My GGranfather and my Granfather died in the area from Corpus to Refuigo
in the 1860's. They were Christopher Anthony Ballard Sr and Jr. Chris
Jr was in one of the last battles of the civil war. Accirding to my
GGranmother's application for pension in 1903, He was killed while
serving in Capt Hobbies Company and Col Hobbies Reg Nov,26 1863.
I am looking for his place of intermant. I am also looking for the
place of intermant of his father who according to what I have was in
Mission, Refuigo Co. but have
Does anyone out there know CLIFFORD HOPPER, he may have used the name
'HOWARD'. He's our 2nd cousin and has vital information for us to put in a
Family History book we're getting ready to print.
He grew up in Duncan, Stephens County, OK, was a sophmore in high school in
1946 so he must have graduated in 1948-49. His dad, JOHN O. HOPPER worked at
the Duncan Bulletin Newspaper.
>From there he went to Dallas, TX. His mother, BERNICE HOPPER, moved there
after his father died. She died in Dallas in 1995 and