Ball Cemetery

Wirt County, West Virginia
Ball Cemetery

Located about three miles up Tuckers Creek Road from Elizabeth. On top of a hill surrounded by Cedar trees.

Latitude 39° 3' 27.4" N / Longitude 81° 25' 56.1" W M

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Burials in the Ball Cemetery

Alan Ball, born 20 January 1775, died before 1814. He married Anna Wiley 31 December 1800.

Alfred Beauchamp Ball, born 8 October 1833, died 18 October 1859 (or 8 March 1870), son of William Samuel Ball and Mary Bennett. He married Martha M. Smith 25 March 1855. T

Anna Louisa Ball, born 26 September 1868, died 29 July 1952, daughter of Barnet Foley Ball and Rebecca F. Guthrie. TD

Barnet Foley Ball, born 30 May 1831 (or 25 May 1831), died 9 May 1917, son of William Samuel Ball and Mary Bennett. He married Rebecca F. Guthrie 25 December 1861. He married Jean Ingersoll. TD

David Otis Columbus Ball, born 18 September 1866, died 29 November 1946, son of Barnet Foley Ball and Rebecca F. Guthrie. TD

Squire Evander Dillon Ball, born 14 October 1862, died 5 October 1959, son of Barnet Foley Ball and Rebecca F. Guthrie. He married Arazona Rodgers 1900. T

Geney Ann Ball (Jane), born 27 May 1823, died 1901, daughter of William Samuel Ball and Mary Bennett. She married Israel Barnes 12 February 1838. (13 February)It seems unlikely that Jane Ann is actually buried here. Jane Ann died in Republic County, Kansas at the home of her brother, J. P. Ball. Jane Ann Ball Barnes seems to be buried in the Elizabethtown Cemetery in Hartford City, Indiana. A son, William Newton Barnes and family lived there. There is also a stone in that cemetery for Israel Barnes. T

Isabella Rebecca Ball (Belle), born 17 July 1864, died 1950, daughter of Barnet Foley Ball and Rebecca F. Guthrie. T

James Peyton Ball, born 5 July 1868, died 5 July 1868, son of James Posey Ball and Mehettable Butcher. Twin to Mary Etta.

Jefferson Dillon Ball, born 26 January 1846, died 27 January 1856, son of William Samuel Ball and Mary Bennett. T

L.D. Ball, born 1867, died 1950.

Louisa Frances Ball (Fanny), born 4 November 1843, died 22 March 1900, daughter of William Samuel Ball and Mary Bennett. She married Charles P. Hayes 16 February 1867. T

Lucy Ball, born 20 June 1869, died 20 June 1869, daughter of James Posey Ball and Mehettable Butcher. Twin to Thomas.

Mary Artemicia Ball, born 14 June 1838, died 15 March 1853, daughter of William Samuel Ball and Mary Bennett. T

Mary Elizabeth Ball (Mamie), born 24 March 1873, died 22 August 1918, daughter of Barnet Foley Ball and Rebecca F. Guthrie. She married Edgar L. Boone 4 May 1906. Nurse in World War I. Mamie was cleared to go overseas but suddenly became ill and had to have an operation from which she did not recover. T

Mary Etta Ball, born 5 July 1868, died 5 July 1868, daughter of James Posey Ball and Mehettable Butcher. Twin to James Peyton.

Selina Ethel Ball, born 22 May 1877, died 14 December 1958, daughter of Barnet Foley Ball and Rebecca F. Guthrie. T

Thomas Ball, born 20 June 1869, died 20 June 1869, son of James Posey Ball and Mehettable Butcher. Twin to Lucy.

William Samuel Ball, born 1801, died 17 April 1848 (1846), son of Alan Ball and Anna Wiley. He married Mary Bennett 30 January 1823. T

Israel Barnes, born 12 August 1813, died after 1880, son of Robert Barnes and Jane Langfitt. He married Geney Ann Ball 12 February 1838. (13 February)T

John Bennett, born 1772, died circa 1860, son of Jacob Bennett and Martha Hughes. He married Jane Wilson. Pioneer Settler on Tucker's Creek. T

Mary Bennett, born 19 March 1806, died 22 July 1865, daughter of John Bennett and Jane Wilson. She married William Samuel Ball 30 January 1823. T

(--?--) Berry, born 29 August 1874, died 29 August 1874, daughter of Madison H. Berry and Mary Emma Jane Barnes. T

Cora Bell Berry, born 24 November 1855, died 5 November 1868, daughter of Madison H. Berry and Mary Emma Jane Barnes. TT

Jennie Blanche Berry, born 8 March 1865, died 19 November 1872, daughter of Madison H. Berry and Mary Emma Jane Barnes. T

Madison H. Berry, born 20 March 1842, died 3 January 1882, son of Thomas P. Berry and Mary A. Barnes. He married Mary Emma Jane Barnes 25 December 1866. TT

(--?--) Deem, born 15 September 1870, died 15 September 1870, daughter of Washington R. Deem and Sarah Frances Barnes. Sarah Frances Barnes Deem is d/o Israel and Geney Ann Ball Barnes. TD

(--?--) Eaton, born 14 February 1899, died 14 February 1899, son of Emery L. Eaton and Ida M. Blair. TD

Martha Enoch, born 19 December 1845, died 19 January 1890. She married William Francis Mercer 26 September 1869.

James D. Gates, born 1818, died 11 July 1875, son of Thompson Gates and Sarah Gold. He married Eliza Courtney 1 May 1859. He married Abigail E. Matheny 26 May 1867. Weekly State Journal, Thursday July 22, 1875, page 2, col. 9, "Killed By Lighting - on Saturday evening last. Mr. James Gates of Wirt Co. left home to visit Rockport. On the way a storm came up and he took refuse under an oak tree for shelter, where both himself and horse were instantly killed by lighting. He was interred the following day. He leaves a wife and three children to mourn his life." - Inquirer

Thompson Gates, son of Samuel Gates and Martha Wiley. He married Sarah Gold. He married Sarah McClain. Pioneer. T

Rebecca F. Guthrie, born 1 March 1838, died 2 April 1900, daughter of Francis Guthrie and E. (--?--). She married Barnet Foley Ball 25 December 1861. T

William Francis Mercer, born 19 December 1845, died 19 January 1890, son of John Jackson Mercer and Rhonda Archer. He married Martha Enoch 26 September 1869. TT

Lottie W. Milstead, born 3 September 1887, died 24 June 1899, daughter of Charles P. Hayes and Louisa Frances Ball (adopted). TD

Emory W. Roberts, died 18 February 1870, son of Isaac Roberts and Margarette Elizabeth Ball. Margaret Elizabeth Ball was the d/o William Samuel and Mary Bennett Ball. T

Arazona Rodgers (Zona), born 3 January 1872 (date from Death Certificate differs from Gravestone), died 9 August 1948, daughter of Charles William Rogers and Margaret Adelia Coe. She married Squire Evander Dillon Ball 1900. TDD

Anna Wiley, born 20 April 1775, died 26 April 1850, daughter of George Wiley and Mary (--?--). She married Alan Ball 31 December 1800. T

Jane Wilson, born 1774, died circa 1850. She married John Bennett. Pioneer Settler on Tucker's Creek. T

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