Person:Lola Ball (3)

Watchers
Lola Mereta Ball
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
m. 6 May 1926
  1. Evelyn Shirley Dumas1927 - 1953
  2. Barbara June Dumas1930 - 1983
m. 1 Jun 1942
m. Abt 1 Aug 1946
m. 4 Sep 1954
Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3][4] Lola Mereta Ball
Gender Female
Birth[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] 16 Apr 1904 Boonville, Mendocino, California, USA
Residence[18] Abt Oct 1904 Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA
Residence[19] 29 Apr 1910 Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA
Residence[20] 2 Jan 1920 Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USASouth State Street
Marriage 6 May 1926 Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USAto Marion Sylvestor Dumas
Residence[21][22] 26 Apr 1930 Talmage, Mendocino, California, USARiver Road
Residence[23] 21 Jan 1941 Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA
Marriage 1 Jun 1942 Reno, Washoe, Nevada, USAto Leslie Gilbert Knighten
Other 6 Jun 1945 Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USADivorced
with Leslie Gilbert Knighten
Divorce 6 Jun 1945 Y
from Leslie Gilbert Knighten
Marriage Abt 1 Aug 1946 , Alameda, California, USAto Harry Leslie Smith
Marriage 4 Sep 1954 Reno, Washoe, Nevada, USAto Vernon Odell Wilson
Residence[24] 14 Nov 1963 Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA
Residence[25] 26 Jul 1966 Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA
Residence[2] 25 Jul 1983 Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA
Education[11] 10 years completed
Occupation[11][13] Attendant at Mendocino State Hospital for 21 years
Death[11][6][13][16] 11 Feb 1992 Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USACause: Cardiac arrest
Burial[17][11][13][27] 14 Feb 1992 Russian River Cemetery, Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA
Soc Sec No[6][11] 572-18-0703

The Ukiah Daily Journal 12 February 1992 Page 14

Lola M. Wilson

Lola M. Wilson, 87, of Ukiah, died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 1992, in Ukiah. Visitation will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Thursday at Eversole Mortuary in Ukiah. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, also at Eversole's, with the rev. Dick Ober of the First Christian Church officiating. Interment will be at the Ukiah Cemetery on Low Gap Road.

Mrs. Wilson was born on April 16, 1904, to Mrs. and Mrs. E. B. Ball, in Boonville. She was a member of the pioneer Jefferson David [sic] Ball family and a descendent of the Ingram and Clow families of Anderson Valley. The family moved to Ukiah when Mrs. Wilson was 6 months old and she lived in Ukiah all of her life. She was employed for 20 years as an attendant and laundry worker at the Mendocino State Hospital.

Mrs. Wilson was preceded in death by her husband Vernon Wilson in 1963, and her daughters Shirley Dumas Green in 1953 and Barbara Dumas Cohen in 1983.

She is survived by her son Ron Dumas and his wife Elva, of Citrus Heights; grandchildren Tobin and Robert Cohen of Reno, Nev., Robin Dumas Hare of Roseville, Linda Green Gibbs of Foresthill, Ronna Dumas-Bronner of Cameron Park, and Todd Cohen of Sparks, Nev.; and six great-grandchildren, Joshua and Mylana and Chelsea Cohen, all of Reno, Nev., Calder Scott and Cody Cohen of Sparks, Nev., and Caitlin Marie Hare of Roseville.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Ukiah Senior Center.

Note that Joshua and Mylana Cohen are children of Robert Cohen, Calder Scott, Cody and Chelsea Cohen are children of Todd Cohen.

