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Auburn, King Co WA, Mountain View Cemetery
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Slaughter - Slaughter was platted by Dr. Levi Ward Ballard in 1886 and was named Slaughter in honor of Lieut. William A. Slaughter, who was killed during the Indian Uprising of 1855-1856. Local settlers petitioned to change the name to Slaughter because the local hotel was referred to as the Slaughter House. The name was petitioned to the State Legislature to substitute the name for Auburn in 1893.
Ballard Park, Auburn, WA
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Named after Dr. Levi Ballard, an early pioneer who, in 1865, came with his wife from Oregon to the Puget Sound by covered wagon. He had planned to start a medical practice in Seattle, but that city already had two physicians. David Neely offered the Ballards hospitality when they arrived and settlers encouraged Dr. Ballard to stay in the White River valley. After leasing an old log cabin from the Neelys, they built a house near what is today, Third Street and Auburn Way North and later built another home at First and Auburn Avenue. Dr. Ballard founded the site of downtown Auburn and filed for the first plat of the town of Slaughter in 1886. The park was dedicated in 1966.
1860 United States Federal Census
Home in 1860: Cawley Valley, Douglas, Oregon
Name: Levi Ballard
Age in 1860: 44 Birth Year: abt 1816
Birthplace: New York
Gender: Male
Post Office: Roseburg
Household Members: Name Age
Levi Ballard 44
Mary Ballard 27 b. NJ
Irving Ballard 14
William Ballard 12
Charles Ballard 2
1850 United States Federal Census
Home in 1850(City,County,State): District 184, Ashland, Ohio
Name: Levi Ballard (Physician)
Age: 30 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1820
Birth Place: Connecticut
Gender: Male
Name: Irvin Ballard
Age: 8 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842
Birth Place: Ohio
Gender: Male
Name: Rankin Ballard
Age: 5 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845
Birth Place: Ohio
Gender: Male
