Henry Duke BALLOW

                   Block C Lot 45 Grave 2

Baptized 19 March 1938 by George M. Pay
Confirmed 19 March 1938 by Bishop Erastus P. Peterson Ordained Teacher 29 Nov 1938 by Bishop Erastus Peterson Died of numerous complications at age 73.  Had a stroke and went into a coma in November - died in January.

Grandpa Ballow fell and was lost (refer to the article)
An elderly Levan, Juab County, man who apparently fell over a 35 ft ledge Sunday night, was found Monday at 3 PM by a search party organized after he failed to return to camp. The victim, Henry V. Ballow, 72 was found in a deep ravine lodged between two cedar trees. He suffered broken ribs, face lacerations and other injuries. He was listed in "fairly good" condition Tuesday in a Nephi Hospital. He was found in Broad Canyon, six miles south of Levan, by a 30 man rescue party led by Juab County Sheriff Raymond Jackson and Highway Patrol Sgt. Eldon Sherwood.

Henry left Mexico at 17 yrs of age with Ellen Reyer, Mother, after father died.
   Moved to Redding California.  Went to UCLA and graduated in Chemistry. Lost
eye in an explosion at the LA County Hospital Lab while working there.

Married Ramona Ramos in 1907 in El Paso, Texas.  Moved to Las Vegas where he was chief chemist at US Gypsum Co. at Arden, Nevado.  Ramona died in
childbirth with Julia.

Came to Levan as manager and chemist of US Gypsum Co.  Met and married Matilda in 1922.  He was a mineral chemist.

Henry was 32 years old on the 1920 Census, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Henry and Matilda were sealed on 16 Mar 1990 in the Ogden LDS Temple (5012780)

«b»Salt Lake Tribune Newspaper Index:«/b»
Ballow, Henry Duke - Obit 23 May 1888 at Chico, California - son of Charles Ballow and Ellen Reyer - died 12 November 1965 at Nephi, Utah rest home - Deseret News 1965 Nov 13- Pg. B4 - S.L. Tribune 1965 Nov 13 Pg. 34.
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Deseret News 13 Nov 1965 B4 - M205.1 D454 V98,99«/b»
Henry D. Ballow - Levan, Juab County -
Henry Duke Ballow, 77, Levan, died of natural causes Friday at 8 AM in a Nephi rest home.  Born May 23, 1888 in Chico, Calif. to Charles and Ellen Reyer Ballow.  Married Ramona Ramas in Los Angeles. She died. Married Matilda Mortenson 14 Oct 1922, Levan. She died 30 Jan 1956. Member LDS Church. Mining chemist, prospector. Operated stucco mill, Levan. Survivors: daughters, son, Mrs. Helen Lindsay, Carmichael, CA; Mrs. Julia Lally, Huntington Beach, CA; Mrs. Adaline Thompson, Sunland, CA: Henry (Bud) D., Rapid City, SD; 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brother Carl, San Diego, CA. Funeral Monday 1 PM Levan LDS Ward chapel. Friends call Anderson Funeral Home, Nephi, Sunday 7-9 PM Chapel Monday 11 AM until service. Burial Levan Cemetery.

Sources of information on family:
1920 Census, Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada E.D. #3 Sheet 10 A Line 47
Juab County, UT Marriages
Levan LDS Ward Records

Picture of headstone in Levan, Juab, Utah - Henry D. Ballow - 23 May 1888-12 Nov 1965
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Civilian Draft Registration Database«/b»
Ballow, H.D. - born 23 May 1888 - white - born Tehama, CA - Clark, NV
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Western States Marriage Index«/b» - Ballow, Henry D. married Mortensen, Martha Jenette in Manti 15 June 1910 - county of Record: Sanpete, Utah - Volume: 5 - Page: 578 - Marriage ID: 263199
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Utah Cemeteries and Burials Database - extracted by DLW 1/2013 - http://history.utah.gov/burials/execute/searchburials
   «/b»- Ballow, Henry D. - born 23 May 1888 in Trinidad, Sornora, Mexico - died 12 November 1965 - buried in Levan City Cemetery C-45-2- Source: Ballow, Henry D., Jr. - Relatives: Reyer, Ellen (Mother) - Ballow, Charles Edward (Father) Ballow, Matilda M. (Spouse)

«b»Obituary - Sunday Herald - Sunday, November 14, 1965«/b»
Death Claims Levan Man
Levan - Henry Duke Ballow, 77, Levan, died Friday of natural causes in a Nephi rest home.  He was born 23 May 1888 in Chico, California, the son of Charles and Ellen Reyer Ballow.  He married Ramona Ramas in Los Angeles.  She died.  He married Matilda Mortenson on 14 October 1922 in Levan.  She died 10 Jan 1956.  He was a member of the LDS Church.

