Between 1852 and 1855 Josh & Lou Ballard and their four children moved west and settled in the Martins Mill Community of Van Zandt County, Texas.
Joshua enlisted to fight in the Civil War for the Confederacy in 1863. He served as a teamster in Terrell's Regiment, Company D, 37 Texas Cavalry.
According to W. B. Ballard, Joshua contracted pneumonia and died while visiting his brother Daniel in Paris, Texas between 1866 and 1870. Josh's parents and siblings lived in adjoining Red River County, so it may have been there where he died. His mother was still alive at the time of his death.
The exact cemetery of Josh's burial is as yet unknown.
Between 1852 and 1855 Josh & Lou Ballard and their four children moved west and settled in the Martins Mill Community of Van Zandt County, Texas.
Joshua enlisted to fight in the Civil War for the Confederacy in 1863. He served as a teamster in Terrell's Regiment, Company D, 37 Texas Cavalry.
According to W. B. Ballard, Joshua contracted pneumonia and died while visiting his brother Daniel in Paris, Texas between 1866 and 1870. Josh's parents and siblings lived in adjoining Red River County, so it may have been there where he died. His mother was still alive at the time of his death.
The exact cemetery of Josh's burial is as yet unknown.
Family Members
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Mary J Ballard Scales
1845 – unknown
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John Wesley "Jack" Ballard
1847–1901
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Daniel E Ballard
1850 – unknown
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James B Ballard
1853–1934
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Hannah Frances Ballard McAdams
1855 – unknown
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Sarah Elizabeth "Sacky" Ballard Chaney
1858–1886
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Julia Ann Ballard Heddins
1860–1937
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Louiza "Eliza" Ballard Chaney
1862 – unknown
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William Crawford "Willie" Ballard
1865–1946
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