On 21 March 1866 she married Merrill Ball. They were first cousins, with common grandparents: Thadeus BALL {1777 – 1860}, and Lovisa "Lucy" BOARDMAN {1785 – 1850}.
They were the parents of nine children: Minnie, Lemuel Miles, Ernest, Cora, Lola, Dedie, an infant son (Dedie's twin), Warren, and Wallace.
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From: ---- THE DENSMORE FAMILY HISTORY --- Compiled by E. A. Densmore, Mason, Michigan June 17, 1933
HATTIE DENSMORE
(12th child of John Densmore)
Hattie Densmore was born June 25, 1848 on the old Densmore homestead on section 28, Ingham Township in Ingham County, Michigan and was only five years of age when her father and mother both passed away, the father May 25 and the mother the next day, May 26, 1853.
Her older brother, John, was appointed her guardian and she made her home with this brother for a number of years, attending the Howard School where she completed her educational training, moving to Washtanaw County with this family in 1864, where she met and married Merrill Ball March 21, 1866 and they spent the first 11 years of their married life in Washtenaw and Monroe Counties where 4 of her children were born.
In the spring of 1877, the family moved to Breckanridge, Gratiot County and while Gratiot County is one of the very best farming sections in Michigan today, then it was not much more than a "large mud hole," the roads being almost impassable. I remember when our family visited Hattie's home in 1878, that Gratiot County abounded in large wild black berries and so large that Uncle Merrill called them "high bush cucumbers."
In May, 1880, Hattie and family moved to Kenesaw, Nebraska and here their other 5 children were born and here again with all "westerners," they experienced the hardships of pioneer life as the common home in Nebraska then was the "sod house."
After 4 years residence here, in 1891 this large family of 8 children (as they lost one boy in Monroe County) went farther West and located near Portland, Oregon, living at different places in and around Portland the rest of their lives. Merrill was a carpenter by trade.
I desire to say, that to my notion, Aunt Hattie was the "outstanding" relative in our family as a "good letter writer," in that, she wrote such cheerful, helpful letters to her relatives in the East. I presume her spelling and grammatical expression may have been somewhat incorrect, as I know mine are, yet — with all the hardships in the early pioneer life, together with being the mother of 9 children, she always manifest a sweet, happy Christian spirit in her letters and it so impressed the receiver.
I never remember meeting her only on two different occasions, but as one of her regular correspondence, she seemed like a big Christian sister to me.
Merrill died July 19, 1907 and Hattie made a visit to Nebraska and Michigan in 1911. Hattie passed away May 18, 1912 and both are buried at Gresham, Oregon.
They were the parents of nine children: Minnie, Lemuel Miles, Ernest, Cora, Lola, Dedie, an infant son (Dedie's twin), Warren, and Wallace.
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From: ---- THE DENSMORE FAMILY HISTORY --- Compiled by E. A. Densmore, Mason, Michigan June 17, 1933
HATTIE DENSMORE
(12th child of John Densmore)
Hattie Densmore was born June 25, 1848 on the old Densmore homestead on section 28, Ingham Township in Ingham County, Michigan and was only five years of age when her father and mother both passed away, the father May 25 and the mother the next day, May 26, 1853.
Her older brother, John, was appointed her guardian and she made her home with this brother for a number of years, attending the Howard School where she completed her educational training, moving to Washtanaw County with this family in 1864, where she met and married Merrill Ball March 21, 1866 and they spent the first 11 years of their married life in Washtenaw and Monroe Counties where 4 of her children were born.
In the spring of 1877, the family moved to Breckanridge, Gratiot County and while Gratiot County is one of the very best farming sections in Michigan today, then it was not much more than a "large mud hole," the roads being almost impassable. I remember when our family visited Hattie's home in 1878, that Gratiot County abounded in large wild black berries and so large that Uncle Merrill called them "high bush cucumbers."
In May, 1880, Hattie and family moved to Kenesaw, Nebraska and here their other 5 children were born and here again with all "westerners," they experienced the hardships of pioneer life as the common home in Nebraska then was the "sod house."
After 4 years residence here, in 1891 this large family of 8 children (as they lost one boy in Monroe County) went farther West and located near Portland, Oregon, living at different places in and around Portland the rest of their lives. Merrill was a carpenter by trade.
I desire to say, that to my notion, Aunt Hattie was the "outstanding" relative in our family as a "good letter writer," in that, she wrote such cheerful, helpful letters to her relatives in the East. I presume her spelling and grammatical expression may have been somewhat incorrect, as I know mine are, yet — with all the hardships in the early pioneer life, together with being the mother of 9 children, she always manifest a sweet, happy Christian spirit in her letters and it so impressed the receiver.
I never remember meeting her only on two different occasions, but as one of her regular correspondence, she seemed like a big Christian sister to me.
Merrill died July 19, 1907 and Hattie made a visit to Nebraska and Michigan in 1911. Hattie passed away May 18, 1912 and both are buried at Gresham, Oregon.
