Rebecca (Ball) Thompson (abt. 1813 - aft. 1880)

Born about 1813 in Washington, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William Brown Thompson — married 10 Jan 1867 in Washington, Tennessee, United States

Died after 1880 after about age 67 in Washington, Tennessee, United States

Biography

Daughter of Joseph Ball and Nancy Brown.

Mother of Isaac Newton Ball, born about 1848 in Washington County, Tennessee.

Second wife of William B. Thompson, married 10 Jan 1867.^[1]

1850 Census, Washington County, Tennessee:

• James Ball age 63 b Virginia
• Nancy Ball age 67 b North Carolina
• Rebecca Ball age 37 b Tennessee
• Sarah Ball age 26 b Tennessee
• William Ball age 21 b Tennessee
• Abraham Ball age 17 b Tennessee
• Isaac [Newton] Ball age 1 b Tennessee (same as the Isaac N Bale of the 1870 Census)

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William B Thompson b about 1808 resided Washington Co TN 1870 Census William B Thompson age 62 farmer b TN; Rebeca Thompson age 58 b TN; Rebeca J Thompson age 23 b TN; James F Thompson age 18 works in brick factory b TN; Isaac N Bale (Ball?) age 21 b TN. Follows the family of Absolom and Mary E. Goforth. 16th District, Washington, Tennessee. ^[3]

William died before 1880. In the 1880 Census Rebecca Thompson, his widow, is found:

• line 10 family 261 dwelling 261 William's son John W. Thompson: age 35 mechanic b TN; wife Sarah Thompson age 34, Mary E Thompson dau age 12;
• line 21 dwelling 273 family 273: Isaac M Ball age 29 farming
• line 22 Rebecca Thomson mother age 66 widow keeping house
• line 23 dwelling 274 family 274: George Ball age 60 widower day laborer
• line 24 John H Ball son age 29 b TN
• line 25 Mary E Ball dau age 24 housekeeping
• line 26 Dellila Ball dau age 21 housework

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Sources

1. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHW-S3KS : 14 October 2017), W B Thompson and Rebecca Ball, 10 Jan 1867; citing Washington, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,138,784.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC6S-PLG : 12 April 2016), Isaac Ball in household of James Ball, Washington county, Washington, Tennessee, United States; citing family 765, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8Z-WKW : 12 April 2016), William B Thompson, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 6, family 45, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,067.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWJ-KCT : 15 July 2017), Rebecca Tomson in entry for Isaac M Ball, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 30, sheet 481C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1284; FHL microfilm 1,255,284.