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Descendants of William Ball

Generation No. 13

18. WILLIAM N¹³ BALL (THOMAS¹², MOSES BALL¹¹ JR., MOSES BALL¹⁰ SR., JOHN⁹ BALL, RICHARD⁸, COL. WILLIAM⁷, WILLIAM BALL⁶ III., JOHN⁵ BALL II, JOHN⁴, WILLIAM³, ROBERT², WILLIAM¹) was born 1837 in Lee Co. Va., and died 1914 in Lee Co. Va.. He married HANNAH J. MARION 1860 in Lee Co. Va., daughter of JOHN MARION and SARAH. She was born 1836 in Lee Co. Va., and died 1917 in Lee Co. Va..

Notes for WILLIAM N BALL:
William enlisted in the 21st Virginia Inf at Camp Lane, Lee Co. Va at the age of 25. He later served with the 64th Mounted Virginia Inf in Company A as a Pvt. He was taken P.O.W. at the Gap ( Cumberland Gap ) Sept 9 1863 sent to Camp Douglas III Sept 24 1863. He was held there till his release July 19 1865. A resident of Lee Co. Va. His hair was light, complextion fair, blue eyes. William was on the 1900 pension list he was 63 years old, his penson was $15.00 a month. He also had two brothers that served in the same Unit ( Thomas Ball Jr. born 1832 and Jonathn Kelly Ball born 1824. William was my Great Great Grand Father, Thomas and Jonathn Great Great Uncle`s. I went to Pennington Gap Va a little place called Woodway and found William and his wife my Great Great Grandmother`s Hannah ( Marion ) Ball grave. They are in Old Graham Family Cem. William`s grave was marked to his Confederate Army service Feb, 10th, 2002 about 30 of his family were on hand for the grave side service....................... A cowardly C.S.A. General surrendered The 64th Virginia on 9/9/1863 about 600 of the men refused to surrender and escaped back into Lee, where they took part in The Battle of Jonesville 1/2/1864 and killed or captured all 300 of the Union Troops. 440 men of the 64th were taken P.O.W 9/9/1863 My GG Grandfather William N. Ball was lucky to survive prison, 74 men of the 64th died there. William has a number of descendants in Elk Knob and Hickory Flats Lee County Va.

Children of WILLIAM BALL and HANNAH MARION are:

24.	i.	RACHEL¹⁴ BALL, b. February 1864, Lee Co. Va.; d. Lee Co. Va..
	ii.	JOHN BALL, b. 1858.
	iii.	EMMITT BALL, b. 1862.
25.	iv.	SARAH BALL, b. 1866.
	v.	MARGARET BALL, b. 1868.
	vi.	MOLLIE BALL, b. 1870.
	vii.	MATTIE BALL, b. 1872.
	viii.	SARAH BALL.
	ix.	BUD BALL, b. 1860, Lee Co. Va.; m. MARY E. DAUGHERTY.

19. ISAAC¹³ BALL (THOMAS¹², MOSES BALL¹¹ JR., MOSES BALL¹⁰ SR., JOHN⁹ BALL, RICHARD⁸, COL. WILLIAM⁷, WILLIAM BALL⁶ III., JOHN⁵ BALL II, JOHN⁴, WILLIAM³, ROBERT², WILLIAM¹) was born 1821.

Notes for ISAAC BALL:
Was a Confederate Soldier

Children of ISAAC BALL are:

	i.		NANCY D.¹⁴ BALL, b. 1851.
	ii.		SARAH C. BALL, b. 1853.
	iii.		MARY J. BALL, b. 1857.

20. MARY ANN¹³ BALL (THOMAS¹², MOSES BALL¹¹ JR., MOSES BALL¹⁰ SR., JOHN⁹ BALL, RICHARD⁸, COL. WILLIAM⁷, WILLIAM BALL⁶ III., JOHN⁵ BALL II, JOHN⁴, WILLIAM³, ROBERT², WILLIAM¹) was born Bet. 1822 - 1823. She married JAMES MADISON THOMAS.

Child of MARY BALL and JAMES THOMAS is:

WILLIAM JEFFERSON¹⁴ BALL.

