Descendants of Lula Rhodes ("Big Mama")

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 additional information, we would very much like to hear from you. Please fill out the family group sheet and send it to me. I 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  Lula Rhodes  1874 -
   +[?] Percy
    2  Lucian Herbert Taylor Balance  Abt 1895 - Abt 1919
    2  Thomas Wannamaker Balance, Sr.  Abt 1899 -
       +Bessie Lee Gallop  1905 -
        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 Lula Rhodes:
   +Daniel Ballance  Abt 1876 -
    2  Georgia Ballance  Abt 1915 -

Acknowledgements

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

As you can see there is still a lot that I do not know. 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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