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Ancestors of Mark Willis Ballard


Generation No. 5


      16. Harrison Jackson Ballard, born 1828 in Athens County, Ohio; died Abt. 1901 in Walkerville, Greene County, Illinois. He was the son of 32. Harry Ballard. He married 17. Mary Jane Ward.

      17. Mary Jane Ward, born January 09, 1831; died October 13, 1865. She was the daughter of 34. William Ward and 35. Lucinda.

Notes for Harrison Jackson Ballard:
Came to Illinois in 1844. Lived in a poor farming area in western Illinois. Spent his time hunting and fishing.

More About Mary Jane Ward:
Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Carrollton, IL
     
Children of Harrison Ballard and Mary Ward are:
  8 i.   Elbert Surveyor Ballard, born August 1855 in Carrollton, Greene County, Illinois; died April 1916 in Magnum, Oklahoma; married Mary Susannah Lee February 02, 1878.
  ii.   Stephen A. Douglas Ballard
  Notes for Stephen A. Douglas Ballard:
became a minister of the southern branch of the Missionary Baptist Church.


      18. John Miller Lee, born May 18, 1838; died June 18, 1904. He was the son of 36. William Lee and 37. Susannah Miller. He married 19. Mary Angeline Edwards Abt. 1858.

      19. Mary Angeline Edwards, born Abt. 1841; died April 04, 1872. She was the daughter of 38. Ezekiel Edwards and 39. Polly Rucker.

Notes for John Miller Lee:
Joined the gold rush in 1849 before he got married and got as far as Colorado. Found a bible on top of Pike's peak which was kept in the family as a memento. From "History of the Ballard Family" 1966 by Russell Ward Ballard

More About John Miller Lee:
Burial: Carrollton, IL
  Notes for Mary Angeline Edwards:
Russell Ward Ballard recorded the information about Mary Angeline Edwards and her family in 1931 in a conversation with his Aunt Loey.
     
Children of John Lee and Mary Edwards are:
  i.   Thomas Lee, married Liza Ward.
  ii.   Ann Lee, married Leonard Dodson.
  iii.   Loey Lee, married Henry Curtis.
  iv.   Elizabeth Lee, married ? Woods.
  9 v.   Mary Susannah Lee, born October 31, 1860 in Carrollton, Greene County, Illinois; died February 1928 in Boulder, Co.,; married Elbert Surveyor Ballard February 02, 1878.
  vi.   William Lee, born February 03, 1862; died September 08, 1898.
  Notes for William Lee:
Was attending school in St. Louis about 1888 and fell from a third story window and was seriously injured but did not die until some 10 years later.


      20. Frederick Nash Horn, died October 16, 1866 in San Augustine, Tx. He was the son of 40. H. H. Horn. He married 21. Sarah Catherine Nicholson March 03, 1859 in San Augustine, Tx12.

      21. Sarah Catherine Nicholson, died November 19, 1866. She was the daughter of 42. ? Nicholson and 43. Mary McIver.

Notes for Frederick Nash Horn:
Built the Horn-Polk House 717 W Columbia St. with his brother Ransom in 1840. Frederick was an early cabinet and furniture maker in San Augustine. He purchased the tools of the master builder Augustus Phelps and later became a master carpenter in his own right
     
Children of Frederick Horn and Sarah Nicholson are:
  10 i.   John Henry Horn, born February 16, 1860 in Texas; died April 01, 1910 in Texas; married Ada Liddon Sullivan July 26, 1882 in San Augustine Co., Tx.
  ii.   Robert Archie Horn, born February 12, 1863.
  iii.   Ann Adeline Horn, born September 16, 1861; married ? Clark.
  iv.   Frederick Nash Horn, born November 10, 1866; died October 28, 1871.
  v.   Frederick Nash Horn, died October 16, 1866 in In a flu epidemic.
  vi.   Sarah C. Horn, died November 19, 1866 in In a flu epidemic.


      22. Cyrus Christopher Columbus Sullivan, born September 22, 1825 in Jackson Co., Florida13; died September 09, 1907 in Shelby Co., Texas. He was the son of 44. William Sullivan and 45. Olympha Keith. He married 23. Susan Marion Lockey July 22, 1852 in Jackson County, FL14.

      23. Susan Marion Lockey, born June 21, 1835 in Washington Co., FL ?; died January 02, 1888 in Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Texas. She was the daughter of 46. John Peyton Lockey and 47. Eliza Russ.

Notes for Cyrus Christopher Columbus Sullivan:
To old to serve in the army, fought in the Battle of Marianna as a member of the home guard.

