Frank Hamilton Ball1

M, #31201, b. 13 September 1855, d. 4 March 1919
Frank Hamilton Ball
b. 1855 Grand Rapids MI
d. 1919 Fresno CA
     Frank Hamilton Ball was born on 13 September 1855 at Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI.2 He was the son of Sidney Silas Ball and Amanda Nancy Wood.1 Frank Hamilton Ball married Bessie May Webb on 29 December 1915.2 Frank Hamilton Ball died on 4 March 1919 at Fresno, Fresno Co., CA, at age 63.3 He was buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Fresno, Fresno Co., CA.3
     Photo courtesy of Lester Letson.3

Census, Occupation & Residence

14 June 1860Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Frank H." age 3, b. MI, with parents1
26 July 1870Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Frank" age 13, b. MI, with parents, etc.4

Citations

  1. [S8] 1860 (June 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, p. 98.
  2. [S4250] Ball Families of North America as collected by Dr. Joseph L. Druse (1915-2004), 3x5 inch index card file, last updated December 2001, Personal Library of David G. Ball, North Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  3. [S903] Find A Grave - A User-Contributed Listing of Cemeteries and Memorials; Find A Grave Founder Jim Tipton, 2009; online at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gs&, Odd Fellows Cemetery, Fresno, Fresno Co., CA.
  4. [S9] 1870 (June 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, p. 25 (stamped 329).

Cora M. Ball1

F, #31202, b. circa 1862
     Cora M. Ball was born circa 1862 at MI.1 She was the daughter of Sidney Silas Ball and Amanda Nancy Wood.1

Census, Occupation & Residence

26 July 1870Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Cora" age 8, b. MI, with parents, etc.1
7 June 1880Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Cora M." age 17, b. MI, with father2

Citations

  1. [S9] 1870 (June 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, p. 25 (stamped 329).
  2. [S10] 1880 (June 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 138, p. 23 (stamped 308).

Louise D. Ball1

F, #31203, b. September 1876
     Louise D. Ball was born in September 1876 at Kent Co., MI.1 She was the daughter of Sidney Silas Ball and Susan M. Magee.1 Louise D. Ball married Hubert George Gilmore, son of Henry George Gilmore and Fanny Chancellor, on 11 November 1896 at Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI.1
     As of 11 November 1896,her married name was Gilmore.1

Census, Occupation & Residence

7 June 1880Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Louise D." age 3, b. MI, with parents2
8 June 1900Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Louise B." age 23, b. MI, with husband, etc.3

Citations

  1. [S4250] Ball Families of North America as collected by Dr. Joseph L. Druse (1915-2004), 3x5 inch index card file, last updated December 2001, Personal Library of David G. Ball, North Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  2. [S10] 1880 (June 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 138, p. 23 (stamped 308).
  3. [S12] 1900 (June 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 50, Sheet 10A (stamped 245).

Martha W. Ball1

F, #31204, d. 19 November 1918
     Martha W. Ball was the daughter of Sidney Silas Ball and Amanda Nancy Wood.1 Martha W. Ball died on 19 November 1918.1

Citations

  1. [S4250] Ball Families of North America as collected by Dr. Joseph L. Druse (1915-2004), 3x5 inch index card file, last updated December 2001, Personal Library of David G. Ball, North Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Susan M. Magee1,2

F, #31205, b. August 1833, d. 20 March 1902
     Susan M. Magee was born in August 1833 at TN.3 She married George Gray circa 1852.4 Susan M. Magee married Sidney Silas Ball, son of Silas Ball and Elizabeth Hamilton, on 24 January 1872 at Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI.1 Susan M. Magee died on 20 March 1902 at Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, at age 68.2 She was buried at Fulton Street Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI.2
     As of circa 1852,her married name was Gray. As of 24 January 1872,her married name was Ball.

