William Rankin Ballard

William Rankin Ballard

Captain William Rankin Ballard was born to Levi Ward Ballard and Phoebe Anne McConnell [http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/BALLARD/1998-02/0887204025 BALLARD-L Archives] , Rootsweb. Accessed online 23 May 2008.] on August 12, 1847 in Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio and died on February 4, 1929 in Seattle, Washington. [ [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSvcid=644&GRid=9556576 Capt William Rankin Ballard] , Find-a-Grave. Accessed online 23 May 2008.] He married Estella Thorndike on November 12, 1882 in Seattle.

Capt. Ballard was a Seattle pioneer, banker, and land developer. [ [http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/preservation/ballard_history.htm Ballard Avenue] , Department of Neighborhoods, Seattle, Washington. Accessed online 23 May 2008.] The title Captain derives from his command of the boat "Zephyr" [Walt Crowley, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=983 Seattle Neighborhoods: Ballard -- Thumbnail History] , HistoryLink, March 31, 1999. Accessed online 23 May 2008.] that operated between Seattle and Olympia to the south.

Capt. Ballard was one of the founders of the city of Ballard, Washington (incorporated in 1890) which was later annexed to the growing city of Seattle, Washington in 1907. [ [http://www.ballardchamber.com/ballard.shtml History of Ballard] , Ballard Chamber of Commerce.Accessed online 23 May 2008.]

ee also

*Ballard, Seattle, Washington
*Ballard High School (Seattle)

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