Jennifer Grace Pierson

Family/Spouse: Norman Chapman. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Teagan Hawk Chapman

Gary married Linda Grace Pratt [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• History: George graduated from Athol High School, Athol, Massachusetts in 1942. He served in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1946, serving in the Pacific Theater with the 186th Combat Battalion as a heavy equipment operator, and later in the occupation of Japan. After his return, he served in the Massachusetts National Guard, 181st Infantry for three years, retiring as a Sergeant. George was employed by L. S. Starrett Company in Athol. He retired in March 1988 from L. S. Starrett after 45 years.
• Residence: 1995, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; 39 Washington Avenue

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George married Betty-Sue Ballou, R.N. on 5 Jul 1954 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Betty-Sue (daughter of Clarence Ernest Ballou and Audrey Inez Herndon) was born on 25 Mar 1932 in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida; died on 25 Dec 2018 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried on 30 Dec 2018 in Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1935, Duval County, Florida; In the 1935 Florida State Census she was recorded, age 3, living in Duval County, Florida with her parents.
• Residence: 1942, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Graduation: 1951, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She graduated from Orange High School. She was the Senior Class Secretary.
• Graduation: 1954, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She graduated from the Burbank School of Nursing.
• Residence: 1995, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; 39 Washington Avenue
• Obituary: 27 Dec 2018; Betty-Sue (Ballou) Pratt, of 39 Washington Ave, So. Athol, passed away peacefully at home on Christmas day. She was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on March 25, 1932, to Clarence Ernest (C.E.) Ballou, I., and Audrey (Herndon) Ballou. One of four children, at age nine, she was orphaned, and sent to live with her Uncle Cecil and Aunt Mary (Richards) Ballou, at the Ballou Farm in Orange, Massachusetts. She graduated from Orange High School in 1951, and was Senior Class Secretary. She then attended the Burbank of Nursing in Fitchburg, Mass, graduating in 1954. She met her future husband George Pratt, of Athol, through mutual friends, on the Common, in North New Salem, and was married to him in the Orange Congregational Church, in 1954. They were together until his passing, in 1996. Betty's nursing career spanned many decades and many jobs within her chosen profession. She worked at Athol Memorial Hospital, served as a school nurse in the local area, was a camp nurse at Morgan Memorial Fresh Air Camp, and was a Pioneer, as one of the first visiting nurses in the Quabbin Valley area, covering seven territories, in the 1970's. Finally, she served as Assistant Administrator at the Quabbin Valley Nursing Home, before retiring. During her retirement, she was active in the Swift River Valley Historical Society, serving as its president for a number of terms, and she painstakingly digitized and electronically restored hundreds of photos and documents, in an effort to preserve and share the legacy of the Swift River Valley. Throughout her life she helped many people, and was a devoted wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She enjoyed gardening, and she traveled across the United States and spent an enjoyable month abroad, in Great Britain, in 1994, with her sister, Grace Ballou. She was predeceased by her husband of 42 years George, her son, Thomas Pratt, her brother John Wood Ballou, a sister, Grace Ballou, and grandson, John Murphy. She is survived by her daughter, Susan Murphy (Patrick) of Athol, Linda Brunelle (Stan), of Springfield, Vermont, son John Pratt, of Lubbock, Texas, and brother, C.E. Ballou, II. She is also survived by her adoptive siblings, Darrell Ballou, of Maine, Elizabeth 'Zib" (Ballou) Pierce, and Richard Ballou, both of Orange, Mass. Additionally, she is survived by seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. There are no calling hours. A service will be held at the South Athol United Methodist Church, 65 Morgan Avenue, Athol, on Sunday, December 30, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. She will be reunited with her husband at a private internment, at the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery, in Winchendon, MA, following the church service. In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to the South Athol United Methodist Church, c/o Zane Dubour, 3800 South Athol Road, Athol, MA 01331. Witty's Funeral Home, 158 South Main Street, Orange, is directing the arrangements. You may offer your sympathy online at www.wittyfuneralhome.com. Published by the Athol Daily News, 27 December 2018

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[Tribe of Sarah]

Leon married Marie Richard on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: After the end of World War I, Clarence became a policeman in Jacksonville, Florida. According to a family story, he was never allowed to visit his wife's family homestead in Brantly, Alabama, as his wife's grandfather lived there, and had fought in the Civil War, and would not allow a "Damn Yankee" on his property.
• Census: 1900, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1900 US Census he was recorded, age 6 months, living on Main Street, Wendell, Massachusetts with his parents.
• Census: 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1910 US Census he was recorded, age 10, living on Mill Street, Orange, Massachusetts with his parents.
• Military: 25 Jun 1916; He enlisted 25 June 1916 at Camp Edwards in Framingham, Massachusetts. He was under 18 and his mother had to sign for him. From June 1916 to October 1917, he was stationed at Columbus, New Mexico mainly drilling and guarding prisoners. He was a member of Company E, 102ed Infantry and while in New Mexico was reviewed by General Pershing. From 3 October 1917 to 3 June 1919, he was with the AEF in France. On 23 July 1918, he was gassed and shell-shocked at Chateau-Thierry. He was discharged 6 June 1919 as a PFC at Camp Lee, Virginia.
• Census: 1920, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1920 US Census he was recorded, age 20, living on 24 Clifton Street, Orange, Massachusetts with his divorced Mother. This was the home of the Carpenter family for whom his mother was their housekeeper.
• Census: 1930, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida; In the 1930 US Census he was recorded, age 30, living at the Jacksonville City Jail, Jacksonville, Florida as a roomer, not a prisoner. He was a policeman.
• Census: 1935, Duval County, Florida; In the 1935 Florida State Census he was recorded, age 36, living in Duval County, Florida.
• Residence: 1935, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida; According to the 1935 Jacksonville City Directory, Clarence and Audrey lived on 326 Ivy, Jacksonville, Florida.
• Obituary: 1 Oct 1937
• Last Full Review: 28 Nov 2021

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Other Marriage: The Florida Divorce Index lists that Clarence Ballon and Mabel O'Leary were divorced in 1928 in Duval County. Is this the same Clarence?

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Died:
He died at St. Vincent's hospital, Jacksonville, Florida of pneumonia contracted after receiving sever injuries, including a fractured skull, from a motorcycle accident on 27 September 1937 while escorting the Governor of Florida traveling to a meeting.

Clarence married Audrey Inez Herndon on 14 Jun 1930 in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida. Audrey (daughter of Charles Herndon and Laura "Juda" Grover) was born on 10 Dec 1911 in Alabama; died on 24 Sep 1939 in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: According to Betty-Sue Pratt (1997), "I remember my Momma as a quiet, pretty woman. She was plump, had gorgeous auburn wavy hair."
• Census: 1920, Glennville, Tattnall County, Georgia ; In the 1920 US Census she was recorded, age 9, living on China Street, Glennville, Georgia with her parents.
• Census: 1930, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida; In the 1930 US Census she was recorded, age 19, living in 1734 Walnut Street, Jacksonville, Florida with her father and step-mother. She was working as a telephone instructor.
• Census: 1935, Duval County, Florida; In the 1935 Florida State Census she was recorded, age 24, living in Duval County, Florida.
• Residence: 1935, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida; According to the 1935 Jacksonville City Directory, Clarence and Audrey lived on 326 Ivy, Jacksonville, Florida.
• Last Full Review: 28 Nov 2021

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Married:
Clarence met Audrey while she was walking home from work and he was on his police beat.