Mr. Ballow was a mining chemist and prospector.  He operated a stucco mill in Levan.  Surviving are one son and three daughters, Mrs. Helen Lindsay, Carmichael, CA; Mrs. Julia Lally, Huntington Beach, CA; Mrs. Adaline Thompson, Sunland, CA: Henry (Bud) D. Ballow, Rapid City SD; five grandchildren; two great grandchildren; one brother Carl Ballow, San Diego, CA.  Funeral services will be held Monday at 1 PM in the Levan LDS Ward Chapel.  Friends may call at the Anderson Funeral Home, Nephi tonight from 7 to 9 PM and at the ward Monday from 11 AM until time of services.  Burial will be in the Levan City Cemetery.

«b»Salt Lake Tribune 19 August 1931 Pg. 7«/b»
Kiwanis Club Visits Plant
Nephi - A descriptive trip through the Nephi Plaster Manufacturing company's plant was given by Ray Gadd, local manager, at the Kiwanis meeting Monday.  H.D. Ballow, general manager of the Ballow Calcite Mill, south of Levan, told of the working of their twenty-ton mill.   Mr. Gadd described the operation of the gypsum industry, from the time the rock is mined until the finished product is placed on the market.  He stated that his company shipped various kinds of plaster to practically every large city in the western states.

«b»Find a Grave «/b»- Henry D. Ballow - born 23 May 1888 - died 12 Nov 1965 - burial: Levan Cemetery, Levan, Juag, Utah, USA
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Utah Certificate of Death - State File No. 65 12 5778«/b»
Henry Duke Ballow - died Juab County, Utah, Nephi City at Colonial Manor (Place Of Death and Residence inside city limits) - residence on a farm
died 11/12/65 - male - white - widowed - born 5/23/1888 - age at last birthday 77 - occupation: Mining Chemist in business with self - born in Chico, California, USA - Fathers name: Charles Ballow - Mother: Ellen Reyer - Spouse: Matilda Mortensen - Informant: Henry D. Ballow, Rapid City, S.D.  - signed by Dr. Steele, M.D. of Nephi - burial on 11/15/1965 in Levan Cemetery located in Levan, Juab, Utah - Miles A. Anderson of Nephi, Utah was undertaker.

«b»Utah Marriages 1887-1966 - www.familysearch.org«/b»
Henry D. Ballow - born: 1888 - groom age 34 - Bride:  Matilda Mortensen born 1882 - bride age 40 - married 14 Oct 1922 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah - Indexing Project #: M74652-7 - source Film #: 481512 - Reference #: 2238

«b»1910 US Federal Census - Los Angeles Assembly District 70, Los Angeles, California«/b»
Henry Ballow - age 21 yrs in 1910 - born 1889 in Mexico - white - male - immigrated 1906 - head of house - married - Spouse: Ramond Ballow (Ramona) - Father born Mexico - Mother born Mexico - Henry age 21 - Ramond Ballow age 20 - Helen age 1 yrs 2/12

«b»Los Angeles Herald, Volume 36, Number 136, 14 February 1909«/b»
Births: Girls
Ballow - to Henry and Ramona Ballow, 325 West Forty-Sixth Street

«b»Las Vegas Clark County 10 October 1914«/b»
BallouA:  Friday, October 2d, to Mr. and Mrs. D.H. Ballou, a daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ballou are residents of Arden, Mr. Ballou being chemist for the Arden Plaster Co.

