Stanley Cain Jester

M, ID# 10503, b. 21 September 1882, d. 2 April 1888
  • Last Edited: 25 Aug 2013

Citations

  1. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998 (naming Levin L. Jester as his father).
  2. [S189] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 9 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Gen. Soc'y, 1989), p. 139 ("first born of L. & Leven C. Jester").
  3. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998 (naming Minnie Cain as his mother).
  4. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998.
  5. [S189] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 9, above, p. 139.
  6. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998 (stating that he probably died in Navarro County, Texas).

Levi Leven Jester

M, ID# 10504, b. 11 February 1892, d. 15 July 1951
  • Last Edited: 25 Aug 2013

Citations

  1. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998 (naming Levin L. Jester as his father).
  2. [S577] California Death Records, online http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/graphics/ca.html, viewed on 2 Jun 2000 (stating that his father's last name was Jester).
  3. [S67] The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Tex., 12 Mar 1938, sec. I, p. 12 (obituary of Levi Leven Jester) (naming Levi Leven Jester as his father).
  4. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998 (naming Minnie Cain as his mother).
  5. [S577] California Death Records, online http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/graphics/ca.html, viewed on 2 Jun 2000 (stating that his mother's maiden name was Cain).
  6. [S189] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 9 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Gen. Soc'y, 1989), p. 139 (giving his name as Leven Jester, giving only the year, and not naming the place).
  7. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998 (giving the date but not the place).
  8. [S577] California Death Records, online http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/graphics/ca.html, viewed on 2 Jun 2000 (giving the date and state but not the city).
  9. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 20 Jul 2000 (giving the date but not the place).
  10. [S1167] Levi Jester Three Generation Family Outline, online http://www.rootsweb.com/~txnavarr/biographies/j/…
  11. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998 (giving the month, year, and state).
  12. [S577] California Death Records, online http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/graphics/ca.html, viewed on 2 Jun 2000 (giving the date and county).
  13. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 20 Jul 2000 (stating that he died in Jul 1951 but not naming the place).
  14. [S1167] Levi Jester Three Generation Family Outline, online, above, (stating that he died at his home in Long Beach, California).
  15. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998.
  16. [S189] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 9, above, p. 139 (giving his name as Leven Jester).

Herbert Whitesell Jester

M, ID# 10505, b. 5 February 1884, d. 2 March 1974
  • Note*: He was president of General Finance Co. in Dallas, Texas and at his death had lived in Dallas for sixty-two years. He was a member of First Methodist Church in Dallas.5
  • Last Edited: 24 Feb 2008

Family: Elizabeth Ann Henry b. 2 Sep 1892, d. Oct 1976

Citations

  1. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998 (naming Levin L. Jester as his father).
  2. [S67] The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Tex., 12 Mar 1938, sec. I, p. 12 (obituary of Levi Leven Jester) (naming Levi Leven Jester as his father).
  3. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998 (naming Minnie Cain as his mother).
  4. [S1167] Levi Jester Three Generation Family Outline, online http://www.rootsweb.com/~txnavarr/biographies/j/…
  5. [S67] The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Tex., 4 Mar 1974, sec. D, p. 4 (obituary of Herbert Jester).

John Cain Jester

M, ID# 10506, b. 6 December 1890, d. 10 July 1971

John C. Jester, from newspaper obituary.
  • Note*: John Cain Jester began his banking career at his family's Jester National Bank in Tyler, Texas, moved to Dallas in 1914, helped organize Dallas National Bank in 1920, served as agency examiner for the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and as bank examiner for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, was a vice president of Colonial Trust of New York, was a vice president of Mercantile National Bank at Dallas for thirteen years ending in 1961, and was treasurer and a member of the board of directors of Superior Foods. He attended the University of Texas and Yale University, served in the U.S. Navy in World War I, was a member of Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas, and was an accomplished amateur golfer.8
  • Last Edited: 24 Feb 2008

