Dora S. Valentine^{[1, 2, 3]}

1883 - 1962  (79 years)

• Name	Dora S. Valentine
  Born	15 Feb 1883	Cocke County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	District 12, Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Census	1920	District 9, Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Census	1930	District 11, Cocke County, Tennessee   [6]
  Census	1940	District 9, Cocke County, Tennessee   [7]
  Died	23 Aug 1962	Gaston County, North Carolina   [8]
  Buried	25 Aug 1962	Gaston Memorial Park Cemetery, Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina   [9]
  Person ID	I106208	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2016

  
  

  Father	Green Valentine,   b. 13 Sep 1847, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 11 May 1940, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Nancy Jane Baxter,   b. 8 Dec 1849, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Feb 1928, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F38292	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	John Scott Ball,   b. 5 Feb 1881, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Jun 1927  (Age 46 years)
  Married	24 Jun 1900	Cocke County, Tennessee   [10]
  Children	1. Rosa Ball,   b. 27 Jun 1903, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Apr 1941, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 37 years) + 2. Nora Ball,   b. 23 Mar 1905, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Jul 1939, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 34 years)   3. Zelma Ball,   b. Abt 1911, North Carolina  (Age ~ 113 years)   4. James Garfield Ball,   b. 7 Apr 1914, North Carolina ,   d. 27 Nov 1963  (Age 49 years) + 5. Scott Ball,   b. 27 Mar 1915,   d. 19 Jan 1938  (Age 22 years)   6. Leonard Ball,   b. Abt 1917, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Dec 1939, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 22 years)   7. Oscar Ball,   b. Abt 1917, North Carolina  (Age ~ 107 years)   8. Lena Ball,   b. 4 Feb 1918, North Carolina ,   d. 7 Mar 1937, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 19 years)
  Family ID	F133353	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Allen Sutton,   b. Cocke County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. Nora Ball,   b. 23 Mar 1905, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Jul 1939, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 34 years)
  Family ID	F133108	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	James M. Banks,   b. Abt 1870, Tennessee
  Married	14 Mar 1931	Cocke County, Tennessee   [11]
  Family ID	F156050	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 Feb 1883 - Cocke County, Tennessee Married - 24 Jun 1900 - Cocke County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - District 9, Cocke County, Tennessee Married - 14 Mar 1931 - Cocke County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 9, Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 25 Aug 1962 - Gaston Memorial Park Cemetery, Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S83] Willis LaRue Funeral Home Records, (Cocke County, Tennessee), 173, 20 Feb 1928. Jane Valentine obituary [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 16 Sep 1949. Laura Alice Williams obituary [S87] Death Certificate, 27 Jul 1939. Nora Lindsey death record [S112] Census, 1900. name: Dory S Valentine titles & terms: event: Census event date: 1900 event place: ED 169 Civil District 12, Cocke, Tennessee, United States birth date: Feb 1883 birthplace: Tennessee relationship to head of household: Daughter father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee race or color (standardized): White gender: Female marital status: Single years married: estimated marriage year: mother how many children: number living children: immigration year: page: 16 sheet letter: B family number: 295 reference number: 94 film number: 1241562 digital folder number: 004118949 image number: 00553 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Green Valentine M 52 Tennessee wife Nancy J Valentine F 51 Tennessee daughter Dory S Valentine F 17 Tennessee son Daniel G Valentine M 15 Tennessee daughter Olie B Valentine F 13 Tennessee daughter Hester A Valentine F 11 Tennessee son Willis O Valentine M 9 Tennessee daughter Laura M Valentine F 1 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Dara Ball Event Type: Census Event Year: 1920 Event Place: Civil District 9, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 36 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): White Can Read: No Can Write: No Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife Birth Year (Estimated): 1884 Birthplace: Tennessee Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace John Ball Head M 38 Tennessee Dara Ball Wife F 36 Tennessee Rosa Ball Daughter F 16 Tennessee Nora Ball Daughter F 14 Tennessee Zelma Ball Daughter F 9 North Carolina Garfield Ball Son M 5 North Carolina Oscar Ball Son M 3 North Carolina Leonard Ball Son M 1 North Carolina Lena Ball Daughter F 1 North Carolina [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Dora Ball Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: District 11, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 47 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Roomer Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Roomer Birth Year (Estimated): 1883 Birthplace: Tennessee Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace James M Banks Head M 60 Tennessee Dora Ball Roomer F 47 Tennessee Lena Ball Roomer F 12 North Carolina [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Dora Banks Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 9, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 56 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1884 Last Place of Residence: Same House "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-27881-3004-47?cc=2000219 : accessed 24 March 2015), Tennessee > Cocke > Civil District 9 > 15-19 Civil District 9 > image 24 of 37; citing NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012). [S87] Death Certificate. name: Dora Valentine Ball titles & terms: event: Death event date: 23 Aug 1962 event place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina birth year: 1882 estimated birth year: burial date: 25 Aug 1962 burial place: Gastonia N.C. cemetery: Gaston Memorial Park funeral home: residence: street address: gender: Female death age: 80 marital status: Widowed race: White occupation: House Wife birth date: 15 Feb 1882 birthplace: Tennessee father: Green Valentine father's titles & terms: father's place of birth: mother: Jane Baxter mother's titles & terms: mother's place of birth: spouse: John Ball spouse's titles & terms: additional relatives: X informant: reference number: v 23B cn 23906 film number: 1953347 [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 47384544). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Dora Valenstine (Unknown) Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 24 Jun 1900 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse's Name: John Ball Page: 536 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: J M Banks Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 14 Mar 1931 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Age: 51 Birth Year (Estimated): 1880 Spouse's Name: Dora Ball Spouse's Age: 47 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1884 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12695-68412-31?cc=1619127 : accessed 24 March 2015), 004485963 > image 608 of 727; county courthouses, Tennessee.