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Ira Ball 1827–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1827

Birth Location: Grassy Fork, Cocke, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 15 Nov 1893

Death Location: Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, USA

Father: Osborne Ball

Mother: Martha Thomason

Spouse(s): Mary Miller

Children(s): Jacob Ball

In 1827, Ira Ball entered the world in Grassy Fork, Cocke, Tennessee, USA, born to Osborne Lewis Ball And Martha Patsey Thomason. Ira Ball married Mary Ann Polly Miller, and had children including Jacob Cullen Ball. Ira Ball passed away in 1893 in Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1827, Ira Ball entered the world in Grassy Fork, Cocke, Tennessee, USA, born to Osborne Lewis Ball And Martha Patsey Thomason.
  • Ira Ball married Mary Ann Polly Miller, and had children including Jacob Cullen Ball.
  • Ira Ball passed away in 1893 in Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Osborne Ball
1779–1860
Birth Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
OB
Martha Thomason
1785–1871
Birth Location: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA
MT

Spouses(s)

Mary Miller
1831–1867
Birth Location: Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
MM

Children(s)

Jacob Ball
1856–1927
Birth Location: Cocke, Tennessee
JB

Ira Ball's Ancestors

Self
Ira Ball
1827–1893
Birth Place: Grassy Fork, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Osborne Lewis Ball
1779–1860
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Martha ("Patsey") Thomason
1785–1871
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Lewis) Ball
1745–1806
Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Ann) Osborne
1742–1794
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
George Thomason
1743–1833
St James N Parish, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ira Ball's Descendants

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Ira Ball (7 May 1827–15 Nov 1893) m. Mary (Ann "Polly") Miller (16 Jan 1831–12 Dec 1867)
  1. 1. Jacob (Cullen) Ball 1856–1927 m. Marelda (E) Gordon 1863–1947
    1. 1. Austie (Inez) Ball 1889–1972 m. Hiram (Jackson) Seamands 1887–1953
      1. 1. Chester (Roy) Seamands 1917–1997 m. Ellen (Grace) Herndon 1922–2012
        1. 1. Jay (Chester) Seamands 1951–2012

Ira Ball's Timeline

2 Records

1827
7 May 1827
Birth of Ira Ball in Grassy Fork, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Grassy Fork, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1893
15 Nov 1893
Age 66
Death of Ira Ball in Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1827
    Event Place: Grassy Fork, Cocke, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1893
    Event Place: Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
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