Family: Lorna Foree Mattison b. 31 Aug 1902, d. 21 Aug 1994

Citations

  1. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998 (naming Levin L. Jester as his father).
  2. [S67] The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Tex., 12 Mar 1938, sec. I, p. 12 (obituary of Levi Leven Jester) (naming Levi Leven Jester as his father).
  3. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998 (naming Minnie Cain as his mother).
  4. [S1167] Levi Jester Three Generation Family Outline, online http://www.rootsweb.com/~txnavarr/biographies/j/…, (stating that he was born in Texas on 6 Dec 1890).
  5. [S67] The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Tex., 12 Jul 1971, sec. D, p. 3 (obituary of John Cain Jester) (not giving the date, but stating that he was eighty years old when he died on 10 Jul 1971; not naming the place but stating that he was a native of Houston, Texas).
  6. [S1108] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/RootswebSSDI, viewed on 24 Feb 2008 (giving the date but not the place).
  7. [S1167] Levi Jester Three Generation Family Outline, online, above.
  8. [S67] The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Tex., 12 Jul 1971, sec. D, p. 3 (obituary of John Cain Jester).
  9. [S1108] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/RootswebSSDI, viewed on 24 Feb 2008 (stating that he died in Jul 1971; not naming the place but stating that he was living in Dallas, Tex. when he died).
  10. [S1167] Levi Jester Three Generation Family Outline, online, above, (giving the place but not the date).
  11. [S67] The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Tex., 12 Jul 1971, sec. D, p. 4 (funeral notice for John Cain Jester).

Ralph Kouns Jester

M, ID# 10507, b. 10 July 1901, d. 25 September 1991
  • Birth*: He was born on 10 July 1901.4,5
  • Death*: He died on 25 September 1991 at age 90.4,5
  • Last Edited: 24 Feb 2008

Citations

  1. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998 (naming Levin L. Jester as his father).
  2. [S67] The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Tex., 12 Mar 1938, sec. I, p. 12 (obituary of Levi Leven Jester) (naming Levi Leven Jester as his father).
  3. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998 (naming Minnie Cain as his mother).
  4. [S1167] Levi Jester Three Generation Family Outline, online http://www.rootsweb.com/~txnavarr/biographies/j/…
  5. [S1108] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/RootswebSSDI, viewed on 22 Feb 2008.

Lorna Foree Mattison

F, ID# 10509, b. 31 August 1902, d. 21 August 1994
  • Last Edited: 24 Feb 2008

Family: John Cain Jester b. 6 Dec 1890, d. 10 Jul 1971

Citations

  1. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 24 Jul 2000.
  2. [S1167] Levi Jester Three Generation Family Outline, online http://www.rootsweb.com/~txnavarr/biographies/j/…
  3. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 24 Jul 2000 (stating that she died on 21 Aug 1994; not naming the place of death but stating that she lived in Dallas, Tex. when she died).
  4. [S579] Texas Death Records, online http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/death/search.cgi, viewed on 7 Apr 2001 (giving her name as Lorna Foree Jester).

Elizabeth Ann Henry

F, ID# 10510, b. 2 September 1892, d. October 1976
  • Last Edited: 21 Feb 2008

Family: Herbert Whitesell Jester b. 5 Feb 1884, d. 2 Mar 1974

Citations

  1. [S1167] Levi Jester Three Generation Family Outline, online http://www.rootsweb.com/~txnavarr/biographies/j/…

Kearie Lee ('K.L.') Berry

M, ID# 10518, b. July 1893, d. 27 April 1965
  • Note*: One source gives Austin, Texas as his place of death.1
  • Last Edited: 28 Feb 2004

Citations

  1. [S439] "The Family of William David Berry and His Wife, Matilda Adams," http://www.hal-pc.org/~jack/gen/berry/…. "This data is primary SIC from the work of John W. Berry, compiled by Jim S. Berry, August 1966, edited by Marvin Schubert with contributions by Hugh Goodman and Rebecca Wilson 1998."
  2. [S11] Index to Texas Death Records (Austin, Tex.: Tex. Dept. of Health, Bur. of Vital Statistics), typescript 1965, vol. 1, p. 100, file 21174. These bound documents were available in the Texas State Library, Austin, Texas.

Elise Lillian Jester

F, ID# 10520, b. 15 November 1908, d. 27 January 2000
  • Note*: She grew up in Corsicana, Texas, attended Ward Belmont College in Tennessee and Sweet Briar College in Virginia, and graduated with an English degree from the University of Texas, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and was selected a Bluebonnet Belle. She and Claude lived in San Angelo, Texas, where she was an elder in the First Presbyterian Church, volunteered with the Angelo Community Hospital Auxiliary, and served on boards of directors of the Concho Valley Girl Scouts, the Handicapped Children's Center, Planned Parenthood, and Fairmount Cemetery. She was survived by two daughters, a son, five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.5
  • Last Edited: 24 Dec 2004

Family: Claude William Meadows Jr. d. 6 Jun 1988

Citations

  1. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998 (naming Charles Lee Jester as her father).
  2. [S124] Austin American-Statesman, Austin, Tex., 28 Jan 2000, p. B4 (obituary of Elise Jester Meadows) (naming Charles Lee Jester as her father).
  3. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998 (naming Belle Fish as her mother).
  4. [S124] Austin American-Statesman, Austin, Tex., 28 Jan 2000, p. B4 (obituary of Elise Jester Meadows) (naming Arabella Jester as her mother).
  5. [S124] Austin American-Statesman, Austin, Tex., 28 Jan 2000, p. B4 (obituary of Elise Jester Meadows).
  6. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 15 Aug 2004 (giving the date but not the place).
  7. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998.
  8. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 15 Aug 2004 (stating that she died on 27 Jan 2000; not naming the place of death but stating that she lived in San Angelo, Tex. when she died).

