marion, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 8 September 1888, in Lawrence, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Lawrence, Mississippi, United States.
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The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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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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