Nansemond-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Ballard, William H., 1913 

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WILLIAM HODGES BALLARD 

PROMINENT FARMER STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS 

  Suffolk, Va., Dec. 20. - W.H. Ballard, a prominent Nansemond County farmer, 
living near Buckhorn, Va., was suddenly stricken with paralysis while out in 
his yard Thursday night, and is critically ill.  His son, W.N. [sic; W.M.] 
Ballard of the Hall Drug Company, was summoned home and is still at his 
father's bedside. 

  Mr. Ballard is a brother of the late John Ballard of the County, who died 
suddenly at his home in the county about one year ago. 

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PROMINENT FARMER OF NANSEMOND PASSES AWAY 

  Suffolk, Va., Dec. 21 - William H. Ballard, one of the prominent farmers of 
Nansemond County, died at his home near Buckhorn today at noon, in the 62 
year of his age.  On Thursday afternoon Mr. Ballard was stricken with 
paralysis and had grown steadily worse until the end. 

  He is survived by his widow, one son, Marion Ballard of the Hall Drug 
Company, Suffolk; a sister, Mrs. W.H. Harrell of Portsmouth; two brothers, 
Frank Ballard of Portsmouth, and M.L. Ballard of Kipling, N.C. 

  He was a member of Holland Christian church. 

  He was a brother of the late John Ballard, who died suddenly just a year 
ago. 

  The funeral services will be conducted from the residence near Buckhorn, 
on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock. 

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      WILLIAM H. BALLARD 

  Suffolk, Va., Dec. 22. - The funeral of William H. Ballard, who died after 
a brief illness at his home near Buckhorn yesterday at noon, will be conducted 
from the residence at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon, by Rev. H.H. Butler of Suffolk, 
assisted by Rev. B.F. Block of the Holland Christian church and Rev. J.F. 
Lawless of the Holland Baptist church.  The body was interred in the family 
cemetery on the old Hodges place. 

  The pallbearers will be Frank Ballard, M.L. Ballard, James L. Ballard, 
Clarendon Harrell, W.H. Harrell, Roy Hodges, Irving Jenkins, J.A. Vaughan. 
The honorary pall-bearers have not yet been selected. 


William Hodges BALLARD, farmer, 
b. 25 Dec 1852*, Nansemond Co., d. 21 Dec 1913, at home, near Buckhorn, 
interred in the HODGES family cemetery*, 23 Dec 1913, 
marked in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Sect. 1, Plot 76A*), Franklin, 
"Virginian-Pilot & Norfolk Landmark," Vol. 49, No. 82, Sun., Dec. 21, 1913, 
   p. 19; 
"Virginian-Pilot & Norfolk Landmark," Vol. 49, No. 83, Mon., Dec. 22, 1913, 
   p. 7; 
"Virginian-Pilot & Norfolk Landmark," Vol. 49, No. 84, Tues., Dec. 23, 1913, 
   p. 10, 
   text of all 3 posted with Find a Grave Memorial #70467260 

*Additional information: 

Site of the HODGES family cemetery not known (June 2026) to the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project. 

He is marked with his widow (1856 - 1949), their son Wm. Marion BALLARD & 
   Marion's bride Ella, a daughter of P.D. CAMP. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar1.txt 

Photos of his cenotaph & plot - added by AGraveStory - 
   are also posted with Find a Grave Memorial #70467260. 

D.Cert. 29428 (Holy Neck #2) gives William Henry, b. 25 Dec 1851, son of 
   Joseph W. & Andrewetta (HODGES) BALLARD. 

His widow's obits ("Norfolk Virginian-Pilot," Sep. 4, 1949, & "Tidewater 
   News," Sep. 9, 1949) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b463m1ob.txt 

His father Joseph Wood BALLARD was a Confederate veteran, having risen from 
   private to sergeant in the 59th VA Militia. 


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