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Thomas Braxton Ball 1847 – 1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 January 1847

Birth Location: Buncombe Co., North Carolina

Death Date: 1 June 1924

Death Location: Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA

Father: Jairus Ball

Mother: Mary Roberts

Spouse(s): Polly Marks

Children(s): Marian Ball

Thomas Braxton Ball was born in Buncombe Co., North Carolina in 1847, to Jairus Jay Ball and Mary Elmira Gentry Roberts. Later in life, Thomas Braxton Ball married Polly Ann Marks; among their children were Marian Seaborn Ball. Thomas Braxton Ball died in Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA, 1924.

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Parents

Jairus Ball
1788 – 1862
Birth Location: Ashville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
JB
Mary Roberts
1813 – 1917
Birth Location: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
MR

Spouses(s)

Polly Marks
1847 – 1926
Birth Location: Henneson Co., Kentucky
PM

Children(s)

Marian Ball
1887 – 1934
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
MB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 2 January 1847
    Event Place: Buncombe Co., North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1 June 1924
    Event Place: Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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