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     Robert Ball was born circa 1894.¹ He was the son of Robert Otis Ball and Jessie M. Standley.¹

     Bethel Jane Ball was born circa 1895.¹ She was the daughter of Robert Otis Ball and Jessie M. Standley.¹
     Her married name was Rowley.

     Naomi Beryl Ball is the daughter of Robert Otis Ball and Jessie M. Standley.¹

     Robert Meredith Ball was born circa 1909.¹ He was the son of Robert Otis Ball and Jessie M. Standley.¹ Robert Meredith Ball died in 1959.¹

     Martha L. Ayers was born circa 1872 at Lawrence Co., PA.^2,1 She married Charles Frederick Ball, son of Amos Walton Ball and Eliza Jane Early.² Martha L. Ayers died in 1931.¹ She was buried at Mount Jackson Battery B. M. E. Cemetery, Mount Jackson, Lawrence Co., PA.¹
     Her married name was Ball.

     Edwin J. Ball was born on 20 February 1900 at PA.² He was the son of Charles Frederick Ball and Martha L. Ayers.¹ Edwin J. Ball married Anna Josephine Reed.² Edwin J. Ball died on 3 April 1970 at OH at age 70.² He was buried at Castle View Memorial Gardens, New Castle, Lawrence Co., PA.²

     Gerald E. Ball is the son of Charles Frederick Ball and Martha L. Ayers.¹

     Frances Ann Johnston was born circa 1834 at PA.² She was the daughter of William R. Johnston and Jane Walkup.¹ Frances Ann Johnston married Francis Ashbury Ball, son of Amos Walton Ball and Elizabeth Harper, on 18 November 1852.¹ Frances Ann Johnston died on 20 November 1890 at Greenfield, Dade Co., MO.¹
     As of 18 November 1852,her married name was Ball.

     William R. Johnston married Jane Walkup.¹

     Jane Walkup married William R. Johnston.¹
     Her married name was Johnston.

     William Amos Ball was born on 11 April 1855 at Mercer Co., PA.¹ He was the son of Francis Ashbury Ball and Frances Ann Johnston.¹ William Amos Ball married Mary Sharp on 10 May 1882.¹ William Amos Ball died in 1895.¹

     Edwin Roscoe Ball was born on 15 August 1856 at Mercer Co., PA.¹ He was the son of Francis Ashbury Ball and Frances Ann Johnston.¹ Edwin Roscoe Ball married Ellen Risk on 27 October 1880.¹ Edwin Roscoe Ball died in 1910.¹

     Jane Elizabeth Ball was born on 7 April 1858 at Mercer Co., PA.¹ She was the daughter of Francis Ashbury Ball and Frances Ann Johnston.¹ Jane Elizabeth Ball married Jacob Burns on 28 November 1877.¹ Jane Elizabeth Ball died on 16 February 1943 at Humansville, Polk Co., MO, at age 84.¹
     As of 28 November 1877,her married name was Burns.

     Billings Plimpton Ball was born on 27 April 1860 at Mercer Co., PA.¹ He was the son of Francis Ashbury Ball and Frances Ann Johnston.¹ Billings Plimpton Ball married Mary Ann Van Camp on 6 July 1884 at Kansas City, Clay Co., MO.¹ Billings Plimpton Ball died circa 1900.¹

     Mary Cynthia Ball was born on 28 April 1860 at Mercer Co., PA.¹ She was the daughter of Francis Ashbury Ball and Frances Ann Johnston.¹ Mary Cynthia Ball married Alec Perry on 17 October 1896.¹ Mary Cynthia Ball died circa 1925.¹
     As of 17 October 1896,her married name was Perry.

     Francis Kingsley Ball was born on 29 November 1863 at Mercer Co., PA.¹ He was the son of Francis Ashbury Ball and Frances Ann Johnston.¹ Francis Kingsley Ball married Janet Nettleton, daughter of Clark Derwin Nettleton and Charlotte Wright, on 21 July 1891.¹ Francis Kingsley Ball died on 8 June 1940 at age 76.²
     A.B., Drury, 1887, LL.D., 1920; Oberlin Theol. Sem., 1887-88; Harvard, 1888-1894, A.B., 1890, A.M., 1891, Ph.D., 1894; travel and study abroad, 1897-99 (winter of 1898-99 at U. of Berlin). Teacher of English composition, Oberlin Acad., 1887-88; instr. in Latin, Harvard, 1892-93; prof. Greek, U. of N.C., 1894-97; instr. Greek and German, Phillips Exeter. Acad., 1899-1910; instr. German, The Browne and Nichols Sch., Cambridge, Mass., 1910-12; editor Ginn & Co., pubs., Boston, 1912-38; retired. Mem. Am. Philol. Assn. Author: The Elements of Greek, 1902; Hero Stories from American History (with A. F. Blaisdell), 1903; A German Drill Book, 1904; Short Stories from American History (with same), 1904; A German Grammar, 1907; Introductory Sketch to Homer’s Iliad, the World’s Greatest Poem, 1909; The American History Story-Book (with same), 1911; The English History Story-Book (with same), 1912; The Child’s Book of American History (with same), 1913; Heroic Deeds of American Sailors (with same), 1915; Am. History for Little Folks (with same), 1917; Pioneers of America (with same), 1919; Log Cabin Days (with same), 1921; Constructive English—A Handbook of Speaking and Writing, 1923; Building with Words—Elementary Grammar and Composition, 1926. Translator of several poems of Heinrich Heine, 1909; The Epochs of German Agrarian History and Agrarian Policy (from Dr. Carl Johannes Fuchs’s inaugural address at U. of Freiberg), appearing in Prof. Thomas Nixon Carver’s Selected Readings in Rural Economics, 1916.²

     Thomas Walchup Ball was born on 31 August 1871 at MO.¹ He was the son of Francis Ashbury Ball and Frances Ann Johnston.¹ Thomas Walchup Ball married Lucille Gillam circa 1912.¹ Thomas Walchup Ball died circa 1912 at Fulton, Polk Co., MO.¹

     Mary Sharp married William Amos Ball, son of Francis Ashbury Ball and Frances Ann Johnston, on 10 May 1882.¹
     As of 10 May 1882,her married name was Ball.

     Ellen Risk was born at KY.¹ She married Edwin Roscoe Ball, son of Francis Ashbury Ball and Frances Ann Johnston, on 27 October 1880.¹
     As of 27 October 1880,her married name was Ball.

     Edwin R. Ball was born circa 1881.¹ He was the son of Edwin Roscoe Ball and Ellen Risk.¹

     Annette Ball was born circa 1883.¹ She was the daughter of Edwin Roscoe Ball and Ellen Risk.¹
     Her married name was Adams.

     Etta M. Ball was born circa 1884.¹ She was the daughter of Edwin Roscoe Ball and Ellen Risk.¹
     Her married name was Costello.

     Frank Ball was born circa 1886.¹ He was the son of Edwin Roscoe Ball and Ellen Risk.¹