Brief Life History of Philip
When Philip Ballard was born on 15 August 1843, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Phillip Larkin Ballard, was 41 and his mother, Elizabeth Shumate, was 37. He married Elizabeth Ann Knight on 7 June 1863, in Liberty, Liberty, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Soldier, Blaine, Idaho, United States for about 10 years and Camas, Idaho, United States in 1920. He died on 25 April 1920, in Soldier, Camas, Idaho, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Camas, Idaho, United States.
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- Phil Ballard, "United States Census, 1870"
- Philip Ballard, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
- Philip Ballard, "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
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1845 · Oh My Father
"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
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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