I have family in Johnston. I don't have any of your family in my family tree. But I wonder if you might know some of my people. -------------- Original message from "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com>: -------------- > 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. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NCJOHNST-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message