Finding Aid to the William Anderson Ballowe Miscellaneous Papers
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
WILLIAM ANDERSON BALLOWE (1837-1907) MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS
The collection includes printed summons, issued by the clerk of court or magistrate to
William A. Ballowe, constable, in Amherst County, Virginia. Also included are notes and
accounts of debtors for payment of delinquent accounts and other miscellaneous court documents.
WILLIAM ANDERSON BALLOWE (1837-around 1907)
William Anderson Ballowe, son of Thomas Leonard Ballowe and Anne Anderson, was
born 10 July 1837 in Nelson County, Virginia. He enlisted in Co. C, 34th Virginia Infantry during
the Civil War. He married 14 December 1864 in Amherst County, Emma Fannie Shelton, the
daughter of John Poindexter Shelton and Sarah H.R. Bell. Ballowe was a farmer, a constable for
the Elon district of Amherst, and a Justice of the Peace for Amherst County.
According to the Bedford Bulletin of 17 January 1907, one W.A. Ballowe, of Amherst
County, died in Amherst County “recently.”
MS1384
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
WILLIAM ANDERSON BALLOWE (1837-1907) MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS
The collection includes printed summons, issued by the clerk of court or magistrate to
William A. Ballowe, constable, in Amherst County, Virginia. Also included are notes and
accounts of debtors for payment of delinquent accounts and other miscellaneous court documents.
WILLIAM ANDERSON BALLOWE (1837-around 1907)
William Anderson Ballowe, son of Thomas Leonard Ballowe and Anne Anderson, was
born 10 July 1837 in Nelson County, Virginia. He enlisted in Co. C, 34th Virginia Infantry during
the Civil War. He married 14 December 1864 in Amherst County, Emma Fannie Shelton, the
daughter of John Poindexter Shelton and Sarah H.R. Bell. Ballowe was a farmer, a constable for
the Elon district of Amherst, and a Justice of the Peace for Amherst County.
According to the Bedford Bulletin of 17 January 1907, one W.A. Ballowe, of Amherst
County, died in Amherst County “recently.”
MS1384
Dublin Core
Title
Finding Aid to the William Anderson Ballowe Miscellaneous Papers
Subject
finding aids
Ballowe, William Anderson, 1837-1907
Description
Finding aid to the William Anderson Ballowe Miscellaneous Papers held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The papers include summons to Ballowe, a constable in Amherst County, Virginia.
Creator
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Date
2023
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Format
pdf
Language
English
Identifier
MS1384FA
Collection
Citation
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.), “Finding Aid to the William Anderson Ballowe Miscellaneous Papers,” Digital Collections, accessed April 29, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/446.