Joe and Carolyn Waller Ballou Family Papers
3 cartons, 2 oversize folders (3 linear feet)
(1810 – 2008)
bulk 1982-2004
Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland
| Identifier | 2022.026 |
|---|---|
| Creator(s) | Joe and Carolyn Ballou |
| Acquisition | Donated by Karen Mason on behalf of the estate of Joe and Carolyn Ballou |
| Language(s) | English, English |
| Use | Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use." |
| Preferred Citation | "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland." |
| Attribution | Finding aid written by Zachary Foster, October 2022. |
| Related Materials | None |
| Separated Materials | Oversize Waller Surname History Documents, Undated Photograph, Junior Class Hurlock Highschool, 1927 |
The Waller Family Collection is a genealogical collection relating to the Waller family from 1606-2008 with the bulk of the collection ranging from 1982-1998. The majority of the collection contains genealogical information of the direct line of the Waller family as well as the various extended family lines. The collection also includes topical publications on Somerset County and the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland as well as online and genealogical research manuals. The collection documents the family with images, newspaper clippings, tax documents, church and census documents, and letters.
Carolyn Waller Ballou (1938-2009) Born in Salisbury to William Edgar Waller and Marguerite Short Waller. Carolyn graduated from Somerville High School in 1956, and graduated from the School of Nursing of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 1959. She married Lt. J.G. Joseph Frank Ballou of Rochester New Hampshire in Somerville in 1959. Following her husband on his tours of duty Carolyn lived in Norfolk, Monterey California, Riverside Rhode Island, Virginia Beach, Concord California, and Springfield Virginia. She passed the Pennsylvania State Boards in 1960 to Earn her Registered Nurses License and after raising her children Catherine Elizabeth Ballou, Joseph Frank Ballou Jr., and Karen Louise Ballou returned to nursing in 1976 after a refresher course at the University of Virginia and worked at Northern Virginia doctors Commonwealth Hospital in Arlington Virginia until 1978 whereupon she moved to Marshall Virginia and transferred to Fauquier County Hospital in Warrenton where she spent the next 10 years before retiring. she was an active Methodist and participated heavily in the Marshall United Methodist Church and the Asbury United Methodist Church. she was also a member of the Piedmont Republican Womens Club, the Daughters of the American Revolution from 1986, and the Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society from 1992, and The Edward H. Nabb Center Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture from 1994.
Joseph Frank Ballou (1935-2021) was born in Rochester New Hampshire to Laurence and Dorothy Ballou. Joe Attended the United States Naval Academy and graduated in 1957 and married Carolyn Frances Waller in 1959. During his career in the navy Joe attained the rank of commander, serving in the Vietnam War aboard the USS Torsk, The USS Bacuna, and the USs Mount Katmai. in his career while on land Joe worked at the Defense Nuclear Agency as well as Military Sealift Command. Joe also attained a master’s degree in physics from Brown University as well as a Masters in Transport Engineering from George Washington University. upon his retirement in 1979 Joe continued his work for the government as a civilian contractor until he moved to the Computer Sciences Corporation. upon his retirement in 2000 Joe settled on the Eastern shore of Maryland. Also, a member of the Asbury Methodist Church and Nabb Center, Joe was the treasurer for the Allen Historical Society and assisted the Redden Ferry Community.
The Waller Family Collection includes a history of the Waller family from 1606-2008. It includes correspondence, newspapers, notebooks, census data, and photographic prints. Of particular note are the correspondence and images from Nannie Cantwell Waller, Gertrude Short Waller, and Marguerite Short Waller. Series I contains information on the direct Waller family line and reflects the binder level organization of the original collector. Series II contains information of the extended branches of the Waller family. Series III contains reproduced records, topical publications, and organizational information. Series IV Contains Research Notes and Resources.
This collection is arranged alphabetically in series following the original order on a folder level. Series one contains Waller Family Genealogy. Series two contains Waller Extended Family Genealogy. Series three contains Official Documents, Publications, and Organizational information. Series four contains Research Notes and Resources.
Subject Terms
- Topical Terms
- Genealogy --- Maryland
- Personal Correspondence
- Location Terms
- Kent County (Md.)
