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Houston Norman Ball

Male 1880 - 1968  (88 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Houston Norman Ball was born 10 May 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James Riley Ball and Annie McGaha); died 15 May 1968, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Misty Spenelli
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 123, 301.
    "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 253.

    Houston married Mary Etter Carver 26 Jun 1904, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Abijah B. Maples and Martha Carver) was born 17 Sep 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Apr 1971; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Zilla Ball was born 28 May 1904, Tennessee; died 4 Mar 1983; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Isabelle "Bell" Ball was born 31 May 1912, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Jan 1991, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Lillie Ball was born 21 Jul 1914, Elkmont, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Jul 1989; was buried Levi Trentham (Elkmont) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. James Norman "Jim" Ball was born 10 Jul 1916, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Nov 1991; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Kate Ball
    6. Carl Ball
    7. Pauline Ball
    8. Gertie Ball

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Riley BallJames Riley Ball was born Abt 1828, North Carolina (son of Merriman Ball and Rebecca Burke); died 14 Aug 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 16 Aug 1918, Lindsey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Misty Spinelli lists date of birth 1813.

    Death record #134 lists age as 90.
    Listed as Royal Ball in the 1850 Cocke County, Tennessee census with parents, age 18, born in North Carolina, occupation farmer, able to read and write?
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    Reference:
    Misty Spinelli

    James married Annie McGaha Cocke County, Tennessee. Annie (daughter of William H. McGahey and Catherine) was born Abt 1842, Tennessee; died Bef 1911. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Annie McGahaAnnie McGaha was born Abt 1842, Tennessee (daughter of William H. McGahey and Catherine); died Bef 1911.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Misty Spinelli

    Children:
    1. Rebecca Ball was born Abt 1859, Tennessee.
    2. William Ball was born Jan 1861, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 May 1945, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 30 May 1945, Haynes Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    3. Wry Ball was born Abt 1864, Tennessee.
    4. Isaac Ball was born Dec 1870, Cocke County, Tennessee; died Bef 1931.
    5. Osie Ball was born 20 Feb 1870, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 21 Jun 1940; was buried Fowler Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Katie Ball was born Abt 1874, Tennessee.
    7. Samuel Watson Ball was born Abt 1877, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    8. 1. Houston Norman Ball was born 10 May 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 May 1968, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Nancy J. Ball
    10. Mandy Ball


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Merriman Ball was born 1809, North Carolina (son of Ausburn Ball and Martha "Patsey" Thomason); died 16 Jan 1884; was buried Merriman Ball Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    1850 Cocke County Census lists given name as Merriman, age as 40, occupation as Farmer unable to read or write.
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    Reference:
    http://www.liberty.com/home/hannibal/censusb.txt.
    Misty Spinelli

    Merriman married Rebecca Burke Grainger County, Tennessee. Rebecca (daughter of Joseph Burke and Mary Mantooth) was born 1805, Tennessee; died 1877; was buried Merriman Ball Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Rebecca Burke was born 1805, Tennessee (daughter of Joseph Burke and Mary Mantooth); died 1877; was buried Merriman Ball Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Burned in a fire.

    1850 Cocke County Census lists age as 45 unable to read or write with four children.

    There is a Joseph (born about 1766 from Virginia) and Mary (born about 1788 from Virginia) Burke listed in the 1850 Cocke County, Tennessee census living next to the Ball family. This may be Rebecca's parents.
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    Reference:
    http://www.liberty.com/home/hannibal/censusb.txt.
    Misty Spinelli

    Children:
    1. 2. James Riley Ball was born Abt 1828, North Carolina; died 14 Aug 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 16 Aug 1918, Lindsey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Lucinda Ball was born Abt 1833, North Carolina.
    3. Katy Ball was born Abt 1835, Tennessee.
    4. Mary Ball was born Abt 1837, Tennessee.
    5. Sarah Caroline Ball was born 9 May 1851, Tennessee; died 20 Mar 1927; was buried Nedus Ball Family Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  William H. McGahey was born Abt 1819, Tennessee (son of Samuel McGahey and Anne); died 1861/1865.

