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Robert Ball 1838–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1838

Birth Location: Alabama, USA

Death Date: 16 October 1862

Death Location: Okolona, Mississippi, USA

Father: Benjamin Ball

Mother: Mary Clark

Spouse(s): Selina Prince

Children(s): William Ball

Robert Ball was born in 1838 in Alabama, USA, the child of Benjamin Ball And Mary Lucy Clark. In 1850, Robert Ball resided in Bayou, Jackson, Arkansas, USA. Robert Ball married Selina Emilene Prince, and had children including William Joseph Ball. Robert Ball passed away in 1862 in Okolona, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Ball was born in 1838 in Alabama, USA, the child of Benjamin Ball And Mary Lucy Clark.
  • In 1850, Robert Ball resided in Bayou, Jackson, Arkansas, USA.
  • Robert Ball married Selina Emilene Prince, and had children including William Joseph Ball.
  • Robert Ball passed away in 1862 in Okolona, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Ball's Ancestors

Self
Robert Ball
1838–1862
Birth Place: Alabama, USA
Parents
Benjamin Ball
1813–1857
Alabama, USA
Mary (Lucy) Clark
1827–1858
Grandparents
Lewis (W) Ball
1783–1857
Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
LUCINDA (F) CHILES
1787–1860
Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
John Clark
1780–1870
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Susan Parks
1796–1879
Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Hitt
1775–1846
Nancy Pulliam
1764–1814
Nimrod Chiles
1760–1807
Elizabeth CHILES
1765–
Thomas Clark
1753–1837
Priscilla Tucker
1753–1840
Thomas Capt.
1750–1831
Nancy "Annie"
1766–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ball
1750–1805
Sarah Martin
1755–1823
John Pulliam
1746–1798
Frances Boswell
1734–1841
James Chiles
1740–1784
JEMIMA GRAVES
1743–1809
William Clark
1713–1776
Emparnel Hill
1717–1775
John Doyle
1725–
Sallie Doyle
1725–
Samuel Parks
1725–1786
Mary North
1713–1800
Colonel Brockman
1735–1825
Amelia Martaine
1741–1819

Robert Ball's Descendants

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Robert Ball (1838–16 October 1862) m. Selina (Emilene) Prince (abt 1838–1922)
  1. 1. William (Joseph) Ball 1859– m. Mary (A) Ball 1849–
    1. 1. Henry (L) Ball 1883–

Robert Ball's Timeline

5 Records

1838
1838
Birth of Robert Ball in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1838
1838
Birth of Robert Ball in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1850
1850
Age 12
Robert Ball resided here in Bayou, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
Bayou, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
1860
1860
Age 22
Robert Ball resided here in Richwoods, Richwoods, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
Richwoods, Richwoods, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
1862
16 October 1862
Age 24
Death of Robert Ball in Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States of America
Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1838
    Event Place: Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1860 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: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Richwoods, Jackson, Arkansas; Roll: M653_44; Page: 594; Family History Library Fi
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Bayou, Jackson, Arkansas; Roll: 27; Page: 44b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1838
    Event Place: Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Bayou, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Bayou, Jackson, Arkansas; Roll: 27; Page: 44b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Richwoods, Richwoods, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1860 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: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Richwoods, Jackson, Arkansas; Roll: M653_44; Page: 594; Family History Library Fi

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 October 1862
    Event Place: Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones For U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Okolona, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones For U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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