Pioneer history of Ingham County, compiled and arranged by Mrs. Franc L. Adams, secretary of the Ingham County pioneer and historical society.

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PIONEER HISTORY OF INGHAM COUNTY

You think I'm lost sure, parson?
Well, you needn't frown or scold,
For I have no money to give you
And Polly is homely and old.
And she is the oddest woman
That any old fellow owns;
For she don't care a cent for kisses
Only from Farmer Jones.
And we're trudging along together,
As loving as we begun;
And we hope the Lord will receive us
When our life's journey is done.
So you're going, are you, parson?
Maybe I've talked too plain;
You think I'm a tough old sinner
And warning's all in vain;
And though you may not be willing,
It is not wrong to say
That I hope the Lord will judge us
In a loving, tender way.
(From Mrs. Elizabeth Whiteley's scrap book. Presented by
her daughter, Mrs. Nellie Zimmerman, Lansing, Mich.)
APPLETON BALLARD AND FAMILY.
By L. ANNA BALLARD, M. D.
Most pioneer history is preserved through personal recollection
or family tradition. This record is a mixture of both methods.
The heads of the Ballard family of Ingham county originally
came from far east, Appleton Ballard having been born in Hanover, New Hampshire, and his wife, Epiphene Ellenwood, was
born in Liverpool, Nova Scotia. The Ellenwoods drifted into
Vermont, where the families met and Epiphene and Appleton