George Marc Rodgers

Male, #21943, (27 Apr 1956 - 21 Jun 1958)
Birth*27 Apr 1956 George was born on 27 Apr 1956. 
Death*21 Jun 1958 He died on 21 Jun 1958 at age 2. 
Last Edited4 Jul 2006

Robin Lyn Nix

Female, #21948, (5 Oct 1959 - 13 Jul 1960)
Birth*5 Oct 1959 Robin was born on 5 Oct 1959. 
Death*13 Jul 1960 She died on 13 Jul 1960. 
Last Edited9 Jul 1999

Rev. Wiley Davis Ballard

Male, #21957, (19 Jan 1851 - 15 Feb 1944)
Nickname  Rev. Wiley Davis Ballard also went by the name of Bud Ballard. 
Birth*19 Jan 1851 Wiley was born at Pulaski Co., Arkansas, on 19 Jan 1851. Son of William Marion and Orina Ballard. 
Marriage*28 Dec 1871 He married Sarah Jane Mattingly at Hill Co., Texas, on 28 Dec 1871 at age 20. 
Death of Spouse4 Feb 1944 His wife Sarah Jane Mattingly died on 4 Feb 1944 at Jackson Co., Oklahoma. 
Death*15 Feb 1944 He died at Jackson Co., Oklahoma, on 15 Feb 1944 at age 93. 
Burial*say 18 Feb 1944 His body was interred say 18 Feb 1944 at Boggy Creek Cemetery, Jackson Co., Oklahoma. 
Biography* From Ruth Fancher Culpepper:

W. D. was a Methodist minister.
A granddaughter, Mrs. Otis Francis Culpepper, wrote in a 16 Oct 1978 letter: My mother was only 5 years of age when her people (the Ballards) came here [Gould, OK] from Central Texas. This was a disputed area at that time (1890) as both Texas and Oklahoma claimed it. They (my grandparents) never intended to leave Texas and never really felt like the decision was right. My grandfather Ballard was the last judge of Greer Co., Texas, and was in office at the time the federal courts handed down the decision.

From Greg Smart, Nov 2004:

Wiley farmed. His farm was located across from the Old Willowvale School. He was also a circuit Methodist minister most of his life. He was County Judge of Old Greer Co, TX. in March of 1896. I have found one record with his name on it. Family history is that he served from 1894 to 1896. It was in March of 1896 that the Supreme Court ruled Greer Co. to not be a part of Texas. The US Congress ,the next month, passed a resolution that included that county officials currently holding office would continue until the next election. Family history also tells that Wiley was not interested in serving further as he had to live in Mangum and he later claimed he never saw any cash for his service having been paid in vouchers. The history of Old Greer Co is interesting including it's limited taxing authority. Wiley also served as a member of a school board and as a county commissioner for Jackson Co. I haven't determined when he served in this latter capacity. A bridge over Boggy Creek was once dedicated to him but it has since been torn down.

William Marion Ballard (father of Wiley Davis Ballard)
b. abt 1806, N.C.
m.abt 1831
d. abt 1890, Hill Co., TX (no official record of death found yet, this is according to family history)

William M. and Wiley owned separate acreage in Hill Co. Wiley's was north of Hillsboro, TX and William's was south of the town. At his death, it is believed William M. left 80 acres to be divided among four of his children.

Wife: Orina Unknown (possibly Wade)
b. TN
d. Unknown but after 1860 and before 1870 ( I mentioned only the 1850 Hot Springs Co., AR census in my first reply but in the 1860 census for Hot Springs Co., Orina is shown as Orendo.)

