B.Ballew's Ancestry Home Page
updated August 3, 2002
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"When the oak is felled
the whole forest
echoes with its fall,
but a hundred acorns
are sown in silence
by an unnoticed breeze."

~ Thomas Carlyle ~

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Index of Individuals

Photo Gallery and Documents

Bailleuls of Medieval Flanders

Coats of Arms & Flags

Links to Other Sites

Thanks for dropping by
for a visit.

These ancestors and cousins
performed a variety of
occupations including
merchant, tailor, farmer,
business owner, soldier,
teamster, butcher,
jeweler, railroad worker,
theater operator, and
homemaker.
Two were slave owners.
One was held
prisoner-of-war for 14 months
following the Civil War battle
of Missionary Ridge
(Tennessee).
At least one served in the
Revolutionary War.
One emmigrated from Russia
to join her fiancé in Canada.
Others emmigrated from
England, France, & Ireland.
Some were likely religious
(Protestant) refugees.
Some relocated in wagon trains.
One died after defending his
home and family against
a trio of armed robbers.
Each chose
from the opportunities
that came their way.

May they inspire us
to make the most
of our own opportunities
and potential,
and be grateful
to all generations
since the dawn of time
for making today
possible for us.

I am indebted
to all of the "cousins,"
both those long-known
and those newly-found,
who have helped me
compile this information.

"Who can say
where the road goes
where the day flows
-- only time."

"Pilgrim, how you journey
on the road you chose
to find out why the winds die
and where the stories go.
All days come from one day
that much you must know,
you cannot change what's over
but only where you go.

"...Pilgrim, in your journey
you may travel far,
for pilgrim it's a long way
to find out who you are..."

~ Enya ~

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