Colen married Charles Franklin "Charlie" Ballard (1878-1955) on December 28, 1899, and they lived at Peachland, NC for many years, though they spent brief periods living in Charlotte, NC and Hamlet, NC. They had no children, but adopted two. One was Ophelia Jane Stearns (1909-1910), daughter of Colen's sister Mary Jane Beachum Stearns (1867-1910) after Mary Jane's death. (Both Mary Jane and Ophelia Jane are buried in Charlotte.) Little Ophelia Jane didn't live long. They later adopted a girl named Ollie Deanne (1812-2003).
Charlie Ballard died in a Monroe hospital on 13 Sept. 1955, and his wife Colen died two days later in a Charlotte nursing facility. Both are buried at the Peachland cemetery. The house where they lived for many years in Peachland has been restored.
Colen married Charles Franklin "Charlie" Ballard (1878-1955) on December 28, 1899, and they lived at Peachland, NC for many years, though they spent brief periods living in Charlotte, NC and Hamlet, NC. They had no children, but adopted two. One was Ophelia Jane Stearns (1909-1910), daughter of Colen's sister Mary Jane Beachum Stearns (1867-1910) after Mary Jane's death. (Both Mary Jane and Ophelia Jane are buried in Charlotte.) Little Ophelia Jane didn't live long. They later adopted a girl named Ollie Deanne (1812-2003).
Charlie Ballard died in a Monroe hospital on 13 Sept. 1955, and his wife Colen died two days later in a Charlotte nursing facility. Both are buried at the Peachland cemetery. The house where they lived for many years in Peachland has been restored.
Family Members
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Zachary Taylor Beachum
1854–1926
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Angeline Melvina "Angel" Beachum Carpenter
1855–1921
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John Beachum
1857–1940
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Sarah Isabelle Beachum Wright
1858–1931
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Cleopatra "Patra" Beachum Irby
1861–1931
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Louisa Clementine Beachum Caudle
1864–1939
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Joseph Jackson Beachum
1866–1882
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Mary Jane "Zillie" Beachum Stearns
1867–1910
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Hugh Wilson Beachum
1870–1940
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Atlas Free Beachum
1872–1933
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Heallon Mercia Beachum King
1874–1930
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Arindo Washington Beacham
1877–1961
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Jeremiah Osco Beachum
1881–1882
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