3. William Ballard, (1791-1870). In Wythe Co. personal property tax 1816 only. “After his marriage in 1818 to Sarah Boy of Sullivan County, Tennesee; they settled on Beaver Creek where William Ballard worked as a hammerman at King’s Old Iron Works until 1837. He also acted as a practicing physician for many years though never accepting pay for his services. His house was the place of regular circuit preaching.” But on the above-quoted page 640 of the Sullivan County History: “Soon after William married he bought a boundary of land at the mouth of Beaver Creek in Sullivan County. Here he built one of the early iron furnaces in the area. In addition to the manufacture of iron he farmed and practiced medicine. He moved with his family to Scott County, Virginia, in 1849 and built the first successful iron furnace on Big Moccasin Creek east of Gate City. For several years there was a post-office on his property known as White’s Forge. William died on April 12, 1870 and his wife, Sarah A., died march 12, 1894. They are buried in the Lawson Confederate Memorial Cemetery east of Gate City.”
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