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Subj: Proud to be a Pace!!! (Ballard Preston Pace letter)

Date: 97-11-04 12:14:48 EST

I have been interested in my ancestors for many years. My father has a letter written by his grandfather, Ballard Preston Pace known to family as "Uncle Bob". "Uncle Bob" was the youngest son of Daniel Pace and Serena Stultz Pace.

This letter is written in pencil on aging paper and is very brittle. I will attempt to type it as it is written. Some of the words are not ledgable but the jist is obvious.

I believe this letter should be shared with the family.

Here goes.

BP Pace Memorandem

BP Pace

Volenteered in
J R Roberstson Co the
Sixeth day of May 1862
war captured a prnerener
December 13 Charles City
court house
war paroled 24 day
of Feb 1865 at Point Lookout
belonged to the 32
Battalion and then war
attached to the 24 Va Cavalery
what I eat for my breakfast 4
day of march 1865 I gave
a negro five dollars for
a quart of corn meal and
Salt to go in at eat it
at the ruppe ferry Danville Va

A copy of this letter can be found in the book The Trek of The Paces Throught Henry County and the Heritage They Left Behind by John Edward Pace, Sr. Printed by the Bassett Printing Corporation, Bassett, Virginia 24055. According to this book this line of Pace's are decended from Richard Pace of Jamestown.

I also know the grave site of Ballard Preston Pace. The tomb stone confirms that my great grandfather was soldier in Army of Northern Va. and was in the 24th Va calvary of the CSA.

Ballard Preston Pace was the youngest son of Daniel and Serena Stultz Pace

Ballard Preston Pace had two families the first was of the Paces of Henry County, Virginia. The Second was by Mary Elizabeth Floyd Pace, birth date 5/4/1882. Their only son was John Henry Pace

John Henry Pace married Sarah Elizabeth Moss(born 1/15/1894) on 4/24/1910. They had eight children.

Hallie Lena Pace 2/12/1911

Lily Mae Pace 9/25/1912

Grace Irene Pace 7/10/1914

Annie Rachel Pace 3/12/1916

Nell Marie Pace 12/11/1917

Alice Guy Pace 1/7/1920

Lucy Iris Pace 11/15/1921 Died after 3 hours

John Thomas Pace 12/17/1922 only son

John Thomas Pace Married Lillian Mae Hopkins 12/28/1948

Two children

Donald Ray Pace 1/12/1954 (That's Me) another only son

Denise Susan Pace 5/9/1960

Donald Ray Pace married Terresa Lynn Timmons 12/31/1976

Four children

Shauna Lynn Pace 6/26/1978

Sarah Gentry Pace 7/4/1980

Lindsay Michelle Pace 12/14/1982

Zachary Thomas Pace 12/13/1985 only son

This has become a bit lengthy but I want make sure this line of Pace's has been recorded.

Donald (Don) Ray Pace

pondace@aol.com

Christiansburg, Virginia

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