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07/31/2014 – Ballard – 2nd Annual “Life is Amazing” Lexus Short Films World Premiere – Arrivals – Regal LA Live – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Kazuki Hirata / HollywoodNewsWire.net / PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Nicholas M. Ballard
Place of Birth: Moss Bluff, Louisiana, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 25, 1981
Ethnicity: father – English, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish mother – French/Cajun, as well as distant Swiss-French and Spanish, and remote Huron Native American
Nick Ballard is an American actor. His roles include the films All Eyes and Fireflies in the Dusk .
Nick’s brother, Daniel Ballard, is also an actor. Nick’s father is of English and Scottish descent. Nick’s mother is almost entirely of French/Cajun descent, with distant Swiss-French and Spanish ancestry.
According to some family trees, Nick is a descendant of Catherine (Exipakinoea) Colon, a Huron Native American woman born, c. 1656, in the Great Lakes region.
Nick’s paternal grandfather was Arthur Lee “Jake” Ballard (the son of William Thomas Ballard and Eugenia Lenora Moore). Arthur was born in Oakdale, Allen, Louisiana. William was born in Magnolia, Pike, Mississippi, the son of Anthony Marcus Ballard and Mahala/Mahaley Ann Richmond. Nick’s great-grandmother Eugenia was born in Rapides, Louisiana, the daughter of Martin A. Moore and Annie/Melissa Mizell.
Nick’s paternal grandmother was Mary Wilkerson Place/Peace (the daughter of Joseph Robinson Place and Martha Lillian “Lillie” Craig). Mary was born in Louisiana. Joseph was born in Louisiana, the son of Stephen A. Place and Nancy W. Simpson. Martha was born in Louisiana, the daughter of Nathaniel C. Craig and Susan Elizabeth Parrott.
Nick’s maternal grandfather was Eli/Elie Dugas (the son of Pierre Arthur Dugas and Apollina Begnaud). Eli was born in Louisiana. Pierre was born in Louisiana, the son of Joseph Dugas and Emma Begnaud. Apollina was born in Louisiana, the daughter of Zephirin Begnaud and Emma Pelletier.
Nick’s maternal grandmother was Leona Joubert (the daughter of Jean Baptiste Joubert and Alice/Alicia/Alicie Durio). Leona was born in Louisiana. Jean Baptiste was born in Louisiana, the son of Achille Joubert and Sidonia Joubert.
Sources: Obituary of Nick’s paternal grandfather, Arthur Lee “Jake” Ballard – http://www.findagrave.com
Obituary of Nick’s uncle (mother’s brother) – http://dignitymemorial.com