Elmina Painter, a daughter of Lydia (née Lewallen) and the Rev. Joshua Painter, was born in 1833 in Zane Township, Logan County, Ohio. Her father died when she was 2, and when she was 6 her mother remarried. "Almina" Painter was enumerated in 1850 in that township in the household of her step-father John Bishop and mother.
"Elmira" Painter and Isaac "Balanger" were married on 11 August 1853 in Logan County. The couple had five children; four of whom lived to maturity:
• Ebert D.
• Mary Angelina
• Wallace
• Oliver Hudson
The Ballinger family was enumerated in 1860 and 1870 in Champaign County, Ohio, townships bordering Logan County, and in 1880 in Noble County, Indiana. Isaac and Elmira Ballinger were enumerated in 1900 and 1910 in Chicago, Illinois.
Isaac and Elmina Ballinger on 25 October 1910 entered the Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Home in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, where Isaac died on 8 January 1911. Elmina later lived with her son Oliver H. Ballinger in Logansport, Indiana.
Notes
Lydia Painter (née Lewallen) married (second) John Bishop in 1840, and (third) Aaron Oram in 1874. Her 1890 probate records listed her next of kin, including: "Elmina Bollinger | Daughter | Hegwich Ill." Hegewisch is a Chicago neighborhood. ("No. 2973 The last Will and Testament of Lydia Oram," Champaign Co., Ohio. "Ohio, Probate Records, 1789-1996," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-27646-37305-1?cc=1992421&wc=M934-6FK:n1843275232 : accessed 16 Apr 2018), Champaign Wills 1889-1897 vol G-H image 175 of 663.)
Elmina Painter and Isaac Ballinger were fourth cousins. They shared great-great-great-grandparents Mary (née Humphries) and George Elkinton, a Quaker couple married in 1688 in Burlington Co., Province of New Jersey.
1850 U.S. Census, District 87, Zane Twp., Logan Co., Ohio; dwelling 120, family 120, lines 38-41 and 1-7, pp. 162B-163 (printed), 13 Sep 1850.
38. John Bishop, 53, farmer ($6,713), Va.
39. Lydia -----, 42, NJ.
40. Henry -----, 19, farmer, NJ.
41. Elizabeth -----, 17, O [Ohio].
42. [blank]
1. Ruth [Bishop], 9, O.
2. Jacob -----, 7, O.
3. John -----, 5, O.
4. David -----, 2, O.
5. James -----, 10/12, O
6. Almina Painter, 16, O.
7. Jacob -----, 24, laborer, O.
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XD5M-5YF: accessed 14 Sep 2013), Isaac Balanger and Elmira Painter, 11 Aug 1853.
1860 U.S. Census, Salem Twp., Champaign Co., Ohio; dwelling 306, family 306, lines 1-5, p. 63 (printed), p. 45 (written), 15 Jun 1860.
1. Isaac Ballinger, 22, farmer ($50), O [Ohio].
2. "Emma" Ballinger, 23, O.
3. Ebert D. -----, 3, O.
4. M. Angelina -----, 7/12, O.
5. America Hickman, 17, housework, O.
• Two townships away from Zane Township.
1870 U.S. Census, Rush Twp., Champaign, Ohio; dwelling 130, family 146, lines 17-22, p. 343 (printed), p. 17 (written), 13 Jul 1870.
17. Ballenger, Isaac, 37, farm laborer, Ohio.
18. ----- Almira, 37, keeping house, Ohio.
19. ----- Ebert, 13, attending school, Ohio.
20. ----- Mary A., 10, attending school, Ohio.
21. ----- Wallace, 7, attending school, Ohio.
22. ----- Oliver, 3, Ohio.
• Two townships away from Salem Township. No real or personal property value reported.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 66, Brimfield, Orange Twp., Noble Co., Indiana; dwelling 14, family 14, lines 47-50, p. 353B (printed), p. 29 (written), 26 Jun 1880.
47. "Ballinge," Isaac, 47, [head], common labor; born in Ohio, parents in Ohio.
48. ----- Elmira, 47, wife, keeping house; born in Ohio, father in Ohio, mother in New Jersey.
49. ----- Wallace, 16, son, common labor, Ohio.
50. ----- Oliver, 13, son, common labor, Ohio.
