Effie May Ferrell ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7}

  Birth Notes:

Name: Eppie May Ferrell
Sex: Female
Birth Date: 24 Jan 1884
Birthplace: Ayers, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States
Father's Name: Robert Ferrell
Father's Sex: Male
Mother's Name: Delia Fost
Mother's Sex: Female
Source Reference: Volumes 1 and A-L

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5YQ-762 : 30 January 2020), Eppie May Ferrell, 1884.
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She 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
Effie M. Ball..Wife..Jan 1882..18..West Virginia..0/0

(Living with husband, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 24 Jan 1884, then her age should have been 16 instead of 18.
.

• She 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
Effa Ball..Wife..27..West Virginia..1/1

NOTE - If her birth date was 24 Jan 1884, then her age should have been 26 instead of 27.

(Living with husband, 2 sons, and brother-in-law.)
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• She 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
Effa M. Ball..Wife..39..West Virginia

(Living with husband, 3 sons, and brother-in-law.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 24 Jan 1884, then her age should have been 35 instead of 39.
.

• She appeared on the 1940 US Census in Grantsville, WV on 15 April 1940. ⁵

1940 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 7-1, Family 120, Roll 4400
Grantsville, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States
Home owned, $3000
Effie Bickerstaff..Wife..55..West Virginia..8th grade..earned $420 in 1939

(Living with 2nd husband.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 24 Jan 1884, then her age should have been 56 instead of 55.
.

• Death Image: 9 April 1958, in Parkersburg, WV. ⁷

• She was buried on 13 April 1958 in the Bethlehem Cemetery in Grantsville, WV.

Find a Grave Memorial 97806889
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Effie married Louis Ball, son of Levi Ball and Dorcas Hardman, on 29 September 1899 in Calhoun County, WV.^{1 2 3 4} (Louis Ball was born on 4 September 1869 in Calhoun County, WV,^{3 8 9} died on 20 February 1938 in Grantsville, WV ^{8 9} and was buried after 20 February 1938 in Bethlehem Cemetery, Grantsville, WV ⁹.)

  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
.

• 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
.

• 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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Effie next married Jasper Bickerstaff after 1938.⁵ (Jasper Bickerstaff was born on 23 October 1891 in Mahone, WV ⁵ and died on 5 July 1969 in Grantsville, WV.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Grantsville, WV on 15 April 1940. ⁵

1940 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 7-1, Family 120, Roll 4400
Grantsville, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States
Home owned, $3000
Jasper Bickerstaff..Head..49..West Virginia..8th grade..Meter man, Natural Gas Co..earned $1680 in 1939
Effie Bickerstaff..Wife..55..West Virginia..8th grade..earned $420 in 1939
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