Census: 1880 Milton, Rock Co., Wisconsin

Sylvia Ann (Bliven) Balch 1845-1924
"The Journal-Telephone", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, Apr. 24, 1924, p 1.
Mrs. Charles D. Balch was born June 4, 1845, and died April 19, 1924. The funeral was held Monday afternoon, April 21, from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harry S. Green. The services were in charge of Dr. Edwin Shaw of Milton, assisted by Rev. Erlo E. Sutton of Milton Junction. Burial was in the Rock River cemetery.

Census: 1880 Milton, Rock Co., Wisconsin

Charles D. Balch 1840-1920
"The Journal-Telephone", Milton Junction, Wisconsin, Thursday, March 18, 1920, p 1.
Charles D. Balch was born in Madison Co., New York, August 18, 1840 and died in Milton Junction, Wis., March 11, 1920. He was one of a family of five children born to Charles and Harriet Hines Balch.
He came to Wisconsin when he was but twenty-one years of age and two years later, 1863, enlisted in Co. F. of the 16th Wis. Reg. and served his country till the close of the war. It was while he was home on furlough that he purchased the farm on which he was living when he died.
On Jan. 20, 1866, he was married to Silvia Bliven, who was his faithful and devoted wife throughout his life. To this union were born four children, Cora May, who was the wife of Frank Miles of this village and is deceased; William H., Mrs. Harry Greene, and Homer, all of Milton Junction.
The exact date of his conversion and baptism are not known but it was in one of the early revivals of Elder John Huffman that he was converted. He was baptized by Elder L. C. Rogers and joined the Rock River S. D. B. Church and remained a faithful and staunch supporter of that church until it was disbanded some ten years ago.
Mr. Balch was one of the early settlers of the Rock Rover neighborhood and having spent his married life there, he was well known and highly respected. He was an industrious citizen, a good neighbor, a faithful husband and father and a man of sound convictions and of loyalty to truth as he conceived it. So long as the Rock River Church was in existence he attended faithfully its services and took an active part in all its activities. Declining health for some time has deprived him of church privileges during his later years but he fought the good fight and kept the faith.
The large circle of friends and neighbors who gathered at the funeral, showed the high regard in which he was held.
Farewell services were conducted by the Rev. E. D. Van Horn, pastor of the Milton Junction S. D. B. Church, assisted by the Rev. Henry N. Jordan, pastor of the Milton S. D. B. Church. The body was laid to rest in the Rock River Cemetery.
He leaves, besides the widow and sons and daughter already mentioned, eleven grandchildren and one great grand child.