Nelson Ballou (abt. 1816 - abt. 1840)

Born about 1816 in Ebensburg, Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Cunningham) Ballou — married about 1836 in Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Died about 1840 at about age 24 in Portage, Cambria County, Pennsylvania

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Entry for Nelson Ballou in the 1888 Ballou Family History

NELSON BALLOU; born in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania about 1816; married Elizabeth Cunningham of Cambria County, Pennsylvania - parentage and birthdate not ascertained; date of marriage perhaps 1836 or 1837. (They had the following children):

1. Olivia; birth not given, burned to death 1843. (note: it was actually 1842)

2. Nelson; birth not given, burned to death 1843. (note: it was actually 1842)

Nelson Ballou was an industrious, worthy man. He was engaged near the Portage Raiload in Cambria County, PA, in arranging a large collection of heavy logs for convenient transportation. They caught advantage of him, rolled down on him, and crushed him to death. This occurred in 1840. A year later his broken-hearted widow died, leaving their two children to be cared for by their grand parents; and two years later in 1843 (note: it was actually in 1842), as we have already told, those grand parents and these two orphan grandchildren perished together in their burnt home. What a sad series of calamitous deaths almost extinguished the family of this Amariah Ballou! He, his wife, three sons and two grandchildren came to unnatural ends!

An Elaborate History and Genealogy of the Ballous in America. Editor, Adin Ballou. Providence, RI: E. L. Freeman & Son, 1888.