Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Ballard, Elisha L., 1899 

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Capt. ELISHA L. BALLARD 

Captain Elisha L. Ballard, a well-known citizen of the county, and former 
Confederate soldier, died this morning about 8 o'clock at his home, near 
Kilby.  He had been ailing about a month with heart trouble.  The funeral 
will be preached at home at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon by Dr W.W. Staley. 
The interment will be in the family cemetery.

   The deceased was 64 years old.  During the war he was acting captain in 
the Thirteenth Virginia Cavalry, commanding Company C.  He was born at the 
place death came.  On December 1, 1865, Mr. Ballard married Wertley J. 
Chapman, of Isle of Wight county, who died six years ago.  They were parents 
of thirteen children, of which nine now live - five sons and four daughters. 
The deceased was an uncle of Mr. Walter W. Ballard, a prominent resident of 
Suffolk. 


Capt. Elisha Lawrence BALLARD, Confederate veteran, pre-war deputy sheriff, 
Nansemond Co. native, 
d. 27 Oct 1899, at home (birthplace), near Kilby, age 64, 
"The Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Oct. 27, 1899 

Additional information: 

His marriage record - 

Elisha L. Ballard, 26 single, b. & res. Nansemond Co., 
   sn/o Robert M. & Margaret, Farmer 
Wirtley J. Chapman, 21 single, b. & res. Isle of Wight Co., 
   dt/o Hardy & Matilda 
m. 1865, Dec 7th, Isle of Wight Co., no return 
(Isle of Wight Co. M.Reg. [BVS copy], [p.] 122 #20) 

A biographical sketch of Capt. Ballard is posted at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/military/civilwar/cw_vets.txt 


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