Lester W. BALL ²

  General Notes:

IA, MARRIAGE RECORDS, 1880-1951:
Name: Lester W Ball
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian (White)
Age: 23
Birth Date: abt 1878
Birth Place: Iowa
Marriage Date: 18 Jul 1901
Marriage Place: Monona, Iowa, USA
Father: Daniel Ball
Mother: Elva Muckey
Spouse: Ella Peterson
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Race: Caucasan
Spouse's Age: 19
Spouse's Birth Date: abt 1882
Spouse's Birth Place: Nebraska
Spouse's Father: Henry Peterson
Spouse's Mother: Owill Spaulding

Lincoln (NE) Daily Star, Mar. 3, 1909:
Murder Trial on at Tekamah, Neb., March 2 - The attorneys are selecting a jury to try Lincoln Farrens for the death of Lester Ball at Decatur on December 9 last. The trouble between the men started over a jug of whisky. At the inquest the story was told that Ball took the jug from the wagon of Mr. Farrens while crossing the river on the ferry. Farrens protested that the whisky was purchased for a man at Onawa. Ball did not return it but later in the day, while under the influence of liquor, he encountered Farrens. A quarrel ensued. Ball knocked Farrens off a high sidewalk. As soon as Farrens could discard his overcoat he fought back. The second time he knocked Ball down the man did not get up. He was carried to a doctor's office where he died from strangulation caused by the blood in his throat, according to the physician.

Nebraska State Journal, Nov. 24, 1909:
TEKAMAH, Neb., Nov. 23 - Nicholas M. Farrens, who was found guilty of killing Lester Ball of Decatur was sentenced by Judge Troup to two years in the penitentiary.

Lester married Ellen PETERSON on 18 Jul 1901 in Monona Co, IA.¹ (Ellen PETERSON was born on 25 Mar 1884 in NE,⁴ died on 31 Mar 1950 in NE ⁴ and was buried in Evergreen Cem, Walthill, Thurston Co, NE ⁴.)