Other Children:
George Washington Ballard
b. 1832, Alabama
d. 1905, Knox Co., TX
m. 1853 to M. Caroline Holloway in Hot Springs, Arkansas

William Marion Ballard
b. 1840, Madison Co., Alabama
d. 1925, Natchitoches Parrish, Louisiana
m. 1859 to Louisa Thompson, Hot Springs, AR
m. 1865 to Talitha Jones, Natchitoches Parrish, Louisiana
m. aft 1904 to Emily Barnhill

John F. Ballard
b. 1836, Mississippi
d. unknown
m. Sarah Brent

Milton N. Ballard
b. abt 1846
d. aft 1880
m. Mary Unknown

Sarah A. Ballard
b. 1848-1850
d. unknown
m. unknown

Joseph F. Ballard
b. abt 1854, Hot Springs, AR
d. unknown
m. unknown

Albert R. Ballard
b. abt. 1854, Hot Springs, AR
d. unknown
m. unknown

William M. is believed to have had at least one brother, John Ballard, b. abt 1800 in N.C. It is believed they owned adjacent property in Pickens Co., Alabama in 1839. They lived next to one another in Clear Creek Township, Hot Springs Co., AR in 1850. John had 7 children and his wife's given name was Mourning or Morning. Her maiden name is unknown.

 

Family

Sarah Jane Mattingly
Marriage*28 Dec 1871 He married Sarah Jane Mattingly at Hill Co., Texas, on 28 Dec 1871 at age 20. 
Child
Last Edited7 Oct 2005

Daisy Lavina Ballard

Female, #21959, (16 Sep 1884 - 1966)
Father*Rev. Wiley Davis Ballard
Mother*Sarah Jane Mattingly
Birth*16 Sep 1884 Daisy was born on 16 Sep 1884. 
Married Name24 Dec 1906  As of 24 Dec 1906, her married name was Fancher. 
Marriage*24 Dec 1906 She married Henry Truman Fancher at Olustee, Jackson Co., Oklahoma, on 24 Dec 1906 at age 22. 
Death of Spouse1 Jan 1934 Her husband Henry Truman Fancher died on 1 Jan 1934 at Olustee, Jackson Co., Oklahoma. 
Death of Mother4 Feb 1944 Her mother Sarah Jane Mattingly died on 4 Feb 1944 at Jackson Co., Oklahoma. 
Death of Father15 Feb 1944 Her father Rev. Wiley Davis Ballard died on 15 Feb 1944 at Jackson Co., Oklahoma. 
Death*1966 She died at Altus, Jackson Co., Oklahoma, in 1966. 
Biography* According to Mrs. Otis Francis Culpepper in a 16 Oct 1978 letter, her mother was five years old when her family moved (1890) to the area near Gould, OK from Central Texas. 

Family

Henry Truman Fancher
Marriage*24 Dec 1906 She married Henry Truman Fancher at Olustee, Jackson Co., Oklahoma, on 24 Dec 1906 at age 22. 
Child
Last Edited9 Jul 2006

Henry Truman Fancher

Male, #21960, (5 Jul 1884 - 1 Jan 1934)
Birth*5 Jul 1884 Henry was born at Iredell, Bosque Co., Texas, on 5 Jul 1884. The son of William Martin Fancher and Susan Harriet Hamilton McCarty. 
Marriage*24 Dec 1906 He married Daisy Lavina Ballard at Olustee, Jackson Co., Oklahoma, on 24 Dec 1906 at age 22. 
Death*1 Jan 1934 He died at Olustee, Jackson Co., Oklahoma, on 1 Jan 1934 at age 49. 
Burial*say 3 Jan 1934 His body was interred say 3 Jan 1934 at Boggy Creek Cemetery, Jackson Co., Oklahoma. 
Biography* Mrs. Otis Francis Culpepper wrote in a 16 Oct 1978 letter: My Father's people were "late comers' not getting here [Gould, OK] till 1897, after this was Oklahoma. This area became Oklahoma officially in 1896 after which people could "file" on land and after 5 years residence & certain imporvements were made on the land, could own 160 A[cres] of land for a little more than $14.00, the cost of the court proceedings proving they had fulfilled their part of the contract. By late 1897 when my Grandfather Fancher came here, almost all the land had been claimed. 

Family

Daisy Lavina Ballard
Child
Last Edited9 Jul 2006