William P Ball (1869 - 1946)

Born 23 Jan 1869 in Mercer, West Virginia, United States

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Died 28 Feb 1946 at age 77 in Highland Springs, Henrico, Virginia, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1869. He passed away in 1946.

m1. Maude Minnie (Ball?)

m2. (Mrs.) Alma Fine Malcom 5 Sept. 1917 at Berkley W.V.

The Times Dispatch (Richmond, Virginia) 01 Mar 1946, Fri Page 26

Deaths
Ball - Died. at his residence in Highland Springs, Va., Thursday Feb. 28, 1946, at 2 A.M., Witham Pinkney Ball. He is survived by his wife, Alma B. Ball; three daughters, Mrs. Lorna Konoitz, Mrs. Lasca Hutchinsson, Mrs Henry Underwood: one son. John Ball; two stepsons Howard T. and Harold Malcolm; one stepdaughter. Mrs. Harriet Terry; two sisters Mrs. Nora Burton and Mrs. Ida Cooper: one brother, Audrey Ball. The remains rest at the Joseph W. Bliley Funeral Home, Third and Marshall Streets, where services will be held Saturday, at 2 P. M. Interment in Riverview Cemetery.

Research Notes:

1. His middle name Preston on 1917 marriage cert and Pinkney in death notice
2. 1917 marriage cert names his place of birth as Mercer County
3. Death notice mentions wife Alma B. Ball, daughters Lorna Konoltz, Lasca Hutchinson, Mrs. Henry Underwood, and son John William Ball

United States Census, 1900^[1] Beckley village, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

William P Ball Head M 31 West Virginia

Minnie M Ball Wife F 25 West Virginia

Lorna J Ball Daughter F 2 West Virginia

Darsie L Ball Son M 0 West Virginia

United States Census, 1910^[2] Mabscott, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

William P Ball Head M 41 West Virginia

Lorna J Ball Daughter F 12 West Virginia

Darsie T Ball Son M 10 West Virginia

Lasca L Ball Daughter F 8 West Virginia

Henry M Ball Son M 6 West Virginia

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9ZC-JTX : accessed 19 March 2021), William P Ball, Town district (Precinct 1) Beckley village, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 120, sheet 15A, family 245, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,771.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPNL-51Q : accessed 19 March 2021), Lasca L Ball in household of William P Ball, Mabscott, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 177, sheet 35A, family 605, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1695; FHL microfilm 1,375,708.

• The Times Dispatch (Richmond, Virginia) 01 Mar 1946, Fri Page 26
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