Sarah Jester

F, ID# 10521, d. 17 August 1971
  • Last Edited: 24 Dec 2004

Family: Armistead Rust d. 20 May 1992

Citations

  1. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998 (naming Charles Lee Jester as her father).
  2. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998 (naming Belle Fish as her mother).
  3. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998.
  4. [S579] Texas Death Records, online http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/death/search.cgi, viewed on 3 Aug 2000 (stating that she was single).

Arabella Jester

F, ID# 10522, d. 14 May 1976
  • Last Edited: 24 Dec 2004

Citations

  1. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998 (naming Charles Lee Jester as her father).
  2. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998 (naming Belle Fish as her mother).
  3. [S579] Texas Death Records, online http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/death/search.cgi, viewed on 3 Aug 2000 (giving her surname as Miner).

Claude William Meadows Jr.

M, ID# 10523, d. 6 June 1988
  • Last Edited: 4 Aug 2000

Family: Elise Lillian Jester b. 15 Nov 1908, d. 27 Jan 2000

Citations

  1. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998.
  2. [S124] Austin American-Statesman, Austin, Tex., 28 Jan 2000, p. B4 (obituary of Elise Jester Meadows).
  3. [S579] Texas Death Records, online http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/death/search.cgi, viewed on 3 Aug 2000.

Armistead Rust

M, ID# 10524, d. 20 May 1992
  • Last Edited: 3 Aug 2000

Family: Sarah Jester d. 17 Aug 1971

Citations

  1. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998.
  2. [S579] Texas Death Records, online http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/death/search.cgi, viewed on 3 Aug 2000.

Edgar Jester Kendall

M, ID# 10526, b. 1865, d. 1944
  • Birth*: He was born in 1865.5
  • Marriage*: He married Willie Dean.6,5
  • Death*: He died in 1944.5
  • Last Edited: 30 Sep 2007

Family: Willie Dean b. 1872, d. 1936

Citations

  1. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998 (naming Thomas Jefferson Kendall as his father).
  2. [S1167] Levi Jester Three Generation Family Outline, online http://www.rootsweb.com/~txnavarr/biographies/j/…, viewed on 26 Sep 2007 (naming Thomas Jefferson Kendall, Sr. as his father).
  3. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998 (naming Martha Louise Jester as his mother).
  4. [S1167] Levi Jester Three Generation Family Outline, online, above, viewed on 26 Sep 2007 (naming Martha Louise Jester as his mother).
  5. [S1167] Levi Jester Three Generation Family Outline, online, above, viewed on 26 Sep 2007.
  6. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998.

Charles Paul Kendall

M, ID# 10527, b. 1869, d. December 1940
  • Last Edited: 30 Sep 2007

Family: Minnie Maud Allen b. 1871, d. 1944

Citations

  1. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998 (naming Thomas Jefferson Kendall as his father).
  2. [S1167] Levi Jester Three Generation Family Outline, online http://www.rootsweb.com/~txnavarr/biographies/j/…, viewed on 26 Sep 2007 (naming Thomas Jefferson Kendall, Sr. as his father).
  3. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998 (naming Martha Louise Jester as his mother).
  4. [S1167] Levi Jester Three Generation Family Outline, online, above, viewed on 26 Sep 2007 (naming Martha Louise Jester as his mother).
  5. [S1167] Levi Jester Three Generation Family Outline, online, above, viewed on 26 Sep 2007.
  6. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998 (not giving the date or place).

Willie Dean

F, ID# 10528, b. 1872, d. 1936
  • Last Edited: 30 Sep 2007

Family: Edgar Jester Kendall b. 1865, d. 1944

Citations

  1. [S1167] Levi Jester Three Generation Family Outline, online http://www.rootsweb.com/~txnavarr/biographies/j/…, viewed on 26 Sep 2007.
  2. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998.

Minnie Maud Allen

F, ID# 10529, b. 1871, d. 1944
  • Last Edited: 30 Sep 2007

Family: Charles Paul Kendall b. 1869, d. Dec 1940

Citations

  1. [S1167] Levi Jester Three Generation Family Outline, online http://www.rootsweb.com/~txnavarr/biographies/j/…, viewed on 26 Sep 2007.
  2. [S438] Edward Lynn Williams, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 2 Nov 1998 (not giving the date or place).

