Mildred Rose Manley and Martin Emor Ballou

MARTIN EMOR BALLOU, son of DAISY B. TARPENING and JAMES BISSEL BALLOU, was born September 3, 1903 in Belgrade, Nebraska,¹³³¹ and died January 27, 1949.¹³³¹ He is buried in Ashland Cemetery, Saunders County, Nebraska.^{1331, 456}

He married MILDRED ROSE MANLEY on May 10, 1924 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa.³⁴³⁴ She was born December 7, 1903,¹⁵¹⁴ and died May 9, 1998.¹⁵¹⁴ She is buried in Ashland Cemetery, Saunders County, Nebraska.^{456, 168}

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Children of MILDRED ROSE MANLEY and MARTIN EMOR BALLOU:

1. DOLORES LOUEEN BALLOU, b. March 11, 1925, Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska;^{9510, 12291} m. DUANE PETER OLSON on October 21, 1944 in Congregational Church, Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska²⁴⁴³; d. November 3, 2023.¹²²⁹¹
2. MARY ELIZABETH BALLOU, b. April 20, 1926, Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska;⁴²⁹⁶ m. ROBERT JOSEPH ALIG on June 3, 1949 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri⁸⁰³⁷; d. November 25, 2011.
3. MARTIN EMOR BALLOU, b. August 3, 1927, Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska;^{1514, 7377} m. BETTY JANE ROBERTS on June 26, 1949 in First Congregational Church, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa¹²⁸²⁶; d. August 28, 1991.¹⁵¹⁴
4. JANET BALLOU, b. September 19, 1928, Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska;¹⁶⁸ d. September 19, 1928.¹⁶⁸
5. JESSIE CECILIA BALLOU, b. September 19, 1928, Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska;^{1514, 168} d. July 5, 2001, Arizona.^{1514, 168}
6. JAMES E. BALLOU, b. May 26, 1930, Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska;⁴²⁹⁵ m. JACQUELINE LEWIS on May 27, 1950 in Ashland Christian Church, Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska⁹⁵⁹⁰; d. December 13, 2014, Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado.⁴²⁹⁵
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Personal Information

• Martin Emor Ballou was a member of the First Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska. ¹³³¹

Education

Work History

Clubs and Associations

Marriage Announcements and News

Ashland Gazette, May 15, 1924¹²⁶¹²

QUIETLY MARRIED AT COUNCIL BLUFFS

Mr. Martin Ballou and Miss Mildred Manley were quietly married in Council Bluffs Saturday, May 10. hey were accompanied to Council Bluffs by Mr. and Mrs. George Tarpenning, an aunt and uncle of the groom who are visiting from Oklahoma. Martin is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. James Ballou. He is a graduate of the Ashland High school class of 1922, and also of the Lincoln Business collete. He bride's home was at Fort Calhoun, where she was a teacher in the city school. The young couple will make their home on the James Ballou farm, they having rented it for the coming year. Martin has a host of friends in this vicinity who wish him and his bride prosperity and happiness in their journey though life.

Newspaper Articles

Lincoln Star, June 4, 1933²⁴⁴²

Mrs. James Ballou, Mrs. Martin Ballou and two daughters, and Miss Abigail Pancoast left Wednesday morning for Lyons, where they are attending the wedding of Miss Carrie Manley and Rev. E. K. Fenton.

Obituaries

Lincoln Journal, January 28, 1949¹³³¹

Martin Ballou, Once Ashland Resident, Dies

Martin E. Ballou, 45, 3032 Stratford, a former farmer and gravel contractor at Ashland, died Thursday.

He is survived by his wife, Mildred of Lincoln; sons, Martin E., jr., James E. and Eugene M., all of Lincoln; daughters, Mrs. Duane P. Olson of Sioux Falls, S.D., Mary and Jessie, both of Lincoln; parents, Mr. and Mrs. James B. Ballou of Ashland, and two grandchildren.

THE FUNERAL will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Ashland. Burial also will be at Ashland.

Mr. Ballou was born Sept. 3, 1903, at Belgrade, Neb., and moved with his parents to Ashland when he was quite young. He lived in Ashland until three years ago when he retired.

After retiring, Mr. Ballou spent one year in California and then moved to Lincoln.

HE WAS A MEMBER of First Plymouth Congregational church, the Co-Operative club, the Masonic lodge at Ashland, and the Scottish Rite and Shrine at Omaha. Mr. Ballou attended the Lincoln Business college in 1922.

He had been ill for several years before his death.

Lincoln Journal Star, May 10, 1998¹⁶⁸

Fenton — Mildred Ballou, 94, Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, formerly of Ashland, died Saturday (5/9/98). Survivors: sons, Eugene M. Ballou, Coeur d' Alene, James E. Bal- lou, Lincoln; daughters, Dolores Olson, Atlanta, Mary Martin, Coeur d' Alene, Jessie Ballou, Colorado Springs, Colo.; brother, John Manley, Granby, Colo.; 14 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three nephews. Services pending. Marcy Mortuary, Ashland.

Lincoln Journal Star, May 11, 1998¹⁶⁸

Fenton — Mildred Ballou, 94, Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, formerly of Ashland, died Saturday (5/9/98). Additional survivor: Betty Ballou Yates, Ashland. Correction: 21 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by husbands, Martin Ballou, Ben Fenton; son, Martin Ballou Jr. Graveside Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Ashland Cemetery. The Rev. Roy Paterik. No visitation. Memorials to the First Congregational Church, Ashland. Marcy Mortuary, Ashland.

Ashland Gazette, September 20, 1928⁹⁶⁸⁶

Twin baby girls weighing six pounds each, were born to Mr. and Mrs. Martin Ballou Wednesday morning. One of the babies died but the other, and the mother are doing well. Miss Ada Hagan is taking care of Mrs. Ballou

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
January 20, 1920299	Clear Creek, Saunders, Nebraska	James Bissel Ballou Daisy B. Tarpening Martin Emor Ballou
May 4, 19402491	Clear Creek, Saunders, Nebraska	Martin Emor Ballou Mildred Rose Manley Dolores Loueen Ballou Mary Elizabeth Ballou Martin Emor Ballou Jessie Cecilia Ballou James E. Ballou Son James Bissel Ballou Daisy B. Tarpening
April 11, 19509505	Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska	Mildred Rose Manley Jessie Cecilia Ballou Son