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Lewis Ball Sr. 1780–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1780

Birth Location: prob Lancaster Co., Virginia

Death Date: 5 APR 1856

Death Location: Pontotoc Co., Mississippi

Father: William Ball

Mother: Sarah Martin

Spouse(s): Sarah Hitt

Children(s): Martin Ball

The story of Lewis Ball Sr. began in 1780 in prob Lancaster Co., Virginia. Lewis Ball Sr. married Sarah Ann Hitt, and had children including Lewis Ball Jr, Martin Ball. Lewis Ball Sr. passed away in 1856 in Pontotoc Co., Mississippi.

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Biography

  • The story of Lewis Ball Sr. began in 1780 in prob Lancaster Co., Virginia.
  • Lewis Ball Sr. married Sarah Ann Hitt, and had children including Lewis Ball Jr, Martin Ball.
  • Lewis Ball Sr. passed away in 1856 in Pontotoc Co., Mississippi.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Ball
1738–1804
Birth Location: Lancaster Co., Virginia
WB
Sarah Martin
1752–1792
Birth Location: Germanna, Virginia
SM

Spouses(s)

Sarah Hitt
1782–1849
Birth Location: Laurens Co., South Carolina
SH

Children(s)

Martin Ball
1808–
Birth Location: Laurens Co., South Carolina
MB

Lewis Sr.'s Ancestors

Self
Lewis Sr.
1780–1856
Birth Place: prob Lancaster Co., Virginia
Parents
William or Williamson Ball
1738–1804
Lancaster Co., Virginia
Sarah Martin
1752–1792
Germanna, Virginia
Grandparents
Henry Martin
1720–1778
Germanna or Germantown, Virginia
Mary (Ann "May?" Twelve) Doe
–1782
Great-Grandparents
John Martin
1691–1757
Maria Otterbach
1699–1724
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hans Merten
1660–1693
Anna Wurmbach
1667–1740
Hermann Otterbach
1662–1748
Susanna Heimbach
1662–1708

Lewis Sr.'s Descendants

1.
LS
Lewis (Ball) Sr. (ABT 1780–5 APR 1856) m. Sarah (Ann) Hitt (BET 1782 AND 1784–15 SEP 1849)
  1. 1. Martin Ball 1808– m. Sallie (M.) Unknown 1811–1861
    1. 1. Sallie ((Sarah) Hitt) Ball 1831–1903 m. John (Anderson) Stephens 1833–1870
      1. 1. John (Martin) Stephens 1863–1923 m. Lucy (Catherine) Bolding 1867–1959
        1. 1. Elmer (Lee) Stephens 1900–

Lewis Sr.'s Timeline

3 Records

1780
ABT 1780
Birth of Lewis Ball Sr. in prob Lancaster Co., Virginia
prob Lancaster Co., Virginia
1856
ABT 7 APR 1856
Age 76
Burial of Lewis Ball Sr. in Cherry Creek, Pontotoc Co., Mississippi
Cherry Creek, Pontotoc Co., Mississippi
1856
5 APR 1856
Age 76
Death of Lewis Ball Sr. in Pontotoc Co., Mississippi
Pontotoc Co., Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: ABT 7 APR 1856
    Event Place: Cherry Creek, Pontotoc Co., Mississippi
    Record Source: Janice's Martin Genealogy

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1780
    Event Place: prob Lancaster Co., Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Angela's Ball Genealogy
    [2] Holtzclaw 1977 letter
    [3] Janice's Martin Genealogy

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 APR 1856
    Event Place: Pontotoc Co., Mississippi
    Record Source: Janice's Martin Genealogy
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