PARENTS: Samuel Ball & Sarah C. Butler.

Sam d. 22 April 1932 Canyonville, Douglas Co., OR.

PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: Zachariah "Zach" Craven Ball & Amanda Bell.

MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: Thomas J. Butler & Rachel A.


1880 U.S. Census for Canyonville Prec., Douglas Co., NC:
Z G Ball Self M 52 NY; farmer
Amanda Ball Wife F 42 Ohio
Lorenzo Ball Son M 23 OR; works on farm
Emmiline Ball Dau F 21 Oregon
Samuel Ball Son M 13 Oregon
Mary J Ball Dau F 11 Oregon


Samuel Ball m. Sarah C. Butler 12 January 1887, Douglas Co., Oregon.


1900 U.S. Census for Myrtle Creek Prec., Douglas Co., NC:
Samuel Ball Head M 34 yrs, b. July 1866 OR
Sarah Ball Wife F 31 yrs, b. Feb. 1869 Ill
Ralph Ball Son M 12 yrs, b. July 1888 OR
Fred Ball Son M 10 yrs, b. July 1890 OR
Elbert Ball Son M 8 yrs, b. Mar. 1892 OR
Ethel Ball Dau F 5 yrs, b. Mar. 1895 OR
Lorenzo H Ball Brother M 33 yrs, b. Feb. 1867 OR

Sarah had 4 children, all living. Samuel & Lorenzo are farmers.


1910 U.S. Census for Riddle Twp., Douglas Co., NC:
Sam Ball Head M 43 Oregon
Sarah C Ball Wife F 41 Illinois
Ralph H Ball Son M 21 Oregon
Fred Ball Son M 19 Oregon
*Elbert R Ball Son M 18 Oregon
Ethel E Ball Dau F 15 Oregon
Hiram M Ball Son M 8 Oregon
Juanetta M Ball Dau F 4 Oregon
Thomas Seurr Farm hand M 69 Ohio

Sarah had 7 children, 6 living. Sam is a farmer.


1920 U.S. Census for Riddle Prec., Douglas Co., NC (20 Jan):
Elbert R Ball Head M 27 OR; farmer
Lillian Ball Wife F 25 Oregon
Delbert Ball Son M 5 Oregon
Marguerite M Ball Dau F 3 Oregon
Elbert R Ball Jr. Son M 3 mos Oregon


1930 U.S. Census for Riddle Prec., Douglas Co., NC:
Elbert R Ball Head M 38 OR; farmer
Lilian Ball Wife F 37 Oregon
Delbert Ball Son M 16 Oregon
Margarette Ball Dau F 13 Oregon
Roscoe Ball Son M 10 Oregon
Betty Ball Dau F 3 Oregon
Harold Townsend Boarder M 17 Oregon
James R Mc Callaster Lodger M 32 Oregon


1940 U.S. Census for Riddle Prec., Douglas Co., NC:
Elbert R Ball Head M 48 Oregon
Lillian C Ball Wife F 46 Oregon
Roscoe C Ball Son M 20 Oregon
Betty Ball Dau F 13 Oregon
Mary D Moore Mother-in-law F 77 Kentucky

The Balls resided in the same house in 1935. Mary lived in Vancouver, Clark Co., Washington in 1935. Elbert is a farm laborer. Roscoe is a laborer in a packing house.