«b»new.familysearch.org - 2/2013«/b»
Henry Duke Ballow, Sr. - male - born 23 May 1888 in Chico, Butte, California - died 12 October 1965 in Nephi, Juab, Utah - buried 15 October 1965 in Levan, Juab,Utah - married Ramona Ramos 18 January 1907 in El Paso, El Paso, Texas - married Matilda Mortensen 14 October 1922 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah

«b»Las Vegas Clark County 24 February 1917«/b»
H.G. Ballow come in from the June Bug mine Thursday

«b»Las Vegas Clark County 8 September 1917
«/b»Real Estate Is Changing Hands - Among the recent real estate sales made through the agency of H.J. Woodard, are the following:  The H.D. Ballow property on First Street to Louis Desplaines; the Perl Parker property on First Street to Thomas McCormac. . .

«b»Las Vegas Clark County 13 December 1919 -
«/b»Ballow is Afflicted With a Mysterious Malady - H.D. Ballow, formerly of this city, but recently in the employment of the Nevada Lime & Rock Company at Sloan, came to the Las Vegas Hospital shortly after the first of the month, afflicted with a mysterious "sleeping sickness."  At the time he arrived here he had been asleep most of the time for about a week and since entering the hospital has been asleep practically all the time except when aroused by his physician or nurse.

However, the last few days he has been shaking off the coma and Dr. Martin believes he will be all right again soon.  The malady is peculiar in that the only alarming symptom is the inability of the patient to keep awake for more than a few moments at a time, being apparently normal in all other respects.

«b»Las Vegas Clark County 1 May 1920 - Local Notes
«/b»H.D. Ballow, who has been suffering from pneumonia at the Las Vegas Hospital for more than a week past, is convalescing satisfactorily.  He was able to be up Thursday and on Friday was able to be up and dressed.  His complete recovery is expected in due time.
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Las Vegas Clark County - 21 October 1922 Local and Personal«/b»
Ballow - Mortensen:  Mrs. Lena B. Mortensen announces the marriages of her daughter , Mathilda and Henry Duke Ballow, of Las Vegas, Nevada, Saturday, 14 October 1922 at Manti, Utah.

Las Vegas Clark County - 11 March 1922 - Las Vegas Valley Soils
Under the auspices of the Las Vegas Valley Communmity Center Farm Bureau, H.D. Ballow will begin his first of a series of lectures on soils in las Vegas Valley.  The subject matter will be taken up from a scientific as well as the standpoint of experience.  Every farmer, rancher, gardener and prospective purchaser is urgently requested to be present.

«b»Las Vegas Clark County - 10 December 1921 - Large Sodium Sulphate Deposit near Las Vegas
«/b»Large Sodium Sulphate Deposit Near Las Vegas
It is perhaps not known to the people of Las Vegas, that within two miles of Las Vegas there occurs one of the largest deposits of high grade Sodium Sulphate Salts in the State.  This deposit covers some two thousand acres in area.  The deposit is located in township 20 S. Range 62 E. M.D.B.& M and is well situated for extensive and economical development.  it is in view of the knowledge of the occurence of this large deposit of commercial Sodium Sulphate, that I have made the statement that in the near future there would be established in this valley a large alkali works for the manufacture of caustic soda, a commodity which is extensively used in the soap industry and numerous other industrial and commercial purposes.  The process of manufacture is a very simple one, requiring only caustic lime as an agent to convert the sodium salt solution whereupon there is.  This agent is used in the form of milk lime which is added to the sodium salt solutin whereupon there is an exchange of atoms through chemical actions.  The caustic lime being converted to lime sulphate and the sodium sulphate to caustic soda.

The establishment ofthis industry in this valley would bbe of great benefit to the lime industry already well established in this district, and I earnestly hope that any efforts in calling this wonderful deposit to the attention of our progressive citizens will not be in vain towards the promotion of industrial activity along this line of industry.
H.D. Ballow - Chemical Engineer

«b»Las Vegas Clark County 31 July 1915 - New Corporation«/b»
The Selenite Plaster Company, with a capital stock authorized of $250,000 has been incorporated in this city.  It will take over the gypsum or selenite property belonging to J.A. Delameter, H.D. Ballow and R. B. Sproul.  The boar5d of directors shall consist of five members and the principle place of business is Las Vegas.  One thousand dollars of the capital stock has been subscribed for the purpose of forming the corporation.

Several local men have subscribed for stock and as soon as the papers have been filed in the office of the Secretary of State and the organization perfected, negotiations will be opened for the purchase of a plant for the manufacture of plaster.  The property of the company is that described by J.A. Delameter in an article recently published in the Age.