William Eli Ballengee (1821 - 1900)

Born 13 Dec 1821 in Monroe County, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Jane (Johnson) Ballengee — married 11 Jan 1843 in Monroe County WV USA

Husband of Catherine C. (Dodd) Ballengee — married 29 Sep 1845 in Monroe, Amherst Co. Virginia

Husband of Catherine C (Dodd) Ballengee — married 29 Sep 1845 in Monroe, Virginia, United States

Husband of Elizabeth (Garten) Ballengee — married 16 Oct 1847 in Monroe Co., WV

Descendants

Died 13 Jun 1900 at age 78 in Talcott, Summers County, West Virginia, USA

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Biography

He was born on 13 Dec 1821 in Monroe County, Virginia, USA and was the son of Mary "Polly" A. Ballengee.

(William) Eli Ballengee first married on 11 Jan 1843 in Monroe County, Virginia, USA to Mary J. Johnson. [1]

He and his two brothers married three Garten sisters ...

William Eli Ballengee m: Elizabeth Garten

Henry Harrison Ballengee m: Lucinda Garten

John Masten Ballengee m: Sarah Ann Garten.

(William) Eli Ballengee married secondly on 16 Oct 1847 in Monroe County, Virginia, USA to Elizabeth Garten.

He was generally known as Eli, although the 1847 marriage record is listed as Wm. Eli Ballengee.

On 20 June 1863 part of Virginia went into the creation of West Virginia, USA.

He died on 13 Jun 1900 in Talcott, Summers County, West Virginia, USA.

Research Notes

At this time it is thought he was the son of an unknown father with possibilities including an unknown Meadows or John Norris.

His Ballengee line is ...

.1 Isaac Ballengee, Jr. m: Jane Graham

..2 Susannah Ballengee (unmarried)

...3 Mary "Polly" Ballengee (unmarried)

....4 (William) Eli Ballengee m1: Mary J. Johnson; m2: Elizabeth Garten.

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Be careful not to confuse different men called Eli Ballengee ...

• 1850 USA Census of Virginia ...

- res: District#18, Greenbrier for Eli Ballengee

- res: Raleigh for Eli with wife Catherine (Dodd) & children: James, Mary, Andrew, Isaac, Cynthia, Peter and Jane.

• 1870 USA Census of Forest Hill, Monroe County, Virginia;

- p12 (William) Eli Ballengee-15 (b: 1821) with wife Elizabeth (Garten) & 3 children;

- p13 Eli Balengee (b: 1826 VA) with wife Catherine (Dodd) and no children.

Sources

• 1850 USA Census of District#39, Monroe County, Virginia; citing NARA# M432_961; image#398; p396A

• 1870 USA Census of Monroe County, Virginia

• 1900 USA Census of Talcott, Summers County, West Virginia; which included ...

Ballenger Richard Thomas

Ballenger Sallie (wife)

Ballenger Homer (son)

Ballenger Bessie (daughter)

Ballenger Grace (daughter)

Ballenger Schuyler (son)

Ballenger Eli (widowed father).

• Monroe County Marriage Records

• Summers County Marriages

• West Virginia Marriages 1853–1970 Index on FamilySearch.org

• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=harris-1&id=I785

• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rootsr/B-JOHN.HTM

• "Summers County, West Virginia History" by Historical Society in 1994; p133-135 for Henry Harrison Ballengee who is brother of "Eli Ballengee 12/13/1821-6/13/1900"; buried at Oak Grove Cemetery, Ballengee, Summers County, West Virginia

Acknowledgements

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