Joseph Ball (1834 - 1900)

Born 19 Mar 1834 in Nimling, Bavaria, Germany

Husband of Margaret (Speicher) Ball — married 23 Aug 1862 in Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA

Descendants

Died 19 Apr 1900 at age 66 in Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

Buried: Saint Josephs Cemetery, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA

From Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania:

Joseph Ball, son of John and Margaret Ball, was born in the town of Nimling. Bavaria, Germany, March 19, 1834, and died April 19, 1900. He acquired his education in the public schools of his native town, and at the age of fourteen years emigrated to America, joining his brother George, who had preceded him, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They both learned the shoemaker's trade, and later Joseph Ball became a drover, and bought and sold stock all round Pittsburgh. During the oil excitement in the state, he went to Butler county, and there bought a farm in Oakland township and leased the oil interests on this. He removed to this farm in 1872, and there continued in business as a drover. He also bought and sold several farms, and was an all around, progressive business man. In 1878 he removed with his family to Butler, Pennsylvania, where he lived retired from business until his death. In 1889 he had purchased the old home of Dr. Graham, at No. 137 East Jefferson street, and his widow still lives there. He was a staunch supporter of Democratic principles. He was a member of the St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, and his family are still communicants there.

Mr. Ball married, August 23, 1862, Margaret Spiker, born in Summit township, Butler county, Pennsylvania, November 14, 1839. She is a daughter of John and Susan (Pistorrious) Spiker. Mr. and Mrs. Ball have had children: John, Mary, Adam, Joseph and Elizabeth, who were between the ages of nine and fourteen years, died within seven weeks of each other of diphtheria; John, a merchant and oil operator of Butler, married Blanche Thompson, and had children: Delia Margaret and Jordan William ; Mary, married William McCartan, a building construction contractor, and has children : Mary Margaret, Samuel Joseph, George Casper and Ruth Gertrude ; Casper Joseph, unmarried, lives in Butler, and is manager of the High Grade Oil Refining Company, and is owner of the Ball Oil Company, oil producing.

1870 United States Federal Census

Name: Joseph Ball

Age in 1870: 38

Birth Year: abt 1832

Birthplace: Bavaria / Bayern

Dwelling Number: 48

Home in 1870: Oakland, Butler, Pennsylvania

Race: White

Gender: Male

Post Office: Butler

Occupation: Cow Drover

Father of Foreign Birth: Y

Mother of Foreign Birth: Y

Male Citizen over 21: Y

Personal Estate Value: 165

Real Estate Value: 3000

Inferred Spouse: Margaret Ball

Household Members: Name Age

Joseph Ball

Joseph Ball 38

Margaret Ball 29

John Ball 5

Mary Ball 4

Adam Ball 2^[1]

1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Joseph Ball

Age: 49

Birth Date: Abt 1831

Birthplace: Bavaria

Home in 1880: Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA

Street: Washington Street

Dwelling Number: 295

Race: White

Gender: Male

Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)

Marital status: Married

Spouse's name: Margaret Ball

Father's Birthplace: Bavaria

Mother's Birthplace: Bavaria

Occupation: Farmer

Household Members: Name Age

Joseph Ball 49

Margaret Ball 39

John J. Ball 11/12^[2]

Burial

Name: Joseph Ball

Birth Date: 19 Mar 1834

Birth Place: Bavaria (Bayern), Germany

Death Date: 19 Apr 1900

Death Place: Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Cemetery: Saint Josephs Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: North Oakland, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Spouse: Margaret Ball

Children:

Mary McCartan

Johan Ball

Joseph Ball

Adam Ball

Casper Joseph Ball

John Joseph Ball^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Year: 1870; Census Place: Oakland, Butler, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1316; Page: 370A; Family History Library Film: 552815. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009
2. ↑ Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1880; Census Place: Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1109; Page: 525C; Enumeration District: 059. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59630930

• Find A Grave: Memorial #59630930
• Jordan, John W. Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1915, Vol. 3, p. 1333-1334)