Joshua Ballard

Joshua A. Ballard was born on February 1st, 1848, in Keokuk County,
Iowa and died at his home near Pleasant Grove on January 11, 1914,
aged 70 yrs. 11 months and 11 days.

He was married on Feb. 1, 1866, to Jane Weddle, at Marengo, Iowa. To
them were born six children, three of them together with the wife have
preceeded him in death.  The three that are left to mourn the death of
a kind and loving father are Frank Ballard, James Ballard and
Mrs. Tally Owen, all of North English.  He also leaves three
grandchildren, Mrs. Zella Wagner, Harold Claypool and Lona Ballard and
two brothers and one sister, Newton Ballard of North English, Charles
Ballard of Lincoln, Ark., and Mrs. Ellen Pettit of Luther Okla.  There
are many other relatives and a host of friends besides these, who
deeply mourn his death.

Mr. Ballard was a soldier of the Civil War, having served for his
country 3 years, and being honorably discharged. He was a good man who
commanded the respect of his fellows all thru a long and useful
life. He was a great Bbile student and there are very few men in the
every day walks of life who knew the bible as he did.

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Obituaries from the North English, Iowa Record on LDS microfilm 1003429.
Retyped by Dennis Nicklaus.