Ada Catherine Newman1

F, #52076, b. 23 November 1874
     Ada Catherine Newman was born on 23 November 1874 at Denham, Buckingham, England.1,2 She was the daughter of John Hall Newman and Eliza M. Walters.2 Ada Catherine Newman married William Henry Washington Ball, son of Henry Ball and Sophia Hussey, on 14 February 1905 at St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., ON, Canada.2
     As of 14 February 1905,her married name was Ball.

Census, Occupation & Residence

April 1881Hayes, Middlesex, England"Ada K." age 5, b. Denham, Bucks', with parents, etc.3
10 June 1911St. Catharines, Lincoln & Niagara Co., ON, Canada"Ada Kate" age 37, b. England, with husband, etc.4
June 1921St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., ON, Canada"Ada" age 53, b. England, washerwoman, with husband, etc.5

Children of Ada Catherine Newman and William Henry Washington Ball

Citations

  1. [S662] Carol Ball, "Elmer G. Ball-Lavina M. Smith Family Tree," database made available on-line courtesy of Carol Ball, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ballsmith&id=I75, database put on-line 6 September 2006.
  2. [S203] Ontario Registrations of Marriages 1869-1922, Division Registrar Vital Statistics Records 1858-1930, Marriage License Books 1907-1910, Delayed Registrations of Marriages 1892-1916, and County Marriage Registers 1858-June 1869, various microfilm (all as viewed on-line at Ancestry.com) MS932 (695 reels), MS940 (28 reels), MS945 (12 reels), MS948 (4 reels), and MS248 (14 reels), Archives of Ontario, Toronto, York Region, ON, Canada, Record 012636.
  3. [S327] 1881 (3 April) Census of England, Hayes, Middlesex, England, District 5, p 41.
  4. [S201] 1911 (1 June) Canada Census, St. Catharines, Lincoln and Niagara, ON, Canada, p. 15.
  5. [S2138] 1921 (1 June) Canada Census, St. Catharines, Lincoln, ON, Canada, ED 39, Sheet 201.

Garrett Logan Ball1

M, #52077, b. 10 February 1873, d. 13 May 1966
     Garrett Logan Ball was born on 10 February 1873 at St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., ON, Canada.1,2 He was the son of William Henry Washington Ball and Sarah Frances Vine.1 Garrett Logan Ball married Mabel Anna Ellen Lightfoot, daughter of Levi Wilson Lightfoot and Hannah Elizabeth Casey, on 14 February 1906 at Toronto, York Region, ON, Canada; "Gerrit Loguen Ball" age 30.3 Garrett Logan Ball died on 13 May 1966 at Oakville, ON, Canada, at age 93.1 He was buried at Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catharines, ON, Canada.1
     Garrett Logan Ball was also known as Garry.1

Census, Occupation & Residence

April 1881St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., ON, Canada"Garrett" age 8, b. ON, with parents, etc.4
11 April 1891St. Catharines, Lincoln & Niagara Co., ON, Canada"Garrett" age 7 (in error), b. ON, living with grandmother Sophia Webster and cousin Edna Ball5
21 April 1891St. Catharines, Lincoln & Niagara Co., ON, Canadasecond listing: "Gerrite" age 17, b. ON, with father, etc.6
April 1901St. Catharines, Lincoln & Niagara Co., ON, Canada"Garritt" age 28, b. ON, waiter, living with grandmother Sophia Webster2
1906a cook3

Children of Garrett Logan Ball and Mabel Anna Ellen Lightfoot

Citations

  1. [S662] Carol Ball, "Elmer G. Ball-Lavina M. Smith Family Tree," database made available on-line courtesy of Carol Ball, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ballsmith&id=I75, database put on-line 6 September 2006.
  2. [S105] 1901 (31 March) Canada Census, St. Catharines, Lincoln and Niagara, ON, Canada, p. 14.
  3. [S203] Ontario Registrations of Marriages 1869-1922, Division Registrar Vital Statistics Records 1858-1930, Marriage License Books 1907-1910, Delayed Registrations of Marriages 1892-1916, and County Marriage Registers 1858-June 1869, various microfilm (all as viewed on-line at Ancestry.com) MS932 (695 reels), MS940 (28 reels), MS945 (12 reels), MS948 (4 reels), and MS248 (14 reels), Archives of Ontario, Toronto, York Region, ON, Canada, Record 001344.
  4. [S849] 1881 (4 April) Census of Canada, St. Catherines, Lincoln, ON, Canada, p. 8.
  5. [S111] 1891 (6 April) Canada Census, St. Catharines, Lincoln and Niagara, ON, Canada, St. Georges Ward, p. 16.
  6. [S111] 1891 (6 April) Canada Census, St. Catharines, Lincoln and Niagara, ON, Canada, St. Georges Ward, p. 39.

Sarah Frances Vine1

F, #52078, b. circa 1850, d. 17 March 1890
     Sarah Frances Vine was born circa 1850 at NS, Canada.2,3 She married William Henry Washington Ball, son of Henry Ball and Sophia Hussey, circa 1867.2 Sarah Frances Vine died on 17 March 1890 at St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., ON, Canada; "Mary Frances Ball" age 40.4 She was buried at Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catharines, ON, Canada.2
     Comment by DGB: Some of her children's birth records show her surname as "Vine" and others as "Vina". End of comment.5,6,1,7 As of circa 1867,her married name was Ball.

