Clergy A Ballard was the son of Cloise Ballard (1827-1905) & Eliza Jane Brouse (1836-1910) of Ward, Randolph Co, Indiana
He was married 27 Oct 1883 in Randolph Co, IN to Gertrude Emma Barber (1863-1947) d/o daughter of George Barber & Eliza Diehl.
She and Clergy were the parents of 7 known children:
Homer E Ballard b: Apr 1884
Charlie C Ballard b: May 1886
Blanche A Ballard b: May 1891, never married
Marie 1897-1947, w/o Ralph Edward Smith
and 3 Infants:
Walter L died 14 Jan 1902 (6 mo, 14 dys old)
Unnamed (twin) died 15 Oct 1902 (2 dys old)
Chester (twin) died 28 Oct 1902 (15 dys old)
Ballard's tragic historical significant came about on the night of Independence Day 1908, he was brutally stabbed by a black man who had broken into his daughter Blanche's bedroom - he died the next day. [Source: 'In Lincoln's Shadow: The 1908 Race Riot in Springfield, Illinois' By Roberta Senechal De La Roch]
A Springfield, IL news story about his murder [Mon, 6 Jul 1908 Daily Illinois State Register, Pg 2] says he was born near Danville, IL but Census records indicate he was born in Ohio, and the 1900 Census shows the date above.
He was married 27 Oct 1883 in Randolph Co, IN to Gertrude Emma Barber (1863-1947) d/o daughter of George Barber & Eliza Diehl.
She and Clergy were the parents of 7 known children:
Homer E Ballard b: Apr 1884
Charlie C Ballard b: May 1886
Blanche A Ballard b: May 1891, never married
Marie 1897-1947, w/o Ralph Edward Smith
and 3 Infants:
Walter L died 14 Jan 1902 (6 mo, 14 dys old)
Unnamed (twin) died 15 Oct 1902 (2 dys old)
Chester (twin) died 28 Oct 1902 (15 dys old)
Ballard's tragic historical significant came about on the night of Independence Day 1908, he was brutally stabbed by a black man who had broken into his daughter Blanche's bedroom - he died the next day. [Source: 'In Lincoln's Shadow: The 1908 Race Riot in Springfield, Illinois' By Roberta Senechal De La Roch]
A Springfield, IL news story about his murder [Mon, 6 Jul 1908 Daily Illinois State Register, Pg 2] says he was born near Danville, IL but Census records indicate he was born in Ohio, and the 1900 Census shows the date above.
Clergy A Ballard was the son of Cloise Ballard (1827-1905) & Eliza Jane Brouse (1836-1910) of Ward, Randolph Co, Indiana
He was married 27 Oct 1883 in Randolph Co, IN to Gertrude Emma Barber (1863-1947) d/o daughter of George Barber & Eliza Diehl.
She and Clergy were the parents of 7 known children:
Homer E Ballard b: Apr 1884
Charlie C Ballard b: May 1886
Blanche A Ballard b: May 1891, never married
Marie 1897-1947, w/o Ralph Edward Smith
and 3 Infants:
Walter L died 14 Jan 1902 (6 mo, 14 dys old)
Unnamed (twin) died 15 Oct 1902 (2 dys old)
Chester (twin) died 28 Oct 1902 (15 dys old)
Ballard's tragic historical significant came about on the night of Independence Day 1908, he was brutally stabbed by a black man who had broken into his daughter Blanche's bedroom - he died the next day. [Source: 'In Lincoln's Shadow: The 1908 Race Riot in Springfield, Illinois' By Roberta Senechal De La Roch]
A Springfield, IL news story about his murder [Mon, 6 Jul 1908 Daily Illinois State Register, Pg 2] says he was born near Danville, IL but Census records indicate he was born in Ohio, and the 1900 Census shows the date above.
He was married 27 Oct 1883 in Randolph Co, IN to Gertrude Emma Barber (1863-1947) d/o daughter of George Barber & Eliza Diehl.
She and Clergy were the parents of 7 known children:
Homer E Ballard b: Apr 1884
Charlie C Ballard b: May 1886
Blanche A Ballard b: May 1891, never married
Marie 1897-1947, w/o Ralph Edward Smith
and 3 Infants:
Walter L died 14 Jan 1902 (6 mo, 14 dys old)
Unnamed (twin) died 15 Oct 1902 (2 dys old)
Chester (twin) died 28 Oct 1902 (15 dys old)
Ballard's tragic historical significant came about on the night of Independence Day 1908, he was brutally stabbed by a black man who had broken into his daughter Blanche's bedroom - he died the next day. [Source: 'In Lincoln's Shadow: The 1908 Race Riot in Springfield, Illinois' By Roberta Senechal De La Roch]
A Springfield, IL news story about his murder [Mon, 6 Jul 1908 Daily Illinois State Register, Pg 2] says he was born near Danville, IL but Census records indicate he was born in Ohio, and the 1900 Census shows the date above.
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