Jacoba Ballard

First known child to connect Cline to his donor-conceived offspring

Verification status: Every documentary connection below is cited.

Last research update: 8 November 2026

Appears in

Our Father

Interviewed on camera

Interviewee.^{[Netflix Tudum] [WRTV]}

Recounts discovering her half-siblings and pursuing answers; she also participates in a reenactment.^{[Netflix Tudum] [WRTV]}

Documentary archival context: Archival footage and reenactments are used; dramatized performers are excluded from the interviewee list.^{[Netflix Tudum]}

Episode not verified

Short biography

A DNA test led Ballard to discover numerous biological half-siblings and investigate their shared biological father.^{[Netflix Tudum] [WRTV]}

Sourced timeline

A sourced timeline of key events and career highlights has not been researched for this person yet. We only add dates once a reliable source confirms them.

Related people

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Angela Ganote
FOX59 investigative journalist
Both appear in Our Father
Donald Cline
Former Indianapolis fertility specialist
Both appear in Our Father
Heather Woock
One of Donald Cline’s donor-conceived children
Both appear in Our Father

Sources

Inside the ‘Our Father’ Documentary, from Genealogy to Don Cline — Netflix Tudum, published 2022-04-15. Accessed 2026-11-08.Official production sourceHigh reliability
6 questions with star of documentary on fertility doc who inseminated patients with his sperm — WRTV, published 2022-05-05. Accessed 2026-11-08.News organisationMedium reliability

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