Census, Occupation & Residence

April 1871St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., ON, Canada"Sarah" age 22, b. USA, with husband, etc.8
April 1881St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., ON, Canada"Sarah" age 30, b. NS, with husband, etc.3

Children of Sarah Frances Vine and William Henry Washington Ball

Citations

  1. [S202] Ontario Registrations of Births and Stillbirths 1869-1909; Delayed Registrations and Stillbirths (“50” Series) 1869-1907; Delayed Registrations of Births and Stillbirths (“90” Series) 1869-1907; Direct Clergy Returns for Simcoe County Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1892-1896; Evidence for Delayed Registrations of Births 1861-1897; and Division Registrar Vital Statistics Records 1858-1930, microfilm (all as viewed on-line at Ancestry.com) MS929 (206 reels), MS930 (51 reels), MS933 (50 reels), MS936 (1 reel), MS946 (2 reels), and MS940 (parts of 28 reels), Archives of Ontario, Toronto, York Region, ON, Canada, Record 016876.
  2. [S662] Carol Ball, "Elmer G. Ball-Lavina M. Smith Family Tree," database made available on-line courtesy of Carol Ball, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ballsmith&id=I75, database put on-line 6 September 2006.
  3. [S849] 1881 (4 April) Census of Canada, St. Catherines, Lincoln, ON, Canada, p. 8.
  4. [S204] Ontario Registrations of Deaths 1869-1934, Registrations of Ontario Overseas Deaths, Division Registrar Vital Statistics Records 1858-1930, and Registration of Marriages 1869-1924, various microfilm (all as viewed on-line at Ancestry.com) MS935 (496 reels), MS944 (11 reels), MS940 (28 reels), and MS932 (reel 128), Archives of Ontario, Toronto, York Region, ON, Canada, Record 009834.
  5. [S202] Ontario Registrations of Births, Record 017434.
  6. [S202] Ontario Registrations of Births, Record 018241.
  7. [S202] Ontario Registrations of Births, Record 017495.
  8. [S848] 1871 (2 April) Census of Canada, St. Catharines, Lincoln, ON, Canada, p. 42.
  9. [S202] Ontario Registrations of Births, Record 019048.
  10. [S105] 1901 (31 March) Canada Census, St. Catharines, Lincoln and Niagara, ON, Canada, St. Georges Ward, p. 2.

Gertrude Ball1

F, #52079, b. 2 May 1885, d. 18 August 1901
     Gertrude Ball was born on 2 May 1885 at ON, Canada.1 She was the daughter of William Henry Washington Ball and Sarah Frances Vine.1 Gertrude Ball died on 18 August 1901 at St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., ON, Canada, at age 16.2 She was buried at Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catharines, ON, Canada.1

Census, Occupation & Residence

21 April 1891St. Catharines, Lincoln & Niagara Co., ON, Canada"Gertie" age 6, b. ON, with father, etc.3
April 1901St. Catharines, Lincoln & Niagara Co., ON, Canada"Gertrude" age 15, b. ON, with father, etc.4

Citations

  1. [S662] Carol Ball, "Elmer G. Ball-Lavina M. Smith Family Tree," database made available on-line courtesy of Carol Ball, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ballsmith&id=I75, database put on-line 6 September 2006.
  2. [S204] Ontario Registrations of Deaths 1869-1934, Registrations of Ontario Overseas Deaths, Division Registrar Vital Statistics Records 1858-1930, and Registration of Marriages 1869-1924, various microfilm (all as viewed on-line at Ancestry.com) MS935 (496 reels), MS944 (11 reels), MS940 (28 reels), and MS932 (reel 128), Archives of Ontario, Toronto, York Region, ON, Canada, Record 016769.
  3. [S111] 1891 (6 April) Canada Census, St. Catharines, Lincoln and Niagara, ON, Canada, St. Georges Ward, p. 39.
  4. [S105] 1901 (31 March) Canada Census, St. Catharines, Lincoln and Niagara, ON, Canada, St. Georges Ward, p. 2.

Emily Bertha Ball1

F, #52080, b. 19 February 1879, d. 22 October 1892
     Emily Bertha Ball was born on 19 February 1879 at St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., ON, Canada.2 She was the daughter of William Henry Washington Ball and Sarah Frances Vine.1 Emily Bertha Ball died on 22 October 1892 at St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., ON, Canada, at age 13; "Bertha E."3 She was buried on 23 October 1892 at Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catharines, ON, Canada.1

Census, Occupation & Residence

April 1881St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., ON, Canada"Bertha" age 2, b. ON, with parents, etc.4
21 April 1891St. Catharines, Lincoln & Niagara Co., ON, Canada"Bertha" age 12, b. ON, with father, etc.5

Citations

  1. [S662] Carol Ball, "Elmer G. Ball-Lavina M. Smith Family Tree," database made available on-line courtesy of Carol Ball, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ballsmith&id=I75, database put on-line 6 September 2006.
  2. [S202] Ontario Registrations of Births and Stillbirths 1869-1909; Delayed Registrations and Stillbirths (“50” Series) 1869-1907; Delayed Registrations of Births and Stillbirths (“90” Series) 1869-1907; Direct Clergy Returns for Simcoe County Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1892-1896; Evidence for Delayed Registrations of Births 1861-1897; and Division Registrar Vital Statistics Records 1858-1930, microfilm (all as viewed on-line at Ancestry.com) MS929 (206 reels), MS930 (51 reels), MS933 (50 reels), MS936 (1 reel), MS946 (2 reels), and MS940 (parts of 28 reels), Archives of Ontario, Toronto, York Region, ON, Canada, Record 017434.
  3. [S204] Ontario Registrations of Deaths 1869-1934, Registrations of Ontario Overseas Deaths, Division Registrar Vital Statistics Records 1858-1930, and Registration of Marriages 1869-1924, various microfilm (all as viewed on-line at Ancestry.com) MS935 (496 reels), MS944 (11 reels), MS940 (28 reels), and MS932 (reel 128), Archives of Ontario, Toronto, York Region, ON, Canada, Record 010052.
  4. [S849] 1881 (4 April) Census of Canada, St. Catherines, Lincoln, ON, Canada, p. 8.
  5. [S111] 1891 (6 April) Canada Census, St. Catharines, Lincoln and Niagara, ON, Canada, St. Georges Ward, p. 39.

