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Elmer Clinton Ball

Male 1914 - 1969  (55 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Elmer Clinton Ball was born 1 Oct 1914, Tennessee (son of Arch Ball and Haley E. Cogdill); died 19 Oct 1969; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Jo Ann Schimmel, SchimmelJo@aol.com, 25 September 2000.

    Elmer married Merlie Magdalene Parton 2 Apr 1938, Sevier County, Tennessee. Merlie (daughter of Phillip Filmore Parton and Susie Arlena Ogle) was born 13 Mar 1921, Tennessee; died 1 Jul 2015; was buried 5 Jul 2015, Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Rev. Clifford L. Ball was born 30 Apr 1942; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Kenneth Ray "Ray" Ball was born 1944.
    3. Earl Ball
    4. Lilly Pauline Ball
    5. Phillys Ball
    6. Peggie Ball

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Arch Ball was born 10 Feb 1890, Cocke County, Tennessee (son of Osie Ball and Nancy Ann Shultz); died 11 Apr 1971; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Arch married Haley E. Cogdill 14 Sep 1911, Sevier County, Tennessee. Haley (daughter of James Tipton Cogdill and Isabel Carver) was born 13 Feb 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Nov 1970; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Haley E. CogdillHaley E. Cogdill was born 13 Feb 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Tipton Cogdill and Isabel Carver); died 1 Nov 1970; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. Tillery Ball was born 19 May 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Dec 1941, Greene County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Dec 1941, Arch Shultz Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 1. Elmer Clinton Ball was born 1 Oct 1914, Tennessee; died 19 Oct 1969; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Zelmer Ray Ball was born 15 Nov 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Dec 2005; was buried 24 Dec 2005, Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Viola Ball was born 18 Sep 1919; died 4 Sep 2005; was buried 7 Sep 2005, Sherwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    5. Garlin Ball was born 4 Jan 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Jan 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Jan 1921, Clear Springs Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Carl Lawn Ball was born 21 Jun 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Oct 1942; was buried Arch Shultz Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Trula Bell "Mammie" Ball was born 26 Jul 1926, Tennessee; died 2 Feb 2009; was buried 7 Feb 2009, Shults-Whaley Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Clyde Wayne Ball was born Abt 1927, Tennessee.
    9. Delmer Ball was born Abt 1936, Tennessee.
    10. Raymond Doyle Ball was born 18 Aug 1938, Tennessee; died 27 Sep 2004; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Osie Ball was born 20 Feb 1870, Cocke County, Tennessee (son of James Riley Ball and Annie McGaha); died 21 Jun 1940; was buried Fowler Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    SMHS lists birth as 4 December 1870.
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    Reference
    James Shults GEDCOM, Jamesshults@worldnet.att.net, July 1996.

    Osie married Nancy Ann Shultz 29 Mar 1891, , Cocke County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Archibald McNulty Shultz and Lania Williams) was born 4 Dec 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Feb 1947, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Feb 1947, Fowler Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Nancy Ann Shultz was born 4 Dec 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Archibald McNulty Shultz and Lania Williams); died 13 Feb 1947, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Feb 1947, Fowler Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 38.
    James Shults GEDCOM, Jamesshults@worldnet.att.net, July 1996.

    Children:
    1. James Riley Ball was born 10 Sep 1894, Tennessee; died 1 Dec 1979; was buried Fowler Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 2. Arch Ball was born 10 Feb 1890, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 11 Apr 1971; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Martha Ball was born 24 Feb 1898, Tennessee; died 2 Apr 1971; was buried Fowler Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Marinda Ball was born 11 Sep 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Feb 1962; was buried Morganton Cemetery.

  3. 6.  James Tipton CogdillJames Tipton Cogdill was born 25 Sep 1872, Tennessee (son of Jonathan A. Cogdill and Nancy Ogle); died 23 Dec 1950; was buried Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    James — Isabel Carver. Isabel (daughter of Abijah B. Maples and Martha Carver) was born 3 Nov 1875, North Carolina; died 6 Aug 1953, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Aug 1953, Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Isabel CarverIsabel Carver was born 3 Nov 1875, North Carolina (daughter of Abijah B. Maples and Martha Carver); died 6 Aug 1953, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Aug 1953, Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1910, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Children:
    1. 3. Haley E. Cogdill was born 13 Feb 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Nov 1970; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James Riley BallJames Riley Ball was born Abt 1828, North Carolina (son of Merriman Ball and Rebecca Burke); died 14 Aug 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 16 Aug 1918, Lindsey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Misty Spinelli lists date of birth 1813.

