Bland Ballard Sr.:
Born: September 4, 1819
Birthplace: Shelby County, Kentucky
Father: James Bland 1763 – 1849
(Buried: Grove Hill Cemetery Shelbyville Kentucky)
Mother: Susannah Cox 1785 – 1858
(Buried: Grove Hill Cemetery Shelbyville Kentucky)
Wife: Sarah Shelby McDowell 1820 – 1901
(Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery Louisville Kentucky)
Children:
Austin Ballard Sr. 1852 – 1934
(Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery Louisville Kentucky)
Bland Ballard Jr. 1855 – 1909
(Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery Louisville Kentucky)
Fanny Thurston Ballard 1858 – 1921
(Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery Louisville Kentucky)
Susan Ballard 1863 – 1909
(Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery Louisville Kentucky)
Education:
1840: Graduated from Transylvania University Law School
Occupation before War:
1840: Attorney in Shelbyville Kentucky
1840 – 1861: Attorney in Louisville Kentucky
City Councilman in the City of Louisville Kentucky
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1879: Judge of United States District Court of Kentucky
Occupation after War:
1861 – 1879: Judge of United States District Court of Kentucky
Died: July 29, 1879
Place of Death: Louisville Kentucky
Cause of Death: Heart Disease
Age at time of Death: 59 years old
Burial Place: Cave Hill Cemetery Louisville Kentucky
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