He was born on December 5th, 1934 at 4:15am at Bethesda Hospital in Cincinatti Ohio to William Frances (Frank) Ballman, age 19, and Lonetta Van Cleve, age 17, they lived at 1613 Hughes Street, Cincinatti Oh. He joined the Army January 2,1952 he was assigned to the 16 Co 10 Bn 8319th AU HITC APO 957 c/o San Fancisco, He was a mechanic for the Army. He was discharged on April 10 1953. His blood type was "A". He lived at 1422 Weigold Street in Hamilton Ohio at discharge, he was single, he did graduate from high school but dont know where. He married my Mother on April 5th, 1963, his first and only marriage. George Cooper and his mother Lonnie Cooper were witnesses on the license (Lonnie is his mother and George is her 2nd husband). He died at Twin valley Hospital (cant find) in Dayton Ohio, Montgomery County on November 22, 1980 at age 46. certificate# 084354 Vol# 24247 census tract-0214
*William Frances (Frank) Ballman was born August 23,1915 and died March 3,1963. He died of stomach cancer in Las Vegas Nevada. His final resting place is at Garvin Cemetary (cant find) in Henley Ohio next to his mother Eleanora Joehnk on March 13 1965 
*Lonetta Van Cleves was married to William Frances Ballman, George Cooper and Samuel J. Santa in her life time. She was born in 1917 and died at the age of 91 in Boulder Colorado on August 12, 2008. She had a sister named Norma Fishter, who was married to a Steward Fishter who had a daughter about my fathers age, Joyce Fishter, she also had a son named Mark Sandman. Lonetta also had a daughter whom was fathered by George Cooper, Vickie (Cooper) Brewer, whom had 2 children, Scott and Lindsey Brewer. Lonetta was buried in Arlington Memorial Gardens in Mt Healthy Ohio.
       William frances (Frank Ballman had 4 sisters named Mable, Opal, Alice and Lucy and one brother, Jack Ballman. Opal married a Dammon Dries. Lucy married Jonny Camose and had a son named Sonny. So far that is all I know, I have a lot of names though but am not sure who they are or how/if their related. Would like to find someone that knows any information at all....the names are; Bill Demerle, Mike Ross, Gene Martin,Carl Cooper, Ginnie Rae Hill,and Helen, Jackie Lou, Gene, Mary Jane, Ruthy and Aurther Cooper,Charlie Hill.
Please make contact if you have any of these people in your family.

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