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Lois <I>Bates</I> Ballou

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Lois Bates Ballou

Birth
Iowa, USA
Death
3 Jun 1954 (aged 83)
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA
Burial
Hetland, Kingsbury County, South Dakota, USA Add to Map
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The 1880 Cenus showed her living in her grandmother's house in Parkersburg, IA. In 1892 Lois taught in the Hetland Town School as their first teacher with a salary of $40 a month.
After her husband's death soon after their marriage, Lois bought the farm from Amos Ballou,
In the 1900 census she was living with her brother in Lake Preston and teaching. The 1910 and 1920 censuses found her in Watertown, SD, as a boarder and working as a teacher. She raised a family of Japanese children, 3 boys and a girl.
The 1880 Cenus showed her living in her grandmother's house in Parkersburg, IA. In 1892 Lois taught in the Hetland Town School as their first teacher with a salary of $40 a month.
After her husband's death soon after their marriage, Lois bought the farm from Amos Ballou,
In the 1900 census she was living with her brother in Lake Preston and teaching. The 1910 and 1920 censuses found her in Watertown, SD, as a boarder and working as a teacher. She raised a family of Japanese children, 3 boys and a girl.


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  • Created by: Shirley
  • Added: Jun 19, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112578149/lois-ballou: accessed ), memorial page for Lois Bates Ballou (Nov 1870–3 Jun 1954), Find a Grave Memorial ID 112578149, citing Hetland Cemetery, Hetland, Kingsbury County, South Dakota, USA; Maintained by Shirley (contributor 47417722).