Louis H. Ball (1856 - 1892)

Born 11 Jul 1856 in Cedar, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Frances (Griffith) Ball — married 11 Jul 1882 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Apr 1892 at age 35 in Cripple Creek, El Paso, Colorado Territory, United States

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Biography

Louis H. Ball was born on July 11, 1856 to Nathan Ball and Hannah Gibson. ^[1]

Louis H. ("Lewis H.") Ball can be found at the age of 3 on the 1860 US census for Iowa Twp., Cedar County, Iowa with his parents, Nathan and Hannah Ball, and his younger sister Sophia J. Ball., Louis is listed as "female" instead of "male" on the census . The household immediately preceding his own family is headed by 53-year-old Samuel Gibson and 50-year old Anna Gibson and contains many younger Gibsons. This household may hold relatives of Louis's mother, Hannah -- likely her parents and siblings.

Louis H. Ball, age 26 married Mary F. Griffiths, age 18 on July 11, 1882 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. According to the marriage record, Louis H. Ball's parents were Nathan Ball and Hannah Gibson. His spouse's parents were John M. Griffith and Mary Morr. ^[3]

According to his Findagrave memorial page, which can be viewed at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167300564/lewis-h-ball, died on April 26, 1892 at the age of 35, and was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA. Posted on the memorial page is the following information:

in same lot: L.A.Ball, L.H.Ball, Emma M.Griffith, John Madison Griffith, Mary Griffith, Charles M.Griffith, Daughter Griffith, Martha A.R.Mains, Rosa L.Watkins.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 October 2019), memorial page for Lewis H Ball (11 Jul 1856–26 Apr 1892), Find A Grave Memorial no. 167300564, citing Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Katie Lou (contributor 46950342) .
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9B9J-Q7B?cc=1473181&wc=7QL9-THS%3A1589426666%2C1589426903%2C1589426963 : 24 March 2017), Iowa > Cedar > Iowa Township > image 4 of 23; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJF5-9DM : 3 September 2017), Louis H. Ball and Mary F. Griffiths, 11 Jul 1882, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,014,766.

Acknowledgements

• Ball-7094 was created by Tom Greene through the import of wikicharlesgordontallman1.ged on May 14, 2015.