Census, Occupation & Residence

19 June 1860Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Susanah" age 26, b. TN, with husband, etc.5
4 August 1870Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Susan M." age 36, b. TN, with husband4
7 June 1880Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Susan M." age 45, b. TN, with husband, etc.6
8 June 1900Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Susan M." age 66, b. TN, widow, with daughter Louise and family3

Children of Susan M. Magee and George Gray

Child of Susan M. Magee and Sidney Silas Ball

Citations

  1. [S4250] Ball Families of North America as collected by Dr. Joseph L. Druse (1915-2004), 3x5 inch index card file, last updated December 2001, Personal Library of David G. Ball, North Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  2. [S903] Find A Grave - A User-Contributed Listing of Cemeteries and Memorials; Find A Grave Founder Jim Tipton, 2009; online at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gs&, Fulton Street Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI.
  3. [S12] 1900 (June 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 50, Sheet 10A (stamped 245).
  4. [S9] 1870 (June 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, p. 97 (stamped 365).
  5. [S8] 1860 (June 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, p. 133.
  6. [S10] 1880 (June 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 138, p. 23 (stamped 308).

George Gray1

M, #31206, b. 20 June 1823, d. 19 April 1892
     George Gray was born on 20 June 1823 at Ireland.1,2 He married Susan M. Magee circa 1852.1 George Gray died on 19 April 1892 at Orange, Essex Co., NJ, at age 68.2 He was buried at Rosedale Cemetery, Orange, Essex Co., NJ.2

Census, Occupation & Residence

19 June 1860Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"George" age 37, b. Ireland, attorney, with wife Susan and son George3
4 August 1870Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"George" age 47, b. Ireland, sawyer, with wife Susan1

Children of George Gray and Susan M. Magee

Citations

  1. [S9] 1870 (June 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, p. 97 (stamped 365).
  2. [S903] Find A Grave - A User-Contributed Listing of Cemeteries and Memorials; Find A Grave Founder Jim Tipton, 2009; online at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gs&, Rosedale Cemetery Orange, Essex Co., NJ.
  3. [S8] 1860 (June 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, p. 133.
  4. [S10] 1880 (June 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 138, p. 23 (stamped 308).
  5. [S903] Find A Grave, online, Fulton Street Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI.

George Gray1

M, #31207, b. 8 March 1854, d. 31 January 1889
     George Gray was born on 8 March 1854 at MI.1,2 He was the son of George Gray and Susan M. Magee.1 George Gray died on 31 January 1889 at age 34.2 He was buried at Fulton Street Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI.2

Census, Occupation & Residence

7 June 1880Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"George" age 26, clerk at a law office, with mother1

Citations

  1. [S10] 1880 (June 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 138, p. 23 (stamped 308).
  2. [S903] Find A Grave - A User-Contributed Listing of Cemeteries and Memorials; Find A Grave Founder Jim Tipton, 2009; online at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gs&, Fulton Street Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI.

Mary C. Pease1

F, #31208

Citations

  1. [S4250] Ball Families of North America as collected by Dr. Joseph L. Druse (1915-2004), 3x5 inch index card file, last updated December 2001, Personal Library of David G. Ball, North Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Gertrude Newkirk Smith1

F, #31209, b. 16 June 1840
     Gertrude Newkirk Smith was born on 16 June 1840 at Baltimore, MD.1 She was the daughter of Charles Adam Smith and Matilda Lasell.1 Gertrude Newkirk Smith married Chester Lasell Knowles, son of Lyman Knowles and Lucia Lasell, circa 1864.1 Gertrude Newkirk Smith married Ashley Hamilton Ball, son of Silas Ball and Elizabeth Hamilton, on 10 November 1877 at Philadelphia, PA.1 Gertrude Newkirk Smith married George Washington Bowers on 16 April 1884 at Denver, CO.1
     As of circa 1864,her married name was Knowles.1 As of 10 November 1877,her married name was Ball.1 As of 16 April 1884,her married name was Bowers.1

