Columbus was born in 1867. He was the son of Joseph Ballard and Mary Vernier. He passed away after 1870.
Sources
Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPS3-3BMQ : 11 September 2019), Joseph Ballard in entry for Columbus Ballard, 16 Dec 1867; citing Birth, various county courts, Michigan
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Columbus by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Columbus: