Flora was the 5th child born to Willis and Sarepta Brockman Barnes. Her two sisters and two brothers that were born before her all died in infancy or when they were toddlers. Willis was a veteran of the Civil War and was receiving an invalid pension. He occasionally worked at odd jobs here and there, such as an express agent.
Flora's father died in 1904, when she was around 16, leaving her mother to support her and her younger sister, Marguerite, on a widow's pension.
Flora married Edward Graham Ball at Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, on Sept 1, 1909. In 1910, the couple was living in Huron, Beadle County, South Dakota. Their two oldest children were born in South Dakota and their two youngest children were born in Utah.
By 1920, Flora and Edward had moved to Michigan and were living on a farm near Mancelona in Antrim County with their 4 children. Flora died three years later at the age of 34 and the family was eventually split up. Two of Flora's sons, Edward Jr and Richard, were living with an aunt and uncle in Royal Oak, Michigan in 1930.
Flora & Edward Ball's children:
***Edward G. Ball Jr. was born in South Dakota c. 1911
***Philip C. Ball was born in South Dakota c. 1912
***Richard M. Ball was born in Utah in 1913
***Ruth M. Ball was born in Utah c. 1915
Flora's father died in 1904, when she was around 16, leaving her mother to support her and her younger sister, Marguerite, on a widow's pension.
Flora married Edward Graham Ball at Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, on Sept 1, 1909. In 1910, the couple was living in Huron, Beadle County, South Dakota. Their two oldest children were born in South Dakota and their two youngest children were born in Utah.
By 1920, Flora and Edward had moved to Michigan and were living on a farm near Mancelona in Antrim County with their 4 children. Flora died three years later at the age of 34 and the family was eventually split up. Two of Flora's sons, Edward Jr and Richard, were living with an aunt and uncle in Royal Oak, Michigan in 1930.
Flora & Edward Ball's children:
***Edward G. Ball Jr. was born in South Dakota c. 1911
***Philip C. Ball was born in South Dakota c. 1912
***Richard M. Ball was born in Utah in 1913
***Ruth M. Ball was born in Utah c. 1915
Flora was the 5th child born to Willis and Sarepta Brockman Barnes. Her two sisters and two brothers that were born before her all died in infancy or when they were toddlers. Willis was a veteran of the Civil War and was receiving an invalid pension. He occasionally worked at odd jobs here and there, such as an express agent.
Flora's father died in 1904, when she was around 16, leaving her mother to support her and her younger sister, Marguerite, on a widow's pension.
Flora married Edward Graham Ball at Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, on Sept 1, 1909. In 1910, the couple was living in Huron, Beadle County, South Dakota. Their two oldest children were born in South Dakota and their two youngest children were born in Utah.
By 1920, Flora and Edward had moved to Michigan and were living on a farm near Mancelona in Antrim County with their 4 children. Flora died three years later at the age of 34 and the family was eventually split up. Two of Flora's sons, Edward Jr and Richard, were living with an aunt and uncle in Royal Oak, Michigan in 1930.
Flora & Edward Ball's children:
***Edward G. Ball Jr. was born in South Dakota c. 1911
***Philip C. Ball was born in South Dakota c. 1912
***Richard M. Ball was born in Utah in 1913
***Ruth M. Ball was born in Utah c. 1915
Flora's father died in 1904, when she was around 16, leaving her mother to support her and her younger sister, Marguerite, on a widow's pension.
Flora married Edward Graham Ball at Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, on Sept 1, 1909. In 1910, the couple was living in Huron, Beadle County, South Dakota. Their two oldest children were born in South Dakota and their two youngest children were born in Utah.
By 1920, Flora and Edward had moved to Michigan and were living on a farm near Mancelona in Antrim County with their 4 children. Flora died three years later at the age of 34 and the family was eventually split up. Two of Flora's sons, Edward Jr and Richard, were living with an aunt and uncle in Royal Oak, Michigan in 1930.
Flora & Edward Ball's children:
***Edward G. Ball Jr. was born in South Dakota c. 1911
***Philip C. Ball was born in South Dakota c. 1912
***Richard M. Ball was born in Utah in 1913
***Ruth M. Ball was born in Utah c. 1915
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