10 Jul 2018
Husband: Benjamin Benton BALL Jr.
Born: 3 May 1852 in Prince William Co. VA 1,2 (see note 1) Died: 11 Sep 1927 in Hopewell Gap, Fauquier Co. VA 3,2 Buried: 13 Sep 1927 in Little Georgetown Cem. Fauquier Co. VA 1,4 (see note 2) Occupation: Farmer 1 Father: Benjamin Benton BALL (1819 - 1886) Mother: Catharine "Kitty" SUTPHIN (1812 - 1860) Media desc: Benjamin's Grave at Little Georgetown Media desc: Benjamin B. Ball Death Certificate Media desc: Fauquier Democrat, 28 Sep 1927 Media desc: Ben Ball List of Heirs
Wife: Cecelia Ann THARPE Married: 25 Jan 1876 in Fauquier Co. VA 5
Born: 26 Jan 1855 in Fauquier Co. VA 2 Died: 10 Apr 1899 in Fauquier Co. VA 2 Buried: in Little Georgetown Cem. Fauquier Co. VA 6 (see note 3) Father: Smith Henry THARPE Sr. (1820 - 1889) Mother: Narcissa HINSON (1815 - 1875) Media desc: Cecelia's Grave at Little Georgetown Media desc: Ben Ball-Cecelia Tharpe ML
M Child 1: Ernest BALL Born: 5 Jun 1877 in Fauquier Co. VA 7,1,2,8 (see note 4) Died: 18 Jun 1922 in Loudoun Co. VA 9,2 Buried: in Sharon Cem. Middleburg, Loudoun Co. VA 10 Occupation: Stone Fencer (1910) Occupation: Farm Laborer (1920) Wife: Edna Earl DOWNS b. 26 Sep 1882 d. 18 Aug 1954 Married: 9 Apr 1902 in District of Columbia 11
F Child 2: Roberta Hunter BALL Also known as: "Bertie" Born: 9 Feb 1879 in Fauquier Co. VA 1,2 (see note 5) Died: 18 Feb 1956 in Fauquier Co. VA 12,2 (see note 6) Buried: 21 Feb 1956 in Antioch Church, Prince William Co., VA 1,13 Husband: Edward Lee OWENS b. 28 Nov 1871 d. 21 Feb 1920 Married: 12 Oct 1898 in Roland Farm; Broad Run, Fauquier Co. VA 14 Husband: John R. KERNS Jr. b. 15 Mar 1880 d. 16 Apr 1954 Married: 16 Oct 1947 in New Baltimore, Fauquier Co. VA 15
M Child 3: Thomas Henry "Thommas" BALL Born: 21 Nov 1880 in Fauquier Co. VA 1,2 (see note 7) Died: 18 Jun 1956 in Fauquier Co. VA 16,2 Buried: 20 Jun 1956 in Marshall Cem. Fauquier Co. VA 1,17 Occupation: Farm Laborer (1900, 10) Occupation: Laborer at flour mill (1920, 30) (see note 8) Ordination: in Construction (1956) Wife: Cora Virginia "Corrie" HUNT b. Aug 1889 d. 18 May 1968 Married: 24 Jul 1907 in Washington, DC 11 No children:
M Child 4: Lewis Evan BALL Born: 9 Sep 1883 in Fauquier Co. VA 18 (see note 9) Died: 1 Jun 1961 in Youngstown, Mahoning Co. OH 19 Buried: 3 Jun 1961 in Forest Lawn Cem. Mahoning Co. OH 18 (see note 10) Occupation: Farm Laborer (1900) Occupation: Roller at Steel Mill (1910, 20, 30, 40) Wife: Elsie Helena BLASE b. 18 Sep 1886 d. 17 Feb 1975 Married: 10 Dec 1906 in Trumbull Co. OH 20 (see note 11)
F Child 5: Minna Elizabeth BALL Also known as: "Minnie" Born: 12 Jul 1887 in Little Georgetown (Broad Run), Fauquier Co. VA 7,1,2 (see note 12) Died: 26 Dec 1970 in Fauquier Co. VA 21,2 Buried: in Warrenton Cem. Fauquier Co. VA 1,22 Husband: Roderick Dew/Due COCKRILL b. 4 Oct 1885 d. 22 Jan 1957 Other name: COCKRILLE Married: 23 Dec 1908 in Washington, DC 11 (see note 13)
Sources: (1) Commonwealth Of Virginia, Virginia Death Certificate, Bureau of Vital Statistics. (2) Find a Grave, www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi. (3) Commonwealth Of Virginia, Virginia Death Certificate, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Cert. No. 19933 of 11 Sep 1927 for Benjamin B. Ball. Cause: General Paralysis with Gangrene of Right Leg. Informant: RD Cockrill of The Plains. (Certified Copy) (4) Find a Grave, www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi, Created by Hope (2005). Inc. photo. Memorial No. 11709073. (5) Marriage License - Ball and Tharpe, Fauquier Co. VA (22 Jan 1876), Confirms parents of both parties. Certified Copy. (6) Find a