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Walter Eugene Ball 1888–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 FEB 1888

Birth Location: Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 21 FEB 1964

Death Location: Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Horace Ball

Mother: Ella Whitney

Spouse(s): Edna Garfield

Children(s): son Ball, Dorothy Ball, Walter Jr., Evelyn Ball, Horace Ball, Louis Ball, Doris Ball, Robert Ball

Walter Eugene Ball was born in 1888 in Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Horace Nelson Ball And Ella Lorinda Whitney. Walter Eugene Ball married Edna Hannah Garfield, and had children including Doris Leona Ball, Dorothy Mary Ball, Evelyn Pearl Ball, Horace E Ball, Louis Garfield Ball, Robert Lester Ball, Son Ball, Walter Eugene Ball Jr. Walter Eugene Ball passed away in 1964 in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Walter Eugene Ball was born in 1888 in Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Horace Nelson Ball And Ella Lorinda Whitney.
  • Walter Eugene Ball married Edna Hannah Garfield, and had children including Doris Leona Ball, Dorothy Mary Ball, Evelyn Pearl Ball, Horace E Ball, Louis Garfield Ball, Robert Lester Ball, Son Ball, Walter Eugene Ball Jr.
  • Walter Eugene Ball passed away in 1964 in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Walter Ball's Ancestors

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Walter Ball
1888–1964
Birth Place: Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Horace Nelson Ball
1860–1948
Dana, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Ella (Lorinda) Whitney
1863–1945
Dana, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Leander (Augustus) Ball
1831–1912
Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Margaret (Serepta) Knapp
1828–1904
Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Ball
1800–1855
Mary Hyde
1802–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Levi Ball
1766–1857
Thankful Bowman
1774–1836

Walter Ball's Descendants

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Walter (Eugene) Ball (26 FEB 1888–21 FEB 1964) m. Edna (Hannah) Garfield (24 JAN 1888–5 MAY 1961)
  1. 1. son Ball 1910–
  2. 2. Dorothy (Mary) Ball 1917–1998 m. Oliver (Bernard) McArdle 1920–1985
  3. 3. Walter (Eugene Ball) Jr. 1921–1989 m. Mabel (Olive) Hodgkins 1924–1955 m. Lila Miettinen 1928–1991
    1. 1. Ola (Helen) Ball 1950–2008 m. Leslie (Hubert Whaley) Sr. 1947–2018
    2. 2. Nancy Ball 1947–1947
    3. 3. Olive (M.) Ball 1949–1949
  4. 4. Evelyn (Pearl) Ball 1919–1968 m. Stanley (B.) Lapinsky 1916–1991
    1. 1. Shirley (Ann) Lapinsky 1942–2016 m. Robert (Lee Shufelt) Sr. 1945–2019
    2. 2. Gloria (Jean) Lapinsky 1944–2023
  5. 5. Horace (E.) Ball 1912–1975 m. Dorothy (Marion) Denno 1917–1987 m. Regina (Roberta) Flagg 1917–1988
  6. 6. Louis (Garfield) Ball 1914–1972
  7. 7. Doris (Leona) Ball 1917–1986 m. Howard Biegen 1917–1989
  8. 8. Robert (Lester) Ball 1927–1994 m. Marjorie (L.) Banks 1923–1984 m. Bernice (Mae) Sweeney 1925–

Walter Ball's Timeline

2 Records

1888
26 FEB 1888
Birth of Walter Eugene Ball in Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1964
21 FEB 1964
Age 76
Death of Walter Eugene Ball in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 FEB 1888
    Event Place: Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Parts I, II & IV compiled by Mr Frank D. Warren

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 FEB 1964
    Event Place: Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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