Mattie Mae's Grandparents:
Col. Peter Ballew b. 1790 m. Rebecca Fleming Had
8 children:
William A. Ballew b. 14 Aug 1816
Washington L. Ballew b. 18 Aug 1818
James Gibbs Ballew b. 20 Jan 1820
Frances Caroline Ballew b. 15 Mar 1822
E. Adelaide Ballew b. 26 Apr 1824 m. ____ Sargent
Peter Milton Ballew b. 20 Sep 1826
R. Louisa Ballew b. 30 Dec 1829 m. ____ Wakefield
Joseph R. Ballew b. 20 Apr 1832 2
Mattie Mae's Father was married twice:
James Gibbs Ballew m. 7 Jun 1853 Mary Ann Moore Their children:
Annie A. Ballew b. 7 Oct 1855
William Moore Ballew b. 15 Nov 1857
Mary Lou Ballew b. 26 Jul 1859
John Walter Ballew b. 17 Sep 1862
Frances A. Ballew b. 23 Apr 1866
James Gibbs Ballew m 10 Oct 1876 Frances Rousseau Their children:
James Gordon Ballew b. 13 Jul 1877
Julius Rousseau Ballew b. 14 Feb 1880
Mattie Mae Ballew b. 21 Apr 1882 2
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Thomas Jefferson and Permelia separated. I know T.J. ran a Hotel in Kirksville MO and in east Kville. Then in 1940 we learned he was in KY m Lily Osborne the dt of Squire Osborne and wife Mary. T.J. d in 1903 Apr 5 and bur in the Cedar Grove Cem abt 4 miles SE of Shepherdville Bullitt Co KY. A Mrs. H.H. Combs cashier of the Bullitt Co Bank knew him. he had a grave stone T.J. is buried in the Osborne plot with Squire d 1902 & Mry d 1903.
Page 5- Thomas Jefferson Ballew b KY 11 Sept 1830 - to Boone Co. MO
1835 - to Iowa 1850. Married Permelia Barnett 1848, d KY 1903 - Ret
to KY in the early 1890's. She born 1832. She remarried in
Davis Co. IA (We're on Alpanoose & Davis Line, 6 miles from MO)
Children aren't in order of birth
James Lafayette Bellew b 1850 Boone Co. MO to IA 1854 - died
1916 Stockraiser (sheep)
Silas b 1855 m ___Lasey (had a Jesse)
Mary Elizabeth b Apr 6, 1857 d 6/29 1924 m Charles Gerhold,
Memphis, MO - I knew them
George Woodson Ballew - b 5/20 1861, d 2/3 1946, m 1886 Carrie Scott
Case (Dr. Scott in Ohio)
John (Jack) b 1867, d 1893 - I'm sure he was the baby.
Irene m Clarence Aten (Lincoln, Neb.) She could be the baby. d since
1940 - I never saw her.
Tobe ? Surely a nickname or he was Thomas
Papa Ballew talked a lot about Tobe - and when small boys they went to Princeton MO to see relatives. children played in the Indian caves so perhaps William's bro lived there - perhaps it was his children
George Woodson Ballew 4/20 1861 d 2/3 1946 m Carrie Scott Case b 7/13
1865 d 12/28 1942 They were large stock farmers had a lg home &
barn on it
1. Blanche Emma b 2/3 1888 d 1969 m 1906 J. Christean Figge a
banker - 3 dts - 1 living
2. Howard Samuel b 2/19 1892 d 1962 m Iva Richardson 1917 - both decease
3. Hazle Fern b 11/23 1895 m 1919 Paul L Wertz b 1894 d 1/1/1978 in
Fla
4. Richard Lee b 11/16/1899 d 5/20/1971 m 1919 Marie Chambers b 12/17/1898
Uncle Jim had a Leonard Thomas & they had Thomas & William
The William had a William
Then Richard and myself had John, Betty (Betty named after old Aunt
Betty m Cousin Charles Ballew of Thomas Woodson & Jane Lackey) George
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Hillsboro, Miss. March 26, 1855 (or may be 1853)
L. D. Ballow Esq.
Pleasant Shade
Dear Dow
I recd yours two days ago and was truly glad to hear from you.
We are in as good health as common, that is I am well and Susan as well
as common. Mother and all of Will's family were well when I heard
from them last about a week ago. I have no news that can be much interesting
to you. Times are too hard to talk about. We have nothing to
brag on here now but good health. There is but very little sickness
in the country. Will is gone to Texas, though I think he wrote you before
he
started. He went with Silas McCabe who started to move to western
Texas on the 17th inst(?). I am not able to tell you anything about
how much money he carried with him for he kept all his movements a secret
from me as he ever did anything from you. I only know that he was
swapping and trading considerably before he started, but how he wound up
I do not know. I don't know Dow whether I did right or not, but I
rather encouraged him to go. I learned from him some time back that
his calculations were to rent some land from John Chambers to make a crop
and go to Texas next fall. I told him that I thought as he would
have to go in debt for a house and corn and farming utensils and run the
risk of loosing on them next fall when he wanted (to) leave. It was
a bad arrangement and if he wanted to go or intended to go he had better
go with McCabe. That as he was doing nothing here, he had nothing to risk
for could do nothing in Texas as cheap as he could here. He finally
concluded to go and did so. But I am of the opinion if he could have
had any encouragement from E____, he would not have gone. We parted friendly
but to tell you the truth Dow (and I am sorry to say it) I had bore(?)
with him about as long as I possibly could, and if he had not gone I would
have been compelled to have put him upon his own resourses for a living.
McCabe told me that he would when he got to Texas if he thought there could
be anything made at it put him to pedling(?) on clocks. Dow I am making
my arrangements to move to western Texas next winter. I want to go
for several reasons. One is I think Susan can have better health
and I know it is a better country than this is. I have sold the place
where I lived when you was here for $375. And my 40 acres of land
for $200. I have got this place and an interest in some land and
my cattle and hogs to sell and then I am ready to go and try an other country.
Dow I have got 4 of the prettiest colors(?) you ever saw in a town. We
had a very severe storm through the country some two weeks ago. It
passed about five miles south of this place. It blew a great deal
of timber down and carried houses and fences whereever it went. It
did Will but little damage but it gave some of his neighbors particular.
Killed several horses &c. Dow what say you to going to Texas?
Suppose we all go. There is room enough for us all. All I regret
is leaving Mother and Will here. I have never seen the country
but I have had it described to me by men who I know cannot be mistaken
and am satisfied it will do me. And I think I can make a fortune
there and if I live in health I intend to do it. (If I can.)
I would like the best in the world to visit you this summer but I can't
promise to do so. Give our respts to all the children and connections
and write soon and often.
Yours truly,
J.W. Ballow
March 28th. All well today. Nothing new since writing the above. J.W.B.
Page Ballew was b. in VA ca 1772. Married - one source says Mary Stout,
another says Mary Stuart. He drifted quite a bit, like to KY, TN,
AL, LA, MS and into Texas with (we think) Stephen F. Austin, in 1821.
He died a "citizen of Texas, one of the original families who first settled
in the country under the Mexican government, died on Cedar Bayou, which
is now in this county (Harris) sometime in the year 1827, intestate.
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