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Cecil Stiles "Bug" Ballou

Cecil Stiles "Bug" Ballou

Male 1896 - 1952  (55 years)

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  • Name Cecil Stiles Ballou 
    Birth 20 Jun 1896  Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19] 
    Birth Record of Cecil Stiles Ballou    		 Birth Record of Cecil Stiles Ballou
    General Information He went to Columbus, Ohio and worked on a large dairy farm there. He was later a crane operator in Chester, Pennsylvania. He later managed the Sheldegren Farm in Greenfield, Massachusetts, before returning to Orange in 1940.  [6, 14] 
    Census 1900 (3 years)  Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1910 (13 years)  Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Draft Registration 5 Jun 1918 (21 years)  Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [20] 
    Military From 28 Aug 1918 to 31 Mar 1919 (22 years)  [9, 17, 18] 
    Census 1920 (23 years)  Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1928 (31 years)  Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Census 1930 (33 years)  Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1940 (43 years)  Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Draft Registration 1942 (45 years)  Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [19] 
    Death 5 Jun 1952  Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18] 
    • From the Athol Daily News, 6 June 1952, "Cecil Stiles Ballou, 55, owner of the dairy farm and registered Gurnsey herd at 383 East River St. Orange, was burned to death in a flash fire in his barn yesterday afternoon. Ballou was pitching hay from a loft to a tractor-powered bailer on the barn floor, which was being operated by his son, Derrill. The hay toppled over, hurling Ballou onto the bailer and burying him under an estimated 2 tons of hay, which burst into flames from the exhaust and gasoline of the machine."
    Obituary 7 Jun 1952 (55 years)  [13] 
    Burial 7 Jun 1952  South Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 13, 14, 17] 
    Grave Marker of Cecil S. Ballou
    Ballou Memorial
    Last Full Review 22 Nov 2021 (125 years) 
    Siblings 5 brothers and 1 sister 
    Person ID I2338  | Clan of Jonathan, Tribe of Sarah
    Last Modified 22 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) 
    Relationship Birth 
    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) 
    Relationship Birth 
    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 Mary Elizabeth Richards,   b. 7 Aug 1898, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jul 1976, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 28 Jun 1922  Leverett, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 14] 
    Agency: Leverett Congregational Church 
    Age at Marriage He : 26 years - She : 23 years and 10 months. 
    Children 
    +1. Derrill Henry Ballou,   b. 5 Apr 1923, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jul 2021, Etna, Penobscot County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 98 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +2. Elizabeth Loraine "Zib" Ballou,   b. 18 Apr 1924, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jul 2023 (Age 99 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +3. Richard Cecil Ballou
    Family ID F1387  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2014 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 20 Jun 1896 - 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 MapsDraft Registration - 5 Jun 1918 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 28 Jun 1922 - Leverett, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Derrill Henry Ballou - 5 Apr 1923 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Elizabeth Loraine "Zib" Ballou - 18 Apr 1924 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1928 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDraft Registration - 1942 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Jun 1952 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 7 Jun 1952 - South Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Cecil and Mary Ballou June, 1951    		Cecil and Mary Ballou June, 1951

  • 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: 11B; Enumeration District: 127

    4. [S509] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2340639.

    5. [S806] 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01592; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 6-53.

    6. [S214] , Ballou, Richard C. email: 2000-03-30, ( E-mail to Robert Roy, 30 March 2000).

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

    8. [S572] Find a Grave web site, (Provo, Utah: Find A Grave, Inc.), Memorial ID 194040945 Cecil Stiles Ballou.

    9. [S994] Gravestone Inscription.

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

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

    12. [S885] Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1901-1980, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013).

    13. [S1558] Obituary of Cecil S. Ballou, (Springfield, Massachusetts: Springfield Union, 7 June 1952).

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

    15. [S911] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc).

    16. [S846] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Orange, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1928 .

    17. [S886] Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., (2012)), Headstone Application of Cecil S. Ballou.

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

    19. [S997] World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Draft Registration Card of Cecil Stiles Ballou .

    20. [S510] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), Draft Registration Card of Cecil Stiles Ballou.


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