Louis Ball 1 2 3 4 5 6
- Born: 4 September 1869, Calhoun County, WV 3 5 6
- Marriage (1): Effie May Ferrell on 29 September 1899 in Calhoun County, WV 1 2 3 4
- Died: 20 February 1938, Grantsville, WV at age 68 5 6
- Buried: After 20 February 1938, Bethlehem Cemetery, Grantsville, WV 6
 Death Notes:
Name: Lewis Ball
Event Date: 20 Feb 1938
Event Place: Grantsville, Calhoun Co., West Virginia
Gender: Male
Age (Expanded): 69 years
Birth Date: 1869
Birthplace: Calhoun
Marital Status: Married
Father's Name: Levi Ball
Father's Birthplace: Calhoun
Mother's Name: Dorcas Hardman
Mother's Birthplace: Calhoun
Occupation: Farmer
Affiliate Repository Type: County Records
Citing this Record
"West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F12P-WD9 : 21 November 2018), Lewis Ball, 20 Feb 1938; citing Grantsville, Calhoun Co., West Virginia, County Records, , county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 807,454.
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Noted events in his life were:
• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 12 June 1900. 2
1900 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 25, Family 69
Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 9 months
Louis Ball..Head..Sep 1866..33..West Virginia..Farmer
(Living with wife, sister, and brother.)
NOTE - If his birth date was Sep 1869, then his age should have been 30 instead of 33.
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 29 April 1910. 3
1910 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 23, Family 71, Roll 1677
Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States
Bull Road; Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 12 years
Louis Ball..Head..40..West Virginia..Farmer, General Farm
(Living with wife, 2 sons, and brother.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 31 March 1920. 4
1920 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 23, Family 95, Roll 1950
Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned
Lewis Ball..Head..52..West Virginia..Farmer, General Farm
(Living with wife, 3 sons, and brother.)
NOTE - If his birth date was 4 Sep 1869, then his age should have been 50 instead of 52.
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• He was buried after 20 February 1938 in the Bethlehem Cemetery in Grantsville, WV.
Find a Grave Memorial 97807232
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Louis married Effie May Ferrell, daughter of Robert R. Ferrell and Adelia Margaret Fast, on 29 September 1899 in Calhoun County, WV.1 2 3 4 (Effie May Ferrell was born on 24 January 1884 in Ayers, WV,7 8 died on 9 April 1958 in Parkersburg, WV 8 and was buried on 13 April 1958 in Bethlehem Cemetery, Grantsville, WV 8.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 12 June 1900. 2
1900 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 25, Family 69
Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 9 months
Louis Ball..Head..Sep 1866..33..West Virginia..Farmer
Effie M. Ball..Wife..Jan 1882..18..West Virginia..0/0
Belle Ball..Sister..Oct 1872..27..West Virginia
Okey Barnes..Boarder..Jan 1887..13..West Virginia..Farm Laborer
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 29 April 1910. 3
1910 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 23, Family 71, Roll 1677
Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States
Bull Road; Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 12 years
Louis Ball..Head..40..West Virginia..Farmer, General Farm
Ella Ball..Wife..27..West Virginia..1/1
Johnie Ball..Son..9..West Virginia
Robert Ball..Son..2..West Virginia
Oke Ball..Brother..38..West Virginia..Farm Laborer
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 31 March 1920. 4
1920 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 23, Family 95, Roll 1950
Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned
Lewis Ball..Head..52..West Virginia..Farmer, General Farm
Effa M. Ball..Wife..39..West Virginia
John Ball..Son..19..West Virginia..Farm Laborer, Home Farm
Robert Ball..Son..12..West Virginia
Leo L. Ball..Son..10..West Virginia
Oak Ball..Brother..50..West Virginia..Farm Laborer, Working Out
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Marriage Notes:
Event Type: marriage
Name: Louis Ball
Event Type: Marriage
Age: 32 years
Birth Year (Estimated): 1867
Birthplace: Calhoun, West Virginia
Marriage Date: 29 Sep 1899
Marriage Place: Calhoun, West Virginia
Father's Name: Levi Ball
Mother's Name: Dorcas Ball
Spouse's Name: Effa Ferrell
Spouse's Age: 17 years
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1882
Spouse's Birthplace: , Calhoun, West Virginia
Spouse's Father's Name: Robert Ferrell
Source Reference: County Records
Record Number: 19
Reference ID: v 2 p 19
Citing this Record
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRDG-HV2 : 16 March 2020), Louis Ball and Effa Ferrell, 29 Sep 1899; citing Calhoun, West Virginia, v 2 p 19, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 807,456.
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