Carrie Mae Ballard

Female2 April 1877–25 August 1934

Brief Life History of Carrie Mae

When Carrie Mae Ballard was born on 2 April 1877, in Ohio, United States, her father, Fountain A Ballard, was 26 and her mother, Sarah Amanda Cochran, was 24. She married James M. Chamberlain on 3 September 1895, in Madison, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Cheviot, Hamilton, Ohio, United States in 1930 and Pleasant Township, Franklin, Ohio, United States in 1934. She died on 25 August 1934, in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Pleasant Cemetery, Mount Sterling, Madison, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

James M. Chamberlain
1867–1956
Carrie Mae Ballard
1877–1934
Marriage: 3 September 1895
Irene Chamberlain
1893–
Wanda Gay Chamberlain
1896–1929
Richard Chamberlin
1905–1981
Etta Marie Chamberlain
1911–2002

Sources (28)

  • Carrie Ballard in household of Fountain Ballard, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Carrie M. Ballard, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Corrie Chamberlain, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 September 1895Madison, Ohio, United States
  • Children (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

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    World Events (8)

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 4

    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    1881 · Hamilton County History

    Age 4

    History of Hamilton County Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches ~~~~~ Compiled by: Henry A. Ford, A. M. and Mrs. Kate B. Ford ~~~~~ L. A. Williams & Co. Publishers 1881

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 19

    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.

    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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