Jesse Lindsey Ballard

M, ID# 10539, b. 3 October 1870
  • Note*: He and Sarah lived in the Redland District in Homestead, Florida.3
  • Last Edited: 12 Apr 2022

Family 1: _____ _____ d. c 1920

Family 2: Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Knapp b. 12 Nov 1881

Citations

  1. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. and Lucille Pearce, comps., Pearce, Bartlett, Matthews, Smart, and Allied Families (Austin, Tex.: Eakin Publications, Inc., 1983), p. 181 (naming William G. Ballard as his father).
  2. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 181 (naming Frances DeLashmutt as his mother).
  3. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 181.

_____ _____

F, ID# 10540, d. circa 1920
  • Last Edited: 8 Nov 1998

Family: Jesse Lindsey Ballard b. 3 Oct 1870

Citations

  1. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. and Lucille Pearce, comps., Pearce, Bartlett, Matthews, Smart, and Allied Families (Austin, Tex.: Eakin Publications, Inc., 1983), p. 181.

Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Knapp

F, ID# 10541, b. 12 November 1881
  • Last Edited: 8 Nov 1998

Family: Jesse Lindsey Ballard b. 3 Oct 1870

Citations

  1. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. and Lucille Pearce, comps., Pearce, Bartlett, Matthews, Smart, and Allied Families (Austin, Tex.: Eakin Publications, Inc., 1983), p. 181.

Edward Ballard

M, ID# 10542
  • Note*: He lived with his brother, Jesse.3
  • Last Edited: 8 Nov 1998

Citations

  1. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. and Lucille Pearce, comps., Pearce, Bartlett, Matthews, Smart, and Allied Families (Austin, Tex.: Eakin Publications, Inc., 1983), p. 181 (naming William G. Ballard as his father).
  2. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 181 (naming Frances DeLashmutt as his mother).
  3. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 181.

William Nelson Ballard

M, ID# 10543, b. 14 April 1874, d. 19 March 1942
  • Note*: From his obituary: "William Ballard, 69, rancher living west of Wood Lake [Nebraska], was killed last Wednesday night when his truck went off the road and struck a guard rail post, overturning down a steep embackment [sic]. The accident occurred on highway 83, about a mile from the end of the oiled paving as Mr. Ballard was going home from Valentine in his light truck with a load of feed. Authorities said that death probably occurred instantly, although the body was not found until Friday afternoon when G. C. Young passed by and saw the overturned car. He immediately called authorities. Mr. Ballard was a member of an old ranch family in this vicinity and still operated his ranch about 25 miles south of here. He was the father of fifteen children."7

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes his picture, his obituary, and a picture of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 15 Oct 2022

