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Lalla <I>Gresham</I> Ball

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Lalla Gresham Ball

Birth
King and Queen County, Virginia, USA
Death
3 Jan 1920 (aged 63–64)
Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of very wealthy parents. Lalla's mother was Isabella Mann Gresham and father, Edward Gresham. The family owned nearly one hundred slaves at their plantation and Lalla wrote a little article, "Reminiscences of Plantation Life In Virginia" telling of her experiences growing up on the plantation. Lalla attended school at the prestigious Stuart Hall Episcopal School for Girls. In later years, one of her daughters, Mrs. Alfred DuPont, donated money to the school in honor of her mother, Lalla.

Lalla was married to Thomas Ball, a Lawyer. Lalla was a direct descendant of George Washington's mother, Mary Ball. She was the recording Secretary of the Stonewall Jackson Chapter No. 476 of the United Daughter's of the Confederacy, San Diego, CA, 1912 - 1914.
Daughter of very wealthy parents. Lalla's mother was Isabella Mann Gresham and father, Edward Gresham. The family owned nearly one hundred slaves at their plantation and Lalla wrote a little article, "Reminiscences of Plantation Life In Virginia" telling of her experiences growing up on the plantation. Lalla attended school at the prestigious Stuart Hall Episcopal School for Girls. In later years, one of her daughters, Mrs. Alfred DuPont, donated money to the school in honor of her mother, Lalla.

Lalla was married to Thomas Ball, a Lawyer. Lalla was a direct descendant of George Washington's mother, Mary Ball. She was the recording Secretary of the Stonewall Jackson Chapter No. 476 of the United Daughter's of the Confederacy, San Diego, CA, 1912 - 1914.


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