It is believed that Thomas Ballinger and Mary Ann Hartley were NOT related to Rev. Thomas Ballinger (1817-1897) who is one of the subjects in the historical book PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM OF MAHASKA COUNTY, IOWA, 1887. Rev. Thomas Ballinger was born in Logan County, Ohio and his parents were from Burlington County, New Jersey.
This Thomas Ballinger was born in Kentucky (although some sources list Virginia*). His father, Benjamin Ballinger (1770-1817), was born in Fairfax County, Virginia and died in Kentucky. Thomas's mother was Elizabeth Lester born in 1767. Sometime after 1838 Thomas Ballinger left Jamestown, Kentucky with his family and settled in Mount Sterling, Illinois. Based on their residence in Mount Sterling and later histories of Thomas and Mary Ann's children, it is believed that they were part of the Mormon followers of Joseph Smith and later Brigham Young.
Between 1838-1846 there were many people who migrated to Nauvoo, Illinois. After Smith's untimely death in Nauvoo, it was necessary for the Mormons to seek new homesteads in Utah between 1846 to 1849. There were various trails in the Southern counties of Iowa between Nauvoo, Illinois to Council Bluffs, Iowa which were used. Sometimes these are called the Mormon Trail Network and included the county of Mahaska. The journey was not without many hardships and some of the people, like the Ballingers, remained in Mahaska County.
It is believed that the four older daughters and their husbands did not remain in Mahaska County but continued on to Utah. The daughters were: Sytha Jane Ballinger (1823-1879), Nancy Eleanor Ballinger (1826-1890), Sally Ann Ballinger (1828-1896), and Polly Lester Ballinger (1830-1900). Jess and James remained with their mother on the farm in Richland Township in Mahaska County after the death of Thomas and their sister Tabitha. After their mother died and the other sister, Vileta passed away, Jesse Oglestone Ballinger (1825-1881) and James McClure Ballinger (1833-1892) did go to Utah to join their sisters.
*NOTE: Concerning the birthplace of Thomas Ballinger, before 1800 Kentucky was still considered part of Virginia so when Thomas was born in 1796 Jamestown might have been considered Virginia and after 1800 it was now Kentucky.
This Thomas Ballinger was born in Kentucky (although some sources list Virginia*). His father, Benjamin Ballinger (1770-1817), was born in Fairfax County, Virginia and died in Kentucky. Thomas's mother was Elizabeth Lester born in 1767. Sometime after 1838 Thomas Ballinger left Jamestown, Kentucky with his family and settled in Mount Sterling, Illinois. Based on their residence in Mount Sterling and later histories of Thomas and Mary Ann's children, it is believed that they were part of the Mormon followers of Joseph Smith and later Brigham Young.
Between 1838-1846 there were many people who migrated to Nauvoo, Illinois. After Smith's untimely death in Nauvoo, it was necessary for the Mormons to seek new homesteads in Utah between 1846 to 1849. There were various trails in the Southern counties of Iowa between Nauvoo, Illinois to Council Bluffs, Iowa which were used. Sometimes these are called the Mormon Trail Network and included the county of Mahaska. The journey was not without many hardships and some of the people, like the Ballingers, remained in Mahaska County.
It is believed that the four older daughters and their husbands did not remain in Mahaska County but continued on to Utah. The daughters were: Sytha Jane Ballinger (1823-1879), Nancy Eleanor Ballinger (1826-1890), Sally Ann Ballinger (1828-1896), and Polly Lester Ballinger (1830-1900). Jess and James remained with their mother on the farm in Richland Township in Mahaska County after the death of Thomas and their sister Tabitha. After their mother died and the other sister, Vileta passed away, Jesse Oglestone Ballinger (1825-1881) and James McClure Ballinger (1833-1892) did go to Utah to join their sisters.
*NOTE: Concerning the birthplace of Thomas Ballinger, before 1800 Kentucky was still considered part of Virginia so when Thomas was born in 1796 Jamestown might have been considered Virginia and after 1800 it was now Kentucky.
