Husband: Zacariah Taylor Ball
Also known as: Taylor Ball 1,2,3
Born: Feb-24-1856 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, (W)VA 4,5 (see note 1)
Died: 1935 1
Buried: in Malta Union Cemetery, Morgan Co, OH 6
Census: 1920 in Malta, Morgan Co, OH
Resided: 1916 in McConnelsville, Morgan Co, OH 7
Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2)
Census: 1870 in Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 8
Father: Fantley R. Ball (1826 - )
Mother: Mary Martha Carson (1837 - 1879)
Notes
Wife: Emily Louisa Nuzum 9
Census name: Emla L.
Married: ca 1877 5
Born: Jan- -1853 5
Died: 1924 10
Buried: in Malta Union Cemetery, Morgan Co, OH 6
Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Thomas N. Nuzum (1830 - 1903)
Mother: Nancy A. Boone (1834 - 1883)
M Child 1: James O. Ball Born: Jul- -1878 5 Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 2: John Ball Born: Jun- -1883 5 Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 3: Lillie Myrtle Ball Census name: Lillia Ball Born: Mar-20-1884 9 Died: Mar-26-1957 9 Census: 1930 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Arlington O. "Arley" Davis b. Dec- 9-1891 d. Jan-12-1978 Also known as: Arley Davis 2,11,12,13,14 Married: Oct- 2-1915 in Doddridge Co, WV 9
F Child 4: Mabel M. Ball Born: Mar- -1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,15 Resided: 1941 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1909 at Morgans Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 15 Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Leslie O. Kester b. ca 1881 d. bef 1920 Married: Jun-27-1909 at Morgans Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 17 Husband: Clarence E. Husk b. Jan- 6-1879 d. May- -1970 Married: Jan-16-1941 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 18,19
F Child 5: Roxie Lana Ball Census name: Roxalena Ball 5 Born: Feb- 1-1890 20,5,21,10 Died: Jul- -1973 20,10 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 22 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 20 Census: 1930, 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Elvy Ross Underwood b. Mar-10-1894 d. Feb- -1975 Married: Apr-13-1914 in Doddridge Co, WV 21
M Child 6: Valentine Ball Born: Feb-15-1892 at Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 4,20,5,10 (see note 3) Died: Jan-23-1968 in Canton, Stark Co, OH 23,24,20 Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 25,6 Resided: in Canton, Stark Co, OH 26 Census: 1940 at Morgans Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 27 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV 28,29 Wife: Sylvia Belle Davis b. Feb-26-1897 d. 1971 Census name: Silva B. Davis Married: Dec-25-1914 at Morgans Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 30
F Child 7: Fay Ball Born: Feb- -1894 5 Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 8: William Bryan Ball Also known as: Bryan Ball 15,31,32,33,20,1,5,34 Born: Jun-16-1896 at Morgans Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 4,15 Died: Jan-25-1969 in Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH 24 Buried: in Malta, Morgan Co, OH 6 Resided: in Malta, Morgan Co, OH 35,33 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Malta, Morgan Co, OH Resided: 1918 in Doddridge Co, WV 15 Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 8 Wife: Hattie Davisson b. Jul-18-1892 d. Sep-20-1989 Married: Mar- 9-1918 at Harlin (Morgans Run), Doddridge Co, WV 15
F Child 9: Octava "Tava" Ball Also known as: Tava Ball 3,31 Born: Jul- -1898 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,10,15 Died: 1934 10 Buried: in Underwood Cemetery, near Ashley (Rt 23), Doddridge Co, WV 36 Census: 1920, 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Lawrence Underwood b. Sep- 5-1888 d. May- 2-1961 Married: Dec-23-1915 at Riggins Run, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 15 (see note 4)
F Child 10: Orpha Ball Born: May-23-1900 at Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 4,20,5 Died: Feb- 2-1980 in Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH 24,20 Resided: in Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH 35,24 Census: 1940 in Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH Resided: 1930, 1935 in Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH 37,32 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: ___ Lunn d. bef Feb 1980
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Birth record of son. (3) Birth record of daughter. (4) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (5) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (6) Findagrave.com. (7) West Union Record, 5/25/1916. (8) 1920 Census. (9) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 164. (10) Headstone (year only) (11) Marriage record of son. (12) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (13) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District). (14) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District). (15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (16) Newspaper wedding announcement. (17) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Leslie O. Kester, 28. b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Mabel Ball, 21, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married June 27 1909 "at her home on Morgan Run.", MR p. 228 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11794622&Type=Marriage. (18) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Clarence Husk, 62, b. Doddridge Co, res. Adamston WVa, son of John Husk (both parents deceased); and Mabel Kester, 52, b. Doddridge Co, res. Morgansville WVa, dau of (both parents deceased). Married Jan 16 1941 in West Union; ceremony by Ottis R. Snodgrass, Minister of the Gospel, Methodist Church. MR p. 39 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11797564&Type=Marriage. (19) Newspaper wedding announcement, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Jan 23 1941, in its entirety: "HUSK-KESTER Mrs. Mabel Kester, of Morgansville, and Clarence Husk, of Adamston, were united in marriage Wednesday, January 15th at the Methodist parsonage in West Union. Rev. Ottis Snodgrass, pastor of the church, read the ceremony." (NOTE: This marriage date of Jan 15th, confirmed to be a Wednesday, is at variance with the marriage record, which states Jan 16th for both the marriage license and ceremony.) (20) Social Security Death Index. (21) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (22) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (23) Obituary - Hospital. (24) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (25) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (26) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (27) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (28) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (29) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (30) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Mr. Valentine Ball, 22, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Miss Sylva Davis, 18, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Dec 25 1914 "at the U.B. Parsonage on Morgans Run." Informants for the marriage license: Valentine Ball & L. Davis. MR p. 357. (31) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (32) 1940 Census. (33) Obituary of brother. (34) 1930 Census. (35) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Ohio before 1951. (36) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (37) City Directory. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date on headstone is 1853. But 1900 Census shows it as Feb 1856, and his birth record states Feb 24 1856. Note (2) Not with family in 1910 Census. Note (3) Birth date given in obituary and WW I draft registration as Feb 14 1892, but WV Births Index and SSDI show it as Feb 15 1882. Note (4) Robert Chapel Church