James Ballou IV was born 25 April 1761 in Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States to James Ballou (1723-1812) and Tamasin Cook (1725-1804) and died 30 April 1808 Richmond, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States of unspecified causes. He married Mehitable Ingalls (1764-) 5 November 1780 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| James Ballou (1788-1789) | |||
| James Ballou (1794-1839) | |||
| Henry Ballou (1796-1857) | |||
| Rufus Ballou (1799-1799) | |||
| Mehitabel Ballou (1799-) | |||
| Eliza Ballou (1801-1888) | 21 September 1801 Richmond, New Hampshire, United States | 21 January 1888 Mentor, Ohio, United States | Abram Garfield (1799-1833) |
| Alpha Ballou (1806-1882) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Seth Ballou (1748-1778) | |||
| Olive Ballou (1751-1845) | |||
| Silas Ballou (1753-1837) | |||
| Susanna Ballou (1755-1802) | |||
| Ozial Ballou (1757-1838) | |||
| Tamasin Ballou (1759-1842) | |||
| James Ballou (1761-1808) | 25 April 1761 Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States | 30 April 1808 Richmond, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States | Mehitable Ingalls (1764-) |
| Russel Ballou (1763-1847) | |||
| Aaron Ballou (1766-1807) | |||
| Daniel Ballou (1768-1806) | |||
| Priscilla Ballou (1772-1793) | |||