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James Samuel Ball I

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James Samuel Ball I

Birth
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Death
1867 (aged 77–78)
Wise County, Texas, USA
Burial
Wise County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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**Note: I have found two dates for James Balls birthday one being 1789 and the other 1791. I am not sure of which is correct.The headstone show 1789.

Father: Moses BALL b: 23 Dec 1768 in Fairfax, Fairfax Co., Virginia Death: 9 Jul 1840 in Lee County, Virginia

Mother: Elizabeth YEARY b: 1771 in Ewing, Lee Co., Virginia
Death: 28 Dec 1845 in Lee Co., Virginia
Elizabeth's Parents:
Father:Henry YEARY 1730-1788
Mother:Elizabeth CROXSTALL 1729-1805


Married
Susannah POSEY
born: 1795 in Georgia
Death: 1860 in Decator, Wise, Texas,Susannah is Buried: Ball Knob, Cemetery, Decatur, Texas

* Married Susannah: 15 Aug 1814 in Tazewell, Clairborne Co., Tennessee

Children

1.Susan Emiline BALL b: 28 Jul 1815 in Harlan Co., Kentucky. She died on 31 Mar 1906 in Harlan, Kentucky. She married Solomon POPE on 15 Dec 1836.

2.Moses Pickney BALL b: 28 Jan 1816 in Harlan County, Kentucky.He died on 21 Nov 1897 in Wise, Texas. He married Levina Jane JONES in 1837.

3.Nancy BALL b: 1822 in Harlan Co., Kentucky

4.Jane BALL b: 1823 in Catrons Creek, Harlan Co., Kentucky

5.John M BALL b: 22 Feb 1824 in Ages, Harlan Co., Kentucky
Name: John M. BALL
Born: 22 Feb 1824
Married: 16 Apr 1847 Ages, Kentucky
Died: 14 May 1893
Spouses:Elizabeth SERGENT B:22 Aug 182 D:15 Oct1896

6.Lemuel Morris BALL b: 24 Oct 1826 in Catrons Creek, Harlan Co., Kentucky

7.Emily Ann BALL b: 3 May 1827 in Harlan Co., Kentucky

8.James Samuel BALL b: 13 Sep 1830 in Catrons Creek, Harlan Co., Kentucky

9.Carlisle Bablin BALL b: 13 Jun 1831 in Catrons Creek, Harlan Co., Kentucky

10.Louisa Marie BALL b: 1835 in Harlan Co., Kentucky

Sources:
1. Author: Ancestry
Title: One World Tree (sm)
Publication: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., n.d.
Repository:
**Note: I have found two dates for James Balls birthday one being 1789 and the other 1791. I am not sure of which is correct.The headstone show 1789.

Father: Moses BALL b: 23 Dec 1768 in Fairfax, Fairfax Co., Virginia Death: 9 Jul 1840 in Lee County, Virginia

Mother: Elizabeth YEARY b: 1771 in Ewing, Lee Co., Virginia
Death: 28 Dec 1845 in Lee Co., Virginia
Elizabeth's Parents:
Father:Henry YEARY 1730-1788
Mother:Elizabeth CROXSTALL 1729-1805


Married
Susannah POSEY
born: 1795 in Georgia
Death: 1860 in Decator, Wise, Texas,Susannah is Buried: Ball Knob, Cemetery, Decatur, Texas

* Married Susannah: 15 Aug 1814 in Tazewell, Clairborne Co., Tennessee

Children

1.Susan Emiline BALL b: 28 Jul 1815 in Harlan Co., Kentucky. She died on 31 Mar 1906 in Harlan, Kentucky. She married Solomon POPE on 15 Dec 1836.

2.Moses Pickney BALL b: 28 Jan 1816 in Harlan County, Kentucky.He died on 21 Nov 1897 in Wise, Texas. He married Levina Jane JONES in 1837.

3.Nancy BALL b: 1822 in Harlan Co., Kentucky

4.Jane BALL b: 1823 in Catrons Creek, Harlan Co., Kentucky

5.John M BALL b: 22 Feb 1824 in Ages, Harlan Co., Kentucky
Name: John M. BALL
Born: 22 Feb 1824
Married: 16 Apr 1847 Ages, Kentucky
Died: 14 May 1893
Spouses:Elizabeth SERGENT B:22 Aug 182 D:15 Oct1896

6.Lemuel Morris BALL b: 24 Oct 1826 in Catrons Creek, Harlan Co., Kentucky

7.Emily Ann BALL b: 3 May 1827 in Harlan Co., Kentucky

8.James Samuel BALL b: 13 Sep 1830 in Catrons Creek, Harlan Co., Kentucky

9.Carlisle Bablin BALL b: 13 Jun 1831 in Catrons Creek, Harlan Co., Kentucky

10.Louisa Marie BALL b: 1835 in Harlan Co., Kentucky

Sources:
1. Author: Ancestry
Title: One World Tree (sm)
Publication: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., n.d.
Repository:

Gravesite Details

Ball Knob Cemetery Land originally owned by James Ball, Sr. (1789-1867). Member of pioneer family. Used as burial ground for family and friends. Deeded 1890, by J.S. and Nancy Ball to Audubon Community. Incorporated as cemetery association



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