(child) Ball1

?, #52081, b. 8 July 1889, d. 17 July 1889
     (child) Ball was born on 8 July 1889 at St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., ON, Canada.1 (child) Ball was the child of William Henry Washington Ball and Sarah Frances Vine.1 (child) Ball died on 17 July 1889 at St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., ON, Canada.1 (child) Ball was buried at Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catharines, ON, Canada.1

Citations

  1. [S662] Carol Ball, "Elmer G. Ball-Lavina M. Smith Family Tree," database made available on-line courtesy of Carol Ball, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ballsmith&id=I75, database put on-line 6 September 2006.

Arlie V. Ball1

F, #52082, b. circa 1889, d. 8 July 1892
     Arlie V. Ball was born circa 1889 at ON, Canada.2,3 She was the daughter of Henry Burns Ball and Mary Elizabeth Smith.1 Arlie V. Ball died on 8 July 1892 at Victoria, BC, Canada.2

Census, Occupation & Residence

12 May 1891Victoria, BC, Canada"Arlie" age 2, b. ON, with parents, etc.3

Citations

  1. [S662] Carol Ball, "Elmer G. Ball-Lavina M. Smith Family Tree," database made available on-line courtesy of Carol Ball, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ballsmith&id=I75, database put on-line 6 September 2006.
  2. [S142] British Columbia Death Index: 1872 to 1990, made available by The Generations Network Inc. (Provo UT), 2019, on-line at www.ancestry.com; originally developed by British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency (P.O. BOX 9657, STN PROV GOVT, VICTORIA, BC V8W 9P3, CANADA).
  3. [S111] 1891 (6 April) Canada Census, Victoria, BC, Canada, Yates Steet Ward, p. 45.

Irene Elizabeth Ball1

F, #52083, b. 23 July 1894, d. before 1944
     Irene Elizabeth Ball was born on 23 July 1894 at Victoria, BC, Canada.2 She was the daughter of Henry Burns Ball and Mary Elizabeth Smith.1 Irene Elizabeth Ball married John Dunlop Nesbitt on 7 October 1921 at Victoria, BC, Canada.3 Irene Elizabeth Ball and John Dunlop Nesbitt were divorced before 1940.4 Irene Elizabeth Ball died before 1944.1
     Her married name was Bonne.5 As of 7 October 1921,her married name was Nesbitt.

Census, Occupation & Residence

April 1901Victoria, BC, Canada"Irene" age 6, b. BC, with parents, etc.6
June 1921Victoria, BC, Canada"Irene" age 26, b. BC, divorced, with parents, etc.5
January 1924San Francisco Co., CA7
10 April 1930Seattle, King Co., WA"Irene E." age 35, b. Canada, married, living with sister Leonice Smith and brother-in-law Harold Foster8
4 April 1940San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA"Irene Ball Nesbitt" age 45, b. BC, Canada, divorced, saleslady for Goodwill Industries4

Citations

  1. [S662] Carol Ball, "Elmer G. Ball-Lavina M. Smith Family Tree," database made available on-line courtesy of Carol Ball, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ballsmith&id=I75, database put on-line 6 September 2006.
  2. [S143] British Columbia Birth Index: 1872 to 1899, made available by The Generations Network Inc. (Provo UT), 2001, on-line at www.ancestry.com; originally developed by British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency (P.O. BOX 9657, STN PROV GOVT, VICTORIA, BC V8W 9P3, CANADA).
  3. [S144] British Columbia Marriage Index: 1872 to 1924, made available by The Generations Network Inc. (Provo UT), 2001, on-line at www.ancestry.com; originally developed by British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency (P.O. BOX 9657, STN PROV GOVT, VICTORIA, BC V8W 9P3, CANADA).
  4. [S16] 1940 (April 1) U.S. Census, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, ED 38-117, Sheet 1B (back of stamped 3452).
  5. [S2138] 1921 (1 June) Canada Census, Victoria, BC, Canada, p. 25.
  6. [S105] 1901 (31 March) Canada Census, Victoria, BC, Canada, p. 18.
  7. [S2026] Seattle WA Passenger and Crew Lists 1882-1957, made available by National Archives and Records Administration (Provo, Utah) on-line at www.ancestry.com, 2006; database from the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
  8. [S15] 1930 (April 1) U.S. Census, Seattle, King Co., WA, ED 17-105, Sheet 9B (back of stamped 34).

