Ruth Evelyn Leard and Edward Laughlin Ballou

EDWARD LAUGHLIN BALLOU, son of LULU B. LAUGHLIN and OTIS MARTIN BALLOU, was born December 25, 1915 in Saunders County, Nebraska,⁵⁷⁰⁹ and died February 3, 2007 in Village Manor, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska.⁵⁷¹⁰ He is buried in Ashland Cemetery, Saunders County, Nebraska.^{5710, 456}

He married RUTH EVELYN LEARD on July 26, 1941 in Papillion, Sarpy, Nebraska.²⁷⁹³ She was born October 28, 1920 in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona,²⁸⁰⁸ and died November 18, 2013 in Waverly, Lancaster, Nebraska.⁴⁵⁶

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  • John Sayles Descendant Report (Ancestor of Edward L. Ballou)
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Marriage Announcements and News

Ashland Gazette, July 30, 1941²⁷⁹³

Ruth Leard And Edward Ballou Wed Saturday

Quiet Ceremony Took Place at Papillion Church

Miss Ruth Evelyn Leard, daughter of Mrs. D. R. Leard, became the bride of Edward Laughlin Ballou, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Ballou, in a quiet ceremony Saturday, July 26, at the Methodist church in Papillion. The marriage lines were read by Rev. E. H. Unvert, in the presence of Mrs. Leard and Mr. and Mrs. Ballou. Miss Clara Louise Marcy and Eugene Reece attended the bride and groom. Mrs. Ballou was born and reared in Phoenix, Ariz. She was graduated from Herbert Hoover high school and attended Junior college at Glendale; and after coming to Nebraska to reside and attend the Lincoln School of Commerce, and filled a secretarial position in Lincoln. Mr. Ballou was born and reared in this community, and was graduated from the Ashland High school with the class of 1933. He attended the University of Nebraska, where he was affiliated with Kappa Sigma fraternity, and since leaving school has been associated with his father in farming. Mr. and Mrs. Ballou left soon after the ceremony for a motor trip to Minnesota, and after August 1 will be at home at the Ballou farm north of Ashland. Mr. Ballou and his bride are descendants of some of Saunders county’s earliest pioneers, and their forbearers figured prominently in the early life and progress of the community. They have a wide circle of friends who wish them happiness.

Newspaper Articles

Lincoln Journal Star, December 19, 1999⁵⁷⁰⁹

Edward Ballou

Edward L. Ballou of Lincoln will celebrate his 84th birthday Dec. 25 with a family gathering and card shower. Cards may be sent to 7020 Huntington Ave., Lincoln, NE 68507.

His children are John and Pat Ballou of Lincoln, Ron and Sandee Ballou of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Bill and Holly Ballou of The Woodlands, Texas. He has four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

He was born Dec. 25, 1915, south of Ashland on the family farm, and served in the Army during WWII. He has been married to Ruth (Leard) Ballou for 58 years and has resided in Lincoln since 1972.

Obituaries

Lincoln Journal Star, February 5, 2007⁵⁷¹⁰

Edward L. Ballou

Lincoln

Edward L. Ballou, 91, Lincoln, died Saturday (2/3/07) at the Village Manor in Lincoln. Born in Ashland, Dec. 25, 2915, to Otis and Lulu (Laughlin) Ballou, World War II Veteran, serving 1942-46.

Survivors: wife, Ruth, Lincoln; sons, daughters-in-law, John Ballou Sr. and fiancee, Julie Scheetz, Lincoln, Ronald D. and Sandee Ballou, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, William M. and Holly Ballou, Woodlands, Texas; grandchildren, Barb (Scott) Bodfield, John Ballou Jr., Jennifer and Tyler Ballou; three great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by: parents, uncles; aunts; cousins.

Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Marcy Chapel, Ashland. Ashland Cemetery. Visitation: 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Marcy Chapel. The family requests memorials, in lieu of flowers, to First Congregational Church or American Legion Post No. 129. Marcy Mortuary, Ashland.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
January 31, 1920299	Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska	Otis Martin Ballou Lulu B. Laughlin Edward Laughlin Ballou
April 10, 1930300	Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska	Otis Martin Ballou Lulu B. Laughlin Edward Laughlin Ballou
April, 19402491	Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska	Otis Martin Ballou Lulu B. Laughlin Edward Laughlin Ballou
April 10, 19509462	Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska	Edward Laughlin Ballou Ruth Evelyn Leard