Inventory List
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Series 1 Waller Family Genealogy
Box 1
1.1: 1. Account Book of Gertrude Short Waller, 1937-1947
1.1: 2. Account Book of Gertrude Short Waller, 1951-1957
1.1: 3. Alexander P. Waller Records, 2004-2008 (1817-1884)
1.1: 4. Alexander Waller Inventory, 2008 (1817-1865)
1.1: 5. Ballou Genealogy Notes, 2008
1.1: 6. Carolyn Frances Waller Ballou Records and Genealogy, 1937-1998
1.1: 7. Carolyn Waller Ballou and Family Book 1, 1942-1969
1.1: 8. Earliest Waller Records and genealogy, 2007 (1666-1798)
1.1: 9. Funeral Program for Gertrude Thompson Short, 1969
1.1: 10. Funeral Program for William E. Waller
1.1: 11. Greensbury Wallace Waller and Nannie Cantwell Waller, 2006 (1861-1957)
1.1: 12. Gertrude T. Short Letters to Daughter Marguerite Waller and Family, 1957-1976)
1.1: 13. Letters to Nannie Cantwell Waller, 1895-1925
1.1: 14. Joe Ballou Genealogy Notes A-L, Undated
1.1: 15. Joe Ballou Genealogy Notes M-W, Undated
1.1: 16. Marguerite Short Autograph Book, 1929
1.1: 17. Marguerite Short Waller Letters to Mother Gertrude Short and Family, 1958-1978
1.1: 18. Marguerite Short Waller Records, 1913-1957
1.1: 19. Pictures William E. Waller and Marguerite S. Waller, 1913-1992
1.1: 20. The Waller Family Early Generations at Wallers Adventure Vol. 1, 1996-2006 (1652-1919)
1.1: 21. The Waller Family Records Vol. 2 Nelson and William Waller 1620-1877, 2005
1.1: 22. Waller, Crockett, Conway, Whitehaven Connections, 2004-2006 (1666-1994)
Box 2
1.1: 23. Wallers Concord Story Delaware Connection, 1997-2010 (1666-1935)
1.1: 24. Waller Deeds and Marriage Records, 2008 (1797-1950)
1.1: 25. Waller Family Indirect Line, 1973-2005 (1620-1993)
1.1: 26. William and Marguerite Waller Legal Documents, 1966-1989
1.1: 27. William Edgar Waller Records and Pictures, 1906-1992
1.1: 28. William Waller Notebook, Undated
1.1: 29. William L. Waller Records, 1995-2004 (1775-1842)
1.1: 30. William Waller School Notebook, 1924
Series 2 Waller Extended Family Genealogy
2.1: 31. A Primer on the Crocketts of the Eastern Shore, Undated (1643-1876)
2.1: 32. Brinsfield Family genealogy and Records, 1951
2.1: 33. Brown Family Records and Genealogy, 2007 (1804-1894)
2.1: 34. Cantwell Family Records and Genealogy, 2007 (1825-1925)
2.1: 35. Covington, Laws, Betts, Bozman records and Genealogy, 2008 (1697-1759)
2.1: 36. Dashiel family Records and Genealogy, 2008 (1731-1885)
2.1: 37. Genealogical Notebooks of Waller and Extended Family, Undated (1774-1977)
2.1: 38. Huffington Family Records and Genealogy, 2007 (1707-1941)
2.1: 39. Jackson Family Genealogy, 2008 (1823-1920)
2.1: 40. Jones Family Records and Genealogy, 2000 (1666-1906)
2.1: 41. Lankford Family Records and Genealogy, 2000 (1636-1996)
2.1: 42. Layfield Family Records and Genealogy 1, 2005 (1665-1967)
2.1: 43. Layfield Family Records and Genealogy 2, 2006 (1710-1992)
2.1: 44. Lord Family Records and Genealogy 1, 2016 (1758-1884)
2.1: 45. Lord Family Records, letters, and Genealogy 2, 2000 (1790-1967)
2.1: 46. Rencher Family Records and Genealogy, 2000 (1656-1992)
2.1: 47. Samuel J. Short Bible, 1874
2.1: 48. Schoolbook of Ruth Short, 1939
2.1: 49. Short Family Records and Genealogy, 2007 (1666-1999)
Box 3
2.1: 50. Short and Thompson Grave Images, Undated
2.1: 51. Stokes Family Records and Genealogy, 2000 (1824-1946)
2.1: 52. The Ancestors and Descendants of Jonathan Huffington Jr. and Henrietta Adams Huffington, 1999