Family: Catherine Edith ('Cassie') Richardson b. 18 Mar 1882, d. 10 Mar 1966

Citations

  1. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. and Lucille Pearce, comps., Pearce, Bartlett, Matthews, Smart, and Allied Families (Austin, Tex.: Eakin Publications, Inc., 1983), p. 181 (naming William G. Ballard as his father).
  2. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 181 (naming Frances DeLashmutt as his mother).
  3. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 181.
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for William Nelson Ballard, memorial no. 32637479, viewed on 12 Apr 2022.
  5. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 181 (giving the year but not the complete date).
  6. [S2077] Obituary for Catherine Edith Ballard, online at findagrave.com, https://tinyurl.com/2chvccss, viewed on 12 Apr 2022.
  7. [S2076] Obituary for William Ballard, online at findagrave.com, https://tinyurl.com/54vfb6zr, viewed on 12 Apr 2022.
  8. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 181 (naming William Nelson Ballard as his father).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Edward Willoughby Ballard, memorial no. 33185166, viewed on 31 May 2022 (naming William Nelson Ballard as his father).
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William Nelson Ballard, memorial no. 32637479, viewed on 31 May 2022 (naming William Nelson Ballard as his father).
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Walter Goodwin Ballard, memorial no. 41906682, viewed on 31 May 2022 (naming William Nelson Ballard as his father).
  12. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William L. Ballard, memorial no. 41526434, viewed on 31 May 2022 (naming William Nelson Ballard as his father).
  13. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 181 (naming William Nelson Ballard as her father).
  14. [S2100] Obituary for Mary E. Parkhurst, online at findagrave.com, https://tinyurl.com/mr36pvrj, viewed on 31 May 2022 (naming Williams [sic] Ballard as her father).
  15. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Esther M. Ballard Bridgeford, memorial no. 42683035, viewed on 7 Jul 2022 (naming William Nelson Ballard as her father).
  16. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William Nelson Ballard, memorial no. 32637479, viewed on 6 Jul 2022 (naming William Nelson Ballard as her father).
  17. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Frank Dudley Ballard, memorial no. 46751401, viewed on 7 Jul 2022 (naming William Nelson Ballard as his father).
  18. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William Nelson Ballard, memorial no. 32637479, viewed on 7 Jul 2022 (naming William Nelson Ballard as his father).
  19. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ruth Katherine Ballard Fritz, memorial no. 41912404, viewed on 7 Jul 2022 (naming William Nelson Ballard as her father).
  20. [S2145] Obituary for Thomas Connor Ballard, Cherry County News, Valentine, Nebraska, 16 Nov 1939, p. 1, cols. 5-6, image online at https://www.newspapers.com/image/767525927/, newspapers.com, viewed on 6 Jul 2022 (naming W. N. Ballard as his father).
  21. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Thomas Connor Ballard, memorial no. 33167086, viewed on 6 Jul 2022 (naming William Nelson Ballard as his father).
  22. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William Nelson Ballard, memorial no. 32637479, viewed on 6 Jul 2022 (naming William Nelson Ballard as his father).
  23. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Charles Donald Ballard, memorial no. 33184859, viewed on 29 Jun 2022 (naming William Nelson Ballard as his father).
  24. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William Nelson Ballard, memorial no. 32637479, viewed on 12 Apr 2022 (naming William Nelson Ballard as his father).
  25. [S2136] Obituary for Billie Ballard, online at findagrave.com, https://tinyurl.com/ucc5fz8h, viewed on 28 Jun 2022 (naming William N. Ballard as his father).
  26. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Vera M. Zahl, memorial no. 8169048, viewed on 27 Jun 2022 (naming William Nelson Ballard as her father).
  27. [S2132] Obituary for John Albert Ballard, Miller Jones Mortuary & Crematory, Hemet, California, not dated, online at https://tinyurl.com/bdey8526, viewed on 26 Jun 2022 (naming William (Billy) Ballard as his father).

Catherine Edith ('Cassie') Richardson

F, ID# 10544, b. 18 March 1882, d. 10 March 1966

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes her picture and a picture of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 15 Oct 2022

Family: William Nelson Ballard b. 14 Apr 1874, d. 19 Mar 1942

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Catherine 'Cassie' E. Richardson Ballard, memorial no. 33179116, viewed on 12 Apr 2022.
  2. [S2077] Obituary for Catherine Edith Ballard, online at findagrave.com, https://tinyurl.com/2chvccss, viewed on 12 Apr 2022.
  3. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. and Lucille Pearce, comps., Pearce, Bartlett, Matthews, Smart, and Allied Families (Austin, Tex.: Eakin Publications, Inc., 1983), p. 181 (giving the year but not the complete date).
  4. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 181 (naming Catherine Edith Richardson as his mother).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Edward Willoughby Ballard, memorial no. 33185166, viewed on 31 May 2022 (naming Catherine 'Cassie' E. Richardson as his mother).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Catherine 'Cassie' E. Richardson Ballard, memorial no. 33179116, viewed on 31 May 2022 (naming Catherine 'Cassie' E. Richardson as his mother).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Walter Goodwin Ballard, memorial no. 41906682, viewed on 31 May 2022 (naming Catherine 'Cassie' E. Richardson as his mother).
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William L. Ballard, memorial no. 41526434, viewed on 31 May 2022 (naming Catherine Editih 'Cassie' Richardson as his mother).
  9. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 181 (naming Catherine Edith Richardson as her mother).
  10. [S2100] Obituary for Mary E. Parkhurst, online at findagrave.com, https://tinyurl.com/mr36pvrj, viewed on 31 May 2022 (naming Catherine Ballard as her mother).
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Esther M. Ballard Bridgeford, memorial no. 42683035, viewed on 7 Jul 2022 (naming Catherine 'Cassie' E. Richardson as her mother).
  12. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Catherine 'Cassie' E. Richardson Ballard, memorial no. 33179116, viewed on 6 Jul 2022 (naming Catherine 'Cassie' E. Richardson as her mother).
  13. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Frank Dudley Ballard, memorial no. 46751401, viewed on 7 Jul 2022 (naming Catherine 'Cassie' E. Richardson as his mother).
  14. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Catherine 'Cassie' E. Richardson Ballard, memorial no. 33179116, viewed on 6 Jul 2022 (naming Catherine 'Cassie' E. Richardson as his mother).
  15. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ruth Katherine Ballard Fritz, memorial no. 41912404, viewed on 7 Jul 2022 (naming Catherine 'Cassie' E. Richardson as her mother).
  16. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Thomas Connor Ballard, memorial no. 33167086, viewed on 6 Jul 2022 (naming Catherine 'Cassie' E. Richardson as his mother).
  17. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Charles Donald Ballard, memorial no. 33184859, viewed on 29 Jun 2022 (naming Catherine 'Cassie' E. Richardson as his mother).
  18. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Catherine 'Cassie' E. Richardson Ballard, memorial no. 33179116, viewed on 12 Apr 2022 (naming Catherine 'Cassie' E. Richardson as his mother).
  19. [S2136] Obituary for Billie Ballard, online at findagrave.com, https://tinyurl.com/ucc5fz8h, viewed on 28 Jun 2022 (naming Catherine 'Cassie' Richardson as his mother).
  20. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Vera M. Zahl, memorial no. 8169048, viewed on 27 Jun 2022 (naming Catherine 'Cassie' E Richardson as her mother).
  21. [S2132] Obituary for John Albert Ballard, Miller Jones Mortuary & Crematory, Hemet, California, not dated, online at https://tinyurl.com/bdey8526, viewed on 26 Jun 2022 (naming Catherine (Cassie) Ballard as his mother).

