Clarence Ernest Ballou

Male, #2340, b. 7 September 1899, d. 29 September 1937
Clarence Ernest Ballou|b. 7 Sep 1899\nd. 29 Sep 1937|p2340.htm|William Herbert Ballou|b. Jun 1869|p2334.htm|Maude Nellie Stiles|b. 20 Jul 1873\nd. 29 Jan 1974|p2327.htm|Stephen Ballou||p2902.htm|Josephine Beach||p2903.htm|Burritt A. Stiles|b. 29 Apr 1840\nd. 8 May 1912|p2326.htm|Sarah A. Brigham|b. 20 Feb 1848\nd. 22 May 1929|p2322.htm|

Relationship=3rd great-grandson of Peter Delvee.
Clarence E. Ballou during World War I
     [Tribe of Sarah]. Clarence Ernest Ballou was born on 7 September 1899 at Wendell, Massachusetts.3,2 He was the son of William Herbert Ballou and Maude Nellie Stiles.1,2 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 shellshocked at Chateau-Thierry. He was discharged 6 June 1919 as a PFC at Camp Lee, Virginia.4 Clarence Ernest Ballou was a policeman at Jacksonville, Florida.4 He was employed by the Jacksnville Police Force about 1930 at Jacksonville, Florida. On 14 June 1930 at Jacksonville, Florida, Clarence married Audrey Inez Herndon, daughter of Charles Herndon and Laura Grover. He met her while she was walking home from work and he was on his beat.4,2,5 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 faught in the Civil War, and would not allow a "Damn Yankee" on his property.4 Clarence Ernest Ballou died on Wednesday, 29 September 1937 at Jacksonville, Florida, at age 38 years and 22 days 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.3,2
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Tribe of Sarah

Children of Clarence Ernest Ballou and Audrey Inez Herndon

Citations

  1. [S98] Betty-Sue Pratt, Descendants of Charles Brigham (Athol, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1997), p 4. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of Charles Brigham.
  2. [S189] A Ann Lint, Descendants of Peter Delvee (Willoughby, Ohio: mansuscript, 23 June 1999). Hereinafter cited as Descendants of Peter Delvee.
  3. [S98] Betty-Sue Pratt, Descendants of Charles Brigham (Athol, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1997), pp 4, 6. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of Charles Brigham.
  4. [S98] Betty-Sue Pratt, Descendants of Charles Brigham (Athol, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1997), p 7. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of Charles Brigham.
  5. [S388] Reunion Report, 1887 - 1988, Delvee Family Records, Warwick, Massachusetts, 1930 p 28.
  6. [S388] Reunion Report, 1887 - 1988, Delvee Family Records, Warwick, Massachusetts, 1930 p 27.
  7. [S105] Obituary of Grace Lois Ballou, Pensacola News Journal, Pensacola, Florida, 29 November 1997, 4C. Hereinafter cited as Pensacola News Journal.
  8. [S388] Reunion Report, 1887 - 1988, Delvee Family Records, Warwick, Massachusetts, 1936, p 104.
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