Arthur Richard Randolph Ball1

M, #52084, b. 23 September 1892, d. 13 January 1940
Arthur Richard Randolph Ball
b. 1892 Victoria BC, Canada
d. 1940 Victoria BC, Canada
[photo 1916]
     Arthur Richard Randolph Ball was born on 23 September 1892 at Victoria, BC, Canada.2 He was the son of Henry Burns Ball and Mary Elizabeth Smith.1 Arthur Richard Randolph Ball married Annabella Hester Dawson on 11 June 1914 at Victoria, BC, Canada.3 Arthur Richard Randolph Ball died on 13 January 1940 at Victoria, BC, Canada, at age 47.4 He was buried at Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, BC, Canada.1
     Photo courtesy of Carol Ball of Kinnelon NJ.

Census, Occupation & Residence

April 1901Victoria, BC, Canada"Arthur" age 8, b. BC, with parents, etc.5
June 1921Victoria, BC, Canada"Arthur" age 28, b. BC, cabaret musician, with wife Anna6

Citations

  1. [S662] Carol Ball, "Elmer G. Ball-Lavina M. Smith Family Tree," database made available on-line courtesy of Carol Ball, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ballsmith&id=I75, database put on-line 6 September 2006.
  2. [S143] British Columbia Birth Index: 1872 to 1899, made available by The Generations Network Inc. (Provo UT), 2001, on-line at www.ancestry.com; originally developed by British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency (P.O. BOX 9657, STN PROV GOVT, VICTORIA, BC V8W 9P3, CANADA).
  3. [S144] British Columbia Marriage Index: 1872 to 1924, made available by The Generations Network Inc. (Provo UT), 2001, on-line at www.ancestry.com; originally developed by British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency (P.O. BOX 9657, STN PROV GOVT, VICTORIA, BC V8W 9P3, CANADA).
  4. [S142] British Columbia Death Index: 1872 to 1990, made available by The Generations Network Inc. (Provo UT), 2019, on-line at www.ancestry.com; originally developed by British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency (P.O. BOX 9657, STN PROV GOVT, VICTORIA, BC V8W 9P3, CANADA).
  5. [S105] 1901 (31 March) Canada Census, Victoria, BC, Canada, p. 18.
  6. [S2138] 1921 (1 June) Canada Census, Victoria, BC, Canada, p. 33.

Leonice A. Ball1,2

F, #52085, b. 17 January 1887
     Leonice A. Ball was born on 17 January 1887 at ON, Canada.3 She was the daughter of Henry Burns Ball and Mary Elizabeth Smith.1 Leonice A. Ball married Arta Crawford before 1910.1 Leonice A. Ball and Arta Crawford were divorced before 1921.4 Leonice A. Ball married Howard Smith.1
     As of before 1910,her married name was Crawford. Her married name was Smith.

Census, Occupation & Residence

12 May 1891Victoria, BC, Canada"Leonice" age 4, b. ON, with parents, etc.5
April 1901Victoria, BC, Canada"Leonice" age 14, b. ON, with parents, etc.3
June 1911Vancouver, BC, Canada"Leonice" age 24, b. ON, with husband6
June 1921Victoria, BC, Canada"Leonie" age 34, b. ON, divorced, grocery saleswoman, with parents, etc.4
January 1924San Francisco Co., CA7
10 April 1930Seattle, King Co., WA"Lonnie A." age 42, b. Canada, widow, furniture saleswoman; living with sister Irene Nesbitt and brother-in-law Harold Foster2

Child of Leonice A. Ball and Arta Crawford

Citations

  1. [S662] Carol Ball, "Elmer G. Ball-Lavina M. Smith Family Tree," database made available on-line courtesy of Carol Ball, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ballsmith&id=I75, database put on-line 6 September 2006.
  2. [S15] 1930 (April 1) U.S. Census, Seattle, King Co., WA, ED 17-105, Sheet 9B (back of stamped 34).
  3. [S105] 1901 (31 March) Canada Census, Victoria, BC, Canada, p. 18.
  4. [S2138] 1921 (1 June) Canada Census, Victoria, BC, Canada, p. 24.
  5. [S111] 1891 (6 April) Canada Census, Victoria, BC, Canada, Yates Steet Ward, p. 45.
  6. [S201] 1911 (1 June) Canada Census, Vancouver, BC, Canada, p. 20.
  7. [S2026] Seattle WA Passenger and Crew Lists 1882-1957, made available by National Archives and Records Administration (Provo, Utah) on-line at www.ancestry.com, 2006; database from the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

Mary Elizabeth Smith1

F, #52086, b. 30 October 1867, d. 27 December 1925
     Mary Elizabeth Smith was born on 30 October 1867 at St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., ON, Canada.1,2 She was the daughter of John W. Smith and Lucy (????)3 Mary Elizabeth Smith married Henry Burns Ball, son of Rev. Richard Amos Ball and Mary Eve Elizabeth Jackson, on 6 September 1886 at St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., ON, Canada.3 Mary Elizabeth Smith died on 27 December 1925 at Victoria, BC, Canada, at age 58.1 She was buried on 30 December 1925 at Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, BC, Canada.1
     As of 6 September 1886,her married name was Ball.3

Census, Occupation & Residence

12 May 1891Victoria, BC, Canada"Mary" age 23, b. ON, with husband, etc.4
April 1901Victoria, BC, Canada"Mary" age 33, b. ON, with husband, etc.2
June 1921Victoria, BC, Canada"Mary" age 53, b. ON, with husband, etc.5

Children of Mary Elizabeth Smith and Henry Burns Ball

Citations

  1. [S662] Carol Ball, "Elmer G. Ball-Lavina M. Smith Family Tree," database made available on-line courtesy of Carol Ball, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ballsmith&id=I75, database put on-line 6 September 2006.
  2. [S105] 1901 (31 March) Canada Census, Victoria, BC, Canada, p. 18.
  3. [S203] Ontario Registrations of Marriages 1869-1922, Division Registrar Vital Statistics Records 1858-1930, Marriage License Books 1907-1910, Delayed Registrations of Marriages 1892-1916, and County Marriage Registers 1858-June 1869, various microfilm (all as viewed on-line at Ancestry.com) MS932 (695 reels), MS940 (28 reels), MS945 (12 reels), MS948 (4 reels), and MS248 (14 reels), Archives of Ontario, Toronto, York Region, ON, Canada, Record 006799.
  4. [S111] 1891 (6 April) Canada Census, Victoria, BC, Canada, Yates Steet Ward, p. 45.
  5. [S2138] 1921 (1 June) Canada Census, Victoria, BC, Canada, p. 24.

