From "History of North Washington" Published 1904

Transcribed by: Candy Grubb (candyg@theofficenet.com)
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IRVIN BALLEW
	Irvin Ballew resides at Danville, being one of the well known
citizens of this flourishing village.  He was born in Carroll county,
Missouri, on April 14, 1860, the son of C.W. and Mary (Shipp) Ballew,
natives of Missouri and of Irish ancestors.  They are still residing in 
Howard county, Missouri, the father aged eighty-five and the mother
seventy-five.  They are retired farmers and the fatjher served one year
in the Civil War.  These worthy people were the parents of eleven
children, named as follows: Louisa Amick, John H., William H., Florence 
Davis, C.W., Irvin, R.E., J.S., J.L., Virginia B., Alamang and C.E.
	Our subject was educated in Howard county, Missouri, and remained
with his parents until twenty years of age, when he began farming for 
himself.  Two years later he came to Denver, Colorado, and there was 
engaged variously for nearly two years.  He went thence to Texas, where
he reamined for two years, after which he came to the Wood River country
in Idaho, and there remained three years.  In 1890, we find him at 
Fairhaven, Washington, whence he journeyed later to Ellensburg and in 1892
came on to Loomis, Washington.  In 1894 he was in the Cariboo country
and in 1898 he settled at Danville.  Mr. Ballew has mined at many of the
leading camps in the northwest and is now interested in some good property
in the Franklin camp, west from Danville. In July, 1898, Mr. Ballew
married Miss Pearl Rogers and to them one child has been born, Gladys.
Mrs. Ballew has one sister, Julia Stocker.
	Mr. Ballew is active in politics and is allied with the Democratic 
party.  He is also a member of the Eagles.
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