Husband: James F. Ball
Born: Feb- -1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2,3
Died: Aug-13-1900 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 4
Cause of death: killed by gunshot in bar fight (homicide) 4
Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870 in Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA
Father: Fantley R. Ball (1826 - )
Mother: Mary Martha Carson (1837 - 1879)
Wife: Phebe Melvina Dye 5 Census name: Pheba M. 1 Married: Oct- 5-1879 in Harrison Co, WV 6
Born: Feb- -1862 1 Died: Jun-24-1942 in Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1900, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Walter J. Dye, Jr. Mother: Kathryn Belch Notes
M Child 1: Camical L. Ball Also known as: Cam Ball 8,9,10 Born: Jul- -1880 in Harrison Co, WV 11 Census: 1900, 20, 30, 40 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1) Resided: in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Occupation: coal miner 12 Wife: Oma Ann Martin b. Sep-19-1880 d. Oct-10-1952 Married: Aug-11-1901 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 11
F Child 2: Luverna Alice Ball Census name: Verna 13 Born: Feb-14-1883 14,15 (see note 2) Died: Jul- 7-1965 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 14,15 Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 14,16,17 Census: 1900, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Bart Herbert Hickman b. Aug- -1881 d. Nov- 3-1969
F Child 3: Elizabeth F. Ball Born: Feb- 2-1887 in Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV 18,1 Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 4: Lena B. Ball Born: Mar- 5-1891 in Wallace, Harrison Co, WV 19 (see note 3) Died: Oct-13-1962 in Doddridge Co, WV 7 Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Resided: 1930 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 20 Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Clifford E. Bland b. May-27-1889 d. Jan-21-1975 Married: Sep-10-1911 in Doddridge Co, WV 21
F Child 5: Nina Pearl Ball Also known as: Pearl Ball Born: Nov-10-1898 in Doddridge Co, WV 18,1,11 (see note 4) Died: Sep-29-1949 in Littleton, Wetzel Co, WV 19 Buried: Masonic Cemetery 19 Resided: in Littleton, Wetzel Co, WV 19 Census: 1930 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1915 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Oral Virtes Ford b. May-29-1893 d. Apr-20-1968 Married: Nov-25-1915 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 22,23
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (2) 1860 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA. (3) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (4) West Union Record, 8/17/1900. (5) Death record of daughter. (6) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Jas. F. Ball, 20, b. & res. in Harrison Co, son of F. R. & Mary M. Ball; and Phebe M. Dye, 18, b. & res. in Harrison Co, dau of Walter J. & Catherine Dye. Married Oct 5 1879. MR p. 130. (7) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (8) Birth record of son. (9) Obituary of wife's mother. (10) Marriage record of daughter. (11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (12) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (13) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (14) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (15) Headstone (year only) (16) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (17) Findagrave.com. (18) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (20) Death record of son. (21) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (22) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Oral Ford, 22, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Pearl Ball, 17, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Nov 25 1915 "at The Columbia Hotel, West Union," officiated by P. S. Strader, a Minister of the U.B. Church. MR p. 454 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795150&Type=Marriage. (23) Newspaper wedding announcement, "West Union Record," Thursday, Dec 2 1915, in its entirety: FORD - BALL Miss Pearl Ball and Orval Ford of near Salem were married here at the Columbian hotel Thursday evening about 5 o'clock. Rev. P. S. Strader officiated. The ceremony was witnessed by J. A. Finley and Miss Ford, as sister of the groom. Event Notes Note (1) In 1940, location specified as Morgans Run Road. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Feb 1884. But death record states Feb 14 1883, and date on headstone is also 1883. Note (3) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Mar 1890, but death record states Mar 5 1891. Note (4) Birth date given in death record as Nov 10 1897. But the 1900 Census shows it as Nov 1898, age 1, and her birth record states Nov 10 1898. Other than her birth record and that 1900 Census, in which she was listed as Nina P. Ball, she was known almost exclusively by her middle name Pearl.