Evelyn Allen1

F, #52087, b. circa 1934, d. 1935
     Evelyn Allen was born circa 1934.1 She was the daughter of Clarence A. Allen and Mary Augusta Parker.1 Evelyn Allen died in 1935.1

Citations

  1. [S662] Carol Ball, "Elmer G. Ball-Lavina M. Smith Family Tree," database made available on-line courtesy of Carol Ball, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ballsmith&id=I75, database put on-line 6 September 2006.

Fred Kirby1

M, #52088

Child of Fred Kirby and Yvonne Pryor

Citations

  1. [S662] Carol Ball, "Elmer G. Ball-Lavina M. Smith Family Tree," database made available on-line courtesy of Carol Ball, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ballsmith&id=I75, database put on-line 6 September 2006.
  2. [S1934] Patrice Kirby-Carter, "Rev. Richard A. Ball - email 01," e-mail message from Patrice Kirby-Carter to David G. Ball, 19 January 2013.

Yvonne Pryor1

F, #52089
     Yvonne Pryor is the daughter of Arnold Leroy Pryor and Helen Louise Ball.1

Child of Yvonne Pryor and Fred Kirby

Citations

  1. [S662] Carol Ball, "Elmer G. Ball-Lavina M. Smith Family Tree," database made available on-line courtesy of Carol Ball, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ballsmith&id=I75, database put on-line 6 September 2006.
  2. [S1934] Patrice Kirby-Carter, "Rev. Richard A. Ball - email 01," e-mail message from Patrice Kirby-Carter to David G. Ball, 19 January 2013.

Arnold Leroy Pryor1

M, #52090, b. 12 May 1901
     Arnold Leroy Pryor was born on 12 May 1901 at London, Middlesex Co., ON, Canada; "Leo Roy Arnold."2 He was the son of Franklin Pryor and Mary Williams.1 Arnold Leroy Pryor married Helen Louise Ball, daughter of Frederick A. Ball and Clara Louise Mary Albert, on 14 October 1922 at London, Middlesex Co., ON, Canada.1
     Arnold Leroy Pryor crossed the border into Detroit MI; listed occupation as "redcap" on 6 June 1949.3

Census, Occupation & Residence

1922a trucker1

Children of Arnold Leroy Pryor and Helen Louise Ball

Citations

  1. [S203] Ontario Registrations of Marriages 1869-1922, Division Registrar Vital Statistics Records 1858-1930, Marriage License Books 1907-1910, Delayed Registrations of Marriages 1892-1916, and County Marriage Registers 1858-June 1869, various microfilm (all as viewed on-line at Ancestry.com) MS932 (695 reels), MS940 (28 reels), MS945 (12 reels), MS948 (4 reels), and MS248 (14 reels), Archives of Ontario, Toronto, York Region, ON, Canada, Record 015241.
  2. [S202] Ontario Registrations of Births and Stillbirths 1869-1909; Delayed Registrations and Stillbirths (“50” Series) 1869-1907; Delayed Registrations of Births and Stillbirths (“90” Series) 1869-1907; Direct Clergy Returns for Simcoe County Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1892-1896; Evidence for Delayed Registrations of Births 1861-1897; and Division Registrar Vital Statistics Records 1858-1930, microfilm (all as viewed on-line at Ancestry.com) MS929 (206 reels), MS930 (51 reels), MS933 (50 reels), MS936 (1 reel), MS946 (2 reels), and MS940 (parts of 28 reels), Archives of Ontario, Toronto, York Region, ON, Canada, Record 024921.
  3. [S2025] Owen Ball, "Ball Family Tree," database made available on-line courtesy of Owen Ball, http://trees.ancestry.ca/tree/12473249/person/-249254949, database viewed July 2013.
  4. [S662] Carol Ball, "Elmer G. Ball-Lavina M. Smith Family Tree," database made available on-line courtesy of Carol Ball, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ballsmith&id=I75, database put on-line 6 September 2006.

Helen Louise Ball1

F, #52091, b. 10 August 1904
Helen Louise Ball
b. 1904 Windsor ON, Canada
d. ????
     Helen Louise Ball was born on 10 August 1904 at Windsor, Essex Co., ON, Canada.1 She was the daughter of Frederick A. Ball and Clara Louise Mary Albert.2 Helen Louise Ball married Arnold Leroy Pryor, son of Franklin Pryor and Mary Williams, on 14 October 1922 at London, Middlesex Co., ON, Canada.3
     As of 14 October 1922,her married name was Pryor.      Photo courtesy of Carol Ball of Kinnelon NJ.

