This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: karlynfinn1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.fannin/2100.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for Ruth Ballard's family, she married Roll Butler in Fannin about 1900, she was born in 1883, supposedly in Kentucky. She named her children Virgie, Florence, Gertie, Chester, Patricia Della and Edward Curtis. She died at age 44 in Duke Oklahoma, and her supposed sister Mattie J Halley raised her daughter Della. But I think Mattie J and her sister Sally A are actually Keelins. So is Ruth a Keelin or maybe they were her cousins. Very mysterious. I noticed there was a William Ballard in Fannin who moved to Choctaw, OK Indian territory in 1890 or so. Rumors of them being Indian. 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.