When Phillip Larkin Ballard was born on 18 July 1802, in Madison, Kentucky, United States, his father, Curtis Ballard, was 41 and his mother, Esther Gaines, was 41. He married Elizabeth Shumate on 7 November 1822, in Harrison, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1840 and Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. He died on 13 May 1868, in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Payson City Cemetery, Payson, Utah, Utah, United States.
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France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.
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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.
Possible Related NamesPhillip Ballard was born in Kentucky in 1802. He married Elizabeth Shumate in 1822 in Kentucky. They are listed in Family Search with 13 children, born 1824-1847. The first 5 children were born in …
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