Descendants of Leah ("Little Mama") Forbes Gallop Ballance

I am trying to trace all of the ancestors of my step-father William D. G. Balance's family. As you can see in the following outline, there is still a lot that I do not know. In order to protect privacy, only dates older than 70 years are shown. If you have any additional information, we would very much like to hear from you. Please fill out the family group sheet and send it to me. would appreciate any information that you can give.

People are numbered by generation. Spouses are indicated with a '+' sign. Missing names are replaced by a [?].

1  Leah Forbes  1877 -
   +Levi M. Gallop  1847 - Abt 1906
    2  William Jerome Gallop  1898 -
       +Nita
    2  Bessie Lee Gallop  1905 -
       +Thomas Wannamaker Balance, Sr.  Abt 1899 - 
        3  Thomas Wannamaker Balance, Jr.
           +Norma [?]
            4  Lucian Balance
            4  Marla Balance
            4  Thomas Balance
            4  Richard Balance
            4  Jerald Balance
        3  Lucian Herbert Balance
           +Lanie MacMillan
            4  Christie Balance
            4  Laine Balance
        *2nd Wife of Lucian Herbert Balance:
           +Louise Lenard
            4  Lucian Balance
        3  William David Gilbert Balance
           +Gwendolyn Ann Martin
   *2nd Husband of Bessie Lee Gallop:
       +Cap Ponder
   *3rd Husband of Bessie Lee Gallop:
       +Robert Emmett Martin  1902 -
*2nd Husband of Leah Forbes
   +Cary Sylvester Ballance  Abt 1847 - Abt 1926
    2  David Washington Ballance  1912 -
       +Martha Schmale
        3  David Ballance
    2  Gilbert Sylvester Ballance
       +Maybelle

Acknowledgements

I thank all members of the Balance family who have contributed information to this family tree.

Please fill out the family group sheet and send it to me. I would appreciate any information that you can give.

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