Edward Willoughby Ballard

M, ID# 10545, b. 2 January 1904, d. 3 July 2000
  • Note*: From his obituary: "He attended elementary school at the Oasis School and was graduated from Wood Lake High School with the class of 1924. E. W. enjoyed education all of his life. He was a teacher in Cherry and Sheridan Counties for many years. He furthered his education repeatedly at Chadron Normal School during the summer and also worked on his family ranch south of Valentine. Although E. W. never married he was interested in the education of all young people. He did not enjoy radio or TV but was an avid letter writer. He had a real love for reading."10

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes his obituary and a picture of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 31 May 2022

Citations

  1. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. and Lucille Pearce, comps., Pearce, Bartlett, Matthews, Smart, and Allied Families (Austin, Tex.: Eakin Publications, Inc., 1983), p. 181 (naming William Nelson Ballard as his father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Edward Willoughby Ballard, memorial no. 33185166, viewed on 31 May 2022 (naming William Nelson Ballard as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William Nelson Ballard, memorial no. 32637479, viewed on 31 May 2022 (naming William Nelson Ballard as his father).
  4. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 181 (naming Catherine Edith Richardson as his mother).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Edward Willoughby Ballard, memorial no. 33185166, viewed on 31 May 2022 (naming Catherine 'Cassie' E. Richardson as his mother).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Catherine 'Cassie' E. Richardson Ballard, memorial no. 33179116, viewed on 31 May 2022 (naming Catherine 'Cassie' E. Richardson as his mother).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Edward Willoughby Ballard, memorial no. 33185166, viewed on 31 May 2022 (giving the date and the place).
  8. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 181 (spelling his middle name as Willoby and giving the date but not the place).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Edward Willoughby Ballard, memorial no. 33185166, viewed on 31 May 2022.
  10. [S2098] Obituary for Edward Willoughby Ballard, online at findagrave.com, --, viewed on 31 May 2022.
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Edward Willoughby Ballard, memorial no. 33185166, viewed on 31 May 2022 (giving the place but not the date).

Walter Goodwin Ballard

M, ID# 10546, b. 3 March 1905, d. 4 December 1998
  • Note*: From an obituary: "He grew up on the Ballard ranch which is now Ballards Marsh Wildlife Management Area. Walt attended grade school and high school in Wood Lake and college in Chadron at Chadron State College. While in college he was known as a mathematical whiz because of his extremely high grades in calculus and other math courses. After attending college, he taught school for several years. In the early 1930s Walt owned and operated a fishing and hunting camp at the southwest end of Dads Lake. . . . Walt worked for Consumers Public Power for 14 years and owned and operated other businesses. He also was involved in ranching nearly all of his life, and he truly loved working with his cattle which he was still doing at the age of 89. . . . Walt had a soft heart for anyone in need. People coming to his door needing help received free lodging, money for meals, and gas money to get to their destination."11

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes his obituary and a picture of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 31 May 2022

