Raymond Eugene THOMPSON Adopted (1878)

As mentioned in Hendricks County Circuit Court Civil Order Book Volume 20 (June 1878 - February 1879), in October 1878 Levi E. Ballard and wife Maria W. Ballard filed a petition to adopt Raymond Eugene Thompson, who had been living with their family for a year and who was 5 years old as of 11 October 1878, with no father or mother living. Their petition was granted and his name was changed to Raymond Thompson Ballard.