Census, Occupation & Residence

1903San Francisco Co., CA1

Citations

  1. [S4250] Ball Families of North America as collected by Dr. Joseph L. Druse (1915-2004), 3x5 inch index card file, last updated December 2001, Personal Library of David G. Ball, North Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Matilda Lasell1

F, #31210
     Matilda Lasell married Charles Adam Smith.1
     Her married name was Smith.1

Child of Matilda Lasell and Charles Adam Smith

Citations

  1. [S4250] Ball Families of North America as collected by Dr. Joseph L. Druse (1915-2004), 3x5 inch index card file, last updated December 2001, Personal Library of David G. Ball, North Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Charles Adam Smith1

M, #31211
     Charles Adam Smith married Matilda Lasell.1

Child of Charles Adam Smith and Matilda Lasell

Citations

  1. [S4250] Ball Families of North America as collected by Dr. Joseph L. Druse (1915-2004), 3x5 inch index card file, last updated December 2001, Personal Library of David G. Ball, North Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Chester Lasell Knowles1

M, #31212
     Chester Lasell Knowles was the son of Lyman Knowles and Lucia Lasell.1 Chester Lasell Knowles married Gertrude Newkirk Smith, daughter of Charles Adam Smith and Matilda Lasell, circa 1864.1

Citations

  1. [S4250] Ball Families of North America as collected by Dr. Joseph L. Druse (1915-2004), 3x5 inch index card file, last updated December 2001, Personal Library of David G. Ball, North Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Lyman Knowles1

M, #31213
     Lyman Knowles married Lucia Lasell.1

Child of Lyman Knowles and Lucia Lasell

Citations

  1. [S4250] Ball Families of North America as collected by Dr. Joseph L. Druse (1915-2004), 3x5 inch index card file, last updated December 2001, Personal Library of David G. Ball, North Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Lucia Lasell1

F, #31214
     Lucia Lasell married Lyman Knowles.1
     Her married name was Knowles.1

Child of Lucia Lasell and Lyman Knowles

Citations

  1. [S4250] Ball Families of North America as collected by Dr. Joseph L. Druse (1915-2004), 3x5 inch index card file, last updated December 2001, Personal Library of David G. Ball, North Vancouver, BC, Canada.

George Washington Bowers1

M, #31215
     George Washington Bowers married Gertrude Newkirk Smith, daughter of Charles Adam Smith and Matilda Lasell, on 16 April 1884 at Denver, CO.1

Citations

  1. [S4250] Ball Families of North America as collected by Dr. Joseph L. Druse (1915-2004), 3x5 inch index card file, last updated December 2001, Personal Library of David G. Ball, North Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Alice H. Darrin1

F, #31216, b. January 1857, d. 21 October 1946
     Alice H. Darrin was born in January 1857 at Detroit, Wayne Co., MI.2,3,1 She married Daniel Ball, son of Byron Daniel Ball and Martha Maria Linnell, on 1 July 1880 at St. Johns, Clinton Co., MI.1 Alice H. Darrin died on 21 October 1946 at Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, at age 89.4 She was buried at Fulton Street Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI.3
     Comment by DGB: She is lListed on her marriage record as "Alice Hunter" suggesting she may have been married earlierto a Mr. Hunter. There was an Alice Hunter, daughter of Frederick and Ellenor Hunter that was born circa 1857 in MI, but her parents were respectively born in MI and Canada, wheras this Alice lists on censuses that both her parents were born in NY. Further, the marriage records for children Byron, Mary and Winfield all list their mother's maiden name as Darrin. End of comment. As of 1 July 1880,her married name was Ball.5

Census, Occupation & Residence

6 June 1900Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Allice" age 45, b. MI, with husband, etc.2
20 April 1910Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Alice H." age 53, b. MI, with husband, etc.6
5 January 1920Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Alice H." age 63, b. MI, with husband, etc.7
5 April 1930Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Alice H." age 73, b. MI, with husband, etc.8
4 April 1940Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Alice H." age 83, b. MI, widow, with daughters Mary and Grace and Grace's son Darrin9