    Death record #134 lists age as 90.
    Listed as Royal Ball in the 1850 Cocke County, Tennessee census with parents, age 18, born in North Carolina, occupation farmer, able to read and write?
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    Reference:
    Misty Spinelli

    James married Annie McGaha Cocke County, Tennessee. Annie (daughter of William H. McGahey and Catherine) was born Abt 1842, Tennessee; died Bef 1911. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Annie McGahaAnnie McGaha was born Abt 1842, Tennessee (daughter of William H. McGahey and Catherine); died Bef 1911.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Misty Spinelli

    Children:
    1. Rebecca Ball was born Abt 1859, Tennessee.
    2. William Ball was born Jan 1861, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 May 1945, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 30 May 1945, Haynes Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    3. Wry Ball was born Abt 1864, Tennessee.
    4. Isaac Ball was born Dec 1870, Cocke County, Tennessee; died Bef 1931.
    5. 4. Osie Ball was born 20 Feb 1870, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 21 Jun 1940; was buried Fowler Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Katie Ball was born Abt 1874, Tennessee.
    7. Samuel Watson Ball was born Abt 1877, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    8. Houston Norman Ball was born 10 May 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 May 1968, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Nancy J. Ball
    10. Mandy Ball

  3. 10.  Archibald McNulty Shultz was born 24 Feb 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Pleasant Wear Shultz and Anna Duggan); died 12 Apr 1894; was buried Fowler Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed with brother Daniel Shults in 1870 Sevier County Census.
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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 36, 38.

    Archibald — Lania Williams. Lania was born Jul 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Lania Williams was born Jul 1854, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Name also listed as Lou and Loni.

    1900 Census lists Lanie with six children at home. She apparently died between
    1900 and 1910 and the remaining children went to live with married siblings.
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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 36, 38.
    James Shults GEDCOM, Jamesshults@worldnet.att.net, July 1996.

    Children:
    1. 5. Nancy Ann Shultz was born 4 Dec 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Feb 1947, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Feb 1947, Fowler Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Pleasant L. Shultz was born 16 Mar 1872, Tennessee; died 22 Feb 1939; was buried Spurgeon Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Harriet C. Shultz was born 1877, Tennessee.
    4. Charles C. "Charlie" Shults was born 12 Jun 1879, Tennessee; died 13 Mar 1930, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Mar 1930, Stafford Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Shultz was born Abt 1881; died See Notes.
    6. Carson Tillman Shults was born 4 Feb 1882, Tennessee; died 12 Apr 1962; was buried Waters-Large Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    7. Easley L. Shultz was born Sep 1885.
    8. Louvicia Shultz was born Nov 1888.
    9. Shultz was born Abt 1890; died See Notes.
    10. Sarah A. Shultz was born Nov 1892.

  5. 12.  Jonathan A. Cogdill was born 28 Jul 1842, Madison County, North Carolina (son of James Cogdill and Nellie Woody); died 10 Jan 1920; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Jonathan served as a private in Company B, 2nd Tennessee Calvalry, during the Civil War.
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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 147.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 197.

    Jonathan married Nancy Ogle 18 Jul 1861, Sevier County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of William Haggard "Buck" Ogle and Sarah Thurman) was born 2 Aug 1832, Tennessee; died 16 Feb 1876; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Nancy OgleNancy Ogle was born 2 Aug 1832, Tennessee (daughter of William Haggard "Buck" Ogle and Sarah Thurman); died 16 Feb 1876; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 147.

    Children:
    1. Sarah E. Cogdill was born Abt 1867, Tennessee.
    2. William Madison "Matt" Cogdill was born 14 May 1869, Tennessee; died 15 Jan 1959; was buried Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    3. 6. James Tipton Cogdill was born 25 Sep 1872, Tennessee; died 23 Dec 1950; was buried Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  Abijah B. Maples was born May 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of William D. "Bill" Maples and Lucinda Ann King); died 17 Nov 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, District 12, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1860, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    There is an Abijah and Emeline Maples listed as 24 March 1871 charter members of the Shady Grove Baptist Church in Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 192, 237.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 155.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 119.
    "The Townsend Heritage," Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 111, 112.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 301.
    Shawn Matlock, matlocksz@aol.com, 4 June 2001.

    Abijah married Martha Carver NOT MARRIED. Martha (daughter of Israel Carver and Mary Bradley) was born 7 Jun 1853; died 31 Jul 1910; was buried Lindsey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Martha CarverMartha Carver was born 7 Jun 1853 (daughter of Israel Carver and Mary Bradley); died 31 Jul 1910; was buried Lindsey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 155.
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 269, 301.
    Shawn Matlock, matlocksz@aol.com, 4 June 2001.

    Children:
    1. 7. Isabel Carver was born 3 Nov 1875, North Carolina; died 6 Aug 1953, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Aug 1953, Boogertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Hettie Maples was born 4 Apr 1878, North Carolina.
    3. Mary Etter Carver was born 17 Sep 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Apr 1971; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Minnie Carver


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