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Augustus Ball 1817–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 APR 1817

Birth Location: Monroe, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 5 OCT 1890

Death Location: Powell Creek, Boone, West Virginia, United States

Father: Joseph Ball

Mother: Catherine Comer

Spouse(s): Rebecca Bryson, Eliza Shumate

Children(s):

The story of Augustus Ball began in 1817 in Monroe, Virginia, United States. Augustus Ball married Eliza Jane Shumate, Rebecca Bryson. Augustus Ball passed away in 1890 in Powell Creek, Boone, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Augustus Ball began in 1817 in Monroe, Virginia, United States.
  • Augustus Ball married Eliza Jane Shumate, Rebecca Bryson.
  • Augustus Ball passed away in 1890 in Powell Creek, Boone, West Virginia, United States.

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Augustus Ball's Ancestors

Self
Augustus Ball
1817–1890
Birth Place: Monroe, Virginia, United States
Parents
Joseph H. Ball
1782–1860
Franklin, Virginia, United States
Catherine ("Catryn") Comer
1792–1880
St Lawrence, Ford, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Augustus (W.) Comer
1757–1824
Rapidan River, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Catherine (Cortreen) Rush
1758–1841
Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Michael Gomer
1722–1802
Catherine O'Michael
1725–1799
Jacob Rush
1747–1820
Lydia Bell
1748–1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Gaumer
1687–1763
Susanna Seitz
1686–1762
Eva Weber
1709–1776
Eva Weber
1709–1776
John Rush
1704–1751
Susannah Hall
1707–1795
Nathaniel Bell
1725–1800
Hannah Clark
1726–1800

Augustus Ball's Timeline

3 Records

1817
1 APR 1817
Birth of Augustus Ball in Monroe, Virginia, United States
Monroe, Virginia, United States
1890
4 OCT 1890
Age 73
Death of Augustus Ball in Powell Creek, Boone, West Virginia, United States
Powell Creek, Boone, West Virginia, United States
1890
5 OCT 1890
Age 73
Burial of Augustus Ball in Powell Creek, Boone, West Virginia, United States
Powell Creek, Boone, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 APR 1817
    Event Place: Monroe, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 OCT 1890
    Event Place: Powell Creek, Boone, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 OCT 1890
    Event Place: Powell Creek, Boone, West Virginia, United States

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