The 1850 Census shows him living with his mother and two sisters Ann and Elizabeth in Jackson Co., FL

More About Cyrus Christopher Columbus Sullivan:
Burial: Shelbyville Cemetery, Shelbyville, Texas15
Occupation: 1850, Farmer16

More About Susan Marion Lockey:
Burial: Shelbyville Cemetery
     
Children of Cyrus Sullivan and Susan Lockey are:
  11 i.   Ada Liddon Sullivan, born May 15, 1865 in Mariana Co., Florida; died July 04, 1954 in Chicago, IL; married John Henry Horn July 26, 1882 in San Augustine Co., Tx.
  ii.   William Lockey Sullivan, born August 21, 1853 in Jackson Co., Florida17; died August 28, 1950 in Sacul, Texas; married Della Jane Carpenter June 25, 1893 in Shelby Co., Texas; born January 1874 in Tangipahoa Parish, LA; died June 24, 1957 in Lufkin, Texas.
  More About William Lockey Sullivan:
Burial: Garden of Memories, Lufkin, Texas
  iii.   Mary Russ Sullivan, born March 09, 1878 in Jackson Co., Florida17; died October 25, 1942 in Chipley, FL18; married William L. Farrier October 18, 1896 in Chipley, FL.
  iv.   Ida Olympha Sullivan, born October 01, 1860 in Jackson Co., Florida19; died September 21, 1864 in Jackson Co., Florida19
  v.   Rosa Clark Sullivan, born December 09, 1862 in Jackson Co., Florida19; died December 29, 1869 in Jackson Co., Florida19
  vi.   Ella Dalcida Sullivan, born September 08, 1855 in Jackson Co., Florida19; died May 29, 1869 in Jackson Co., Florida19
  vii.   Philip Embury Sullivan, born June 01, 1858 in Jackson Co., Florida19; died November 08, 1881 in Drowned20


      24. Larkin Willis21, born February 26, 1800 in Locust Grove, Culpeper Co., Va; died February 21, 1856 in Woodland, Orange Co., VA. He was the son of 48. Captain Isaac Willis and 49. Ann Garnett. He married 25. Mary Gordon July 15, 1823 in Western View, Culpeper Co., VA.

      25. Mary Gordon21, born March 04, 1807 in Western View, Culpeper Co., VA; died November 02, 1881 in Woodland, Orange Co., VA. She was the daughter of 50. Rev. John Churchill Gordon and 51. Lucy Garnett Herndon.

Notes for Larkin Willis:
Larkin was originally given Spring Hill Farm by his father Isaac. He traded farms with his brother James before 1827.      Lived at Woodland in Orange County, not far from Fox Neck. There is a Willis family cemetary at Woodland
     
Children of Larkin Willis and Mary Gordon are:
  i.   Rev. John Churchill Willis22, born May 21, 1824; died August 02, 1894; married Mary Catesby Woodford; born 1822; died 1894.
  More About Rev. John Churchill Willis:
Residence: "Indiantown", Orange County, VA
  ii.   James Addison Willis22, born September 16, 1825; died May 05, 1900; married Hazeltine Virginia Willis; born 1829; died 1864.
  iii.   Mary Elizabeth Willis23, born March 18, 1827; died September 16, 1886; married (1) Dr. Waller Holaday; married (2) Rev. John Oswald Garnett; born 1825; died 1858.
  iv.   Lucy Herndon Willis24, born September 02, 1828; died November 20, 1875; married James Andrew Gordon; born 1830; died 1880.
  v.   Anna Elizabeth Willis24, born October 02, 1829; died November 02, 1847.
  vi.   Absalom Graves Willis24, born November 09, 1831; died August 22, 1903; married Sarah Lee Gordon; born 1838; died 1929.
  Notes for Absalom Graves Willis:
Purchased Sherwood from John Harrison Gordon and built the house in the early 1880s.

  More About Absalom Graves Willis:
Occupation: Farmer, merchant, banker
Residence: Inglewood, Culpeper, Va
  vii.   William Willis25, born April 23, 1833; died October 08, 1910; married Julia Josephine Shelton; born 1844; died 1893.
  viii.   Larkin Willis25, born February 24, 1835; died May 19, 1927; married Lelia Agnes Turpin; born 1841; died 1917.
  ix.   Isaac Willis26, born June 20, 1836; died March 1910; married Elizabeth Fouchee Lipscomb.
  More About Isaac Willis:
Residence: "Flag Hill", Orange Co, VA
  x.   Joseph Gordon Willis26, born December 27, 1837; died 1864 in Yankee prison; married Lucy Ann Gordon; born 1844; died 1937.
  xi.   Reuben Garnett Willis26, born July 16, 1839; died March 08, 1900; married Rebecca Holladay; born 1839; died 1901.
  More About Reuben Garnett Willis:
Residence: Rapidan, VA
  xii.   Isabella Herndon Willis26, born October 15, 1840; died 1930.
  More About Isabella Herndon Willis:
Residence: "Sherwood", Culpeper, VA
  xiii.   Ella Jane Willis26, born July 25, 1842; died March 15, 1911.
  More About Ella Jane Willis:
Residence: "Woodland", Culpeper, VA
  xiv.   Charles Augustine Willis26, born February 20, 1844; died October 03, 1879.
  More About Charles Augustine Willis:
Residence: "Woodland", Culpeper, VA
  12 xv.   Eugene Harrison Willis, born April 16, 1845 in Woodland, Orange Co., VA; died December 25, 1916 in Culpeper Co., Va; married Elizabeth Young Hiter March 01 in Rock Spring, Louisa Co., VA.
  xvi.   Benjamin Rush Willis27, born February 19, 1847; died October 06, 1864.
  xvii.   Walter Lewis Willis28, born April 30, 1848; died November 29, 1848 in infancy.
  xviii.   Unnamed Infant Willis28, born Abt. 1850; died Abt. 1850.
  xix.   Unnamed Infant Willis28, born Abt. 1851; died Abt. 1851.
  xx.   Nora Fry Willis29, born November 29, 1852; died June 14, 1878; married William Jones Lacy.

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