2.1: 53. Thompson Family History and Genealogy Volume 1, 1966
2.1: 54. Thompson Family History and Genealogy Volume 2, 2005
2.1: 55. Thompson Family Records and Genealogy Volume 3, Undated (1664-1996)
2.1: 56. Toadvine Family Genealogy, 2004 (1665-1992)
2.1: 57. Trice Family History, Undated (1652-1852)
2.1: 58. Waller Friends and Acquaintances, Undated
Series 3 Official Documents, Publications, and Organizational information
3.1: 59. Addresses and County Dates, Undated (1666-1867)
3.1: 60. Allen Cemetery Records, 1812-1992
3.1: 61. Allen Historical Society and Siloam Church Information, 2007 (1870-2000)
3.1: 62. Allen Place Name Changes, Abbreviations, and Symbols, 2001
3.1: 63. Asbury Church Pamphlets, 1928-1953
3.1: 64. Census of Maryland 1776-1790 Dorchester, Worcester, Undated
3.1: 65. Civil War in Maryland, Confederate, 2004
3.1: 66. Civil War in Maryland, Union, 2004
3.1: 67. Eastern Shore History Documents, 2005 (1607-1985)
3.1: 68. Fifth Delmarva Genealogical Symposium Form, 1996
3.1: 69. Local Newspaper Clippings, 1965-1979
3.1: 70. Marriage and Church Records Methodists, Undated (1706-1963)
3.1: 71. Maryland Anglican Parishes 1691-1790, Undated
3.1: 72. Maryland Historical Eastern Shore Documents, 2005 (1642-1935)
3.1: 73. Maryland Normal School Records, 1931
3.1: 74. Postal History of Maryland, The Delmarva Peninsula, and D.C., 1775-1984
3.1: 75. Quaker Records, 1973
3.1: 76. Railway Notes and Newspaper Clippings, 1922
3.1: 77. Salisbury Methodist Church Records and Programs, 1969
3.1: 78. Somerset County Census 1810-1820, 1991
3.1: 79. Somerset County Coventry Parish Church Records 1703-1899, 1993
3.1: 80. Somerset County Judicial Records 1717-1767, 1991
3.1: 81. Somerset County Militia Records, 2007 (1778-1934)
3.1: 82. Somerset County Wills Liber EB #23 1826-1831, 1998
3.1: 83. Somerset County Wills Liber JP #5 1843-1849, 1998
3.1: 84. Somerset County Wills 1832-1837, 1998
3.1: 85. Somerset County Wills 1837-1842, 1998
3.1: 86. Somerset Inventories 1791-1797, 1991
3.1: 87. Somerset Marriage Records 1796-1906, Undated
3.1: 88. Somerset Orphans Court Proceedings 1778-1792, 1994
3.1: 89. Somerset Parish Records 1708-1850, 2000
3.1: 90. Stephney Parish 1700-1966, 2005
3.1: 91. Tax List Somerset 1744, 1991
3.1: 92. Tax List Somerset 1753, 1991
3.1: 93. Tax List Somerset 1757, 1991
3.1: 94. Tax List Somerset and Worcester 1783, Undated
3.1: 95. Tax Lists 1798-1803, 1998
3.1: 96. Ten Years of the Allen Historian, 1995-2005
3.1: 97. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Summer 1951
3.1: 98. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Fall 1951
3.1: 99. Wicomico County Directory 1878, 2000
Series 4 Research Notes and Resources
4.1: 100. Five Step Guide to Publishing a Family History, 1994
4.1: 101. Internet Genealogy Sources, 2000-2001
4.1: 102. Photographing Your Heritage, 1988
4.1: 103. Making Iron and Steel: The Historic Process 1700-1900, 1995
4.1: 104. Postcards, Undated
4.1: 105. Real Estate and Recipe Pamphlets, Undated
4.1: 106. Research Materials and Letters, 1963-1996
4.1: 107. Topographic Map of Wicomico County Maryland, 1971
4.1: 108. Web Sites, Early Maps, Arranging Materials for Genealogy, 1990-2004
4.1: 109. Workshop in Family History, 1994
Artifacts
Children’s Shoes
Gavel from Somerville Kiwani's Club 1984
Native American Rock (?)
Attachments
None
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