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Melba Pauline Ball 1923–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jan 1923

Birth Location: Cosby Cocke, Tennessee

Death Date: 4 Dec 1997

Death Location: Pearl River County, Mississippi, USA

Father: Sanders Jenkins

Mother: Narcissus Parton

Spouse(s): Roman Ball

Children(s): Donald Ball

Melba Pauline Ball was born in 1923 in Cosby Cocke, Tennessee, the child of Sanders Jenkins And Narcissus Parton. In 1930, Melba Pauline Ball resided in District 8, District 8, Cocke, Tennessee, USA. Melba Pauline Ball married Roman Ball, and had children including Donald Carl Ball. Melba Pauline Ball passed away in 1997 in Pearl River County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Melba Pauline Ball was born in 1923 in Cosby Cocke, Tennessee, the child of Sanders Jenkins And Narcissus Parton.
  • In 1930, Melba Pauline Ball resided in District 8, District 8, Cocke, Tennessee, USA.
  • Melba Pauline Ball married Roman Ball, and had children including Donald Carl Ball.
  • Melba Pauline Ball passed away in 1997 in Pearl River County, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melba Ball's Ancestors

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Melba Ball
1923–1997
Birth Place: Cosby Cocke, Tennessee
Parents
Sanders Jenkins
1881–1958
Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
Narcissus Parton
1883–1976
, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John (M.) Jenkins
1857–1939
Cocke, USA
Mary Pearce
1858–1949
Tennessee
George (Wilburn) Parton
1859–1924
Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Mary (E.) Parton
1861–1929
Sevier Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Jenkins
1829–1864
Nancy McMillan
1833–1936
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joel Jenkins
1807–1881
Malinda Jenkins
1809–1848
Daniel Jenkins
1808–1870
Susannah Pyrant
1803–1870

Melba Ball's Descendants

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Melba (Pauline) Ball (31 Jan 1923–4 Dec 1997) m. Roman Ball (7 November 1917–23 September 1951)
  1. 1. Donald (Carl) Ball 1942–1972

Melba Ball's Timeline

5 Records

1923
31 January 1923
Birth of Melba Pauline Ball in Cocke County, Tennessee
Cocke County, Tennessee
1923
31 Jan 1923
Birth of Melba Pauline Ball in Cosby Cocke, Tennessee
Cosby Cocke, Tennessee
1930
1930
Age 7
Melba Pauline Ball resided here in District 8, District 8, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
District 8, District 8, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1997
4 Dec 1997
Age 74
Death of Melba Pauline Ball in Pearl River County, Mississippi, USA
Pearl River County, Mississippi, USA
1997
4 Dec 1997
Age 74
Death of Melba Pauline Ball
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 January 1923
    Event Place: Cocke County, Tennessee
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1923
    Event Place: Cosby Cocke, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 8, Cocke, Tennessee; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2341972
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 8, District 8, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 8, Cocke, Tennessee; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2341972

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1997
    Event Place: Pearl River County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1997
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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