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- Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 Name: Lurana Riggle Spouse Name: William Ballard Marriage Date: 9 Dec 1852 Marriage County: Crawford Source Title 1: Crawford County Indiana Source Title 2: Marriages 1818 - 1880 Books A - D Source Title 3: Part I Grooms Part II Brides Compiled by Ruth M Sl Book: B OS Page: 169
1860 United States Federal Census Name: Lurana Ballard Age in 1860: 26 Birth Year: abt 1834 Birthplace: Indiana Home in 1860: Sterling, Crawford, Indiana Gender: Female Post Office: English Wm Ballard 32 Lurana Ballard 26 Charles Ballard 6 Elizabeth Ballard 4 Emaline Ballard 1
1880 United States Federal Census Name: Ranie Morris Home in 1880: Sterling, Crawford, Indiana Age: 45 Estimated birth year: abt 1835 Birthplace: Indiana Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head) Father's birthplace: Virginia Mother's birthplace: Virginia Occupation: Keeping House Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Gender: Female Ranie Morris 45 Charles E. Ballard 26 Wm. H. Ballard 18 Walter Morris 12 George W. Morris 7 Samuel Morris 5 Lucinda Winn 17
1900 United States Federal Census Name: Lurana Morris Home in 1900: Sterling, Crawford, Indiana Age: 72 Birth Date: Apr 1828 Birthplace: Indiana Race: White Gender: Female Relationship to Head of House: Mother Father's Birthplace: Indiana Mother's Birthplace: Indiana Mother: number of living children: 5 Mother: How many children: 5 Marital Status: Widowed Walter Q Ballard 35 Pearl Ballard 20 Lurana Morris 72
"Lurana Riggle, daughter of James and Elizabeth Riggle, was born in Pennsylvania on March 8, 1833. She moved to Indiana with her parents in childhood.
She was married to William Ballard , Dec 9, 1852. To this union were born six children-three girls and three boys, one of the daughters died in infancy. Lizzie Condra, another daughter, died May 17, 1903.
William Ballard, her husband, was a soldier of the civil war and gave his live for his county in 1863, on the battlefield at Murfreesboro. Mrs Ballard, the widow,was married to John Morris, September 27, 1866. To this union were three children, John, George and Joel. John and Samuel have preceded their mother to the other world.
John Morris died April, 1877. Sister Morris has been a member U. B church for a number of years. She said that she was prepared to meet her God. She leaves four children, Charles Ballard, William Ballard, Walter Ballard, Emma Dillman, and George Morris. These mourn the loss of a faithful and loving mother. But while these mourn, she is enjoying a happy reunion with those that went before her. She has a host of friends and relatives to mourn her departure."
Lurana Riggle was born in Clark Co.,Indiana as were her siblings before and after her--she is the eighth child of James and Elizabeth( Jenkins) Riggle. Her parents lived in Clark Co.,IN at 1820 census time.
She is my grandmother's aunt.
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