Born March 27, 1862 in Illinois, Miss
Myra Ballou never married. Apparently she remained at the family farm near
Milton, Oregon with her parents. This collection consists primarily of letters
written to Myra Ballou from members of her large and extended family, and
letters written by Myra Ballou to family members and friends.
Repository:
Eastern
Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts &
Culture Joel E. Ferris Research Library and
Archives
2316 W. First Avenue Spokane, WA 99201 Phone: (509) 363-5313 Fax: (509) 363-5303 Email: archives@northwestmuseum.org
Languages:
English
Sponsor:
Funding for encoding this finding
aid was provided through a grant awarded by the Washington State Women's
History Consortium.
Biographical Note
Born March 27, 1862 in Illinois, Miss Myra Ballou never married.
Apparently she remained at the family farm near Milton, Oregon with her
parents. The other siblings left.
Family relationships among the siblings are as follows:
Children
Lillian, born in Lisle, IL, August 20, 1860
Myra, born in Lisle, IL, March 27, 1862
Grant Alby, born in Lisle, IL, March 16, 1864
Clarence O., born in Lisle, IL, January 18, 1866
Edna Mabel, born in Lisle, IL, December 9, 1869, died June 18,
1873
Henry Euberto, born in Lisle, IL, August 22, 1871
Bertha Amelia, born in Santa Rosa, CA, April 18, 1874
Florence Perditon, born in Milton, OR, October 22, 1880
The family home in Umatilla County, Oregon was known as "Brookside."
It was a home very dear to the children.
Orlando R. Ballou, Myra's father, was engaged in farming, dairying and
fruit raising. He was said to have rendered valuable service to the Union
during the Civil War.
Not much is written about Myra except that she came to Spokane with
her father to bring fruit to the Fair.
Florence Ballou married David Brown in 1903. He died in 1951.
Their children:
Helen McMillen (of Denver and Milton-Freewater, OR)
This collection consists primarily of letters written to Myra Ballou
from members of her large and extended family, and letters written by Myra
Ballou to family members and friends.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access :
Collection is not restricted.
Restrictions on Use :
Collection is open for use.
Preferred Citation :
Ballou Family Papers (Ms 81), Eastern Washington State Historical
Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA.
Administrative Information
Arrangement :
Letters are arranged by name of Ballou family member, then
chronologically.
Acquisition Information :
Donated by David McInnis, June 21, 1989, (Accession # L89-160).
Bibliography :
Adlin Ballou.
The Ballous in America. Providence, RI:
Proprietary Publishers (E. L. Freeman and Son),
1888.
Eastern Washington Genealogical Society Genealogy Records, Vol. I,
Jan. 31, 1960, p. 81.
Related Materials :
Edith Smith Papers (Ms 121)
Ms 121, Brown/Ballou Family Papers (Ms 129)
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Online
Computer Library Center (OCLC) WorldCat database. Researchers desiring
materials about related topics, persons, or places should search WorldCat using
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