This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: edwar024 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.johnston/1736.1778.1.3.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dear Roger Thanks so much for your response. Larkin B Ballance born in 1888 was my paternal grandfather. He married Elizabeth Mitchell (she died very young in 1949 or so) and they had 18 (maybe 12-14 lived to be adults) or so children, of which my father was one. His name was John Harding Ballance. He had brothers, George Ballance, Paul Lee Ballance, Clifton Ballance, Ben Ballance. The family you mention in your email was his second wife, Mae. He had three additional daughters with her.My father spent his career in Washington DC, but George and Paul remained in Johnston Co their enitre lives. Do you have information about Larkin B Ballance's ancestry? My son, who is 19 and a freshman in college at Campbell Univ, is fascinated with history ( a history major) and would love to know if any of our descendants fought in the Rev or Civil War. My father did not fight in WWII or Korea, as he had suffered from malaria earlier in life. I believe my father might only have a sister remaining and she is Patsy Ballance. She lives, I think, around Richmond, but could have passed. My mother is in a nursing home in MD near my brother. The three daughters from grandpas second marriage came to my father's funeral in 1993, but no contact with them since then I happen to be living on a small farm back in Johnston Co now. Seems like coming home. Pam 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.