Individual Details

Rachel Adamson married Nathan Ballard, 19 Jun 1855.

1860 Census. Palo Alto, Jasper Co Iowa
N. Ballard, age 26, b. Ohio Rachel, age 26, b. IN
Geo. W., age 3 and John 4 months, both born in Iowa.

Included in the payments from the estate of Rachel's mother was from Rachel in the amount of $70 for the "care necessary during the last sickness of said Eleanor Adamson being about 7 weeks of time, paid 14 Jan 1876. Eleanor's guardian referred to Nathan Ballard's "widow" in one of his reports dated 1874.

Birth

11 Feb 1834

Indiana

Father	Abraham ADAMSON (1790 - 1863)
Mother	Eleanor "Nelly" Lewis (1792 - 1875)
Sibling	Evan ADAMSON (1808 - 1899)
Sibling	John ADAMSON (1815 - 1875)
Sibling	Benjamin ADAMSON (1817 - 1900)
Sibling	Elizabeth ADAMSON (1819 - )
Sibling	Enos ADAMSON (1822 - 1901)
Sibling	Lewis ADAMSON (1822 - )
Sibling	Henry ADAMSON (1826 - 1910)
Sibling	Ira ADAMSON (1829 - )
Sibling	Elisha ADAMSON (1831 - 1925)