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Pheobe <I>Stonebraker</I> Ball

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Pheobe Stonebraker Ball

Birth
Hoytsville, Summit County, Utah, USA
Death
2 Jul 1957 (aged 66)
Kemmerer, Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA
Burial
Kemmerer, Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.7995306, Longitude: -110.5515972
Plot
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From histories found on familysearch.org:
Phoebe Stonebraker Pringle was born February 18, 1891 in Hoytsville, Summit County, Utah. Her father is Alma Stonebraker, and her mother is Martha Jane McMichael. She is the fourth of fourteen children born to this union. Her brothers and sisters are: Allie, Ursula Jane, William Joseph, Robert Verness, Effie, Eva, Leroy, Letha. John Phelps, Thelma, David Moss, Annice, and Alma. All of the children lived to maturity with the exception of Alma, who lived only twelve days.
Although Phoebe had very little formal education (about three or four years) she was able to educate herself quite well. She was always a very hard worker and kept her home immaculate at all times. She was always very organized, as was her home. She always knew exactly where everything was in her home, and she wanted everything in its place. She was an excellent cook and seemed to enjoy being a housewife and a mother.
She married George Ernest Pringle on May 28, 1907 in Coalville, Summit County, Utah. She was sixteen years of age at the time. Their first child, Mamie, was born October 25, 1908 in Grasscreek, Summit County, Utah. Their next daughter, Martha Marie, was born June 4, 1910 in Grass Creek, Summit County, Utah. Their third daughter, Bernice, was born June 4, 1912 in Grasscreek, Summit County, Utah. Their last child, George Ernest Pringle Jr., was born June 26, 1920 in Oakley, Lincoln County, Wyoming.
Phoebe loved the outdoors and seemed to be in her glory when she was in the mountains on fishing trips. She would go for walks and pick wild flowers, currents, and wild berried to entertain herself. She would cook meals on a little gas stove that she owned and seemed to enjoy doing it. She thoroughly enjoyed the trout, the grouse and the sage chickens that they would eat while in the mountains. During the depression her husband only worked about one day a week, which was always on Monday. He would come home on Monday evening and say, "Well, that's all for this week." Early Tuesday morning they would all arise and go to the mountains where they would live for the full week until it was time to come home for him to go to work again. They would always take a 22-rifle and fishing equipment, and with these two items they would supply a good portion of the food they would eat while there. They would always shoot one or two grouse or sage chickens, and always had ample trout to take care of their needs. These were great trips for the family. The kids thoroughly enjoyed being with both their parents, sitting around the campfire in the evening and talking with them, and they also had a great time during the day fishing with their father.
Phoebe and George always got along very well together and there was very little contention in their home. Monday was always wash day, and each Sunday evening George Sr. and George Jr. would go to the mine and bring back a barrel of soft water that was provided by the condensed steam at the coal mine so that Mom would have soft water to do the washing with on Monday morning. Monday's in the wintertime meant frozen clothes as Phoebe would bring them in from the clothesline just like boards and place them on chairs around the fire to finish drying them. She would iron the clothes with hot irons that were placed on the top of the coal stove to keep them warm. She was thrilled when she received her first electric iron.
George died when a piece of the coal mine ceiling fell on his head. He developed a brain tumor and died eight months later. Pheobe moved the Castle Gate, Utah to run a boarding house for miners. She married Martin Stevens. They were married for seven years and divorced. In 1954 she married William Ball.

Obituary found on familysearch.org:
Funeral services for Pheobe Pringle Ball, 66, who was the wife of William Ball of Diamondville, and who passed away at the LCM hospital Tuesday morning of last week, were held Friday afternoon in the local chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Bishop Williams dedicated the grave in the city cemetery.
From histories found on familysearch.org:
Phoebe Stonebraker Pringle was born February 18, 1891 in Hoytsville, Summit County, Utah. Her father is Alma Stonebraker, and her mother is Martha Jane McMichael. She is the fourth of fourteen children born to this union. Her brothers and sisters are: Allie, Ursula Jane, William Joseph, Robert Verness, Effie, Eva, Leroy, Letha. John Phelps, Thelma, David Moss, Annice, and Alma. All of the children lived to maturity with the exception of Alma, who lived only twelve days.
Although Phoebe had very little formal education (about three or four years) she was able to educate herself quite well. She was always a very hard worker and kept her home immaculate at all times. She was always very organized, as was her home. She always knew exactly where everything was in her home, and she wanted everything in its place. She was an excellent cook and seemed to enjoy being a housewife and a mother.
She married George Ernest Pringle on May 28, 1907 in Coalville, Summit County, Utah. She was sixteen years of age at the time. Their first child, Mamie, was born October 25, 1908 in Grasscreek, Summit County, Utah. Their next daughter, Martha Marie, was born June 4, 1910 in Grass Creek, Summit County, Utah. Their third daughter, Bernice, was born June 4, 1912 in Grasscreek, Summit County, Utah. Their last child, George Ernest Pringle Jr., was born June 26, 1920 in Oakley, Lincoln County, Wyoming.
Phoebe loved the outdoors and seemed to be in her glory when she was in the mountains on fishing trips. She would go for walks and pick wild flowers, currents, and wild berried to entertain herself. She would cook meals on a little gas stove that she owned and seemed to enjoy doing it. She thoroughly enjoyed the trout, the grouse and the sage chickens that they would eat while in the mountains. During the depression her husband only worked about one day a week, which was always on Monday. He would come home on Monday evening and say, "Well, that's all for this week." Early Tuesday morning they would all arise and go to the mountains where they would live for the full week until it was time to come home for him to go to work again. They would always take a 22-rifle and fishing equipment, and with these two items they would supply a good portion of the food they would eat while there. They would always shoot one or two grouse or sage chickens, and always had ample trout to take care of their needs. These were great trips for the family. The kids thoroughly enjoyed being with both their parents, sitting around the campfire in the evening and talking with them, and they also had a great time during the day fishing with their father.
Phoebe and George always got along very well together and there was very little contention in their home. Monday was always wash day, and each Sunday evening George Sr. and George Jr. would go to the mine and bring back a barrel of soft water that was provided by the condensed steam at the coal mine so that Mom would have soft water to do the washing with on Monday morning. Monday's in the wintertime meant frozen clothes as Phoebe would bring them in from the clothesline just like boards and place them on chairs around the fire to finish drying them. She would iron the clothes with hot irons that were placed on the top of the coal stove to keep them warm. She was thrilled when she received her first electric iron.
George died when a piece of the coal mine ceiling fell on his head. He developed a brain tumor and died eight months later. Pheobe moved the Castle Gate, Utah to run a boarding house for miners. She married Martin Stevens. They were married for seven years and divorced. In 1954 she married William Ball.

Obituary found on familysearch.org:
Funeral services for Pheobe Pringle Ball, 66, who was the wife of William Ball of Diamondville, and who passed away at the LCM hospital Tuesday morning of last week, were held Friday afternoon in the local chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Bishop Williams dedicated the grave in the city cemetery.


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  • Created by: Julie Haws
  • Added: Aug 5, 2021
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/230378720/pheobe-ball: accessed ), memorial page for Pheobe Stonebraker Ball (18 Feb 1891–2 Jul 1957), Find a Grave Memorial ID 230378720, citing Kemmerer City Cemetery, Kemmerer, Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA; Maintained by Julie Haws (contributor 48757442).