California Biographies

Source: History of Fresno County, California, with biographical sketches of 
the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with 
its growth and development from the early days to the present (1919)

History By Paul E. Vandor 
Illustrated, Complete In Two Volumes 
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, California, 1919
 
Notes: Missing+page1185-1186

Transcribed by Peggy Hooper

This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives 
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EDWARD L. BALLARD, D. C� A practicing Chiropractor as well as 
a practical rancher, who is successfully conducting this rather unusual 
combination of pursuits, is Dr. Edward L. Ballard, who resides about six 
miles northeast of Sanger. He is a native of the Blue Grass State having 
been born in Uniontown, Union County, Ky., on Independence Day, 1884, 
a son of Joseph F. and Lucinda (Morgan) Ballard. Mrs. Ballard was a 
cousin of Gen. John Morgan, the noted officer of the Confederate Army, dur- 
ing the Civil War. 

In 1890, Joseph F. Ballard, with his wife and family, migrated to Cali- 
fornia and in 1895 settled in Fresno County where he followed agricultural 
pursuits, owning thirty acres of land east of Sanger. He was a very popular 
and highly respected man in his community and in 1910 he passed away. 
His widow now resides with her son, Dr. Edward L. Ballard. Mr. and Mrs. 
Joseph F. Ballard were the parents of: Berton; Lewis; Edward L. ; Anna; 
William ; and Ruth. 

Edward L. Ballard was reared in Fresno County and attended the public 
schools of Sanger and Fairview districts. Becoming interested in Chiropractic, 
he entered the Pacific Chiropractic College, Portland, Ore., where he was 
graduated in 1915; he then continued his studies in the Los Angeles Col- 
lege of Chiropractic, in which institution he also taught seven months, 
graduating therefrom, in 1916, with the degree of D. C. Since then he has 
practiced his profession in Fresno County. 

Mr. Ballard owns and operates a fertile ranch of twenty acres which he 
devotes to the raising of alfalfa, vineyard and orchard. He is a worthy and 
enterprising young man whose friends predict a useful and successful career. 
He is an active member of the Christian Church in Sanger, and is held in 
high esteem in his community.