This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/1YB.2ACI/717 Message Board Post: James Ervin Ballard b 1838, Madison Co, NC NC killed June 17 1904 by bank robbers in a Cadiz Bank , hit on the head died shortly after, He was while visiting his son Samuel Grant Ballard He lived In Madison Co, NC. Buried in Cadiz because I have a telegram Sent to Asheville NC by his son to his Mother asking instructions for whether to bury or bring home.his body. She said bury him there in Cadiz.. Seeking information on name of newspaper 1904 that may have carried the story and where to search or how to find his buriel place in Cadiz or nearby. No death records were kept in Ohio until 1908 to write for. I live in Madison Co, NC Can't get to Cadiz. Thanks for any help Nancy Ballard,