Hi Caroline, It snowed last night. I closed the office with only a slight guilty conscience - roads are not really that bad. But, when the boss is away........... I could not find any of your Ballards in the Mercer County History books but I did locate the following in some other resources I have. Wilson Ballard (m) Sarah Goodall in Orange Co., VA on August 1, 1816 and John Ballard (m) Elizabeth McGhee in Monroe County, VA on September 2, 1844. Hope this helps a little. Linda,Roanoke,VA