Family: Margaret Tyler b. 19 Apr 1915, d. 25 Jul 2002

Citations

  1. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. and Lucille Pearce, comps., Pearce, Bartlett, Matthews, Smart, and Allied Families (Austin, Tex.: Eakin Publications, Inc., 1983), p. 181 (naming William Nelson Ballard as his father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Walter Goodwin Ballard, memorial no. 41906682, viewed on 31 May 2022 (naming William Nelson Ballard as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William Nelson Ballard, memorial no. 32637479, viewed on 31 May 2022 (naming William Nelson Ballard as his father).
  4. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 181 (naming Catherine Edith Richardson as his mother).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Walter Goodwin Ballard, memorial no. 41906682, viewed on 31 May 2022 (naming Catherine 'Cassie' E. Richardson as his mother).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Catherine 'Cassie' E. Richardson Ballard, memorial no. 33179116, viewed on 31 May 2022 (naming Catherine 'Cassie' E. Richardson as his mother).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Walter Goodwin Ballard, memorial no. 41906682, viewed on 31 May 2022 (giving the date and the place).
  8. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 181 (giving the date but not the place).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Walter Goodwin Ballard, memorial no. 41906682, viewed on 31 May 2022.
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Margaret Tyler Ballard, memorial no. 41907996, viewed on 31 May 2022.
  11. [S2099] Obituary for Walter Goodwin Ballard, online at findagrave.com, https://tinyurl.com/yckkxn34, viewed on 31 May 2022.

William Lindsey ('Lynn') Ballard

M, ID# 10547, b. 12 February 1907, d. 5 February 2002
  • Note*: He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II as a chief watertender. He was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor, Phillippine Islands, on 6 May 1942 and was a prisoner of war until returned to U.S. military control at the end of hostilities in August 1945.11

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his gravestone and information about his World War II prisoner of war medal, is here.
  • Last Edited: 31 May 2022

Family: Elaine Michael b. 5 Jan 1916, d. 26 Apr 2008

Citations

  1. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. and Lucille Pearce, comps., Pearce, Bartlett, Matthews, Smart, and Allied Families (Austin, Tex.: Eakin Publications, Inc., 1983), p. 181 (naming William Nelson Ballard as his father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for William L. Ballard, memorial no. 41526434, viewed on 31 May 2022 (naming William Nelson Ballard as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William Nelson Ballard, memorial no. 32637479, viewed on 31 May 2022 (naming William Nelson Ballard as his father).
  4. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 181 (naming Catherine Edith Richardson as his mother).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William L. Ballard, memorial no. 41526434, viewed on 31 May 2022 (naming Catherine Editih 'Cassie' Richardson as his mother).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Catherine 'Cassie' E. Richardson Ballard, memorial no. 33179116, viewed on 31 May 2022 (naming Catherine 'Cassie' E. Richardson as his mother).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William L. Ballard, memorial no. 41526434, viewed on 31 May 2022 (giving the date and the place).
  8. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 181 (giving the date but not the place).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William L. Ballard, memorial no. 41526434, viewed on 31 May 2022 (not giving the date or the place).
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Elaine B. Ballard, memorial no. 43202114, viewed on 31 May 2022 (not giving the date or the place).
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William L. Ballard, memorial no. 41526434, viewed on 31 May 2022.

Mary Elizabeth Ballard

F, ID# 10548, b. 31 March 1908, d. 14 March 2001
  • Note*: She attended school in Wood Lake and Chadron, Nebraska, graduating from prep school in 1927. She built the Dunes Motel in Valentine, Nebraska and ran it for forty years until selling it and moving to an assisted living facility in Chadron.13

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes her picture and a picture of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 15 Oct 2022

Family: Robert Ellsworth Morgan b. 2 Nov 1903, d. 18 Apr 1959

Citations

  1. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. and Lucille Pearce, comps., Pearce, Bartlett, Matthews, Smart, and Allied Families (Austin, Tex.: Eakin Publications, Inc., 1983), p. 181 (naming William Nelson Ballard as her father).
  2. [S2100] Obituary for Mary E. Parkhurst, online at findagrave.com, https://tinyurl.com/mr36pvrj, viewed on 31 May 2022 (naming Williams [sic] Ballard as her father).
  3. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 181 (naming Catherine Edith Richardson as her mother).
  4. [S2100] Obituary for Mary E. Parkhurst, online, above (naming Catherine Ballard as her mother).
  5. [S2100] Obituary for Mary E. Parkhurst, online, above (giving the date and the place and stating that the ranch was south of Valentine).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Mary Elizabeth Ballard Parkhurst, memorial no. 41911343, viewed on 31 May 2022 (giving the date and the place).
  7. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 181 (giving the date but not the place).
  8. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 181 (giving the complete date).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary Elizabeth Ballard Parkhurst, memorial no. 41911343, viewed on 31 May 2022 (only the year).
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Robert Ellsworth Morgan, memorial no. 103655497, viewed on 31 May 2022 (giving only the year).
  11. [S2149] "December Term of Court Lasts Only Three Days," The Monitor, Valentine, Nebraska, 4 Dec 1941, p. 1, col. 6, image online at https://tinyurl.com/3364tsws, newspapers.com, viewed on 7 Jul 2022.
  12. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary Elizabeth Ballard Parkhurst, memorial no. 41911343, viewed on 31 May 2022.
  13. [S2100] Obituary for Mary E. Parkhurst, online, above.
  14. [S2102] Obituary for Shirley Mae Morgan Kay, The Chadron Record, Chadron, Nebraska, 29 May 2019, transcription online at https://tinyurl.com/mryvbs5j, viewed on 31 May 2022 (naming Mary Elizabeth Ballard as her mother).
  15. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 181 (naming Mary Elizabeth Ballard as her mother).

