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Ballard family of Peterstown, West Virginia

Lewis Ballard (1826-1906) — also known as"Dock" — ofMonroeCounty, W.Va.Born inMonroeCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),August26, 1826.Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Monroe County, 1863.Died in Peterstown,MonroeCounty, W.Va.,July 26,1906 (age79 years, 334days).Interment atPeterstownCemetery, Rich Creek, Va.

Note: This is just one of1,325 family groupings listed onThe Political Graveyard web site.These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

This specific family group is a subset of themuch largerFour ThousandRelated Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset.

These groupings — even thenames of the groupings,and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have,not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

St. Clair Ballard (1802-1873) — of Virginia. Born inMonroeCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),August14, 1802.Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1847.Introduced the legislation to name Boone County, Virginia (now WestVirginia) for Daniel Boone, who had rescued his mother from Indianswhen she was a child.Died inBooneCounty, W.Va.,December26, 1873 (age71 years, 134days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Boone County, W.Va.
 
 Relatives: Sonof John C. Ballard and Chloe (Finn) Ballard; second cousin ofLewisBallard; second cousin twice removed ofOscarHampton Ballard,JohnReginald Ballard andShermanHart Ballard; second cousin thrice removed ofWadeHampton Ballard III; second cousin four times removed ofPeytonRandolph; third cousin once removed ofColebyChew; third cousin thrice removed ofBenjaminChew,EdmundJenings Randolph,BeverleyRandolph andMeredithNicholson; fourth cousin once removed ofElliotWoolfolk Major andEdgarBailey Woolfolk.
 Political family:Ballardfamily of Peterstown, West Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
 
 Relatives: Sonof Jeremiah Ballard and Juliana Thompson (Williams) Ballard; married,March13, 1855, to Malinda Jane Spangler; grandfather ofShermanHart Ballard; great-grandfather ofWadeHampton Ballard III; first cousin twice removed ofOscarHampton Ballard andJohnReginald Ballard; second cousin ofSt.Clair Ballard; second cousin four times removed ofPeytonRandolph; third cousin once removed ofColebyChew; third cousin thrice removed ofBenjaminChew,EdmundJenings Randolph,BeverleyRandolph andMeredithNicholson; fourth cousin once removed ofElliotWoolfolk Major andEdgarBailey Woolfolk.
 Political family:Ballardfamily of Peterstown, West Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
Oscar H. BallardOscar Hampton Ballard (1886-1967) — also known asO. H. Ballard — of Princeton,MercerCounty, W.Va.Born in Ballard,MonroeCounty, W.Va.,September13, 1886.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;insurancebusiness; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1931-34,1939-42, 1945-46, 1949-52;mayorof Princeton, W.Va., 1937-39; member ofWestVirginia state senate 10th District, 1953-60; defeated inprimary, 1934.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;AmericanLegion.Died inSalem,Va.,October13, 1967 (age81 years, 30days).Interment atMonteVista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.
 Relatives: Sonof Millard Fillmore Ballard and Lydia (Keatley) Ballard; married,October21, 1921, to Ruth Snead; third great-grandson ofChristopherGadsden; first cousin ofJohnReginald Ballard; first cousin once removed ofHarryR. Pauley; first cousin twice removed ofLewisBallard; first cousin thrice removed ofJohnGadsden andJamesGadsden; second cousin once removed ofSilasUriah Pinney; second cousin twice removed ofSt.Clair Ballard; third cousin ofShermanHart Ballard; third cousin once removed ofPhilipHenry Gadsden andWadeHampton Ballard III; third cousin thrice removed ofColebyChew.
 Political family:Ballardfamily of Peterstown, West Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1951
 John Reginald Ballard (1893-1949) — also known asJohn R. Ballard — of Union,MonroeCounty, W.Va.Born inMonroeCounty, W.Va.,September4, 1893.Democrat.Investigator;member ofWest VirginiaDemocratic State Executive Committee, 1945-49.DiedMay 24,1949 (age55 years, 262days).Interment atBallard Church Cemetery, Ballard, W.Va.
 Relatives: Sonof John Thompson Ballard and Margaret (Bonham) Ballard; married toMiriam K. Dunn; first cousin ofOscarHampton Ballard; first cousin twice removed ofLewisBallard; second cousin once removed ofSilasUriah Pinney; second cousin twice removed ofSt.Clair Ballard; third cousin ofShermanHart Ballard; third cousin once removed ofWadeHampton Ballard III; third cousin thrice removed ofColebyChew.
 Political family:Ballardfamily of Peterstown, West Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 Sherman Hart Ballard (1894-1963) — also known asSherman H. Ballard — of Peterstown,MonroeCounty, W.Va.Born in Peterstown,MonroeCounty, W.Va.,July 22,1894.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Monroe County, 1941-44,1947-50, 1953-54; defeated, 1938, 1950, 1954.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Rotary;SigmaNu;PhiDelta Phi;AmericanLegion.Died in Peterstown,MonroeCounty, W.Va.,December25, 1963 (age69 years, 156days).Interment atPeterstownCemetery, Rich Creek, Va.
 Relatives: Sonof Wade Hampton Ballard and Lillie Elizabeth (Williams) Ballard;married,November15, 1922, to Maudie Mae Jessee; father ofWadeHampton Ballard III; grandson ofLewisBallard; second cousin twice removed ofSt.Clair Ballard; third cousin ofOscarHampton Ballard andJohnReginald Ballard; third cousin thrice removed ofColebyChew.
 Political family:Ballardfamily of Peterstown, West Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 Wade Hampton Ballard III (1924-2006) — also known asWade H. Ballard III;JimBallard —of Peterstown,MonroeCounty, W.Va.BornNovember30, 1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1964;chair ofMonroe County Republican Party, 1968; campaign manager for Gov.ArchA. Moore, 1968;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1969-70;candidate forWestVirginia state senate 10th District, 1970.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanLegion;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Rotary;OddFellows;PhiKappa Psi;PhiDelta Phi;OmicronDelta Kappa.DiedJune 29,2006 (age81 years, 211days).Interment atPeterstownCemetery, Rich Creek, Va.
 Presumably namedfor:WadeHampton
 Relatives: Son ofShermanHart Ballard and Maudie Mae (Jessee) Ballard; married toValeriaJ. Ballard; great-grandson ofLewisBallard; second cousin thrice removed ofSt.Clair Ballard; third cousin once removed ofOscarHampton Ballard andJohnReginald Ballard.
 Political family:Ballardfamily of Peterstown, West Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
Val J. BallardValeria J. Ballard (1931-2010) — also known asVal J. Ballard;ValeriaJancso —of Peterstown,MonroeCounty, W.Va.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,December26, 1931.Republican.Insuranceagent;chair ofMonroe County Republican Party, 1972-73; candidate forWestVirginia state house of delegates 19th District, 1974.Female.MissionaryBaptist. Member,Order of theEastern Star.Died in Peterstown,MonroeCounty, W.Va.,May 30,2010 (age78 years, 155days).Interment atPeterstownCemetery, Rich Creek, Va.
 Relatives:Daughter of Arpad Jancso and Valeria (Deak) Jancso; married toWadeHampton Ballard III.
 Political family:Ballardfamily of Peterstown, West Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
 See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
 Image source: Bluefield DailyTelegraph, November 4, 1974

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