Children of Alice H. Darrin and Daniel Ball

Citations

  1. [S2835] Michigan Marriages 1867-1952, made available by FamilySearch.org (Salt Lake City, Utah) on-line at http://familysearch.org, 2016; database courtesy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
  2. [S12] 1900 (June 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 76, Sheet 8A (stamped 90).
  3. [S903] Find A Grave - A User-Contributed Listing of Cemeteries and Memorials; Find A Grave Founder Jim Tipton, 2009; online at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gs&, Fulton Street Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI.
  4. [S3021] Michigan Deaths 1867-1952, made available by The Generations Network Inc. (Provo, Utah) on-line at www.ancestry.com, 2017; database courtesy of Michigan Department of Community Health.
  5. [S134] International Genealogical Index (IGI), made available by FamilySearch.org (Salt Lake City, Utah) on-line at http://familysearch.org, 2008; database courtesy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
  6. [S13] 1910 (April 15) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 95, Sheet 7B (back of stamped 178).
  7. [S14] 1920 (January 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 61, Sheet 4B (back of stamped 155).
  8. [S15] 1930 (April 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 41-46, Sheet 7B (back of stamped 129).
  9. [S16] 1940 (April 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 96-123, Sheet 2A (stamped 1504).

Hazel Julia Ball1,2

F, #31217, b. January 1882, d. 5 February 1967
     Hazel Julia Ball was born in January 1882 at MI.1 She was the daughter of Daniel Ball and Alice H. Darrin.1 Hazel Julia Ball married Martin Westveer, son of Christian Westveer and Kate (????), on 14 March 1904 at Holland, Ottawa Co., MI.3,2 Hazel Julia Ball died on 5 February 1967 at Deep Creek, Yadkin Co., NC, at age 85.4
     As of 14 March 1904,her married name was Westveer.

Census, Occupation & Residence

6 June 1900Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Hazel" age 18, b. MI, with parents, etc.1
20 April 1910Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Hazel" age 26, b. MI, with parents, etc. (shows her as married with one living child)3
15 January 1920Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Hazel J." age 37, b. MI, dress maker, with husband, etc.5

Child of Hazel Julia Ball and Martin Westveer

Citations

  1. [S12] 1900 (June 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 76, Sheet 8A (stamped 90).
  2. [S2835] Michigan Marriages 1867-1952, made available by FamilySearch.org (Salt Lake City, Utah) on-line at http://familysearch.org, 2016; database courtesy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
  3. [S13] 1910 (April 15) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 95, Sheet 7B (back of stamped 178).
  4. [S3490] North Carolina Deaths 1931-1994, made available by FamilySearch.org (Salt Lake City, Utah) on-line at http://familysearch.org, 2019; database courtesy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
  5. [S14] 1920 (January 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 64, Sheet 12A (stamped 218).
  6. [S4250] Ball Families of North America as collected by Dr. Joseph L. Druse (1915-2004), 3x5 inch index card file, last updated December 2001, Personal Library of David G. Ball, North Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Grace M. Ball1,2

F, #31218, b. February 1889
     Grace M. Ball was born in February 1889 at MI.1 She was the daughter of Daniel Ball and Alice H. Darrin.1 Grace M. Ball married Fredrick A. Cook, son of Edward C. Cook and (????) Monroe, on 15 November 1915 at Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI.3
     As of 15 November 1915,her married name was Cook.3 As of 25 September 1941,her married name was Crawford.

