Rachel (Ball) Ledford (1919 - 2004)

Born 18 Apr 1919 in Madison, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 1 May 2004 at age 85 in Madison, North Carolina, United States

Biography

Married three times:

1. Eulas V. Ledford
2. Owen Vernon Kent, Sr. (one child: Alice Faye)
3. Frederick Pat McDermott, Jr.

• Fact: Residence (1920) Little Pine Creek, Madison, North Carolina, United States
• Fact: Residence (1930) Little Pine, Madison, North Carolina, United States
• Fact: Burial Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, United States

Father Henry Wheeler Ball^[1]

Mother Viney Barnes^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976 Name: Henry Wheeler Ball Gender: Male Race: White Age: 72 Years 11 Months Birth Date: 16 May abt 1874 Birth Place: Madison Residence Place: Marshall, Madison, North Carolina Death Date: 7 May 1947 Death Place: # 7, Madison, North Carolina, USA Father: Jay Ball Mother: Mary Freeman Spouse: Viney Ball
2. ↑ Obituary: Asheville Citizen-Times (Asheville, North Carolina)02 May 2004, Sun Page 24 Name: Rachel Ball McDermott Gender: Female Death Age: 85 Birth Date: abt 1919 Residence Place: Mars Hill Death Date: 1 May 2004 Obituary Date: 2 May 2004 Obituary Place: Asheville, North Carolina, USA Newspaper Title: Asheville Citizen-Times Parents: Henry Ball; Vlney Barnes Ball Spouse: Owen Kent Child: Alice Faye Early Barbara Buckner Ruth Deal Owen Kent

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 11 January 2021, 17:05), entry for Rachel Ball (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LK79-B3M ); contributed by various users.

Ancestry.com, including North Carolina Death Indexes

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45093764/rachel-m-ledford : accessed 07 December 2021), memorial page for Rachel M Ball Ledford (1919–2004), Find A Grave: Memorial #45093764, citing Green Hills Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by James Archer (contributor 47046691) .

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4. OWT Data Sheet

5. 1920 Census Madison Co. NC

6. 1930 Census Madison Co. NC

• 1920 United States Federal Census

Name: Rochel Ball Age: 0 [8/12] Birth Year: abt 1920 [abt 1919] Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1920: Little Pine Creek, Madison, North Carolina Residence Date: 1920 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Daughter Marital Status: Single Father's Name: Henry W Ball Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Name: Viney Ball Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Able to Speak English: Yes Attended School: No Able to Write: No Neighbors: View others on page Household Members Age Relationship Henry W Ball 46 Head Viney Ball 44 Wife Emeline Ball 20 Daughter Nola Ball 17 Daughter Cara Ball 14 Daughter Jay Ball 11 Son Clumbus Ball 6 Son Walter Ball 3 Son Rochel Ball 0 Daughter

• North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004

Name: Rachel Ball McDermott [Rachel Ball Ball] Gender: Female Race: White Hispanic Origin: Non-Hispanic Marital Status: Married Age: 85 Birth Date: 18 Apr 1919 Birth Place: Madison, North Carolina, USA Residence Place: Other, Buncombe, North Carolina Residence Zip Code: 28806 Education: 6th Death Date: 1 May 2004 Death Place: Other, Madison, North Carolina Father's Last Name: Ball Source Vendor: North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics Notes: Disposition: Burial in-state, Autopsy: Autopsy Not Performed, Attendant: Physician, Findings: Autopsy findings were not considered in determining cause of death, Hospital Status: Other