• Elmina's half aunts, Mary Huntsman (née Painter) and Rachel Hines (née Painter), also lived in Noble Co.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 66, Orange Twp., Noble Co., Indiana; dwelling 6, family 7, lines 27-31, p. 350 (printed), p. 22 (written), 19 & 21 Jun 1880.
27. Moore, Edward P., 39 [head], farmer.
[...]
31. Ballenger, Mary, 20, employee, housework; born in Ohio, parents in Ohio.
1900 U.S. Census: in Chicago.
1910 U.S. Census, E.D. 501, Ward 8, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois; dwelling 9, family 9, lines 35-36, p. 240 (printed), p. 1A (written), 18 Apr 1910.
35. Ballinger, Isaac, head, 76, married 56 years; born in Ohio, parents in Ohio; own income, Union Army vet.
36. ----- Elmira, wife, 76, married 56 years, 4 children (living); born in Ohio, father in Ohio, mother in New Jersey.
"Elminia" Ballinger on 31 Jan 1911 filed for a widow's pension. The pension card shows Isaac Ballinger's service in "E 96 Ohio Inf" and "K 42 Ohio Inf."
Indiana Death Certificate for "Mrs. Elmira Ballinger." Born 3 Nov 1833, Ohio; died 19 Jan 1916, Logansport, Eel Twp., Cass Co., Indiana.
"Death's Calendar," The Logansport Times, Logansport, Indiana, 21 Jan 1916, p. 1, col. 1.
"BALLINGER
"Mrs. Elminia [sic] Ballinger, 82 years of age, died at the home of her son, O. H. Ballinger, 1020 Pleasant Hill street, yesterday morning at 11:05. —Death was due to pneumonia, which developed from the grippe." ("Deaths and Funerals," Logansport Pharos-Tribune, Logansport, Indiana, 20 Jan 1916, p. 2, col. 2.)
"The funeral of Mrs. Elmina Ballinger will be held this morning at 10 o'clock from the residence, 1020 Pleasant Hill street. Interment will be made in Mt. Hope cemetery." ("Deaths and Funerals," Logansport Pharos-Tribune, Logansport, Indiana, 21 Jan 1916, p. 3, col. 4.)
The last will and testament of "Elminia" Ballinger of Logansport, Cass County, Indiana (dated 6 Jan 1915, proved 3 Feb 1916) made her son Oliver H. Ballinger both executor and sole legatee.
Reviewed 14 January 2023.
"Elmira" Painter and Isaac "Balanger" were married on 11 August 1853 in Logan County. The couple had five children; four of whom lived to maturity:
• Ebert D.
• Mary Angelina
• Wallace
• Oliver Hudson
The Ballinger family was enumerated in 1860 and 1870 in Champaign County, Ohio, townships bordering Logan County, and in 1880 in Noble County, Indiana. Isaac and Elmira Ballinger were enumerated in 1900 and 1910 in Chicago, Illinois.
Isaac and Elmina Ballinger on 25 October 1910 entered the Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Home in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, where Isaac died on 8 January 1911. Elmina later lived with her son Oliver H. Ballinger in Logansport, Indiana.
Notes
Lydia Painter (née Lewallen) married (second) John Bishop in 1840, and (third) Aaron Oram in 1874. Her 1890 probate records listed her next of kin, including: "Elmina Bollinger | Daughter | Hegwich Ill." Hegewisch is a Chicago neighborhood. ("No. 2973 The last Will and Testament of Lydia Oram," Champaign Co., Ohio. "Ohio, Probate Records, 1789-1996," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-27646-37305-1?cc=1992421&wc=M934-6FK:n1843275232 : accessed 16 Apr 2018), Champaign Wills 1889-1897 vol G-H image 175 of 663.)
Elmina Painter and Isaac Ballinger were fourth cousins. They shared great-great-great-grandparents Mary (née Humphries) and George Elkinton, a Quaker couple married in 1688 in Burlington Co., Province of New Jersey.
1850 U.S. Census, District 87, Zane Twp., Logan Co., Ohio; dwelling 120, family 120, lines 38-41 and 1-7, pp. 162B-163 (printed), 13 Sep 1850.