    William — Catherine. Catherine was born Abt 1818, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Catherine was born Abt 1818, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. 3. Annie McGaha was born Abt 1842, Tennessee; died Bef 1911.
    2. Christina Jane McGaha was born Abt 1846, Tennessee.
    3. Isaac McGaha was born Abt 1848, Tennessee.
    4. Robert S. McGaha was born Abt Jul 1850, Tennessee.
    5. Jackson S. McGaha


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Ausburn Ball was born 14 Apr 1779, Buncombe County, North Carolina (son of Edward Ball and Elizabeth Osborne); died 29 May 1860, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Ball Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Also Known As: Osborne Ball

    Notes:

    Misty Spinelli lists given name as Asborn.

    On the GRS CD ROM # CD 229 Marriage Records for the Southern States an Osbourne Ball married Patsey Thomason on 26 September 1803 in Grainger County, Tennessee.

    1830 Cocke County, Tennessee Census lists Asbern Ball next to Royal Ball.

    1850 Cocke County, Tennessee Census lists given name as Osborne, age as 71, occupation as Farmer and value of land $200.
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    Reference:
    Timothy Welch Stinnett GEDCOM, August 1995.
    Misty Spinelli
    http://www.liberty.com/home/hannibal/censusb.txt.

    Ausburn married Martha "Patsey" Thomason 26 Sep 1803, Grainger County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of George Thomason and Rachel Hudspeth) was born 18 Apr 1785, Virginia; died 1860, Taylorsburg, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Ball Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Martha "Patsey" Thomason was born 18 Apr 1785, Virginia (daughter of George Thomason and Rachel Hudspeth); died 1860, Taylorsburg, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Ball Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Misty Spinelli lists surname as Thompson.

    1850 Cocke County Census lists age as 64 unable to read or write.
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    Reference:
    Misty Spinelli
    Timothy Welch Stinnett GEDCOM, August 1995.

    Children:
    1. Royal Ball
    2. Maranie "Ranie" Ball was born Abt 1805, Tennessee; died 20 Apr 1891; was buried Blacks Cemetery, Hartford, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    3. Mary "Meekie" Ball was born 1807, North Carolina; died 28 Feb 1871; was buried Old Osborne Ball Family Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    4. 4. Merriman Ball was born 1809, North Carolina; died 16 Jan 1884; was buried Merriman Ball Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    5. Alfred Ball was born 28 Mar 1811, North Carolina; died 14 Jun 1898, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Ball Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    6. Elmina Ball was born 31 Oct 1812, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 19 Jun 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Stinnett Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Nelson Morgan Ball was born 6 Jan 1814, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 28 Jun 1895, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Almeda C. Ball was born 1814; died 1866.
    9. Adonijah D. "Nigel" Ball was born Abt 1820, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    10. Tilman Ball
    11. Ira Ball was born 7 May 1827, Tennessee; died 15 Nov 1893, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Ball Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    12. Nelson Ball
    13. John Ball
    14. Aaron Ball
    15. Sarah Ball
    16. Jenny Ball

  3. 10.  Joseph Burke was born Abt 1761; died 19 Feb 1856.

    Joseph — Mary Mantooth. Mary (daughter of Thomas "Cherokee Tom" Mantooth and Elizabeth Phariss) was born 1788, Virginia; died Aft 1856. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Mary Mantooth was born 1788, Virginia (daughter of Thomas "Cherokee Tom" Mantooth and Elizabeth Phariss); died Aft 1856.
    Children:
    1. 5. Rebecca Burke was born 1805, Tennessee; died 1877; was buried Merriman Ball Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. William Burke was born 7 May 1824, Tennessee; died 17 Jan 1895; was buried Burke Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    3. Jane Burke was born Abt 1827.
    4. Tilman N. Burke

  5. 12.  Samuel McGahey was born Abt 1797, North Carolina.

    Notes:

    Listed with family as farmer, unable to read or write with $300 of property in 1850 Cocke County, Tennessee census.

    Samuel — Anne. Anne was born 1792, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Anne was born 1792, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed with family, able to read and write in 1850 Cocke County, Tennessee census.

    Children:
    1. 6. William H. McGahey was born Abt 1819, Tennessee; died 1861/1865.
    2. Isaac McGahey was born Abt 1823, Tennessee.
    3. Robert S. McGahey was born Abt 1824, Tennessee.
    4. Nancy McGahey was born Abt 1827, Tennessee.


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