Hello Joe.
I will hang onto your message because my Richard Cannon bn in Ala also
lived in Harris Co, TX, My husbancs grandftathe Crocket Powers was bn
there.
I have them on the 1870 census being there. Bev
"Hello, all.
I am now working on the family lines of my son-in-law, Michael
CHAPMAN.
Mike was b. in Harris Co., TX., but his parents both came to Texas from
Buncombe Co., NC soon after the end of WWII.
Mike's father is Bill (William) James Fred CHAPMAN, Jr., b. 9-16-1925 in
Gastonia, NC., and his wife, Betty Jo BALLARD, b. 10-27-1933 in Asheville,
NC.
Betty Jo's parents were William A. BALLARD, b. 5-26-1910 in Asheville, and
his wife, Charlotte Louise WILLIAMS, b. 10-27-1914 (place unknown, but
thought to be Buncombe Co.) and these two were married in Asheville on
4-18-1929.
William's parents were Alec Ambrose BALLARD (all data needed) and his wife,
Blanche CANNON (all data needed) who may have lived and married in Buncombe
Co.
Alec's parents were Steven BALLARD and his wife, Martha GUY. Martha's
father is thought to have been a full-blooded Native American, although we
do not yet know this for a fact, or in what tribe he may have been a member.
This message is to seek the birth and location info for Alec and for his
father, Steven BALLARD, as well. Since the family has been mostly located
in Buncombe Co., we feel that at least some of the info may be known by
those who are familiar with the records of this location.
If you can assist, we would be most thankful!! Joe DUKE"