James
Clay
"Cannon Ball"
Stovall
aka Stoveall
Born in Kentucky
Ancestors 
Son of John Lewis Stovall
and Ada (Carpenter) Stovall
Husband of
Della Pearl (Lewis) Stovall
— married
[date unknown] in United States
Father of
Lillian (Stovall) Jackson, Netta Stovall, [private daughter (1920s - unknown)], [private daughter (1930s - unknown)], [private daughter (1930s - unknown)], [private daughter (1930s - unknown)], [private son (1930s - unknown)], [private son (1940s - unknown)], [private daughter (1940s - unknown)] and [private daughter (1940s - unknown)]
Died
at age 86
in Alameda, California
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Jul 2015
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Biography
This profile is part of the Stovall Name Study.
James Stovall was a Kentuckian.
James Stovall was a Californian.
James Clay Stovall / Stoveall aka " Cannon Ball" and "The Stovall Sisters" father
- Birth: 6 Aug 1905 Kentucky
Death: 24 May 1992 (Age 86) Alameda County, California[1]
Parents:
Spouse and (10) Children:
- Della Pearl Lewis had 21 Children but only 10 survived all born in Kentucky. [2]
- All birth years are based on 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940,"
- Della Pearl and James Clay were a singing duet before the children came along.
- Year: 1930 Musical side of the family was living in Glasgow, Kentucky.
- Year: 1944 The Stovall family moved from Louisville, Kentucky to Indianapolis
Burial
Oak View Memorial Park, Antioch, Contra Costa County, California[3]
Sources
- ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPS3-1JG : 26 November 2014), James Clay Stovall, 24 May 1992; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
- ↑ http://opalnations.com/files/Stovall_Sisters_Blues_Rhythm_257_March_2011.pdf
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174013844/james_clay-stovall: accessed April 21, 2024), memorial page for James Clay Stovall (6 Aug 1905–24 May 1992), Find a Grave Memorial ID 174013844, citing Oak View Memorial Park, Antioch, Contra Costa County, California, USA; Maintained by ADD (contributor 46942490).
- "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7BF-FG7 : Fri Mar 08 22:33:11 UTC 2024), Entry for Clay Stovall and Della Stovall, 1940.
- http://opalnations.com/files/Stovall_Sisters_Blues_Rhythm_257_March_2011.pdf
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stovall_Sisters#Biography
- https://www.myheritage.com/names/cannon_stovall
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