38. John Bishop, 53, farmer ($6,713), Va.
39. Lydia -----, 42, NJ.
40. Henry -----, 19, farmer, NJ.
41. Elizabeth -----, 17, O [Ohio].
42. [blank]
1. Ruth [Bishop], 9, O.
2. Jacob -----, 7, O.
3. John -----, 5, O.
4. David -----, 2, O.
5. James -----, 10/12, O
6. Almina Painter, 16, O.
7. Jacob -----, 24, laborer, O.
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XD5M-5YF: accessed 14 Sep 2013), Isaac Balanger and Elmira Painter, 11 Aug 1853.
1860 U.S. Census, Salem Twp., Champaign Co., Ohio; dwelling 306, family 306, lines 1-5, p. 63 (printed), p. 45 (written), 15 Jun 1860.
1. Isaac Ballinger, 22, farmer ($50), O [Ohio].
2. "Emma" Ballinger, 23, O.
3. Ebert D. -----, 3, O.
4. M. Angelina -----, 7/12, O.
5. America Hickman, 17, housework, O.
• Two townships away from Zane Township.
1870 U.S. Census, Rush Twp., Champaign, Ohio; dwelling 130, family 146, lines 17-22, p. 343 (printed), p. 17 (written), 13 Jul 1870.
17. Ballenger, Isaac, 37, farm laborer, Ohio.
18. ----- Almira, 37, keeping house, Ohio.
19. ----- Ebert, 13, attending school, Ohio.
20. ----- Mary A., 10, attending school, Ohio.
21. ----- Wallace, 7, attending school, Ohio.
22. ----- Oliver, 3, Ohio.
• Two townships away from Salem Township. No real or personal property value reported.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 66, Brimfield, Orange Twp., Noble Co., Indiana; dwelling 14, family 14, lines 47-50, p. 353B (printed), p. 29 (written), 26 Jun 1880.
47. "Ballinge," Isaac, 47, [head], common labor; born in Ohio, parents in Ohio.
48. ----- Elmira, 47, wife, keeping house; born in Ohio, father in Ohio, mother in New Jersey.
49. ----- Wallace, 16, son, common labor, Ohio.
50. ----- Oliver, 13, son, common labor, Ohio.
• Elmina's half aunts, Mary Huntsman (née Painter) and Rachel Hines (née Painter), also lived in Noble Co.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 66, Orange Twp., Noble Co., Indiana; dwelling 6, family 7, lines 27-31, p. 350 (printed), p. 22 (written), 19 & 21 Jun 1880.
27. Moore, Edward P., 39 [head], farmer.
[...]
31. Ballenger, Mary, 20, employee, housework; born in Ohio, parents in Ohio.
1900 U.S. Census: in Chicago.
1910 U.S. Census, E.D. 501, Ward 8, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois; dwelling 9, family 9, lines 35-36, p. 240 (printed), p. 1A (written), 18 Apr 1910.
35. Ballinger, Isaac, head, 76, married 56 years; born in Ohio, parents in Ohio; own income, Union Army vet.
36. ----- Elmira, wife, 76, married 56 years, 4 children (living); born in Ohio, father in Ohio, mother in New Jersey.
"Elminia" Ballinger on 31 Jan 1911 filed for a widow's pension. The pension card shows Isaac Ballinger's service in "E 96 Ohio Inf" and "K 42 Ohio Inf."
Indiana Death Certificate for "Mrs. Elmira Ballinger." Born 3 Nov 1833, Ohio; died 19 Jan 1916, Logansport, Eel Twp., Cass Co., Indiana.
"Death's Calendar," The Logansport Times, Logansport, Indiana, 21 Jan 1916, p. 1, col. 1.
"BALLINGER
"Mrs. Elminia [sic] Ballinger, 82 years of age, died at the home of her son, O. H. Ballinger, 1020 Pleasant Hill street, yesterday morning at 11:05. —Death was due to pneumonia, which developed from the grippe." ("Deaths and Funerals," Logansport Pharos-Tribune, Logansport, Indiana, 20 Jan 1916, p. 2, col. 2.)
"The funeral of Mrs. Elmina Ballinger will be held this morning at 10 o'clock from the residence, 1020 Pleasant Hill street. Interment will be made in Mt. Hope cemetery." ("Deaths and Funerals," Logansport Pharos-Tribune, Logansport, Indiana, 21 Jan 1916, p. 3, col. 4.)
The last will and testament of "Elminia" Ballinger of Logansport, Cass County, Indiana (dated 6 Jan 1915, proved 3 Feb 1916) made her son Oliver H. Ballinger both executor and sole legatee.
Reviewed 14 January 2023.
