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Bessie Ball

Female Abt 1913 -  (~ 111 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Bessie Ball was born Abt 1913, Tennessee (daughter of Nedus Ball and Martha Emaline Finney).

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Nedus Ball was born 3 Apr 1875, Tennessee (son of Joseph Jasper "J. J." King and Sarah Caroline Ball); died 30 Jan 1959, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Feb 1959, Nedus Ball Family Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 1, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Nedus married Martha Emaline Finney 17 Jul 1895, Cocke County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of Joe Henry Finney and Susan Hall) was born Apr 1875, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Martha Emaline Finney was born Apr 1875, Tennessee (daughter of Joe Henry Finney and Susan Hall).

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Sweetwater, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1900, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Cross Anchor, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
    • Census: 1930, Cross Anchor, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
    • Census: 1940, Cross Anchor Township, Spartanburg County, South Carolina

    Children:
    1. John Ball was born Oct 1896, Tennessee.
    2. Frank Ball was born 18 Apr 1898, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 18 Mar 1974; was buried Greenhaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
    3. Edgar Ball was born Feb 1900, Tennessee.
    4. Rosalee Ball was born Abt 1908, Tennessee.
    5. 1. Bessie Ball was born Abt 1913, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Joseph Jasper "J. J." King was born 28 Apr 1831 (son of Jeremiah "Jerry" King and Nancy Erwin); died 25 Aug 1925; was buried West View Cemetery, Monroe County, Tennessee.

    Joseph married Sarah Caroline Ball NOT MARRIED. Sarah (daughter of Merriman Ball and Rebecca Burke) was born 9 May 1851, Tennessee; died 20 Mar 1927; was buried Nedus Ball Family Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Sarah Caroline Ball was born 9 May 1851, Tennessee (daughter of Merriman Ball and Rebecca Burke); died 20 Mar 1927; was buried Nedus Ball Family Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. 2. Nedus Ball was born 3 Apr 1875, Tennessee; died 30 Jan 1959, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Feb 1959, Nedus Ball Family Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Joe Henry Finney was born Abt 1851, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 25 Dec 1911, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Sweetwater, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Joe — Susan Hall. Susan was born Dec 1855, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 28 Jun 1937, Spartanburg County, South Carolina; was buried 28 Jun 1937. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Susan Hall was born Dec 1855, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 28 Jun 1937, Spartanburg County, South Carolina; was buried 28 Jun 1937.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Sweetwater, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1900, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Cross Anchor, Spartanburg County, South Carolina

    Children:
    1. 3. Martha Emaline Finney was born Apr 1875, Tennessee.
    2. Joseph H. "Joe" Finney was born Mar 1881, Tennessee.
    3. Oscar Samuel Finney was born 11 Nov 1885, Tennessee; died 18 Feb 1960, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Feb 1960, Martha Sunderland Cemetery, Hamblen County, Tennessee.
    4. Charley Finney was born 5 Nov 1887, Tennessee; died 17 Aug 1918, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 18 Aug 1918, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    5. Columbus Finney was born Sep 1890, Tennessee.
    6. Sarah Elizabeth Finney was born 22 Jun 1893, Tennessee; died 20 Nov 1965, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried 22 Nov 1965, Buchanan Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Jeremiah "Jerry" King was born 18 May 1803 (son of Samuel King, Jr. and Mary Ashe "Polly" Kelley); died 20 Nov 1880; was buried McCrary Family Cemetery, Henderson County, North Carolina.

    Jeremiah — Nancy Erwin. Nancy was born 3 Aug 1801; died 1850; was buried McCrary Family Cemetery, Henderson County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Nancy Erwin was born 3 Aug 1801; died 1850; was buried McCrary Family Cemetery, Henderson County, North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. 4. Joseph Jasper "J. J." King was born 28 Apr 1831; died 25 Aug 1925; was buried West View Cemetery, Monroe County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Merriman Ball was born 1809, North Carolina (son of Ausburn Ball and Martha "Patsey" Thomason); died 16 Jan 1884; was buried Merriman Ball Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    1850 Cocke County Census lists given name as Merriman, age as 40, occupation as Farmer unable to read or write.
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    Reference:
    http://www.liberty.com/home/hannibal/censusb.txt.
    Misty Spinelli

    Merriman married Rebecca Burke Grainger County, Tennessee. Rebecca (daughter of Joseph Burke and Mary Mantooth) was born 1805, Tennessee; died 1877; was buried Merriman Ball Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Rebecca Burke was born 1805, Tennessee (daughter of Joseph Burke and Mary Mantooth); died 1877; was buried Merriman Ball Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Burned in a fire.

    1850 Cocke County Census lists age as 45 unable to read or write with four children.

    There is a Joseph (born about 1766 from Virginia) and Mary (born about 1788 from Virginia) Burke listed in the 1850 Cocke County, Tennessee census living next to the Ball family. This may be Rebecca's parents.
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    Reference:
    http://www.liberty.com/home/hannibal/censusb.txt.
    Misty Spinelli

    Children:
    1. James Riley Ball was born Abt 1828, North Carolina; died 14 Aug 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 16 Aug 1918, Lindsey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Lucinda Ball was born Abt 1833, North Carolina.
    3. Katy Ball was born Abt 1835, Tennessee.
    4. Mary Ball was born Abt 1837, Tennessee.
    5. 5. Sarah Caroline Ball was born 9 May 1851, Tennessee; died 20 Mar 1927; was buried Nedus Ball Family Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.


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