Person:Emmett Ball (2)

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Emmett Burnham Ball
m. 1 Jan 1855
  1. Julia Flavilla Ball1856 - 1900
  2. Mary Paralee Ball1859 - 1911
  3. Martha Merinda Ball1860 - 1920
  4. Jay Dee Ball1863 - 1915
  5. Chardon Scott Ball1865 - 1896
  6. Emmett Burnham Ball1868 - 1941
  7. Dreeme Life Ball1873 - 1917
  8. Emily Ermanonda Ball1877 - 1956
m. 6 Jan 1889
m. 8 Nov 1891
  1. Edna Mira Ball1893 - 1966
  2. Ernest Burnham Ball1894 - 1968
  3. Velma Juanita Ball1898 - 1986
  4. Lola Mereta Ball1904 - 1992
  5. Irvin Everett Ball1906 - 1989
Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Emmett Burnham Ball
Gender Male
Birth[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] 19 May 1868 Boonville, Mendocino, California, USA
Residence[28] 1 Aug 1870 Anderson Township, Mendocino, California, USA
Residence[29] 5 Jun 1880 Anderson Township, Mendocino, California, USA
Marriage 6 Jan 1889 , Mendocino, California, USAto Minnie Mochician McAbee
Residence[21][22][42] 13 Sep 1890 Boonville, Mendocino, California, USA
Marriage 8 Nov 1891 Philo, Mendocino, California, USAto Etta Ellen Ingram
Residence[11] 1900 Boonville, Mendocino, California, USA
Residence[30] 15 Jun 1900 Anderson Township, Mendocino, California, USA
Residence[31] 1902 Boonville, Mendocino, California, USA
Residence[32][43] 1910 Talmage, Mendocino, California, USA
Residence[33][44] 29 Apr 1910 Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA
Residence[34] 8 Aug 1915 Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA
Residence[35] 1917 Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA
Residence[36][37][45] 2 Jan 1920 Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USASouth State Street
Residence[38][39][46] 26 Apr 1930 Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USASouth State Street
Occupation[10] Rancher
Occupation[25] state farmer at the Talmage State Farm, proprietor of a cigar store in the present location of Morris Drug Store.
Death[10][3][14][24][17][18][25][41] 21 Jan 1941 Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USACause: Cerebral Apoplexy
Burial[10][26] 23 Jan 1941 Russian River Cemetery, Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA
Other? Emmett Burnham Ball's middle name is taken from the surname of his grandmother, Fannie Flavilla Burnham Name Sake
Soc Sec No[27] None

Dispatch Democrat, Ukiah, California Not dated, January 1941

Passes Son of Pioneer Lived His Life in This County Final Rites Are Held for E.B. Ball of Ukiah

Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon for E.B. Ball, who was born in this county and lived the 72 years of his life within its bounds. Mr. Ball suffered a slight stroke Monday evening and passed away at an early hour Tuesday morning. Pallbearers were D.C. Smith, R.E.Donohoe, Joseph Elledge, Kirk Ford, Earl Cox, Lee Hiatt, Rev. Elbert Holland officiated at the services and interment was in the Ukiah cemetery.

Born in County

E. B. Ball was the son of the late J.D. Ball, who is said to have been the second white settler in Anderson Valley. Deceased was born in Anderson Valley and grew to manhood there. Coming to Ukiah many years ago, he was state farmer under Fred Handy, then manager of the State Hospital, and during the years was a merchant in Ukiah, located whee the Morris Drug Store now stands. He was formerly a deputy assessor and a member of Ukiah's police force. E. B. Ball was rated in the community a substantial citizen of the good, old type, whose honesty and integrity were never questioned. He drew around him many friends who were shocked at the sudden death. Mr. Ball was in Ukiah the day before his death, greeting his friends here. Mr. Ball is survived by his widow, Mrs. Etta Ball, three daughters and two sons: Mrs. Velma Gibson of Ukiah, Mrs. Edna Holliday, Talmage, Mrs. Lola Dumas, Ukiah, Ernest Ball of Albany and Irvin Ball of Talmage. A sister, Mrs. Emily Miller, also survives. Mrs. Miller is now the sole survivor in her generation of a large, pioneer family. Funeral services were under the direction of Eversole Mortuary.

