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Ballard, Henry, Bishop of the Second Ward, Logan, Cache county, Utah, from 1861 to 1900, was born Jan. 27, 1832, in Thatcham, Berkshire, England, the fourth son of William Ballard and Hannah Russell. He was baptized in February, 1849, at his birthplace, by Elder Joseph Kimber. About nine months later he was almost instantaneously healed by the power of God from a severe attack of typhoid fever. Emigrating to Zion he sailed from Liverpool Jan. 10, 1852, on the ship "Kennebec," and in going up the rivers from New Orleans to the frontiers he was blown up and severely hurt in the explosion of the steamboat "Saluda," April 9, 1852, at Lexington, Mo., in which catastrophe a number of emigrating Saints lost their lives. Henry arrived in Salt Lake City Oct. 16, 1852. In the fall of 1857 he joined the expedition sent out to intercept Johnston's army; he served in Orrin P. Rockwell's company and remained out ten weeks. He participated in a similar expedition early in 1858, after which he went south during "the move." May 10, 1859, he arrived in Cache valley as one of the first permanent settlers in that part of the country, and he located in Logan July 20th following. Here he has resided ever since. April 14, 1861, he was called to act as Bishop of the Logan Second Ward, which position he filled for 39 years with unabated zeal and faithfulness. In 1864 he made a trip to the Missouri river after immigrating Saints in Capt. Wm. B. Preston's company. In 1886-89 he filled a mission to Great Britain, where he first labored as traveling Elder in and afterwards as president of the London conference. After his return home in 1889, he was arrested on the charge of unlawful cohabitation, tried and convicted and imprisoned in the Utah penitentiary from Feb. 8, 1889, to April 8, 1889. April 26, 1900, he was honorably released from his position as Bishop of Logan Second Ward, on account of failing health, and on April 30th following he was ordained a Patriarch by Apostle Marriner W. Merrill.
Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia: A Compilation of Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 4 vols. Salt Lake City 1:419 |
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