John Ballard

born: Abt 1807, Kentucky
died: Aft 1870
occu: farmer
spouse: Asenah ``Sena'' PARKS
marr: 1827-1828
born: 11 Jun 1811, Kentucky or Indiana
died: 30 Sep 1863, near Millersburg,Iowa Co.,Iowa, at English Twp
bur.: Millersburg,Iowa Co.,Iowa, at Millersburg Cemetery
Children:
Sarah Jane BALLARD
William Parks BALLARD
Samantha Ann BALLARD
Mary Ellen BALLARD
Jeremiah C. BALLARD
John Newton BALLARD
Joshua A. BALLARD
Charles Jasper BALLARD
Marion C. BALLARD
Asenath Thurza BALLARD
spouse: Mary Elizabeth LARIMER
marr: 19 Aug 1866, Troy Twp,Iowa Co.,Iowa
Children:
Bland Phillip Ballard -- born: Abt 1867, Iowa.
Philomelia Ballard

Pedigree Chart

                      |--------
                      |
           |---------Reuben BALLARD (1748, VA or NC - 1820, KY)
           |          |
           |          |--------
           |
  |------John BALLARD (1779 - 1848, Iowa)
  |        |
  |        |          |--------Abraham BALLARD (1705, VA - 1754, NC)
  |        |          |
  |        |---------Absilla A. ``Assala'' BALLARD ( - )
  |                   |
  |                   |--------Elizabeth SUMNER (1715 - )
  |
John BALLARD (1807, Kentucky - 1870)
  |
  |                   |--------
  |                   |
  |        |---------John COX ( - )
  |        |          |
  |        |          |--------
  |        |
  |------Jinney COX (1775, Kentucky - Indiana)
           |
           |          |--------
           |          |
           |---------Jinney ``Jane'' ( - )
                      |
                      |--------
Land records cited in the North English, Iowa Ballard family book say that John Ballard bought two forty acre tracts of land in Section 29 of Jackson Co., In. These 80 acres were sold 11 Dec 1838 and the record was signed by John and Sena Ballard, which is how she always signed her name. That sale must mark when they moved to Iowa.

John and Asenah were in the Des Moines Co., Iowa census in 1840 and the pension record of their son John N. supports this since it says he was born in Des Moines Co. By 1850, John and family have moved to Keokuk Co.

Three of Johns son were in the Civil War: John Newton, Joshua, and Charles. They all came back to Iowa when they were discharged.

John's descendents who put together the North English area Ballard book didn't know what happened to him after about 1870. One story was that he and his second wife, Mary, also had a son named Philip and moved to Colorado.

Census: 1840, Des Moines Co., Iowa
Census: 1850, Adams Twp,Keokuk Co.,Iowa
Census: 1870, Iowa Co.,Iowa

Sources for this individual: @S178@

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