Various spellings found for maiden name:
Waldridge, Worledge, & Wooldridge

MARY ELIZABETH WOOLDRIDGE, the daughter of ELLIOTT or GALLITIN and NANCY WOOLRIDGE, was born 1823 in Kentucky, and died 1920 in Macon County, Tennessee.

On July 08, 1848, in Russell County, Kentucky,
MARY married MADISON BALLENGER. He was born 1813 in Kentucky, and died Aft. 1880 in Jamestown, Russell County, Kentucky.

The Ten children of MARY ELISABETH WOOLDRIDGE and MADISON BALLENGER are:

i. SILAS CYRUS BALLENGER was born December 22, 1849 in Rowena, Russell County, Kentucky, and died June 27, 1933 in Defeated, Smith County, Tennessee. He married (1) EDDIE POWELL September 25, 1878 in Smith County, Tennessee, daughter of GEORGE POWELL and REBECCA MARTIN. She was born 1849 in Smith County, Tennessee, and died 1886 in Macon County, Tennessee. Burial: Whitley Cemetery, Smith, TN. He married (2) KENTURI "TURIE" ELLEN THAXTON. She was born June 1860 in Tennessee.

ii. JOHN H BALLENGER, b. 1852, Russell County, Kentucky.

iii. STEPHEN BALLENGER, b. October 13, 1853, Russell County, Kentucky.

iv. GEORGE WASHINGTON BALLENGER was born October 1854 in Russell County, Kentucky. He married NANCY NEAL March 14, 1878 in Russell County, Kentucky, daughter of ROBERT NEAL and EMALINE. She was born September 1861 in Kentucky.

v. WILLIAM T BALLENGER, b. March 13, 1856, Russell County, Kentucky.

vi. MARY ELIZABETH BALLENGER, b. June 13, 1859, Russell County, Kentucky; d. April 02, 1955, Lafayette, Macon County, Tennessee. She married JASPER SAM SADLER.

vii. JACOB SMITH "JAKE" BALLENGER was born July 1862 in Russell County, Kentucky, and died June 20, 1952 in Adair County, Kentucky. He married MARY ELIZABETH BELL, daughter of JIM HARVEY BELL and MARTHA ANN HADLEY. She was born October 05, 1867 in Kentucky, and died July 18, 1912 in Clinton County, Kentucky. Burial: Helm Cemetery, Cundiff, Adair County, Kentucky.

viii. FRANK W BALLENGER was born July 08, 1865 in Russell County, Kentucky, and died August 17, 1954 in Russell County, Kentucky. Burial: Carnes Cemetery, Freedom, Russell County, Kentucky.
About 1893 in Russell County, Kentucky, FRANK married (1) NARCISSA PIERCE, daughter of WILLIAM PIERCE and MARY MCCLURE. She was born December 12, 1853 in Russell County, Kentucky, and died Bef. 1930 in Rowena, Russell County, Kentucky. Before 1930, FRANK married the widow of JAMES A HAWKINS(2) MATTIE M COFFEY, daughter of THOMAS COFFEY and MARY C. She was born May 1882 in Kentucky.

ix. LOUISA PARTHENA BALLENGER was born 1868 in Russell County, Kentucky, and died February 11, 1944 in Madison County, Arkansas. She married JAMES FRANKLIN CARNES 1896 in Kentucky, son of WILLIAM CARNES and ISABEL MCCLURE. He was born November 02, 1840 in Russell County, Kentucky, and died May 10, 1919 in Drakes Creek, Madison County, Arkansas. Burial: Duncan Cemetery, Richland, Madison County, Arkansas

x. RENDA C BALLENGER, b. 1870, Russell County, Kentucky.

The son, Cyrus went to get his mother in Ricland, Madison County, Arkansas and brought her to his sister's residence, Mary Elizabeth Ballenger Sadler.

ABOUT BIRTH YEAR:

Census Records:
Russell County, Kentucky
1850, 1860, 1870 & 1880
Census reveal a birth date
between 1826 - 1828

1900; Census Can't Locate Mary?

1910; Census Place:
Richland, Madison, Arkansas
Birth Year: 1824
Residing next door to daughter,
Louisa Parthena Carnes

Tombstone Inscription:
I believe this Tombstone has
wrong birth date, even though
1920, Bethany, Macon, Tn Census
shows 1812 birth date.