(Research):1930 U. S. Census, Ukiah Twp., South Precinct, Mendocino Co., CA, ED 26, Sheet 9A 26 April 1930 Line 23 to 26, Dwelling 32, Family 32 Ball, E. B., Head, O, R, yes, M,W, 61, M, 23, No, Yes, California, New York, Vermont, 98, yes, Clerk, Hillside State [?], 4590, W, No 1, No 68 Ball, Etta E., Wife-H, X, F, W, 58, M, 20, No, yes, California, California, Michigan, 98, yes, None Ball, Irvin, Son, X, M, W, 23, M, 21, No, yes, California, California, California, 98, yes, None, No Ingram, Mary Ellen, Mother, X, F, W, 77, SD, blank, no, yes, Michigan, Germany, Ireland, 62, 17, O, yes, none

References
  1. Marriage license for Marion Dumas and Lola Ball. (Location: Copy in possession of Ronna Dumas).
  2. Delayed birth certificate for Lola Ball. (File Num: 111001 Location: State of California Department of Health, Sacramento, CA).
  3. 3.0 3.1 Lola (Ball) Wilson. Ball Family. (Location: Original in possession of Ronna Dumas)
    "Burnham Ball was my father, died in 1941.".
  4. Submitter: Judy Kendall. Presenting the Past by Helen Smith. (Mendocino Beacon)
    Child of J.D. and Melissa Ball.
  5. Mary at Gramzmary57@aol.com. Ethel Smalley 10/27/1930 obit Sonoma County. (Location: Copy in possession of Ronna Dumas)
    "A brother, Burnham Ball...survived.".
  6. Obituaries: Lola M. Wilson. (The Ukiah Daily Journal).
  7. Death Calls Well-Known Ukiahan. (Ukiah Daily Journal).
  8. Death certificate of Dreeme Life Ball 760-39. (File Num: 17-027968 Location: Office of Vital Records, Sacramento, CA)
    Informant on brother Dreeme Life Ball's death certificate.
  9. Death certificate for Edna Holliday 2300-277. (File Num: 66-085624 Location: State of California, Department of Health Services, Sacramento, CA)
    Father E. B. Ball.
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Death certificate for Emmett Burnham Ball 6. (File Num: 2358 Location: Mendocino County Recorder).
  11. 11.0 11.1 Probate of J.D. Ball Roll 55. (File Num: Reg 3 Estate #1249 Location: Mendocino County Courthouse, Ukiah, CA)
    E B Ball, your petitioner aged 32 years, residing at Booneville, California.
  12. 1900 U.S. Census. (Location: California State Library, California Room, 900 N St., Sacramento, CA)
    Born May 1868 California.
  13. 1880 U.S. Census (1). (Location: California State Library, California Room, 900 N. St., Sacramento, CA)
    Age 12, born in California.
  14. 14.0 14.1 Blanche Brown. Grass Roots of Anderson Valley. (1981 AVA Printing Shop, Boonville, CA)
    p 8.
  15. Dorothy A. Kendall. History of the Kendall Family. (Self published 1992)
    p 91, says born in 1869.
  16. 1870 U. S. Census. (Location: CD of M593 in possession of Ronna Dumas URL: http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/browse.asp?c=13&state=California&county=Mendocino&township=Unknown+Townships&ed=&roll=M593_74&STAbrv=CA&startimg=298&endimg=482&rp=298&hash=832736897&width=1925&height=2905&levels=5&colorspace=Grayscale)
    Age 3, born in California.
  17. 17.0 17.1 Rootsweb. California Death Records. (URL: http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi)
    BALL EMMETT BURNHAM 05/19/1868 KENDALL BALL M CALIFORNIA MENDOCINO 01/21/1941 72 yrs.
  18. 18.0 18.1 Mellissa Ball Carpenter. Famiily Group Sheets. (Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA).
  19. 1930 U. S. Census (3). (Location: http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/browse.asp?c=16&state=California&county=Mendocino&township=All+Townships&ed=26&roll=T626_177&STAbrv=CA&startimg=1135&endimg=1155&rp=1149&hash=1222628718&width=2417&height=1717&levels=5&colorspace=Grayscale)
    Age 61 born in California.
  20. 1920 U. S. Census (11). (Location: http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/browse.asp?c=3&state=California&county=Mendocino&township=Ukiah&ed=123&roll=T625_121&STAbrv=CA&startimg=410&endimg=467&rp=411&hash=1599399183&width=2305&height=1765&levels=5&colorspace=Grayscale)