Census, Occupation & Residence

6 June 1900Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Grace" age 11, b. MI, with parents, etc.1
20 April 1910Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Grace M. Baul" age 21, b. MI, office girl in a doctor's office, with parents, etc.4
5 April 1930Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Grace M." age 40, b. MI, with son Darrin; living with parents, etc.2
4 April 1940Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Grace B. Cook" age 51, b. MI, dental assistant, with son Darrin; living with mother, etc.5

Child of Grace M. Ball and Fredrick A. Cook

Citations

  1. [S12] 1900 (June 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 76, Sheet 8A (stamped 90).
  2. [S15] 1930 (April 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 41-46, Sheet 7B (back of stamped 129).
  3. [S2835] Michigan Marriages 1867-1952, made available by FamilySearch.org (Salt Lake City, Utah) on-line at http://familysearch.org, 2016; database courtesy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
  4. [S13] 1910 (April 15) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 95, Sheet 7B (back of stamped 178).
  5. [S16] 1940 (April 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 96-123, Sheet 2A (stamped 1504).
  6. [S4250] Ball Families of North America as collected by Dr. Joseph L. Druse (1915-2004), 3x5 inch index card file, last updated December 2001, Personal Library of David G. Ball, North Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Alice K. Ball1

F, #31219, b. 30 November 1892, d. 21 November 1978
     Alice K. Ball was born on 30 November 1892 at MI.2,3 She was the daughter of Daniel Ball and Alice H. Darrin.2 Alice K. Ball married Oscar E. Allen, son of Charles V. Allen and Esther Ogden, on 20 January 1913 at Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI.4,1 Alice K. Ball died on 21 November 1978 at Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, at age 85.3,5 She was buried at Garfield Park Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI.3
     As of 20 January 1913,her married name was Allen.

Census, Occupation & Residence

6 June 1900Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Allice" age 7, b. MI, with parents, etc.2
20 April 1910Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Alice H." age 17, b. MI, office girl in a doctor's office, with parents, etc.6
21 April 1930Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Alice K." age 37, b. MI, with husband, etc.4
16 April 1940Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Alice K." age 47, b. MI, with husband, etc.7

Children of Alice K. Ball and Oscar E. Allen

Citations

  1. [S2835] Michigan Marriages 1867-1952, made available by FamilySearch.org (Salt Lake City, Utah) on-line at http://familysearch.org, 2016; database courtesy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
  2. [S12] 1900 (June 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 76, Sheet 8A (stamped 90).
  3. [S903] Find A Grave - A User-Contributed Listing of Cemeteries and Memorials; Find A Grave Founder Jim Tipton, 2009; online at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gs&, Garfield Park Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI.
  4. [S15] 1930 (April 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 41-86, Sheet 29A (stamped 58).
  5. [S3565] "silverbirch47", "Ball Family Tree," database made available on-line courtesy of "silverbirch47", https://www.ancestry.ca/family-tree/person/tree/8510161/person/390128156444/facts, database put on-line 28 Aug 2019.
  6. [S13] 1910 (April 15) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 95, Sheet 7B (back of stamped 178).
  7. [S16] 1940 (April 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 86-153, Sheet 62B (backof stamped 1935).

Byron Laverne Ball1,2

M, #31220, b. 17 June 1895
     Byron Laverne Ball was born on 17 June 1895 at Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI.1,2 He was the son of Daniel Ball and Alice H. Darrin.1 Byron Laverne Ball married Bertha (????) on 18 February 1913 at MI.3 Byron Laverne Ball and Bertha (????) were divorced on 21 April 1931 at MI.3 Byron Laverne Ball married Murle Olive Kavey, daughter of Fred Kavey and Olive Black, on 12 January 1935 at Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI.4

Census, Occupation & Residence

6 June 1900Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Byron" age 4, b. MI, with parents, etc. (listed as a daughter)1
20 April 1910Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Birn L." age 15, b. MI, with parents, etc.5
8 January 1920Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Byron" age 24, b. MI, shipping clerk, with first wife Bertha6

Child of Byron Laverne Ball and Bertha (????)