Census, Occupation & Residence

June 1911London, ON, Canada"Helen" age 6, b. ON, with father4
June 1921London, ON, Canada"Helen" age 17, b. ON, with father5
1922a hair dresser3

Children of Helen Louise Ball and Arnold Leroy Pryor

Citations

  1. [S202] Ontario Registrations of Births and Stillbirths 1869-1909; Delayed Registrations and Stillbirths (“50” Series) 1869-1907; Delayed Registrations of Births and Stillbirths (“90” Series) 1869-1907; Direct Clergy Returns for Simcoe County Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1892-1896; Evidence for Delayed Registrations of Births 1861-1897; and Division Registrar Vital Statistics Records 1858-1930, microfilm (all as viewed on-line at Ancestry.com) MS929 (206 reels), MS930 (51 reels), MS933 (50 reels), MS936 (1 reel), MS946 (2 reels), and MS940 (parts of 28 reels), Archives of Ontario, Toronto, York Region, ON, Canada, Record 014867.
  2. [S662] Carol Ball, "Elmer G. Ball-Lavina M. Smith Family Tree," database made available on-line courtesy of Carol Ball, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ballsmith&id=I75, database put on-line 6 September 2006.
  3. [S203] Ontario Registrations of Marriages 1869-1922, Division Registrar Vital Statistics Records 1858-1930, Marriage License Books 1907-1910, Delayed Registrations of Marriages 1892-1916, and County Marriage Registers 1858-June 1869, various microfilm (all as viewed on-line at Ancestry.com) MS932 (695 reels), MS940 (28 reels), MS945 (12 reels), MS948 (4 reels), and MS248 (14 reels), Archives of Ontario, Toronto, York Region, ON, Canada, Record 015241.
  4. [S201] 1911 (1 June) Canada Census, London City, ON, Canada, p. 11.
  5. [S2138] 1921 (1 June) Canada Census, London, ON, Canada, p. 19.

Clara Louise Mary Albert1

F, #52092, b. 28 November 1885, d. 11 July 1909
     Clara Louise Mary Albert was born on 28 November 1885 at Windsor, Essex Co., ON, Canada.1 She was the daughter of William A. Albert and Mary G. Mounts.2 Clara Louise Mary Albert married Frederick A. Ball, son of Rev. Richard Amos Ball and Mary Eve Elizabeth Jackson, on 13 April 1904 at Windsor, Essex Co., ON, Canada; "Fred Ball" and "Clara Albert."3 Clara Louise Mary Albert died on 11 July 1909 at Windsor, Essex Co., ON, Canada, at age 23.1
     As of 13 April 1904,her married name was Ball.

Child of Clara Louise Mary Albert and Frederick A. Ball

Citations

  1. [S204] Ontario Registrations of Deaths 1869-1934, Registrations of Ontario Overseas Deaths, Division Registrar Vital Statistics Records 1858-1930, and Registration of Marriages 1869-1924, various microfilm (all as viewed on-line at Ancestry.com) MS935 (496 reels), MS944 (11 reels), MS940 (28 reels), and MS932 (reel 128), Archives of Ontario, Toronto, York Region, ON, Canada, Record 011078.
  2. [S662] Carol Ball, "Elmer G. Ball-Lavina M. Smith Family Tree," database made available on-line courtesy of Carol Ball, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ballsmith&id=I75, database put on-line 6 September 2006.
  3. [S203] Ontario Registrations of Marriages 1869-1922, Division Registrar Vital Statistics Records 1858-1930, Marriage License Books 1907-1910, Delayed Registrations of Marriages 1892-1916, and County Marriage Registers 1858-June 1869, various microfilm (all as viewed on-line at Ancestry.com) MS932 (695 reels), MS940 (28 reels), MS945 (12 reels), MS948 (4 reels), and MS248 (14 reels), Archives of Ontario, Toronto, York Region, ON, Canada, Record 007149.

Rena Ball1

F, #52093, b. January 1887
     Rena Ball was born in January 1887 at ON, Canada.2,3 She was the daughter of Cora Ball.4

Census, Occupation & Residence

21 April 1891St. Catharines, Lincoln & Niagara Co., ON, Canada"Rena" age 4, b. ON, with father, etc.2
6 June 1900Boston, Suffolk Co., MA"Reine" age 13, b. Canada, actress, with mother, etc.3

Citations

  1. [S662] Carol Ball, "Elmer G. Ball-Lavina M. Smith Family Tree," database made available on-line courtesy of Carol Ball, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ballsmith&id=I75, database put on-line 6 September 2006.
  2. [S111] 1891 (6 April) Canada Census, St. Catharines, Lincoln and Niagara, ON, Canada, St. Georges Ward, p. 39.
  3. [S12] 1900 (June 1) U.S. Census, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, Ward 11, ED 1310, Sheet 6B (back of stamped 30).
  4. [S933] Lena Ruehle, "Ball DNA - email 01," e-mail message from Lena Ruehle (Oakville, ON, Canada) to David G. Ball, 3 September 2009.

William H. Griffith1,2

M, #52094, b. circa 1920
     William H. Griffith was born circa 1920 at BC, Canada.3,2 He was the son of Robert Griffith and Bereneice Maud Ball.1

Census, Occupation & Residence

June 1921Victoria, BC, Canada"William H." age 6/12, b. BC, with mother2
3 April 1930San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA"William" age 9, b. Canada, with parents3
April 1940San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA"William" age 19, b. Canada, with parents4

Citations

  1. [S662] Carol Ball, "Elmer G. Ball-Lavina M. Smith Family Tree," database made available on-line courtesy of Carol Ball, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ballsmith&id=I75, database put on-line 6 September 2006.
  2. [S2138] 1921 (1 June) Canada Census, Victoria, BC, Canada, p. 25.
  3. [S15] 1930 (April 1) U.S. Census, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, ED 38-315, Sheet 3A (stamped 22).
  4. [S16] 1940 (April 1) U.S. Census, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, ED 38-318, Sheet 1B (back of stamped 4307).