It is believed that Thomas Ballinger and Mary Ann Hartley were NOT related to Rev. Thomas Ballinger (1817-1897) who is one of the subjects in the historical book PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM OF MAHASKA COUNTY, IOWA, 1887. Rev. Thomas Ballinger was born in Logan County, Ohio and his parents were from Burlington County, New Jersey.
This Thomas Ballinger was born in Kentucky (although some sources list Virginia*). His father, Benjamin Ballinger (1770-1817), was born in Fairfax County, Virginia and died in Kentucky. Thomas's mother was Elizabeth Lester born in 1767. Sometime after 1838 Thomas Ballinger left Jamestown, Kentucky with his family and settled in Mount Sterling, Illinois. Based on their residence in Mount Sterling and later histories of Thomas and Mary Ann's children, it is believed that they were part of the Mormon followers of Joseph Smith and later Brigham Young.
Between 1838-1846 there were many people who migrated to Nauvoo, Illinois. After Smith's untimely death in Nauvoo, it was necessary for the Mormons to seek new homesteads in Utah between 1846 to 1849. There were various trails in the Southern counties of Iowa between Nauvoo, Illinois to Council Bluffs, Iowa which were used. Sometimes these are called the Mormon Trail Network and included the county of Mahaska. The journey was not without many hardships and some of the people, like the Ballingers, remained in Mahaska County.
It is believed that the four older daughters and their husbands did not remain in Mahaska County but continued on to Utah. The daughters were: Sytha Jane Ballinger (1823-1879), Nancy Eleanor Ballinger (1826-1890), Sally Ann Ballinger (1828-1896), and Polly Lester Ballinger (1830-1900). Jess and James remained with their mother on the farm in Richland Township in Mahaska County after the death of Thomas and their sister Tabitha. After their mother died and the other sister, Vileta passed away, Jesse Oglestone Ballinger (1825-1881) and James McClure Ballinger (1833-1892) did go to Utah to join their sisters.
*NOTE: Concerning the birthplace of Thomas Ballinger, before 1800 Kentucky was still considered part of Virginia so when Thomas was born in 1796 Jamestown might have been considered Virginia and after 1800 it was now Kentucky.
This Thomas Ballinger was born in Kentucky (although some sources list Virginia*). His father, Benjamin Ballinger (1770-1817), was born in Fairfax County, Virginia and died in Kentucky. Thomas's mother was Elizabeth Lester born in 1767. Sometime after 1838 Thomas Ballinger left Jamestown, Kentucky with his family and settled in Mount Sterling, Illinois. Based on their residence in Mount Sterling and later histories of Thomas and Mary Ann's children, it is believed that they were part of the Mormon followers of Joseph Smith and later Brigham Young.
Between 1838-1846 there were many people who migrated to Nauvoo, Illinois. After Smith's untimely death in Nauvoo, it was necessary for the Mormons to seek new homesteads in Utah between 1846 to 1849. There were various trails in the Southern counties of Iowa between Nauvoo, Illinois to Council Bluffs, Iowa which were used. Sometimes these are called the Mormon Trail Network and included the county of Mahaska. The journey was not without many hardships and some of the people, like the Ballingers, remained in Mahaska County.
It is believed that the four older daughters and their husbands did not remain in Mahaska County but continued on to Utah. The daughters were: Sytha Jane Ballinger (1823-1879), Nancy Eleanor Ballinger (1826-1890), Sally Ann Ballinger (1828-1896), and Polly Lester Ballinger (1830-1900). Jess and James remained with their mother on the farm in Richland Township in Mahaska County after the death of Thomas and their sister Tabitha. After their mother died and the other sister, Vileta passed away, Jesse Oglestone Ballinger (1825-1881) and James McClure Ballinger (1833-1892) did go to Utah to join their sisters.
*NOTE: Concerning the birthplace of Thomas Ballinger, before 1800 Kentucky was still considered part of Virginia so when Thomas was born in 1796 Jamestown might have been considered Virginia and after 1800 it was now Kentucky.
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