Abijah "Bige" Ballew was born in June 1857 in Putnam County, Tennessee.
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He was the son of Joseph Ballew and Charlotte (Tollison) Ballew.
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He married Margaret Ann Crawford on 25 March 1886 in White County, Tennessee.
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He passed away on 24 October 1930 in White County, Tennessee. He was interred in Blankenship Cemetery, White County, Tennessee.
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Event Place: 8th District, White, Tennessee, United States
Joseph Balero Male 26 North Carolina
Cherlotta Balero Female 29 Tennessee
Abija Balero Male 4 Tennessee
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWK-RPR: 15 January 2022), Abija Ballew in household of Joseph Ballew, District 8, Grainger, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district, sheet, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
Event Place: District 8, Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Joseph Ballew Self Male 45 Tennessee
Charllotte Ballew Wife Female 47 Tennessee
Abija Ballew Son Male 23 Tennessee
Almira Ballew Daughter Female 17 Tennessee
Sidney Ballew Son Male 15 Tennessee
William Ballew Son Male 14 Tennessee
Amanda Ballew Daughter Female 10 Tennessee
Alley Odd Ballew Daughter Female 5 Tennessee
"Tennessee, White County Records, 1809-1975," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQX-QXJ7: 18 February 2021), Bige Ballew and Marget Crawford, 25 Mar 1886; citing Marriage, White, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 005749174.
Bige Ballew
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 25 Mar 1886
Event Place: White, Tennessee, United States
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Marget Crawford
Spouse's Sex: Female
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZK-W9V: accessed 16 January 2022), Abijah Ballow in household of Joseph Ballow, Civil District 6, White, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 153, sheet 11B, family 207, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,604.
Event Place: Civil District 6, White, Tennessee, United States
Joseph Ballow Head Male 66 Tennessee
Charlotte Ballow Wife Female 68 Tennessee
Abijah Ballow Son Male 43 Tennessee
Margaret A Ballow Daughter-in-law Female 30 Tennessee
Stanton Ballow Son Male 38 Tennessee
Arthur Ballow Grandson Male 12 Tennessee
Findlay B Ballow Grandson Male 8 Tennessee
Nina B Ballow Granddaughter Female 6 Tennessee
Saphronia Ballow Granddaughter Female 2 Tennessee
"The Fred Clark Book of Cemeteries of White County, Tennessee," Volume I, Compiled and Published by “The White County Genealogical-Historical Society,” Geraldine Elrod, President and Editor, 2003.
Blankenship Cemetery, White County, Tennessee, page 22 Ballew, Bige 1856 - 1930.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Rachel Wilson for creating WikiTree profile Ballew-119 through the import of 051713.GED on May 17, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Rachel and others.
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