William Richard Ping

1824 - 1896  (72 years)

• Name	William Richard Ping  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Born	15 July 1824	Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 September 1896	Iowa, USA   [1, 8]
  Buried	Mediapolis, Des Moines, Iowa, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I34554068522	Miller & Lounsbury
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2022

  
  

  Mother	Sophia Barnes,   b. 28 Apr 1800, Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 3 Mar 1862, Somerset,Pulaski County,Kentucky  (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F16608	Group Sheet

  
  

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  "Bolen Ping Sr. came to Iowa and settled in Franklin township, Des Moines County, in 1839. He was twice married, this last wife being the widow of Garter Barnes. The old couple moved to Yellow Springs township in 1872 and lived and died in the 1870's where Joshua Hedges now lives. Two of his sons, Elija and William, came in 1867 and 1868. Elija was a Baptist preacher of the predestinarian sect and filled the pulpit at the Stone church for a number of years. He owned and lived on the farm where J. S. Heizer now lives, and died there in 1884. His wife was Sarah Cocayne. She lives in Franklin township. William came in 1868 and bought the Oliver Blair farm of Oliver Johnson and still lives on it. He married Paulina Orr in 1849. They have five children. Bolen died in 1889. His wife was Ida Purcell, she died two or three years earlier. Parthena (?) married Thomas Banto; Mary wife of John Bates; Ella and William are at home. Source: http://www.brumm.com/familytrees/5341.htm 6 July 1860 census of Franklin, Des Moines County, IA, found the Ping family living in dwelling #842. Neighbors included teh Hinds family in #843 and Eliza Ping in #841: William Ping 36 KY Farmer Jane 26 IL Ina 8 IA Mary 6 IA Bolen 4 IA Martin Orr 22 IA Farm laborer

  
  

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  [S_664713943] [S_664713729] Year: 1880; Census Place: Yellow Springs, Des Moines, Iowa; Roll: 337; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 102. [S_662475863] [S_664285557] National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha. [S_664711709] Year: 1870; Census Place: Yellow Springs, Des Moines, Iowa; Roll: M593_388; Page: 587A; Family History Library Film: 545887. [S_664709185] Year: 1860; Census Place: Franklin, Des Moines, Iowa; Roll: M653_319; Page: 117; Family History Library Film: 803319. [S_663434214] Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Textual Records. [S504313345] Probate Packets, 1835-1930; Probate Index, 1835-1989; Author: Iowa. District Court (Des Moines County); Probate Place: Des Moines, Iowa. [S510563521]