Thankful (Jackson) Ball (abt. 1839 - 1912)

Born about 1839 in Upper Canada

Wife of William Ball — married 13 Sep 1858 in Portland, Frontenac, Canada West [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 8 Dec 1912 at about age 73 in Iowa, United States

Biography

Thankful was born about 1839. She was the daughter of Oren and Mary Jackson.^[1] Thankful married William Ball on 13 Sep 1858 in Frontenac, Canada West.^[2] They lived in Portland, Frontenac, Ontario in 1861.^[3]

Thankful and William emigrated to the United States. They lived with their children in Lorraine, Jefferson, New York in 1865^[4] and in Franklin Township, DeKalb, Illinois in 1870.^[5] They lived in Kingston, DeKalb, Illinois in 1880.^[6] After the death of William, Thankful lived in Elk Grove and Garfield Townships, Calhoun, Illinois in 1900.^[7] She lived with her daughter, Dora, and her family in Butler, Calhoun, Iowa in 1910.^[8]

Thankful passed away in 1912.

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada, Ontario County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CB-4Y31 : 17 March 2018), William Ball and Thankful Jackson, 13 Sep 1858; citing Frontenac, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,056.
2. ↑ "Canada, Ontario County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CB-4Y31 : 17 March 2018), William Ball and Thankful Jackson, 13 Sep 1858; citing Frontenac, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,056.
3. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ7C-P47 : 5 September 2017), Thankful Ball, Portland, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 37, line 31; Library and Archives Canada film number C-1022, Public Archives, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,435,846.
4. ↑ "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNV-423Y : 8 March 2021), Thankful Ball in household of William Ball, , Lorraine, Jefferson, New York, United States; citing Census, p. 3, citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M67L-1KG : 28 May 2021), Thankfull Ball in entry for Volney Streeter, 1870.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXJC-XHN : 13 January 2022), Thankful Ball in household of William Ball, Kingston, DeKalb, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M92W-9XB : accessed 5 March 2022), Thankful Ball, Elk Grove & Garfield Townships, Calhoun, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 27, sheet 4A, family 73, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,421.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML1C-MHH : accessed 5 March 2022), Thankful Ball in household of Edmund Wallonville, Butler, Calhoun, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 24, sheet 4A, family 70, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 394; FHL microfilm 1,374,407.

See also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19750397/thankful-ball : accessed 05 March 2022), memorial page for Thankful Jackson Ball (13 Aug 1839–8 Dec 1912), Find A Grave: Memorial #19750397, citing Lake City Cemetery, Lake City, Calhoun County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Burt (contributor 46867609) .