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Clarence Ernest Ballou

Clarence Ernest Ballou

Male 1899 - 1937  (38 years)

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  • Name Clarence Ernest Ballou 
    Birth 7 Sep 1899  Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19
    Birth Record of Clarence Ballou
    Birth Record of Clarence Ballou
    General Information After the end of World War I, Clarence became a policeman in Jacksonville, Florida. According to a family story, he was never allowed to visit his wife's family homestead in Brantly, Alabama, as his wife's grandfather lived there, and had fought in the Civil War, and would not allow a "Damn Yankee" on his property.   [16
    Census 1900 (Age 1)  Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 1910 (Age 11)  Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Military 25 Jun 1916 (Age 17)  [15, 16, 19
    Census 1920 (Age 21)  Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1930 (Age 31)  Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1935 (Age 36)  Duval County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1935 (Age 36)  Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  [17
    Death 29 Sep 1937  Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 11, 12, 13, 16, 18, 19
    • He died at St. Vincent's hospital, Jacksonville, Florida of pneumonia contracted after receiving sever injuries, including a fractured skull, from a motorcycle accident on 27 September 1937 while escorting the Governor of Florida traveling to a meeting. [15, 16, 18]
    Obituary 1 Oct 1937  [15
    Burial —  Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Gravestone of Clarence E. Ballou
    Gravestone of Clarence E. Ballou
    Siblings 6 Siblings 
    Person ID I2340  | Clan of Jonathan, Tribe of Sarah
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2021 

    Father William Herbert "Will" Ballou,   b. 15 Jun 1869, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Apr 1943, Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Maude Nellie Stiles,   b. 20 Jul 1873, Erving, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jan 1974, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 100 years) 
    Marriage 17 Sep 1887  Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : 18 years and 3 months - She : 14 years and 2 months
    Divorce Before 1920 
    Family ID F1377  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Audrey Inez Herndon,   b. 10 Dec 1911, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1939, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years) 
    Marriage 14 Jun 1930  Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8, 9, 13, 16
    • Clarence met Audrey while she was walking home from work and he was on his police beat.
    Age at Marriage He : 30 years and 9 months - She : 18 years and 6 months. 
    Children 
    +1. Betty-Sue Ballou, R.N.,   b. 25 Mar 1932, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 2018, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    +2. Clarence Ernest Ballou, Jr.,   b. 13 Feb 1933, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Grace Lois Ballou,   b. 25 Jul 1935, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 1997, Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     4. John Norwood Ballou "Johnny" Wood,   b. 18 Jun 1937, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Apr 1998, Hampton, Hampton County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
    Family ID F1388  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2021 

  • Notes 
    • Other Marriage: The Florida Divorce Index lists that Clarence Ballon and Mabel O'Leary were divorced in 1928 in Duval County. Is this the same Clarence? [10]

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 Sep 1899 - Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 14 Jun 1930 - Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Betty-Sue Ballou, R.N. - 25 Mar 1932 - Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Clarence Ernest Ballou, Jr. - 13 Feb 1933 - Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1935 - Duval County, Florida Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1935 - Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Grace Lois Ballou - 25 Jul 1935 - Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - John Norwood Ballou "Johnny" Wood - 18 Jun 1937 - Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 29 Sep 1937 - Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - — - Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Clarence E. Ballou during World War I
    Clarence Ernest Ballou in Uniform
    Clarence Ernest Ballou
    Officer Clarence E. Ballou

  • Sources 
    1. [S504] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Wendell, Franklin, Massachusetts; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0500; FHL microfilm: 1240649.

    2. [S503] 1910 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Year: 1910; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_589; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0514; FHL microfilm: 1374602.

    3. [S499] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_698; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 127.

    4. [S509] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Jacksonville, Duval, Florida; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2340047.

    5. [S1537] 1935 Florida State Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008).

    6. [S388] Delvee Historian. Delvee Family Records 1887 - 1988, (Warwick, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1988).

    7. [S572] Find a Grave web site, (Provo, Utah: Find A Grave, Inc.), Memorial ID 76764801 Clarence E Ballou.

    8. [S1215] Florida, County Marriage Records, 1823-1982., (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016).

    9. [S962] Florida Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006).

    10. [S925] Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc, (2005)).

    11. [S505] Florida, U.S., Death Index, 1877-1998, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004).

    12. [S994] Gravestone Inscription.

    13. [S189] Lint, A Ann. Descendants of Peter Delvee, (Willoughby, Ohio: mansuscript, 23 June 1999).

    14. [S801] Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Records, 1840-1915 , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Birth Record of Clarence Ballou.

    15. [S1560] Obituary of Clarence Ballou, (Springfield, Massachusetts: Springfield Republican, Page 11, 1 October 1937).

    16. [S98] Pratt, Betty-Sue. Descendants of Charles Brigham, (Athol, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1997).

    17. [S846] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Jacksonville, Florida, City Directory, 1935 .

    18. [S1559] United States, Officer Down Memorials, 1791-2014, ( Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

    19. [S1477] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, ( Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019).