Flora Clementine BALL ²

  General Notes:

PHOTO: submitted by Roger Greenough.

Twin of Rachel.

FAMILY LORE: After their marriage, they lived at Dow City, Crawford Co, IA before moving to Mapleton, IA about 1874. Cornealius was a well digger by trade but he spent much of his time playing cards in the local saloon. By necessity, Flora had to work for her father-in-law, Robison Kearnes, one of Mapleton's earliest hotel owner.

1885 IA STATE CENSUS, Monona Co, Mapleton town, Fourth St.:
Cornelius "Kearnes", 34, married, well digger, b. Keokuk Co, IA;
"Clamentine Keairns", 34, b. Franklin Co, IA;
Sarah Jane "Keairns", 11, b. Shelby Co, IA;
George "Keairns", 9, b. Monona Co, IA;
Frank "Keairns", 7, b. Monona Co, IA;
Mary Elva "Keairns", 3, b. Monona Co, IA;
William Penn "Keairns", 1, b. Monona Co, IA.

1895 IA STATE CENSUS, Monona Co, East Mapleton, p. 465:
"Cornnelius" "Kessens", 44
Flora, 44
Sarah J., 22
George, 19
"Frank M"., 17
"Mich P"., 11
"Estes", 9
Clifford, 3

OBIT, Mapleton Press, March 3, 1900: "Flora Clementine Ball, wife of Cornelius Kearns, was born in Linn Co., IA, in 1851, and died at her home in this city, Wednesday, February 28, 1900, of pneumonia, aged 49 years. In 1870 the deceased moved to Shelby County, this state, where she was married, and with her husband located at this place in 1874, where they have since resided. She leaves a husband and four children to mourn her departure. Funeral services were conducted today from the Episcopal Church, of which the deceased was a member, by Rev. R.C. Talbot, and the remains interred in Heisler Cemetery." Submitted by Roger Greenough.

Flora married Cornelius KEAIRNS on 26 Feb 1871 in Shelby Co, IA.¹ (Cornelius KEAIRNS was born in Aug 1852 in Keokuk Co, IA ⁴ and died on 22 Dec 1933 in Sioux City, Woodbury Co, IA ⁵.)