Judith Elizabeth Mullins (sometimes Mullens) Ballentine, age 82, died on January 30, 1908 in Jackson County, MO of "Enteritis."

Judith was laid to rest beside her beloved husband William Ballentine on February 1, 1908: Block 70 lot 125 of Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, MO

Pictured at right is a photo of the family plot in the Bellefontaine Cemetery. Other family members in the same lot are from upper left to lower right are:

Julia C. Ballentine
b. about 1855 d. January 15, 1897

Ada Ballentine
Beloved Daughter of Judith and William
Died age 2 of cholera - buried May 19, 1851

Anna Ballentine
Birth: unknown
Death: Mar., 1865

Mary Pittman
b. unknown buried. October 9, 1864
America's mother was Judith Pittman. It is unknown who this Pittman is.

America Easton Mullens Bounds
Judith's mother
Birth: 1810
Virginia, USA
Death: Apr. 28, 1888
Kansas City
Jackson County
Missouri, USA

Augustine Easton
America's brother or father
b. d. 1855
Broken stone removed by cemetery.

The following research is courtesy of family friend and historian Tom Nelson:

Please note, all odd spellings and inconsistencies are quirks of the United States Federal Censuses.

1860 United States Federal Census

Name: Wm Ballentine
Age in 1860: 50
Birth Year: abt 1810
Birthplace: Ireland
Home in 1860: St Louis Ward 8, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri
Gender: Male
Post Office: St Louis
Value of real estate: View Image
Household Members: Name Age
Wm Ballentine 50
Judith Ballentine 35
Clara Ballentine 9
Julia Ballentine 6
Wm Ballentine 4
America Barns 50
Thos Banning 15


1870 United States Federal Census

Name: Lulia Balentine
Age in 1870: 8
Birth Year: abt 1862
Birthplace: Missouri
Home in 1870: St Louis Ward 7, St Louis, Missouri
Gender: Female
Post Office: Saint Louis
Value of real estate: View Image
Household Members: Name Age
Wm Balentine 60
Judith Balentine 43
Clara Balentine 17
Julia Balentine 15
Wm Balentine 14
Lulia Balentine 8
Louis Balentine 3
America Bourns 65
Lolo Franze 20
Lizzie Lesch 22
Henry Johnson 16
Kate Haws 45
Angeline Haws 17
Phillip Brooks 28

1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Lelia Valentine
[Lelia Ballentine]
Age: 16
Birth Year: abt 1864
Birthplace: Missouri
Home in 1880: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: William Valentine
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Name: Judith Valentine
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: At School
Cannot read/write:
Blind:
Deaf and dumb:
Otherwise disabled:
Idiotic or insane: View Image
Household Members: Name Age
William Valentine 65
Judith Valentine 52
Julia Valentine 20
America Bounds 80***
Lelia Valentine 16
Lewis Valentine 11


(***This is Judith's mother:
America Easton Mullins Bounds
B. VA D. 4 28 1888 Kansas City, MO
Note from Great Great Granddaughter Meredith McKenzie)


1900 United States Federal Census

Name: Judith Ballentine
Age: 74
Birth Date: Aug 1825
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1900: Kansas City Ward 7, Jackson, Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Mother in Law
[Mother-in-law]
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Wm Ballentine
Marriage Year: 1850
Years Married: 50
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother: number of living children: 4
Mother: How many children: 7
Occupation: View on Image
Household Members: Name Age
Jno G Benning 38
Lelia Benning 32
Judith Benning 10
Lelia D Benning 2
Wm Ballentine 93
Judith Ballentine 74


Death Records:

There are two death records for Judith on Ancestry.com. Here is one:

Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910

Name: Judith E Ballentine
Death Date: 30 Jan 1908
Birth Date: about 1825
County: St Louis
Death Location: Kansas City, MO
Race/Ethnicity: White
Age: 82y, 7m, 3d
Gender: F (Female)

(This one is a "transit permit" for the "removal" of Judith's body from Kansas City where she died to St. Louis. It does NOT name the cemetery.)

And here is the other record - with her first name misspelled:

Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910

Name: Juaeb E Ballentine
Death Date: 30 Jan 1908
Birth Date: abt 1825
County: St Louis
Death Location: Kansas City, MO
Race/Ethnicity: White
Age: 82y, 7m, 3d
Gender: F (Female)