Child of Byron Laverne Ball and Murle Olive Kavey

Citations

  1. [S12] 1900 (June 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 76, Sheet 8A (stamped 90).
  2. [S1535] "US WWII Draft Registration Cards", National Archives and Records Administration; on-line at Ancestry.com, accessed through www.ancestry.com.
  3. [S2346] Michigan Divorces 1897-1952, made available by The Generations Network Inc. (Provo, Utah) on-line at www.ancestry.com, 2014; database from the Michigan Department of Community Health.
  4. [S2835] Michigan Marriages 1867-1952, made available by FamilySearch.org (Salt Lake City, Utah) on-line at http://familysearch.org, 2016; database courtesy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
  5. [S13] 1910 (April 15) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 95, Sheet 7B (back of stamped 178).
  6. [S14] 1920 (January 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 48, Sheet 7B (back of stamped 134).
  7. [S3021] Michigan Deaths 1867-1952, made available by The Generations Network Inc. (Provo, Utah) on-line at www.ancestry.com, 2017; database courtesy of Michigan Department of Community Health.

Dewey Ball1

M, #31221, b. 20 February 1898, d. 17 January 1980
     Dewey Ball was born on 20 February 1898 at MI.1,2 He was the son of Daniel Ball and Alice H. Darrin.1 Dewey Ball married Ruth Davis, daughter of Edward Davis and Hattie Cram, on 19 July 1920 at Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI.3,4 Dewey Ball died on 17 January 1980 at Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, at age 81.2

Census, Occupation & Residence

6 June 1900Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Dewey" age 2, b. MI, with parents, etc.1
20 April 1910Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Duey Baul" age 12, b. MI, with parents, etc.5
5 January 1920Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Dewey" age 22, b. MI, mechanic at a factory, with parents, etc.6
5 April 1930Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Dewey" age 36, b. MI, furniture repair man, with wife Ruth and children Geraldine and Richard; living next to parents, etc.3
2 April 1940Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI"Dewy" age 42, b. MI, shipping clerk for a retail furniture store, with wife Ruth and children Geraldine, Richard, and Donald7

Children of Dewey Ball and Ruth Davis

Citations

  1. [S12] 1900 (June 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 76, Sheet 8A (stamped 90).
  2. [S966] Michigan Death Index 1971-1996, made available by The Generations Network Inc. (Provo UT) on-line at www.ancestry.com, 1998; database courtesy of Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records.
  3. [S15] 1930 (April 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 41-46, Sheet 7B (back of stamped 129).
  4. [S2835] Michigan Marriages 1867-1952, made available by FamilySearch.org (Salt Lake City, Utah) on-line at http://familysearch.org, 2016; database courtesy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
  5. [S13] 1910 (April 15) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 95, Sheet 8A (stamped 179).
  6. [S14] 1920 (January 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 61, Sheet 4B (back of stamped 155).
  7. [S16] 1940 (April 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 86-76B, Sheet 2B (back of stamped 929).

(child) Ball1

?, #31222, b. circa 1883
     (child) Ball was born circa 1883 at MI.1 (child) Ball was the child of Daniel Ball and Alice H. Darrin.1

Citations

  1. [S12] 1900 (June 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 76, Sheet 8A (stamped 90).

(child) Ball1

?, #31223, b. circa 1885
     (child) Ball was born circa 1885 at MI.1 (child) Ball was the child of Daniel Ball and Alice H. Darrin.1

Citations

  1. [S12] 1900 (June 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 76, Sheet 8A (stamped 90).

(child) Ball1

?, #31224, b. circa 1900, d. circa 1900
     (child) Ball was born circa 1900 at MI.1 (child) Ball was the child of Daniel Ball and Alice H. Darrin.1 (child) Ball died circa 1900 at MI.1

Citations

  1. [S12] 1900 (June 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 76, Sheet 8A (stamped 90).

(child) Ball1

?, #31225, b. circa 1887
     (child) Ball was born circa 1887 at MI.1 (child) Ball was the child of Daniel Ball and Alice H. Darrin.1

Citations

  1. [S12] 1900 (June 1) U.S. Census, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, ED 76, Sheet 8A (stamped 90).