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Jeremiah Bentley BALLARD

Male 1820 - 1884  (64 years)


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  • Name Jeremiah Bentley BALLARD 
    Birth 15 Apr 1820  KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 20 Oct 1884  Tuolumne County, CA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Ballard Cemetery, Tuolumne County, CA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • (1) Sources: Dennis Nicklaus Genealogy (Mother's Side), a WorldConnect Family Tree; "Noble/Babcock," a Public Member Tree on Ancestry.com.

      (2) A household headed by Jeremiah B. BALLARD is listed in the 1850 census of Miller Township, Scotland County, MO.

      Jeremiah B. is listed in the 1850 census as a miller who was then 30 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, he was born in about 1820. According to the 1850 census, he was born in KY.

      Listed with Jeremiah B. is his wife, Nancy, who was then 21 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, she was born in about 1829. According to the 1850 census, she was born in OH.

      Also listed with Jeremiah B. is his son, William R., who was then 2 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, he was born in about 1848. According to the 1850 census, he was born in MO.

      Also listed with Jeremiah B. is his daughter, Adaline, who was then 6 months old; therefore, according to the 1850 census, she was born in about 1850. According to the 1850 census, she was born in MO.

      Also listed with Jeremiah B. is David T. PURVOE, a laborer who was then 18 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, he was born in about 1832. According to the 1850 census, he was born in IL.

      Also listed with Jeremiah B. is his brother, Henderson BALLARD, who was then 12 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, he was born in about 1838. According to the 1850 census, he was born in IL.

      Also listed with Jeremiah B. is his brother, Simeon BALLARD, a farmer who was then 36 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, he was born in about 1814. According to the 1850 census, he was born in KY.

      Also listed with Jeremiah is his brother, Leander BALLARD, who was then 10 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, he was born in about 1840. According to the 1850 census, he was born in IL.

      Also listed with Jeremiah is Grosvenor NORTON, a laborer who was then 30 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, he was born in about 1820. According to the 1850 census, he was born in OH.

      (3) Tuolumne County [CA] Pioneers - Emigrants Who Crossed Sonora Pass (Most Via the Walker River Trail), 1841 - 1854 <http://sonorapasspioneers.com/emigrants.html>:

      Jeremiah Bentley Ballard

      [Note by compiler: According to this source, Jeremiah crossed the Sonora Pass in 1853, and was supposedly born in Scotland County, MO.]

      (4) www.findagrave.com:

      Jeremiah Bentley Ballard
      Birth: Apr. 15, 1820, Kentucky, USA
      Death: Oct. 20, 1884, Tuolumne County, California, USA

      Son of Bentley Ballard 1777-1820 and Dinah Cox 1785-1840 of Kentucky, grandson of Reuben Ballard of South Carolina and Absilla Bentley of North Carolina. Descendant of John Ballard 1635-1725 of Bitton, Gloucesershire, England.

      Husband of Nancy Jane Weyer of Ohio, the daughter of John Weyer 1804-1850 and Nancy Fulk 1807-1881. They were married 20 Jan 1846 in Scotland County, Missouri and had seven children:

      • William Roscoe Ballard 1848-1877
      • Mary Adeline Ballard, Mrs Henry Hall 1849-1918
      • Oscar Greenberry Ballard 1852-1884
      • Orlander Hudson Ballard 1859-1891
      • Elizabeth Jane Ballard, Mrs Charles Adams and Isaac Evans 1855-1915
      • Stonewall Jackson Ballard 1863-1889
      • Damon Willard Ballard 1864-1904

      The first four were born in Missouri and came west with their parents in 1853, the last three were born in Tuolumne County, California. The younger children attended the one room schoolhouse Don Pedro School.

      Jeremiah was part of the Ballard Family called the Walker River Emigrants who in 1853 traveled from the Carson River at Carson City, Nevada, through Wellington, Little Antelope Valley, across Walker River, through Leavitt Meadows, up the canyons to the summit of the Sierra Nevadas, crossed Brown Bear Pass, Relief Valley, Burst Rock, Dodge Ridge and down to Pinecrest, through Twain Harte and finally settled in Tuolumne County.

      Jeremiah's party consisted of his wife, Nancy, children William, Mary Adaline, Orlander and Oscar. His brother, Simeon Miller Ballard, and his wife, Emeline Anne Dye Ballard, another brother, Greenberry Henderson Ballard born 1838, and Simeon Ballard were also in the party.

      All of their sons died relatively young, and the Ballard Ranch was eventually purchased by Charles Delmar Adams who was raised by the Ballard family and married Lillian Rosasco, raised cattle and panned for gold on and near the property for generations. All that remains of the ranch are the graves within a lovely, ornate metal fence.

      Family links: Spouse: Nancy Jane Weyer Ballard (1828 - 1905); Children: William Roscoe Ballard (1848 - 1877), Mary Adeline Ballard Hall (1849 - 1918), Oscar Greenberry Ballard (1852 - 1891), Elizabeth Jane Ballard Evans (1855 - 1915), Orlander Hudson Ballard (1858 - 1891), Stonewall Jackson Ballard (1862 - 1889), Damon Wilmer Ballard (1866 - 1904)

      Burial: Ballard Cemetery, Tuolumne County, California, USA

      Created by: Anne Shurtleff Stevens
      Record added: Aug 04, 2013
      Find A Grave Memorial# 114893377
    Person ID I37770  Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 

    Father Bentley BALLARD,   b. Between 1770 and 1780   d. Aft 1 Jun 1840, Probably MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Mother Dinah COX,   b. Between 1780 and 1790   d. Bef 1 Jun 1840 (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Marriage 7 May 1805  Warren County, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F16048  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy Jane WEYER,   b. 28 Nov 1828, Highland County, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jun 1905, Tuolumne County, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 20 Jan 1846  Scotland County, MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. William Roscoe BALLARD,   b. 1848, Scotland County, MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jun 1877, Tuolumne County, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)
     2. Mary Adeline BALLARD,   b. 29 Oct 1849, Scotland County, MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 1918, Tuolumne County, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     3. Oscar Greenberry BALLARD,   b. 1852, Scotland County, MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 1891, Tuolumne County, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
     4. Elizabeth Jane BALLARD,   b. Dec 1855, Tolumne County, CA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 1715, Contra Costa County, CA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Orlander Hudson BALLARD,   b. 1858, Tolumne County, CA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 1891, Tuolumne County, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)
     6. Stonewall Jackson BALLARD,   b. 1862, Tolumne County, CA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1899, Tuolumne County, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
     7. Damon Wilmer BALLARD,   b. 1866, Tolumne County, CA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 1904, Tuolumne County, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)
    Family ID F16304  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 

  • Sources 
    1. Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Citation Text: (1) Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850 [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997: Name: Bentley Ballard Marriage Date: 7 May 1805 Marriage Place: Warren, Kentucky, USA Spouse: Dinah Cox.

    2. Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Citation Text: (1) Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007: Name: Jeremiah Bently Ballard Marriage Date: 20 Jan 1846 Marriage County: Scotland Spouse Name: Nancy Jane Weyer.