    Age 51 born California.
  21. 21.0 21.1 Phil Carnahan. 1890 Great Register Mendocino Co., CA. (URL: http://www.pacificsites.com/~pcarna/1890grb.TXT)
    526 Ball Emmett B. 22 CA Merchant Booneville.
  22. 22.0 22.1 Great Register of Voters: California 1890. (Heritage Quest Edition: Copyright 2002 ProQuest)
    Ball, Emmett B., age 22, born California, res. Booneville, Mendocino Co., CA, reg date 13 Sep 1890, page 8.
  23. Death certificate for Edna Holliday 2300-277. (File Num: 66-085624 Location: State of California, Department of Health Services, Sacramento, CA)
    Father of Edna Holliday born in California.
  24. Dorothy A. Kendall. History of the Kendall Family. (Self published 1992)
    p 91.
  25. 25.0 25.1 Old Resident Died Tuesday - E. B. Ball Passes, a victim of stroke of paralysis.
  26. Phil Carnahan. Mendocino County Cemetery Index. (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mendocem/cemetery/ceml.txt).
  27. 1850 El Dorado County, CA Census. (Location: California Room, California State Library, 900 N Street, Sacramento, CA).
  28. 1870 U. S. Census. (Location: CD of M593 in possession of Ronna Dumas URL: http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/browse.asp?c=13&state=California&county=Mendocino&township=Unknown+Townships&ed=&roll=M593_74&STAbrv=CA&startimg=298&endimg=482&rp=298&hash=832736897&width=1925&height=2905&levels=5&colorspace=Grayscale)
    Page 150, Line 11, Dwelling 749, Family 746.
  29. 1880 U.S. Census (1). (Location: California State Library, California Room, 900 N. St., Sacramento, CA).
  30. 1900 U.S. Census. (Location: California State Library, California Room, 900 N St., Sacramento, CA).
  31. Phil Carnahan. 1902 Mendocino County Great Register. (URL: http://www.pacificsites.com/~pcarna/)
    9 Ball, Emmett Burnham, Anderson, 33 Boonville.
  32. Phil Carnahan. 1910 Mendocino County Great Register. (URL: http://www.pacificsites.com/~pcarna/)
    17 Ball, Emmett Burnham, River, 42 Farmer, Talmage.
  33. California, Mendocino. 1910 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images (7). (http://search.ancestry.com/iexhttp://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=7884&iid=CAT624_88-1342ec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7884&iid=CAT624_88-1294&fn=Melissa&ln=Ball&st=r&ssrc=gr_t7636459_p-1061969123_g32796&pid=1347083: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
    T624, roll T624_88, Ukiah, enumeration district (ED) 69, sheet 1B, Emmett B. Ball, accessed 4 Aug 2010.
  34. The Week's Doings at Point Arena. (Mendocino Beacon).
  35. Births, Deaths, and Marriages of California's Mendocino Coast. (Heritage Books Archives & Mendocino Coast Genealogy Society Volume: Vol 1 - 4 Edition: First edition)
    Vol. 2 page 59.
  36. Phil Carnahan. 1920 Mendocino County Great Register. (URL: http://www.pacificsites.com/~pcarna/)
    5 Ball, Emmett Burham Ukiah South Merchant Ukiah.
  37. 1920 U. S. Census (11). (Location: http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/browse.asp?c=3&state=California&county=Mendocino&township=Ukiah&ed=123&roll=T625_121&STAbrv=CA&startimg=410&endimg=467&rp=411&hash=1599399183&width=2305&height=1765&levels=5&colorspace=Grayscale).
  38. Phil Carnahan. 1930 Mendocino County Great Register. (URL: http://www.pacificsites.com/~pcarna/)
    Ball, Emmett B. Ukiah South Rep Clerk Ukiah.
  39. 1930 U. S. Census (3). (Location: http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/browse.asp?c=16&state=California&county=Mendocino&township=All+Townships&ed=26&roll=T626_177&STAbrv=CA&startimg=1135&endimg=1155&rp=1149&hash=1222628718&width=2417&height=1717&levels=5&colorspace=Grayscale).
  40.   Ronna Dumas. Dumas-Morris Ged File from RootsWeb.
  41. at his home on S. State Street.
  42. Occupation: Merchant
  43. Occupation: Farmer
  44. Occupation: Farm operator at Mendocino State Hospital
  45. Occupation: Proprietor of cigar store in Ukiah.
  46. Occupation: Clerk