Esther Margaret Ballard

F, ID# 10549, b. 21 June 1909, d. 30 March 2000

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 9 Jul 2022

Family: George Walter Johnston b. 23 Jun 1905, d. 17 Apr 1977

Citations

  1. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. and Lucille Pearce, comps., Pearce, Bartlett, Matthews, Smart, and Allied Families (Austin, Tex.: Eakin Publications, Inc., 1983), p. 181 (naming William Nelson Ballard as her father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Esther M. Ballard Bridgeford, memorial no. 42683035, viewed on 7 Jul 2022 (naming William Nelson Ballard as her father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William Nelson Ballard, memorial no. 32637479, viewed on 6 Jul 2022 (naming William Nelson Ballard as her father).
  4. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 181 (naming Catherine Edith Richardson as her mother).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Esther M. Ballard Bridgeford, memorial no. 42683035, viewed on 7 Jul 2022 (naming Catherine 'Cassie' E. Richardson as her mother).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Catherine 'Cassie' E. Richardson Ballard, memorial no. 33179116, viewed on 6 Jul 2022 (naming Catherine 'Cassie' E. Richardson as her mother).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Esther M. Ballard Bridgeford, memorial no. 42683035, viewed on 7 Jul 2022 (giving the date and the place).
  8. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 181 (giving the date but not the place).
  9. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 181.
  10. [S2152] Obituary for George Walter Johnston, The Gordon Journal, Gordon, Nebraska, 27 Apr 1977, p. 7, col. 6, image online at https://www.newspapers.com/image/691983185, newspapers.com, viewed on 7 Jul 2022 (giving the year).
  11. [S2152] Obituary for George Walter Johnston, online, above.
  12. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Esther M. Ballard Bridgeford, memorial no. 42683035, viewed on 7 Jul 2022.

Dudley Frank Ballard

M, ID# 10550, b. 4 December 1910, d. 18 May 1995
  • Note*: They lived in Long Pine, Nebraska.12

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 7 Jul 2022

Family: Vivian Merritt Elliott b. 1914, d. 2004

Citations

  1. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. and Lucille Pearce, comps., Pearce, Bartlett, Matthews, Smart, and Allied Families (Austin, Tex.: Eakin Publications, Inc., 1983), p. 181 (naming William Nelson Ballard as his father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Frank Dudley Ballard, memorial no. 46751401, viewed on 7 Jul 2022 (naming William Nelson Ballard as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William Nelson Ballard, memorial no. 32637479, viewed on 7 Jul 2022 (naming William Nelson Ballard as his father).
  4. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 181 (naming Catherine Edith Richardson as his mother).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Frank Dudley Ballard, memorial no. 46751401, viewed on 7 Jul 2022 (naming Catherine 'Cassie' E. Richardson as his mother).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Catherine 'Cassie' E. Richardson Ballard, memorial no. 33179116, viewed on 6 Jul 2022 (naming Catherine 'Cassie' E. Richardson as his mother).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Frank Dudley Ballard, memorial no. 46751401, viewed on 7 Jul 2022.
  8. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 181 (giving the date as 4 Nov 1910 and not naming the place).
  9. [S2151] Record of marriage (State of South Dakiota) for Dudley Frank Ballard and Vivian Merritt Elliott, 7 Jul 1932, certificate no. 152526, registered no. 731, image online at ancestry.com, ---, viewed on 7 Jul 2022 (stating that they married on 7 Jul 1932 in Martin, Bennett County, South Dakota).
  10. [S2150] "Vivian Elliott Weds Wood Lake Man," Long Pine Journal, Long Pine, Nebraska, 21 Jul 1932, p. 1, col. 4, image online at https://tinyurl.com/392bu58h, newspapers.com, viewed on 7 Jul 2022 (stating that they married on 5 Jul 1932 in Martin, South Dakota).
  11. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 181 (spelling her names as Vevian Elliot, giving 8 Jul 1932 as their marriage date, and not naming the place).
  12. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 181.