According to the items contained in this collection, John B. Ballinger was a doctor in Bradford, Ohio. He and his wife had five children: Horace, Homer, Mary, George, and Helen. He was born on September 8, 1855 and died December 18, 1939. Alumni directories indicate that all five Ballinger children graduated from Miami University. After serving as president of his class, Horace Ballinger graduated from Miami in 1908. He taught math and science at a high school in Nelsonville, Ohio in 1908 and 1909. He was principal of a high school in Arcanum, Ohio in 1909. Later, he worked as a lumber merchant in Greenville, Ohio. Homer Ballinger graduated from Miami in 1910. Later, he managed Clark County Lumber Company in Springfield, Ohio. Mary Ballinger graduated from Miami in 1915 and taught in Springfield, Ohio. After graduating from Miami in 1919, George Ballinger worked in the lumber trade in Springfield, Ohio. Helen Ballinger graduated from Miami in 1923.
From the guide to the John B. Ballinger Collection, 1904-1939, (Miami University)
