William Thomas Carroll Ball (1890 - 1928)

Born 15 Dec 1890 in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ethel Elizabeth (Howe) Faxon — married 31 May 1917 in Snohomish, Washington, United States

Died 1 Feb 1928 at age 37 in United States

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Biography

William Ball is a part of US Black heritage.

William was born in 1890. He is the son of James Presley Ball Jr and Laura Howard. In 1900 ^[1] and 1910^[2], the family was living in Seattle, King, Washington.

William T C Ball and Ethel E Howe Branham married on 31 May 1917, in Snohomish County, Washington.^[3]

In 1917, William registered for the WWI draft in Seattle, King, Washington. He was married and a self-employed attorney at the time. He had already served 4 months in the US Navy as a seaman.^[4]

In 1920, William and his wife, Ethel Elizabeth (Branham) Ball, were living in Seattle, King, Washington.^[5]

He was an attorney in Seattle, Washington.

He died on Wednesday, February 1, 1928 on a train from Seattle to Los Angeles. His bodied was cremated on Thursday, February 2, 1928 at the East Lawn Cemetery.^[6]

Obituary for Claude C. Howe, Brother-in-law of William T C Ball

The Seattle Sunday Times Sunday, October 16, 1921 Page 23, Column 6 Seattle Man Shoots Woman; Then Turns Weapon Upon Himself Boston, Saturday, October 15. Claude C. Howe, 26, formerly of Seattle, Washington, shot and seriously wounded his sweetheart, Mrs. Elizabeth Langzatel, aged 37 and then killed himself in a lodging house there. Jealousy is believed by the police to have been the cause of the shooting. Howe lived in Seattle from 1900 until he enlisted in the Navy, serving throughout the war. Discharged in Boston two years ago, he had lived there since. His father, C.M.C. Howe, employed at the Market Inn, 1527 First Avenue, received a letter a few weeks ago from his son saying he would be here in January on a honeymoon. Howe carried a $10,000 war risk insurance policy in favor of a sister in Idaho. Another sister is the wife of William T.C. Ball, local attorney.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMPJ-RS4 : accessed 12 August 2020), William T C Ball in household of James P Ball, Precinct 4 and 5 Seattle city Ward 7, King, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 112, sheet 5A, family 87, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,745.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGVD-GTS : accessed 12 August 2020), William T C Ball in household of James Presley Ball, Seattle Ward 3, King, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 94, sheet 6A, family 128, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1659; FHL microfilm 1,375,672.
3. ↑ "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP99-7P65 : 28 November 2018), William T C Ball and Ethel E Branham, 31 May 1917, Snohomish, Washington, United States, Washington State Archives, Olympia; FamilySearch digital folder 005188869.
4. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDG-4NYH : 25 August 2019), William Thomas Carroll Ball, 1917-1918.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHF1-6LH : accessed 12 August 2020), Wm Thomas Carroll Ball, Seattle, King, Washington, United States; citing ED 274, sheet 11A, line 22, family 305, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1929; FHL microfilm 1,821,929.
6. ↑ Obituary. "Funeral for Attorney who died on train held here" The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California) Friday, February 3, 1928 • Page 27, Column 3. Newspapers.com (clipping : accessed 31 Dec 2021)

• Washington. King County. 1900 U.S. census, population schedule. Digital images. Ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com : 2004.

• Washington. King County. 1910 U.S. census, population schedule. Digital images. Ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com : 2006.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDG-4NYH : 25 August 2019), William Thomas Carroll Ball, 1917-1918.

• "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP99-7P65 : 28 November 2018), William T C Ball and Ethel E Branham, 31 May 1917, Snohomish, Washington, United States, Washington State Archives, Olympia; FamilySearch digital folder 005188869.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHF1-6LH : accessed 10 July 2020), Wm Thomas Carroll Ball, Seattle, King, Washington, United States; citing ED 274, sheet 11A, line 22, family 305, NARA microfil...