James Sullivan Ballard

Brief Life History of James Sullivan

When James Sullivan Ballard was born on 7 May 1847, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, his father, Phillip Larkin Ballard, was 44 and his mother, Elizabeth Shumate, was 41. He married Isabella Race in 1868, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1856 and lived in Tucker, Utah, Utah, United States in 1910 and Utah, Utah, United States in 1920. He died on 7 August 1924, in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Payson City Cemetery, Payson, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Sullivan Ballard
1847–1924
Isabella Race
1849–1889
Marriage: 1868
John Newton Ballard
1869–1948
William Joseph baby Ballard
1873–1873
Lidia Eleanor Ballard
1874–1877
James Phillip Ballard
1875–1939
Henry E Ballard
1878–1926
George Albert Ballard
1878–1947
Paris J Ballard
1881–1919
Lillian Ballard
1883–1953
Shadrick Ballard
1885–1915
Pearl Ballard
1887–1887
Frank Ballard
1888–1904

Sources (43)

  • James Ballard, "United States Census, 1910"
  • James S Ballard, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • James S. Ballard, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, Untied States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

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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