Grave, www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi, Created by: Hope (2005). Inc. photo. Memorial No. 11709107. (7) Family Search, Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1917, Familysearch.Org. (8) World War One Draft Registration Database. (9) Commonwealth Of Virginia, Virginia Death Certificate, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Cert. No. 13518. Inf: Mrs. Edna Ball of Middleburg, VA. (10) Find a Grave, www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi, Created by Betty Frain (2012). Inc. photo, Memorial No. 84643190. (11) Ancestry.Com, District of Columbia Select Marriages, 1830-1921, Ancestry.Com. (12) Commonwealth Of Virginia, Virginia Death Certificate, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Cert. No. 4403 for Roberta Owens Kerns. Inf. Mrs John W. Costello of Haymarket. (13) Find a Grave, www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi, Created by Marie & Dale V (2006). Inc. photo. Memorial No. 15178370. (14) Ancestry.Com, Virginia Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Ancestry.Com. (15) Ancestry.Com, Virginia Marriage Records 1936-2014, Ancestry.Com, License 34986 filed in Fauquier. (16) Commonwealth Of Virginia, Virginia Death Certificate, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Cert. No. 14876 for Thomas Henry Ball. Inf. Johnny Crummer of Warrenton. (17) Find a Grave, www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi, Created by Curtis357 (2012). Inc. photo. Memorial No. 97725855. (18) State of Ohio, Ohio Certificate of Death, Division of Vital Statistics. (19) State of Ohio, Ohio Certificate of Death, Division of Vital Statistics, Cert. of 1 Jun 1961 for Lewis Ball. Inf. was Elsie Ball who did not know her father-in-law and assumed it was Evan after Lewis' middle name. (20) Trumbull Co. Court, Trumbull County Marriages - Card Index File and Registers, Vol. 15, 1904-1907, page 488. Cert. 4. (21) Commonwealth Of Virginia, Virginia Death Certificate, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Cert. No 37330 for Minnie Elizabeth Cockrill.. Inf. R. Shirley Cockrill. (22) Find a Grave, www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi, Created by Hope (2008). Inc. photo. Memorial N. 8411167. Event Notes Note (1) Death Certificate gives birth date of 3 May 1852. Grave marker gives 4 May 1851. 1900 census gives May 1852. Note (2) General location: 38.824769° Lat. -77.730840° Long. Note (3) General location: 38.824769° Lat. -77.730840° Long. Note (4) Burial marker gives 22 Jun 1877 as DOB. WW One Draft Record shows 22 Jun 1877. Birth record shows 5 Jun 1877. Llikely, he was born near Broad Run (Center District) in Fauquier. Note (5) Birth Record shows 9 Feb 1879 as DOB. Note (6) Auto Accident. Note (7) Date is from his WW1 Draft registration. This does not agree with the 1900 census which gives October 1880. Note (8) Worked with his cousin William S. Ball at the RS Cochran Mill in The Plains. Note (9) 1900 census gives birthdate of Jan 1883. Note (10) Fountain A, Lot 6, Grave 6. GPS Coordinates: 41° 2.601 N, 80° 39.882 W Note (11) This record indicates that Lewis was 23 years of age and living at 567 High Street in Warren. This is in obvious error as High Street is in Youngstown, Mahoning County. Also, Elsie states that she was born in Girard and that her parents are John Blase and Ann "Lando". The minister was E.O. Dilley, JP. Note (12) 1900 census gives Sep 1888. Marker shows 1887. Birth Record shows 12 Jul 1887, Little Georgetown, Fauquier Co. VA Note (13) Roderick's name is recorded as "Harvey".The Ball Family of Carter's Run Copyright © 2018, James D. Ball Uniontown, OH jd_ball2001@yahoo.com Name Index