This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JOYCE1812VA Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.montana.counties.garfield/228.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Your Ballentines are all over the board, all over the usa. Dound some info... have no idea if you have it. Will pass it on. No particular order as of findings. No census found on Wilson as of now. Two birth records for ELBERT Ballentine... not Elbert. Son of Wilson and Ellen Ballentine.. b.3/11/1856 in Trigg Co. KY. FRANK Ballentine also born in Trigg Co. Ky. to P> of Wilson and Ellen Bounds Ballentine 12/13/1861 Dudley Ballentine born 2/15/1859 also in Trigg Ky to Wilson and Ellen now.. comes the interesting stuff of Frank's kids. in 1910 Harlem, Montanta census, 13yr old ELVA Ballentine is listed living with her grandparents Hugh and Emma Graybeal. The surname is not adding up here.. but passing on. Shows where Elva was born Olkahoma Terr 1900 Census shows Frank with Wife Lizzie and one dau. Elva Frank was 35, Lizzie 28 and Elva 3 am sure you have this.. but passing along 1920 Garfield Mont shows both Frank and son Albert living side by side.. age 59, widow,, and age 26 single by 1930 Frank is still in Garfield,.. but sows where his GRANDDAUGHTER, Sara B. Tubbs age 21 living with him. now, what got my curiousity up is in 11878 is the marriage record of WILSON BALLENTINE marrying Mary Ann Adams 9/25*/1878 in Crittenden KY. could not find any census or any other records of Wilson. So, I am ass*u*ming Elen has died and Wilson remarried. No ages of either Wilson nor Mary Ann at time of marriage. What is interesting is not finding any census on Wilson. I have prob. sent you info. you already have.... Joyce Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.