| Name | Jacob Lincoln BALLINGER
| |
| Birth | Aug 15, 1861, Iowa * | |
| Death | May 2, 1914, Ransom Co., North Dakota ** | |
| Father | George Washington BALLINGER (1826-1889) | |
| Mother | Elizabeth COX (1830-1894) |
| Marriage | Nov 17, 1890, Verona, LaMoure Co., North Dakota *** |
| Spouse | Cora Elvina LOOMER
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| Birth | Nov 13, 1869, Syracuse, Onondaga Co., New York **** |
| Death | Apr 18, 1956, Ransom Co., North Dakota |
| Father | Charles Edwin LOOMER (1834-1906) |
| Mother | Sylvia Jane STEPHENS
(1843-1925) |
| 1 F | Ina Elvina BALLINGER
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| Birth | Nov 16, 1891, Ransom Co., North Dakota |
| Death | Oct 21, 1983, Lake Bluff, Lake County, Illinois |
| Spouse | Oscar Harry H. (SECURITY) |
| Marriage | Jun 28, 1911 |
>Ercy Lester, b. Jun 5, 1895, Ransom County, North Dakota d. April 12, 1964, Endiang, Alberta, Canada,
m. Botilda (Tillie) Agatha Jensen, April 4, 1926, Lisbon, Ransom Co., North Dakota
>Ray Erwin(twin), b. July 16, 1898 d. January 2, 1958, Marion County, Oregon, m. Elizabeth (Bessie) Blanch
>Ralph Edwin (twin), b. July 16, 1898 d. October 16, 1915
>Ernest Ellsworth, b. April 4, 1900, Engelvale, Ransom County, North Dakota, d. Apr 24, 1971, Engelvale, Ransom County, North Dakota, m. Margaret Marie Jensen, September 5, 1920, LaMoure, North Dakota
>Iva E., b. February 4, 1903, Ransom County, North Dakota d. August 3, 1988, Ontario, San Bernardino County, California,
m. John Anderson
Notes for Jacob Lincoln BALLINGER
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**Source: Headstone
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***Marriage certificate on file at Ransom County, ND Clerk of District Court, Vol. I-14-13. Original marriage certificate lost when the farm house burned down.
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An unusual, but false, family legend says he once was a sea captain and wore an earring in his ear to ward off evil spirits at sea! To the best knowledge of all concerned, he was always a farmer.
Moved from Minnesota to North Dakota by covered wagon when a child.