Harold Foster1

M, #52095, b. circa 1901
     Harold Foster was born circa 1901 at England.2 He married Alvena Georgianna Ball, daughter of Henry Burns Ball and Mary Elizabeth Smith, on 23 September 1925 at Victoria, BC, Canada.1

Census, Occupation & Residence

10 April 1930Seattle, King Co., WA"Harold" age 28, b. England, widower, bell-boy at a hotel, with son Robert and sisters-in-law Irene Nesbitt and Leonice Smith2

Child of Harold Foster and Alvena Georgianna Ball

Citations

  1. [S662] Carol Ball, "Elmer G. Ball-Lavina M. Smith Family Tree," database made available on-line courtesy of Carol Ball, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ballsmith&id=I75, database put on-line 6 September 2006.
  2. [S15] 1930 (April 1) U.S. Census, Seattle, King Co., WA, ED 17-105, Sheet 9B (back of stamped 34).

Arta Crawford1

M, #52096, b. October 1875
     Arta Crawford was born in October 1875 at USA.1 He married Leonice A. Ball, daughter of Henry Burns Ball and Mary Elizabeth Smith, before 1910.2 Arta Crawford and Leonice A. Ball were divorced before 1921.3

Census, Occupation & Residence

June 1911Vancouver, BC, Canada"Arta" (difficult to read; could be "Curtis") age 35, b. USA, with wife Leonice1

Child of Arta Crawford and Leonice A. Ball

Citations

  1. [S201] 1911 (1 June) Canada Census, Vancouver, BC, Canada, p. 20.
  2. [S662] Carol Ball, "Elmer G. Ball-Lavina M. Smith Family Tree," database made available on-line courtesy of Carol Ball, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ballsmith&id=I75, database put on-line 6 September 2006.
  3. [S2138] 1921 (1 June) Canada Census, Victoria, BC, Canada, p. 24.

Clarence A. Allen1

M, #52097, d. circa 1983
     Clarence A. Allen married Mary Augusta Parker, daughter of John William Parker and Edna Elizabeth Ball, on 7 December 1929.1 Clarence A. Allen died circa 1983.1

Children of Clarence A. Allen and Mary Augusta Parker

Citations

  1. [S662] Carol Ball, "Elmer G. Ball-Lavina M. Smith Family Tree," database made available on-line courtesy of Carol Ball, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ballsmith&id=I75, database put on-line 6 September 2006.

Archibald Richard Thomas Ball1

M, #52098, b. 10 June 1909, d. 15 January 1997
     Archibald Richard Thomas Ball was born on 10 June 1909 at London, Middlesex Co., ON, Canada.1 He was the son of Charles Herkimer Ball and Minnie Melvina Lawson.2 Archibald Richard Thomas Ball married Annie Elinor Chatters, daughter of George Scranton Chatters and Hettie Louise Roston.2 Archibald Richard Thomas Ball died on 15 January 1997 at Windsor, Essex Co., ON, Canada, at age 87; SSDI lists last residence as the US Consulate in Canada.3,4

Children of Archibald Richard Thomas Ball and Annie Elinor Chatters

Citations

  1. [S202] Ontario Registrations of Births and Stillbirths 1869-1909; Delayed Registrations and Stillbirths (“50” Series) 1869-1907; Delayed Registrations of Births and Stillbirths (“90” Series) 1869-1907; Direct Clergy Returns for Simcoe County Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1892-1896; Evidence for Delayed Registrations of Births 1861-1897; and Division Registrar Vital Statistics Records 1858-1930, microfilm (all as viewed on-line at Ancestry.com) MS929 (206 reels), MS930 (51 reels), MS933 (50 reels), MS936 (1 reel), MS946 (2 reels), and MS940 (parts of 28 reels), Archives of Ontario, Toronto, York Region, ON, Canada, Record 029210.
  2. [S662] Carol Ball, "Elmer G. Ball-Lavina M. Smith Family Tree," database made available on-line courtesy of Carol Ball, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ballsmith&id=I75, database put on-line 6 September 2006.
  3. [S2025] Owen Ball, "Ball Family Tree," database made available on-line courtesy of Owen Ball, http://trees.ancestry.ca/tree/12473249/person/-249254949, database viewed July 2013.
  4. [S21] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, accessed on-line through www.Ancestry.com.
  5. [S1567] Robert L. Ball, "Henry Ball and Sophia Hussey - email 01," e-mail message from Robert L. Ball to David G. Ball, 15 November 2011.

Minnie Melvina Lawson1

F, #52099, b. 28 April 1879
Minnie Melvina Lawson
b.1879 Windsor ON Canada
d. ????
     Minnie Melvina Lawson was born on 28 April 1879 at Windsor, Essex Co., ON, Canada.2 She was the daughter of Edward Lawson and Wilhelmina Baptiste.3 Minnie Melvina Lawson married Charles Herkimer Ball, son of Rev. Richard Amos Ball and Mary Eve Elizabeth Jackson, on 30 November 1904 at Windsor, Essex Co., ON, Canada.4
     As of 30 November 1904,her married name was Ball.      Photo courtesy of Patrice Kirby-Carter.

