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Joseph H. Ball 1823 – 1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1823

Birth Location: Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 11 Apr 1905

Death Location: Lake, Logan, West Virginia, United States

Father: Joseph Ball

Mother: Catherine Comer

Spouse(s): Delilah Comer

Children(s): William Ball, Rebecca Cook-Workman, Caperton Ball, Geo. Ball, Samuel Ball, Lucetta Hager

According to available records, Joseph H. Ball Jr was born in 1823 in Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, United States, the child of Joseph Ball and Catherine "Cathreen" Comer. Following those early years, Joseph H. Ball Jr married Delilah Medora Ann Comer, and their family grew to include William Henderson Ball, Rebecca Catherine Cook-Workman, Caperton Alexander Ball, Geo. B. Ball, Samuel Gilbert Ball and Lucetta V. Hager. In the later years of life, Joseph H. Ball Jr died in 1905 in Lake, Logan, West Virginia, United States.

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Parents

Joseph Ball
1783 – 1860
Birth Location: Franklin County Formerly, Bedford, Virginia, United States
JB
Catherine Comer
1792 – 1867
Birth Location: Montgomery, Giles, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Delilah Comer
1827 – 1901
Birth Location: Monroe County, West Virginia, USA
DC

Children(s)

William Ball
1847 – 1897
Birth Location: Boone Co
WB
Rebecca Cook-Workman
1848 – 1892
Birth Location: –
RC
Caperton Ball
1856 – 1942
Birth Location: –
CB
Geo. Ball
1860 –
Birth Location: Virginia
GB
Samuel Ball
1862 – 1958
Birth Location: –
SB
Lucetta Hager
1866 – 1949
Birth Location: –
LH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Jan 1823
    Event Place: Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1880; Census Place: Logan, Logan, West Virginia; Roll: 1406; Page: 284C; Enumeration District: 074, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 6, Boone, Virginia; Roll: 936; Page: 1a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1847
    Event Place: Monroe, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 22 Feb 1847
    Event Place: Monroe, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: District 6, Boone, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 6, Boone, Virginia; Roll: 936; Page: 1a

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1866
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Logan, Logan, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Logan, Logan, West Virginia; Roll: 1406; Page: 284C; Enumeration District: 074

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 11 Apr 1905
    Event Place: Lake, Logan, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lake, Logan County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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