Rev. Dr. Hezekiah BALCH, DD m. Hannah LEWIS | John Tennant BALCH m. Allie BADGER | Andrew Jackson BALCH b. ~1822 m. 26 Jan 1860 IL Amanda J. VOYLES b. ~1836 IL |______________________________________ | | Samuel Marion BALCH Ann E. BALCH b.~1863 m. James MONTGOMERY | b. ~1864 IL d. 19 Jun 1924 Port Arthur, Texas m. 1888 IT* Catherine GIBBINS (twin) b. 1871 AR d. 1941 Houston, Texas, buried Trinity, Texas |__________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Floyd R. BALCH Ethel Calvin (twin) Archie Mamie (twin) b. 1896 OK (IT) b. ~1900 TX b. 15 Oct 1905 TX b. b. ~1902 TX or Van Buren, AR m. ___ Chaney d. 26 Mar 1979 d. 1980 m. d. 7 Dec 1955 Houston m. Ethel SPROTT m. Margaret M___ Elmer SKAINS m.(2) Jan/Feb 1946 b. 20 Mar 1910 IA Mary Sue BERRY d. 19 Dec 1967 b. 13 Sept 1912 Teneha, TX d. 29 Oct 2003 Houston, TX* Sources:
1930 census, Precinct 1, Dallas county, Texas (ED 57-103, Supv Dist 10, Sheet 11B)
BALCH, Floyd R. Head Machinist, flooring M W 32 M OK IL AR
BALCH, Amie wife clerk, office F W 26 M LA LA? MS
BALCH, Catherine mother F W 58 WD AR AL MS
BALCH, Calvin brother checker, flooring M W 24 S TX IL AR
Conatser, Edith boarder F W 25 S LA LA LA
1920 census, Montgomery Co., TX (vol. 126, e.d. 115, sheet 5, line 5)
Birth Father's Mother's
Name Race Age place Birthplace Birthplace
Samuel M. Balch W 56 IL TN IL
Ella K. W 48 AR AL MS
Floyd R W 23 OK IL AR
Ethel U W 20 TX IL AR
Mamie Pearl W 18 TX IL AR
Archie Jewel W 16 TX IL AR
Calvin J W 14 TX IL AR
1910 Trinity county, Texas, Vol. 138, ED 115, Sheet 192
Name Age Occupation Birth Father’s Mother’s
birthplace birthplace
BALCH, Samuel M. W 45 laborer/ IL TN IL
lumberyard
Katie W 38 AR
Floyd R. S 13 OK IL AR
Ethel U. D 11 TX IL AR
Mamie P. D 9 TX IL AR
Archie J. S 7 TX IL AR
Calvin S 4 TX IL AR
1900 San Jacinto county, Texas, Pct. 5 (Vol. 95, ED 83, Sheet 7, Line 21)
Date of Birth- Father's Mother's
Name Occup Age Birth place Birthplace Birthplace
BALCH, Samuel White dairyman 38 May 1862 IL IL IL
Ella wife 29 April 1871 AR MS "NCA"?
Floyd son 3 Sept. 1896 Indian Terr. IL AR
Ethel daughter 1 March 1899 TX IL AR
1880 Census, Bear Creek, Boone, AR
SD 2, ED 23, Page 12
Andrew J Balch, 57, b. TN, father b. TN, mother b. VA?, Basketmaker
Amanda J Balch, b. IL, father b. SC, mother b. TN, keeps house, wife
Anna Balch, 16, b. IL, father b. TN, mother b. IL, works on farm?, daughter
Samuel M BALCH, 16, b. IL, father b. TN, mother b. IL, Works On Farm, son
1870 Census, Madison, Township 6 Range 6, Moultonville, IL
Roll: M593_251, Page: 117, Image: 235
Andrew J Balch, 48, b. Tennessee, White, Male, farmer
Amanda J Balch, 36, b. Illinois, White, Female
Ann E Balch, 7, b. Illinois, White, Female
Samuel M Balch, 6, b. Illinois, White, Male
1860 Census, Alhambra Township 6 Range 5, Madison, Illinois
Andrew J Balch, 29, b. TN
Amanda J Balch, 24, b. IL
Amanda J. VOYLES and Andrew Jackson BALCH married 26 Jan 1860 (Source: Madison County Illinois Marriage Records Index: 1851-1865, Vol. 2, by Jane Shelley and Elsie M. Wasser).
Floyd R., Calvin J. and Archie J. BALCH lived in Houston, TX when they were adults; Mamie SKAINS lived in Trinity, TX, and Ethel Uldeen CHANEY, in Iola, TX (as adults). Ella Katherine GIBBINS was a twin (twin was Samuel GIBBINS) and two of her children had twins: Calvin J. and Mamie. Calvin and Mamie's twin siblings died at a very young age and are possibly buried in unmarked graves in Dodge Cemetery, Dodge, TX. Calvin J. married Ethel SPROTT and they had no issue. Mamie Pearl married Elmer SKAINS.
Floyd was born in Indian Territory in 1896. He served a few months during World War I in the 76th Balloon Company, San Antonio, TX, and died in Houston, Texas, on 7 December 1955. Floyd R. married (2) Mary Sue BERRY and they had one son. His first marriage was to Amie b. ~1904 LA; it ended in divorce, no issue.
Samuel worked in saw mills where he kept track of personnel records, specifically hours worked. He last worked in a saw mill around the Beaumont, TX, area, and is buried in Port Arthur. Source: a cousin.