Census, Occupation & Residence

7 June 1911Windsor, Essex North, ON, Canada"Minnie" age 28, b. ON, with husband5
June 1921Windsor, Essex Co., ON, Canada"Minnie" age 38, b. ON, with husband6

Children of Minnie Melvina Lawson and Charles Herkimer Ball

Citations

  1. [S202] Ontario Registrations of Births and Stillbirths 1869-1909; Delayed Registrations and Stillbirths (“50” Series) 1869-1907; Delayed Registrations of Births and Stillbirths (“90” Series) 1869-1907; Direct Clergy Returns for Simcoe County Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1892-1896; Evidence for Delayed Registrations of Births 1861-1897; and Division Registrar Vital Statistics Records 1858-1930, microfilm (all as viewed on-line at Ancestry.com) MS929 (206 reels), MS930 (51 reels), MS933 (50 reels), MS936 (1 reel), MS946 (2 reels), and MS940 (parts of 28 reels), Archives of Ontario, Toronto, York Region, ON, Canada, Record 029210.
  2. [S202] Ontario Registrations of Births, Record 004880.
  3. [S203] Ontario Registrations of Marriages 1869-1922, Division Registrar Vital Statistics Records 1858-1930, Marriage License Books 1907-1910, Delayed Registrations of Marriages 1892-1916, and County Marriage Registers 1858-June 1869, various microfilm (all as viewed on-line at Ancestry.com) MS932 (695 reels), MS940 (28 reels), MS945 (12 reels), MS948 (4 reels), and MS248 (14 reels), Archives of Ontario, Toronto, York Region, ON, Canada, Record 007806.
  4. [S203] Ontario Registrations of Marriages, Record 007805.
  5. [S201] 1911 (1 June) Canada Census, Windsor, Essex North, ON, Canada, p. 10.
  6. [S2138] 1921 (1 June) Canada Census, Windsor, Essex, Canada, p. 6.
  7. [S662] Carol Ball, "Elmer G. Ball-Lavina M. Smith Family Tree," database made available on-line courtesy of Carol Ball, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ballsmith&id=I75, database put on-line 6 September 2006.
  8. [S2025] Owen Ball, "Ball Family Tree," database made available on-line courtesy of Owen Ball, http://trees.ancestry.ca/tree/12473249/person/-249254949, database viewed July 2013.

Sophia Hussey1

F, #52100, b. 14 October 1821, d. 18 March 1908
Sophia Hussey
b. 1821 Liverpool, England
d. 1908 St. Catharines ON, Canada
     Sophia Hussey was born on 14 October 1821 at Liverpool, England.2,3 She married Henry Ball on 29 November 1841 at St. James Cathedral, Toronto, York Region, ON, Canada.4 Sophia Hussey married Daniel Webster.2 Sophia Hussey died on 18 March 1908 at St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., ON, Canada, at age 86.5 She was buried at Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catharines, ON, Canada.2
     Comment by DGB: It is possible that Sophia married a Mr. Stephens after the death of Henry Ball and that Mr. Stephens died before the 1861 census for St. Catharines ON Canada, which has a Sophia Stephens, age 41, white race, b. England, with son Richard, age 17, colored race, b. ON. They were living next to an Alex and Susan Ball, born USA, both colored race. End of comment. As of 29 November 1841,her married name was Ball. Her married name was Webster.      Sketch and photo courtesy of Carol Ball of Kinnelon NJ.

Census, Occupation & Residence

April 1871St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., ON, Canada"Sophia" age 47, b. England, with second husband Daniel, and son Richard and family6
11 April 1891St. Catharines, Lincoln & Niagara Co., ON, Canada"Sophia" age 67, b. England, widow, with Edna Ball age 9 and Garrett Ball age 7 (listed as children, but more likely grandchildren; however, Garrett Ball, son of William and Sarah, would have been age 18 and Edna Ball, daughter of Richard and Mary, would have been age 10)7
April 1901St. Catharines, Lincoln & Niagara Co., ON, Canada"Sofiah" age 80, b. England, with grandson Garrett Ball3

Children of Sophia Hussey and Henry Ball

Citations

  1. [S204] Ontario Registrations of Deaths 1869-1934, Registrations of Ontario Overseas Deaths, Division Registrar Vital Statistics Records 1858-1930, and Registration of Marriages 1869-1924, various microfilm (all as viewed on-line at Ancestry.com) MS935 (496 reels), MS944 (11 reels), MS940 (28 reels), and MS932 (reel 128), Archives of Ontario, Toronto, York Region, ON, Canada, Record 013490.
  2. [S662] Carol Ball, "Elmer G. Ball-Lavina M. Smith Family Tree," database made available on-line courtesy of Carol Ball, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ballsmith&id=I75, database put on-line 6 September 2006.
  3. [S105] 1901 (31 March) Canada Census, St. Catharines, Lincoln and Niagara, ON, Canada, p. 14.
  4. [S670] Marriages at St. James Cathedral, Toronto, August 1836-1841, made available on-line at http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maryc/old4.htm by an Acestry.com Community RootsWeb.com (from "Landmarks of Toronto", volume 3, p. 395), unknown date.
  5. [S204] Ontario Registrations of Deaths, Record 017719.
  6. [S848] 1871 (2 April) Census of Canada, St. Catharines, Lincoln, ON, Canada, p. 47.
  7. [S111] 1891 (6 April) Canada Census, St. Catharines, Lincoln and Niagara, ON, Canada, St. Georges Ward, p. 16.