Elmina Painter, a daughter of Lydia (née Lewallen) and the Rev. Joshua Painter, was born in 1833 in Zane Township, Logan County, Ohio. Her father died when she was 2, and when she was 6 her mother remarried. "Almina" Painter was enumerated in 1850 in that township in the household of her step-father John Bishop and mother.
"Elmira" Painter and Isaac "Balanger" were married on 11 August 1853 in Logan County. The couple had five children; four of whom lived to maturity:
• Ebert D.
• Mary Angelina
• Wallace
• Oliver Hudson
The Ballinger family was enumerated in 1860 and 1870 in Champaign County, Ohio, townships bordering Logan County, and in 1880 in Noble County, Indiana. Isaac and Elmira Ballinger were enumerated in 1900 and 1910 in Chicago, Illinois.
Isaac and Elmina Ballinger on 25 October 1910 entered the Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Home in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, where Isaac died on 8 January 1911. Elmina later lived with her son Oliver H. Ballinger in Logansport, Indiana.
Notes
Lydia Painter (née Lewallen) married (second) John Bishop in 1840, and (third) Aaron Oram in 1874. Her 1890 probate records listed her next of kin, including: "Elmina Bollinger | Daughter | Hegwich Ill." Hegewisch is a Chicago neighborhood. ("No. 2973 The last Will and Testament of Lydia Oram," Champaign Co., Ohio. "Ohio, Probate Records, 1789-1996," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-27646-37305-1?cc=1992421&wc=M934-6FK:n1843275232 : accessed 16 Apr 2018), Champaign Wills 1889-1897 vol G-H image 175 of 663.)
Elmina Painter and Isaac Ballinger were fourth cousins. They shared great-great-great-grandparents Mary (née Humphries) and George Elkinton, a Quaker couple married in 1688 in Burlington Co., Province of New Jersey.
1850 U.S. Census, District 87, Zane Twp., Logan Co., Ohio; dwelling 120, family 120, lines 38-41 and 1-7, pp. 162B-163 (printed), 13 Sep 1850.
38. John Bishop, 53, farmer ($6,713), Va.
39. Lydia -----, 42, NJ.
40. Henry -----, 19, farmer, NJ.
41. Elizabeth -----, 17, O [Ohio].
42. [blank]
1. Ruth [Bishop], 9, O.
2. Jacob -----, 7, O.
3. John -----, 5, O.
4. David -----, 2, O.
5. James -----, 10/12, O
6. Almina Painter, 16, O.
7. Jacob -----, 24, laborer, O.
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XD5M-5YF: accessed 14 Sep 2013), Isaac Balanger and Elmira Painter, 11 Aug 1853.
1860 U.S. Census, Salem Twp., Champaign Co., Ohio; dwelling 306, family 306, lines 1-5, p. 63 (printed), p. 45 (written), 15 Jun 1860.
1. Isaac Ballinger, 22, farmer ($50), O [Ohio].
2. "Emma" Ballinger, 23, O.
3. Ebert D. -----, 3, O.
4. M. Angelina -----, 7/12, O.
5. America Hickman, 17, housework, O.
• Two townships away from Zane Township.
1870 U.S. Census, Rush Twp., Champaign, Ohio; dwelling 130, family 146, lines 17-22, p. 343 (printed), p. 17 (written), 13 Jul 1870.
17. Ballenger, Isaac, 37, farm laborer, Ohio.
18. ----- Almira, 37, keeping house, Ohio.
19. ----- Ebert, 13, attending school, Ohio.
20. ----- Mary A., 10, attending school, Ohio.
21. ----- Wallace, 7, attending school, Ohio.
22. ----- Oliver, 3, Ohio.
• Two townships away from Salem Township. No real or personal property value reported.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 66, Brimfield, Orange Twp., Noble Co., Indiana; dwelling 14, family 14, lines 47-50, p. 353B (printed), p. 29 (written), 26 Jun 1880.
47. "Ballinge," Isaac, 47, [head], common labor; born in Ohio, parents in Ohio.
48. ----- Elmira, 47, wife, keeping house; born in Ohio, father in Ohio, mother in New Jersey.
49. ----- Wallace, 16, son, common labor, Ohio.
50. ----- Oliver, 13, son, common labor, Ohio.
