Background
He was born in Rover, Arkansas on December 22, 1882.
He was born in Rover, Arkansas on December 22, 1882.
University of Chicago. University of Oklahoma.
Ballenger received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ouachita Baptist College in 1905 and began teaching in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He quickly transitioned from teaching to school administration in Loco, Oklahoma and Magnum, Oklahoma. After this time, Ballenger attended the University of Chicago to earn a second Bachelor, and where he would eventually also earn a master"s degree in History.
Ballenger died at age 104, on November 8, 1987.