On 21 March 1866 she married Merrill Ball. They were first cousins, with common grandparents: Thadeus BALL {1777 – 1860}, and Lovisa "Lucy" BOARDMAN {1785 – 1850}.
They were the parents of nine children: Minnie, Lemuel Miles, Ernest, Cora, Lola, Dedie, an infant son (Dedie's twin), Warren, and Wallace.
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From: ---- THE DENSMORE FAMILY HISTORY --- Compiled by E. A. Densmore, Mason, Michigan June 17, 1933
HATTIE DENSMORE
(12th child of John Densmore)
Hattie Densmore was born June 25, 1848 on the old Densmore homestead on section 28, Ingham Township in Ingham County, Michigan and was only five years of age when her father and mother both passed away, the father May 25 and the mother the next day, May 26, 1853.
Her older brother, John, was appointed her guardian and she made her home with this brother for a number of years, attending the Howard School where she completed her educational training, moving to Washtanaw County with this family in 1864, where she met and married Merrill Ball March 21, 1866 and they spent the first 11 years of their married life in Washtenaw and Monroe Counties where 4 of her children were born.
In the spring of 1877, the family moved to Breckanridge, Gratiot County and while Gratiot County is one of the very best farming sections in Michigan today, then it was not much more than a "large mud hole," the roads being almost impassable. I remember when our family visited Hattie's home in 1878, that Gratiot County abounded in large wild black berries and so large that Uncle Merrill called them "high bush cucumbers."
In May, 1880, Hattie and family moved to Kenesaw, Nebraska and here their other 5 children were born and here again with all "westerners," they experienced the hardships of pioneer life as the common home in Nebraska then was the "sod house."
After 4 years residence here, in 1891 this large family of 8 children (as they lost one boy in Monroe County) went farther West and located near Portland, Oregon, living at different places in and around Portland the rest of their lives. Merrill was a carpenter by trade.
I desire to say, that to my notion, Aunt Hattie was the "outstanding" relative in our family as a "good letter writer," in that, she wrote such cheerful, helpful letters to her relatives in the East. I presume her spelling and grammatical expression may have been somewhat incorrect, as I know mine are, yet — with all the hardships in the early pioneer life, together with being the mother of 9 children, she always manifest a sweet, happy Christian spirit in her letters and it so impressed the receiver.
I never remember meeting her only on two different occasions, but as one of her regular correspondence, she seemed like a big Christian sister to me.
Merrill died July 19, 1907 and Hattie made a visit to Nebraska and Michigan in 1911. Hattie passed away May 18, 1912 and both are buried at Gresham, Oregon.
They were the parents of nine children: Minnie, Lemuel Miles, Ernest, Cora, Lola, Dedie, an infant son (Dedie's twin), Warren, and Wallace.
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From: ---- THE DENSMORE FAMILY HISTORY --- Compiled by E. A. Densmore, Mason, Michigan June 17, 1933
HATTIE DENSMORE
(12th child of John Densmore)
Hattie Densmore was born June 25, 1848 on the old Densmore homestead on section 28, Ingham Township in Ingham County, Michigan and was only five years of age when her father and mother both passed away, the father May 25 and the mother the next day, May 26, 1853.
Her older brother, John, was appointed her guardian and she made her home with this brother for a number of years, attending the Howard School where she completed her educational training, moving to Washtanaw County with this family in 1864, where she met and married Merrill Ball March 21, 1866 and they spent the first 11 years of their married life in Washtenaw and Monroe Counties where 4 of her children were born.
In the spring of 1877, the family moved to Breckanridge, Gratiot County and while Gratiot County is one of the very best farming sections in Michigan today, then it was not much more than a "large mud hole," the roads being almost impassable. I remember when our family visited Hattie's home in 1878, that Gratiot County abounded in large wild black berries and so large that Uncle Merrill called them "high bush cucumbers."
In May, 1880, Hattie and family moved to Kenesaw, Nebraska and here their other 5 children were born and here again with all "westerners," they experienced the hardships of pioneer life as the common home in Nebraska then was the "sod house."
After 4 years residence here, in 1891 this large family of 8 children (as they lost one boy in Monroe County) went farther West and located near Portland, Oregon, living at different places in and around Portland the rest of their lives. Merrill was a carpenter by trade.
I desire to say, that to my notion, Aunt Hattie was the "outstanding" relative in our family as a "good letter writer," in that, she wrote such cheerful, helpful letters to her relatives in the East. I presume her spelling and grammatical expression may have been somewhat incorrect, as I know mine are, yet — with all the hardships in the early pioneer life, together with being the mother of 9 children, she always manifest a sweet, happy Christian spirit in her letters and it so impressed the receiver.
I never remember meeting her only on two different occasions, but as one of her regular correspondence, she seemed like a big Christian sister to me.
Merrill died July 19, 1907 and Hattie made a visit to Nebraska and Michigan in 1911. Hattie passed away May 18, 1912 and both are buried at Gresham, Oregon.
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