• Elmina's half aunts, Mary Huntsman (née Painter) and Rachel Hines (née Painter), also lived in Noble Co.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 66, Orange Twp., Noble Co., Indiana; dwelling 6, family 7, lines 27-31, p. 350 (printed), p. 22 (written), 19 & 21 Jun 1880.
27. Moore, Edward P., 39 [head], farmer.
[...]
31. Ballenger, Mary, 20, employee, housework; born in Ohio, parents in Ohio.
1900 U.S. Census: in Chicago.
1910 U.S. Census, E.D. 501, Ward 8, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois; dwelling 9, family 9, lines 35-36, p. 240 (printed), p. 1A (written), 18 Apr 1910.
35. Ballinger, Isaac, head, 76, married 56 years; born in Ohio, parents in Ohio; own income, Union Army vet.
36. ----- Elmira, wife, 76, married 56 years, 4 children (living); born in Ohio, father in Ohio, mother in New Jersey.
"Elminia" Ballinger on 31 Jan 1911 filed for a widow's pension. The pension card shows Isaac Ballinger's service in "E 96 Ohio Inf" and "K 42 Ohio Inf."
Indiana Death Certificate for "Mrs. Elmira Ballinger." Born 3 Nov 1833, Ohio; died 19 Jan 1916, Logansport, Eel Twp., Cass Co., Indiana.
"Death's Calendar," The Logansport Times, Logansport, Indiana, 21 Jan 1916, p. 1, col. 1.
"BALLINGER
"Mrs. Elminia [sic] Ballinger, 82 years of age, died at the home of her son, O. H. Ballinger, 1020 Pleasant Hill street, yesterday morning at 11:05. —Death was due to pneumonia, which developed from the grippe." ("Deaths and Funerals," Logansport Pharos-Tribune, Logansport, Indiana, 20 Jan 1916, p. 2, col. 2.)
"The funeral of Mrs. Elmina Ballinger will be held this morning at 10 o'clock from the residence, 1020 Pleasant Hill street. Interment will be made in Mt. Hope cemetery." ("Deaths and Funerals," Logansport Pharos-Tribune, Logansport, Indiana, 21 Jan 1916, p. 3, col. 4.)
The last will and testament of "Elminia" Ballinger of Logansport, Cass County, Indiana (dated 6 Jan 1915, proved 3 Feb 1916) made her son Oliver H. Ballinger both executor and sole legatee.
Reviewed 14 January 2023.
"Elmira" Painter and Isaac "Balanger" were married on 11 August 1853 in Logan County. The couple had five children; four of whom lived to maturity:
• Ebert D.
• Mary Angelina
• Wallace
• Oliver Hudson
The Ballinger family was enumerated in 1860 and 1870 in Champaign County, Ohio, townships bordering Logan County, and in 1880 in Noble County, Indiana. Isaac and Elmira Ballinger were enumerated in 1900 and 1910 in Chicago, Illinois.
Isaac and Elmina Ballinger on 25 October 1910 entered the Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Home in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, where Isaac died on 8 January 1911. Elmina later lived with her son Oliver H. Ballinger in Logansport, Indiana.
Notes
Lydia Painter (née Lewallen) married (second) John Bishop in 1840, and (third) Aaron Oram in 1874. Her 1890 probate records listed her next of kin, including: "Elmina Bollinger | Daughter | Hegwich Ill." Hegewisch is a Chicago neighborhood. ("No. 2973 The last Will and Testament of Lydia Oram," Champaign Co., Ohio. "Ohio, Probate Records, 1789-1996," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-27646-37305-1?cc=1992421&wc=M934-6FK:n1843275232 : accessed 16 Apr 2018), Champaign Wills 1889-1897 vol G-H image 175 of 663.)
Elmina Painter and Isaac Ballinger were fourth cousins. They shared great-great-great-grandparents Mary (née Humphries) and George Elkinton, a Quaker couple married in 1688 in Burlington Co., Province of New Jersey.
1850 U.S. Census, District 87, Zane Twp., Logan Co., Ohio; dwelling 120, family 120, lines 38-41 and 1-7, pp. 162B-163 (printed), 13 Sep 1850.
