William Edwin BALL ^{3 4}

  General Notes:

1900 IA CENSUS, Monona Co, St. Clair Twp:
William E. Ball, Apr 1868, 32, married 14 yrs, b. MO, parents b. OH, farmer;
wife Emily, Sep 1870, 29, married 14 yrs, 5 children, 5 living, b. IN, parents b. IN;
son William N., Jan 1887, 13, b. IA, father b. MO, mother b. IN;
dau Edna, M., Feb 1889, 11, b. IA, father b. MO, mother b. IN;
dau Pearl E., Feb 1889, 9, b. IA, father b. MO, mother b. IN;
dau Daisy E., May 1894, 6, b. NE, father b. MO, mother b. IN;
dau Virgil E, Feb 1898, 2, b. IA, father b. MO, mother b. IN.
(The family was listed on the census near William's sisters, Idella Leach & Dinah Leach, and his father Nathaiel Ball.)

1905 IA STATE CENSUS, Monona Co, Center Twp, P.O.: Mapleton, IA:
Wm. Ball;
William;
Edna;
"Perl";
Daisy;
Virgil;
Chas.;
Leveran(?).

1910 SD CENSUS, Hyde Co, Holabird village:
William Ball, 42, 1st marriage, married 23 yrs, b. MO, parents b. OH, farmer;
wife Emily, 38, married 23 yrs, 9 children, 9 living, b. IN, parents b. IN;
dau. Daisy, 15, single, b. NE, father b. MO, mother b. IN;
son "Vergil", 10, b. IA, father b. MO, mother b. IN;
son Chas., 8, b. IA, father b. MO, mother b. IN;
son Lavern, 6, b. IA, father b. MO, mother b. IN;
son Edgar, 3, b. IA, father b. MO, mother b. IN;
son Edwin, 3, b. IA, father b. MO, mother b. IN.
(On census, listed next to their son William Ball.)

1915 IA STATE CENSUS, Crawford Co, Willow Twp:
W. E. Ball, 46, b. MO, parents b. MO;
Mrs. W. E. Ball, 44, b. IN, parents b. IN;
Daisy, 20, b. NE, father b. MO, mother b. IN;
Virgil, 17, b. IA, father b. MO, mother b. IN;
Charles, 13, b. IA, father b. MO, mother b. IN;
Lavern, 10, b. IA, father b. MO, mother b. IN;
"Edmer", 7, b. IA, father b. MO, mother b. IN;
"Selmar", 7, b. IA, father b. MO, mother b. IN;
"Bertey", 2, b. SD, father b. MO, mother b. IN.

1920 IA CENSUS, Monona Co, Belvidere Twp, Turin town:
William E., 51, b. MO, parents b. OH, farmer, hay & stock farm;
wife Emily M,, 50, b. IN, parents b. IN; son Charles H., 17, laborer, home farm;
son "Laverne" A., 15, b. IA, father b. MO, mother b. IN, laborer, home farm;
son "Elmer" E., 13, b. IA, father b. MO, mother b. IN;
son "Selma" E., 13, b. IA, father b. MO, mother b. IN;
son Leo B., 6, b. IA, father b. MO, mother b. IN.

1925 IA STATE CENSUS, Monona Co, Franklin Twp:
Wm. E. Ball, 56, 5th grade education, b. MO, father: "Nathonal" Ball who was b. OH, mother: Mary E. "Wickum" who was b. IA and married IA, engaged in agriculture;
wife "Emiely", 55, 6th grade education, b. IN, father: Wm. "Pamer" who was b. IN, mother: Almaza J. Howe who was b. IN and married IN;
son "Loverne" A., 20, 7th grade education, b. IA, engaged in agriculture;
son Elmer E., 17, 8th grade education, b. IA, engaged in agriculture;
son Selmer E., 17, 8th grade education, b. IA, engaged in agriculture;
son Leo B., 11, b. SD.
The father of all children was Wm. E. Ball and Emily M. Palmer who were married KS.
(Listed next to them on the census were William & Myrtle Steele.)

1930 IA CENSUS, Woodbury Co, Little Sioux Twp:
William E. Ball, 62, 1st marriage age 17, b. MO, parents b. OH, farmer, farmer, gen. farm;
wife "Emley" M., 61, 1st marriage age 15, b. IN, parents b. IN;
son Selmer E., 23, single, b, IA, father b. MO, mother b. IN, laborer, gen. farm;
son Leo B. , 17, single, b. IA, father b. MO, mother b. IN, laborer, gen. farm;
dau.-in-law Edna E., 19, married, 1st marriage age 19, b. IA, parents b. Germany.

1940 IA CENSUS, Woodbury Co, Smithland town:
William E. Ball, 71, 5th, b. MO, 1935: same place, unable to work;
Emily, wife, 70, 4th, b. IN, 1935: same place;
Edgar, son, 32, single, b. IA, 1935: same place, unable to work.

1950 IA CENSUS, Woodbury Co, Smithland town:
William E. Ball, 82, b. IA;
Emily M., wife, 81, b. MO;
LaVern A., son, 48, wd, b. IA, laborer, packing house;
Burton L., son, 38, never married, Caterpillar operator, road construction.

IA, DEATH RECORDS, 1880-1973:
Name: William E Ball
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 88
Birth Date: 14 Apr 1867
Death Date: 13 Feb 1956
Death Place: Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, USA
Burial Date: 16 Feb 1956
Burial Place: Mapleton
Father: William Ball
Certificate Number: 56-02522

FIND A GRAVE:
Name: William Edwin Ball
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 14 Apr 1868
Birth Place: Iowa, United States of America
Death Date: 13 Feb 1956
Death Place:Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, United States of America
Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place:Mapleton, Monona County, Iowa, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
Spouse:Emily M. Ball
Children:
Pearl K Higgins
Elmer E. Ball
Laverne H. Ball

William married Emily Missouri PALMER in 1886 in Mapleton, Monona Co, IA.^{1 2} (Emily Missouri PALMER was born on 5 Sep 1869 in Coffeeville, IN,⁷ died on 28 Mar 1951 in Smithland, Woodbury Co, IA ⁷ and was buried in Mount Hope Cem, Mapleton, Monona Co, IA ⁴.)