Husband: Shelton Ball
Born: ca 1825 in Fauquier Co, VA 1,2
Died: aft 1880 1
Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1870 in Clark District, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA
Father: Benjamin Ball, Jr. (1775 - 1826)
Mother: Nancy "Ann" Dodd (1786 - 1825)
Wife: Hannah Christena Moore 3,4
Also known as: Christena Moore 3
Marriage Bond: Mar-15-1847 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 5
Married: Mar-25-1847 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 5
Born: ca 1827 2,1
Died: aft 1880 1
Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1870 in Clark District, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: David Moore (1790 - )
Mother: Hannah Woodard (1795 - )
Notes
F Child 1: Hannah E. Ball Born: Feb-22-1848 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 6,7 (see note 1) Died: Sep-22-1931 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Census: 1900, 1910 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Clark District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Husband: Malen Lipscomb b. Aug- -1858 d. Feb-11-1939 Also known as: Miles Lipscomb 9 Married: Nov-22-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 10
M Child 2: David Benjamin Ball Also known as: Benjamin D. Ball 11,9 Born: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 11,12 (see note 2) Died: Jun-21-1912 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,12 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 14,15 Wife: Mary Jane Race b. 1854 d. May- 3-1892 Married: Oct- 2-1876 in Ritchie Co, WV 16 Wife: Safrona Williams b. Jan- 2-1853 d. Apr- 5-1937 Also known as: Phrona Williams 17 Married: ca 1892 6 No children: 18
M Child 3: Shelton Harrison Ball Also known as: Harrison Ball 19,5 Born: Jan-31-1853 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 1,5 Died: Oct- 3-1917 in Ritchie Co, WV 1 Resided: 1878 in Harrison Co, WV 5 Census: 1870 in Clark District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 5 Wife: Savilla Robey b. Jun-10-1851 d. Feb-16-1942 Married: Aug-15-1878 in Harrison Co, WV 20
F Child 4: Mary Cordelia Ball Born: Jul- 9-1856 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 21 (see note 3) Died: Jan- 3-1934 in Kanawha Co, WV 21,12 Buried: in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, near Pullman (Co Rds 9 & 7/4), Ritchie Co, WV 22 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 21 Census: 1870 in Clark District, Harrison Co, WV Husband: William Reed b. ca 1852 d. Nov-12-1932 Married: May- 4-1875 in Ritchie Co, WV 23 Husband: Martin Van Buren Tate b. Feb- 3-1854 d. Jul-21-1933 Also known as: Van Tate 3 Married: Feb-17-1877 in Ritchie Co, WV 24
M Child 5: William Fountain Ball Born: Aug- -1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 25,11 Died: Dec- 2-1940 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 21 Buried: in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 21 (see note 4) Resided: in Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV 21,26 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Clark District, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: farmer 21,27 Wife: Mary Catharine Prim b. May-23-1857 d. Mar- 7-1920 Also known as: Catharine Prim 11,25,21 Married: Aug- 7-1878 in Ritchie Co, WV 28
M Child 6: John R. Ball Also known as: Jonathan Ball 19,11 Born: Oct-20-1861 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 21,12 Died: Sep-29-1924 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 29,12 Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 22 Census: 1900, 1910 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in Clark District, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: farmer 21,30 Wife: Rachel Wilson b. Feb- -1860 d. 1940 Married: Oct-31-1883 in Ritchie Co, WV 31
M Child 7: Christian Woodyard Ball Also known as: C. Woodyard Ball 22 Born: Sep-29-1868 in Harrison Co, WV 21,11,12 Died: May-30-1952 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 21,12 Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 22,21 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 21 Resided: 1898 in Ritchie Co, WV 11 Wife: Ingaby Elizabeth Cottrill b. Jun-17-1871 d. Sep- 4-1941 Also known as: Ingabee 22 Married: Jan-27-1898 in Ritchie Co, WV 32
Sources: (1) James D. Ball, Uniontown, OH, The Ball Family of Carter's Run, http://www.ballsplace.com/BALL_GEN.html. (2) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (3) Marriage record of daughter. (4) Death record of son. (5) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (6) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (7) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (8) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (9) Obituary of daughter. (10) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Malen Lipscomb, 20, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of James F. & Nancy; and Hannah Ball, 24, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Shelton & Christena. Married Nov 22 1877. (11) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (12) Headstone (year only) (13) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (14) Obituary. (15) Headstone. (16) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Benj. D. Ball, 25, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Shelton & Hannah C.; and Mary J. Race, 21, b. Virginia, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Hugh A. Married Oct 2 1876. (17) Obituary of husband. (18) Obituary of wife. (19) 1870 Census, Harrison County, WV. (20) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Harrison Ball, 24, farmer, b. Ritchie Co, res. Harrison Co, son of Shelton & Hannah; and Savilla Robey, 27, b. & res. in Harrison Co, dau of Jeremiah H. & Charlotte. Married Aug 15 1878 by William P. Fortney. (21) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (22) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (23) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as William Reed, widowed, 23, b. Barbour Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Marcus & Elizabeth; and Mary Ball, 21, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Shelton & Christine. Married May 4 1875. (24) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998), Identified as Martin V. Tate, 21, b. Virginia, res. Ritchie Co, son of Samuel & Elizabeth; and Mary C. Ball, 21, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Shelton & Christine. Married Feb 17 1877. (25) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (26) Death record of wife. (27) 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (28) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as William Ball, 21, of Ritchie Co, son of Shelton & Hannah E.; and Catharine Prim, 21, b. Doddridge Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of N. W. & Kesiah. Married Aug 7 1878. (29) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Age 63y 11m 9d reported on death certificate would put birth date at Oct 20 1860. But death certificate specifies birth date as Oct 20 1861, and headstone also shows birth year as 1861. (30) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (31) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Jonathan Ball, 22, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co; and Rachel Wilson, 23, of Ritchie Co. Married Oct 31 1883. (32) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Christian Woodard Ball, 29, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co; and Ingaby Elizabeth Cottril, 26, of Ritchie Co. Married jan 27 1898. Event Notes Note (1) Age 24 given at time of marriage would put birth in about 1853. But age was 2 in 1850 Census, 1900 Census shows birth date as Feb 1848, and death record specifies birth date as Feb 22 1848. Note (2) Birth date given as Jun 1835 in 1900 Census, but age 25 at time of marriage would put birth in about 1851. Obit gives age as 67 at death in June 1912, which would put birth in about 1845. Headstone date is 1850. Note (3) Typed entry on death record showed birth date as Jul 9 1854, which was altered by pen to read Jul 9 1856. Age 77y 5m 24d would put birth at Jul 10 1856. But headstone shows birth date as only the year 1855. Death record also shows father as Shelton Ball and mother's maiden name as Roby. Note (4) Death record indicates burial in Pennsboro, but "Doddrige County Cemeteries, Vol III," p. 9, reports headstone for him and his wife at Cabin Run Cemetery.