Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Luther Gordon Balis    
                Born: Feb-21-1916          in Jackson Co, WV  1,2
                Died: Feb-  -1985           2
             Resided: 1968                 in Silverton, Jackson Co, WV  3
              Census: 1920, 1930, 1940     in Ravenswood District, Jackson Co, WV  
             Resided: 1936                 in Sandyville, Jackson Co, WV  1
          Occupation:                      farmer  4
              Father: Peter Earl Balis   (1892 - 1980) 
              Mother: Emaline Margaret Smith   (1893 - 1963) 
                Wife: Velma Clara Ashcraft     
             Married: Dec-25-1936          in Jackson Co, WV  1 (see note 1)
                Born: Feb-27-1919          in Jackson Co, WV  5,1
             Resided: 1993                 in Ravenswood, Jackson Co, WV  5
              Census: 1940                 in Ravenswood District, Jackson Co, WV  
             Resided: 1936                 in Silverton, Jackson Co, WV  1
              Census: 1930                 in Ravenswood District, Jackson Co, WV  
              Father: Aaron Livingston Ashcraft   (1886 -     ) 
              Mother: Vera Blanch Davis   (1891 -     ) 
           F Child 1: Living      
             Husband: DeVere Seward "Pete" Deming  b. Feb- 3-1936  d. May-27-2005  
           M Child 2: Living      
                Wife: Living  

Sources:
(1) Jackson County Marriage Records, Ripley, WV. 
(2) Social Security Death Index. 
(3) Obituary of sister. 
(4) 1940 Census, Jackson County, WV. 
(5) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. 

Event Notes
Note (1) at the home of Story Ashcraft







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