38. John Bishop, 53, farmer ($6,713), Va.
39. Lydia -----, 42, NJ.
40. Henry -----, 19, farmer, NJ.
41. Elizabeth -----, 17, O [Ohio].
42. [blank]
1. Ruth [Bishop], 9, O.
2. Jacob -----, 7, O.
3. John -----, 5, O.
4. David -----, 2, O.
5. James -----, 10/12, O
6. Almina Painter, 16, O.
7. Jacob -----, 24, laborer, O.
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XD5M-5YF: accessed 14 Sep 2013), Isaac Balanger and Elmira Painter, 11 Aug 1853.
1860 U.S. Census, Salem Twp., Champaign Co., Ohio; dwelling 306, family 306, lines 1-5, p. 63 (printed), p. 45 (written), 15 Jun 1860.
1. Isaac Ballinger, 22, farmer ($50), O [Ohio].
2. "Emma" Ballinger, 23, O.
3. Ebert D. -----, 3, O.
4. M. Angelina -----, 7/12, O.
5. America Hickman, 17, housework, O.
• Two townships away from Zane Township.
1870 U.S. Census, Rush Twp., Champaign, Ohio; dwelling 130, family 146, lines 17-22, p. 343 (printed), p. 17 (written), 13 Jul 1870.
17. Ballenger, Isaac, 37, farm laborer, Ohio.
18. ----- Almira, 37, keeping house, Ohio.
19. ----- Ebert, 13, attending school, Ohio.
20. ----- Mary A., 10, attending school, Ohio.
21. ----- Wallace, 7, attending school, Ohio.
22. ----- Oliver, 3, Ohio.
• Two townships away from Salem Township. No real or personal property value reported.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 66, Brimfield, Orange Twp., Noble Co., Indiana; dwelling 14, family 14, lines 47-50, p. 353B (printed), p. 29 (written), 26 Jun 1880.
47. "Ballinge," Isaac, 47, [head], common labor; born in Ohio, parents in Ohio.
48. ----- Elmira, 47, wife, keeping house; born in Ohio, father in Ohio, mother in New Jersey.
49. ----- Wallace, 16, son, common labor, Ohio.
50. ----- Oliver, 13, son, common labor, Ohio.
• Elmina's half aunts, Mary Huntsman (née Painter) and Rachel Hines (née Painter), also lived in Noble Co.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 66, Orange Twp., Noble Co., Indiana; dwelling 6, family 7, lines 27-31, p. 350 (printed), p. 22 (written), 19 & 21 Jun 1880.
27. Moore, Edward P., 39 [head], farmer.
[...]
31. Ballenger, Mary, 20, employee, housework; born in Ohio, parents in Ohio.
1900 U.S. Census: in Chicago.
1910 U.S. Census, E.D. 501, Ward 8, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois; dwelling 9, family 9, lines 35-36, p. 240 (printed), p. 1A (written), 18 Apr 1910.
35. Ballinger, Isaac, head, 76, married 56 years; born in Ohio, parents in Ohio; own income, Union Army vet.
36. ----- Elmira, wife, 76, married 56 years, 4 children (living); born in Ohio, father in Ohio, mother in New Jersey.
"Elminia" Ballinger on 31 Jan 1911 filed for a widow's pension. The pension card shows Isaac Ballinger's service in "E 96 Ohio Inf" and "K 42 Ohio Inf."
Indiana Death Certificate for "Mrs. Elmira Ballinger." Born 3 Nov 1833, Ohio; died 19 Jan 1916, Logansport, Eel Twp., Cass Co., Indiana.
"Death's Calendar," The Logansport Times, Logansport, Indiana, 21 Jan 1916, p. 1, col. 1.
"BALLINGER
"Mrs. Elminia [sic] Ballinger, 82 years of age, died at the home of her son, O. H. Ballinger, 1020 Pleasant Hill street, yesterday morning at 11:05. —Death was due to pneumonia, which developed from the grippe." ("Deaths and Funerals," Logansport Pharos-Tribune, Logansport, Indiana, 20 Jan 1916, p. 2, col. 2.)
"The funeral of Mrs. Elmina Ballinger will be held this morning at 10 o'clock from the residence, 1020 Pleasant Hill street. Interment will be made in Mt. Hope cemetery." ("Deaths and Funerals," Logansport Pharos-Tribune, Logansport, Indiana, 21 Jan 1916, p. 3, col. 4.)
The last will and testament of "Elminia" Ballinger of Logansport, Cass County, Indiana (dated 6 Jan 1915, proved 3 Feb 1916) made her son Oliver H. Ballinger both executor and sole legatee.
Reviewed 14 January 2023.
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