(Research):1930 U. S. Census Ukiah Twp., Talmage Precinct, Mendocino Co., CA ED. 26 Sheet 6B, Line 93, Dwelling 71, Family 71 on River Road (Image 10) 26 April 1930 Dumas, Marion S., Head, R. yes, M,W, 29, M, 25, No, yes, California, Arkansas, California, 98, yes, Farmer, any farm, XXX, W, yes, No Dumas, Lola, Wife - H-, X, F, W, 27, M, 23, No, Yes, California, California, California, 98, none Dumas, Shirley, Daughter, X, F, W, 2, S, No, California, California, California, 98, none Dumas, Ronald, Son, X, M, W, 9/12, S, No, California, California, 98, none

References
  1. Death certificate for Barbara Cohen 1088. (File Num: Roll 54, Image 689Location: State of Nevada Department of Human Resources, Reno, NV)
    Lola Wilson, mother of Barbara Cohen.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Obituary Barbara June Cohen.
  3. Death certificate of Marion Sylvestor Dumas 456. (File Num: 2358 Location: Mendocino County Recorder, Ukiah, CA)
    Lola B. Dumas, wife of Marion Dumas.
  4. Obituaries: Vernon Wilson. (np)
    "He is survived by his wife Lola Wilson, Ukiah".
  5. Marriage license for Marion Dumas and Lola Ball. (Location: Copy in possession of Ronna Dumas)
    Native of Mendocino County, age 22.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Rootsweb. California Death Records. (URL: http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi)
    WILSON LOLA MERITA 04/16/1904 INGRAM BALL F CALIFORNIA MENDOCINO 02/11/1992 572-18-0703 87 yrs.
  7. Delayed birth certificate for Lola Ball. (File Num: 111001 Location: State of California Department of Health, Sacramento, CA).
  8. Blanche Brown. Grass Roots of Anderson Valley. (1981 AVA Printing Shop, Boonville, CA)
    p 9.
  9. Phil Carnahan. Early Mendocino County Births Pre 1916. (URL: http://www.pacificsites.com/~pcarna/)
    Ball, Lola Mereta F 04/16/1904 Emmett Burnham Etta Ella (Ingram).
  10. Mellissa Ball Carpenter. Famiily Group Sheets. (Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA).
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 Death certificate for Lola Merita Wilson. (File Num: 3-92-23-000086 Location: Mendocino County Recorder, Ukiah, CA).
  12. Source (7).
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Obituaries: Lola M. Wilson. (The Ukiah Daily Journal).
  14. 1930 U. S. Census Ukiah, Mendocino, California (1). (Location: Ancestry.com http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=6224&path=California.Mendocino.Ukiah.26.7&sid=&gskw=&cr=1)
    Age 23 born in California.
  15. 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 15 born California.
  16. 16.0 16.1 Roots Web. Social Security Death Index. (URL: http://ssdi.rootsweb.com)
    Name: Lola M. Wilson SSN: 572-18-0703 Last Residence: 95482 Ukiah, Mendocino, California, United States of America Born: 10 Apr 1904 Died: Feb 1992 State (Year) SSN issued: California (Before 1951).
  17. Grave of Lola Wilson.
  18. Obituaries: Lola M. Wilson. (The Ukiah Daily Journal)
    The family moved to Ukiah when Mrs. Wilson was six years old.
  19. 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.
  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).
  21. Phil Carnahan. 1930 Mendocino County Great Register. (URL: http://www.pacificsites.com/~pcarna/)
    Dumas, Mrs. Lola River Rep Housewife Ukiah R.F.D. No. 1.
  22. 1930 U. S. Census Ukiah, Mendocino, California (1). (Location: Ancestry.com http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=6224&path=California.Mendocino.Ukiah.26.7&sid=&gskw=&cr=1).
  23. Old Resident Died Tuesday - E. B. Ball Passes, a victim of stroke of paralysis.
  24. Obituaries: Vernon Wilson. (np)
    "He is survived by his wife, Lola Wilson, Ukiah".
  25. Death Calls Well-Known Ukiahan. (Ukiah Daily Journal).
  26.   Ronna Dumas. Dumas-Morris Ged File from RootsWeb.
  27. Block C16. Services conducted by Rev. Dick Ober of the First Christian Church