21. WESLEY¹³ BALL (THOMAS¹², MOSES BALL¹¹ JR., MOSES BALL¹⁰ SR., JOHN⁹ BALL, RICHARD⁸, COL. WILLIAM⁷, WILLIAM BALL⁶ III., JOHN⁵ BALL II, JOHN⁴, WILLIAM³, ROBERT², WILLIAM¹) was born 1827 in Lee Co. Va., and died 1891 in Fannin Co. Texas. He married MARY ANN JONES. She died in Fannin Co. Texas.

Notes for WESLEY BALL:
Wesley is listed in the Confederate Army 39TH Tennessee Inf. at Rogersville Junction Tn. On Mar 18, 1862 was given on a list of hospitalized prisoners, captured july 4, 1863 was released due to ill health july 15, 1863, returned home ( Lee County Va. ). He had been captured at Vicksburg. About 1871 Wesley and his family started to Texas in a covered wagon. The trip required so much time and expense that they stopped in Arkansas for a year, raised a crop for necessary food. They also found that they needed more expense money to continue on their way to Texas. They arrived in Fannin Co. Texas in 1872.

Children of WESLEY BALL and MARY JONES are:

	i.		MARTHA JANE¹⁴ BALL, b. 1851.
	ii.		MIRAM BALL, b. 1852.
	iii.		JONATHAN DOC. BALL, b. 1854.
	iv.		JAMES M. BALL, b. 1855.
	v.		JOHN TOM. BALL, b. 1856.

Notes for JOHN TOM. BALL:
Tom helped to establish the cattle industry in West Texas, at his death in 1937 he owned cattle ranches in Stephens, Nolan and Fisher Counties Texas.

	vi.		ELIZABETH BALL, b. 1858.
	vii.		CALVIN BALL, b. 1860.
	viii.		JEFFERSON DAVIS BALL, b. 1861.
	ix.		SUSIANA BALL, b. 1864.
	x.		MARGURATE R. BALL, b. 1866.
	xi.		JASPER BALL, b. 1868.
	xii.		NANCY N. BALL, b. 1870.
	xiii.		CHARLES M. BALL, b. 1872.

22. JONATHAN K.¹³ BALL (THOMAS¹², MOSES BALL¹¹ JR., MOSES BALL¹⁰ SR., JOHN⁹ BALL, RICHARD⁸, COL. WILLIAM⁷, WILLIAM BALL⁶ III., JOHN⁵ BALL II, JOHN⁴, WILLIAM³, ROBERT², WILLIAM¹) was born 1824. He married (1) ELIZA ROBBINS. She died 1859. He married (2) ELVIRA LOCKHART.

Notes for JONATHAN K. BALL:
Confederate Soldier 64th Va. Inf.

Children of JONATHAN BALL and ELIZA ROBBINS are:

	i.		JOHN S.¹⁴ BALL, b. 1854.
	ii.		RACHEL BALL, b. 1857.
	iii.		JAMES A. BALL, b. 1859.
	iv.		JESSE R. BALL.

Children of JONATHAN BALL and ELVIRA LOCKHART are:

	v.		ELLEN¹⁴ BALL, b. 1862.
	vi.		ELIZA A. BALL, b. 1864.
	vii.		CHARITY BALL, b. 1867.
	viii.		CHARLES D. BALL, b. 1869.
	ix.		RHODA BALL, b. 1872.
	x.		GEORGE W. BALL, b. 1876.

23. THOMAS H.¹³ BALL (THOMAS¹², MOSES BALL¹¹ JR., MOSES BALL¹⁰ SR., JOHN⁹ BALL, RICHARD⁸, COL. WILLIAM⁷, WILLIAM BALL⁶ III., JOHN⁵ BALL II, JOHN⁴, WILLIAM³, ROBERT², WILLIAM¹) was born 1832. He married NANCY PRICE.

Notes for THOMAS H. BALL:
Confederate Soldier 64th Va. Inf. Was also a Wagon master on the Santa Fe Trail.

Children of THOMAS BALL and NANCY PRICE are:

	i.		LAURA¹⁴ BALL, b. 1861.
	ii.		GEORGIA BALL, b. 1880.
	iii.		AUBURN BUD BALL, b. 1863.
	iv.		CALLIE BALL, b. 1865.
	v.		ALPHA BALL, b. 1868.
	vi.		MARGARET BALL, b. 1872.
	vii.		LAWRENCE BALL, b. 1876.

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