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LEONIDAS W. (LON) BALLOU - abt. 1855

Lon Ballou was born February 1, 1831 and died January 28, 1907. The son of Lorenzo Dow
and Mary Kittrell Ballou, he was born on the old Leonard Ballou (his grandfather) farm near
the junction of Big and Little Peyton's Creek north of Pleasant Shade. Lon was never married
and is buried in an unmarked grave near Dixon Springs. In the 1880 Smith County census, he
lists his occupation as "a distiller of whiskey". Lon was one of my great, great uncles.

A number of references are made of him in the "Cal's Column Articles" but the "January 15, 1953
and November 18, 1954" articles refer to him more than any of the other articles.

Go To January 15, 1953 Article

Go To November 18, 1954 Article

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