Joseph Ball

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Subject:           Joseph BALL

Birth:                     circa __ ___ 1805    Meyenheim, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Marriage:           before __ ___ 1836    2

Immigratn:                     16 Apr 1852    New Orleans, Louisiana; on the "Mountaineer."2

Natlzation:                       29 Jul 1858    Medina County, Texas; Com Ct Min No 2, p 145.3

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    Joseph BALL (24 Feb 1836-11 Mar 1918); Medina County, Texas; household #240 D'Hanis.1

Deed:                            16 Feb 1861    Medina County, Texas; File 5710, Section 1477 (Abstract 120) 160 acres; Grantee - Joseph Ball.  Patentee - Joseph Ball.4

Father:

Mother:

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Spouse:           Marianne WOLFF

Birth:                             25 Mar 1810    Meyenheim, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.5

Father:            Havier WOLFF Sr (circa 1775-        )

Mother:           Barbe RIEGEL

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Six Known Children

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M           Jean BALL

Birth:                              20 Oct 1832    Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Immigratn:                     16 Apr 1852    (w); Joseph BALL and Marianne WOLFF; New Orleans, Louisiana; on the "Mountaineer."2

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Havier WOLFF Sr; Bexar County, Texas.

Marriage:                         2 Jan 1862    Catherine SCHREIBER (30 Aug 1838-11 May 1913), daughter of Jean Michel SCHREIBER and Catherine RICH; Medina County, Texas.6

Death:                             5 Feb 1925    San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.2

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M           Joseph BALL

Birth:                              24 Feb 1836    Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.7

Immigratn:                     16 Apr 1852    (w); Joseph BALL and Marianne WOLFF; New Orleans, Louisiana; on the "Mountaineer."2

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    Joseph BALL (circa 1805-        ); Medina County, Texas; household #240 D'Hanis.1

Marriage:                      18 May 1867    Salome KELLER (24 Oct 1844-16 Jun 1929), daughter of Francois Joseph KELLER and Anne Marie MANN; Bexar County, Texas; witness John Ball and John Wolf.8

Death:                           11 Mar 1918    Medina County, Texas.7

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    Our Lady of Grace Catholic Cemetery, Lacoste, Medina County.7

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F            Barbara BALL

Birth:                             22 Sep 1837    Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Immigratn:                     16 Apr 1852    (w); Joseph BALL and Marianne WOLFF; New Orleans, Louisiana; on the "Mountaineer."2

Marriage:                         3 Feb 1854    Paul Benjamin FAHNER (25 Jan 1822-17 Feb 1893); Bexar County, Texas; license date.2

Death:                           21 Sep 1907    Halletsville, Lavaca County, Texas.2

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F            Theresa BALL

Birth:                     circa __ ___ 1842    Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Immigratn:                     16 Apr 1852    (w); Joseph BALL and Marianne WOLFF; New Orleans, Louisiana; on the "Mountaineer."2

Marriage:                         7 Feb 1857    Michel STUDER (May 1836-        ), son of Georges STUDER and Therese UBER; Bexar County, Texas.9

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Havier WOLFF Sr; Bexar County, Texas.

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F            Mary Anna BALL

Birth:                     circa __ ___ 1843    Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Immigratn:                     16 Apr 1852    (w); Joseph BALL and Marianne WOLFF; New Orleans, Louisiana; on the "Mountaineer."2

Marriage:                      24 May 1859    Sebastian WOLFF (23 Jan 1840-17 Mar 1860), son of Xavier WOLFF Jr and Reine BALL; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.6

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Joseph BALL and Joseph BALL; Medina County, Texas; household #240 D'Hanis.1

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M           Peter BALL

Birth:                               28 Jul 1848    Meyenheim, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Immigratn:                     16 Apr 1852    (w); Joseph BALL and Marianne WOLFF; New Orleans, Louisiana; on the "Mountaineer."2

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Havier WOLFF Sr; Bexar County, Texas.

Marriage:                         5 Jun 1872    Mary Louise SCHORP (5 Feb 1851-        ), daughter of Joseph SCHORP and Marie Louise TONDRE; Bexar County, Texas; witness John Ball and Joseph Ball.8

Death:                           28 Dec 1922    Bexar County, Texas.2

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Endnotes 

1. Family Quest, 1860 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas., CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1860 Census

2. Susanna Clark-Smith, "Medina Co., TX - Joseph Ball," e-mail message from susannarick@earthlink.net to Margaret Simpson, 11 Jul 2008. Hereinafter cited as "Joseph Ball." 

3. WPA Index to Texas Naturalizations 1846 - 1939; (Medina County: WPA: Texas District & County Courts). Hereinafter cited as Medina Co Natlztn

4. Texas General Land Office Land Grant Search, online http://wwwdb.glo.state.tx.us/central/LandGrants/LandGrantsWorklist.cfm. Hereinafter cited as TX GLO. 

5. International Genealogical Index Files, online www.familysearch.org. Hereinafter cited as IGI. 

6. Calvin D Foster, compiler, Marriage License Book D, Medina County, Texas (San Antonio, Texas: Our Heritage, 1978). Hereinafter cited as Medina Co Marrs Bk D

7. LDS microfilm, compiler, Our Lady of Grace Catholic Cemetery, Lacoste (n.p.: GEDCOM by an unknown person). Hereinafter cited as Grace Cem

8. San Antonio Genealogical & Historical Society, compiler, Marriages of Bexar County, Texas Books E & F Aug 27 1866 - May 29 1879 (San Antonio, Texas: San Antonio Genealogical & Historical Society, 1998). Hereinafter cited as Marrs - Bexar Co E, F

9. San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society, compiler, Marriages of Bexar County, Texas Book A - D2, 1837 - Oct 22 1866 (San Antonio, Texas: San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society). Hereinafter cited as Marriages - Bexar Co A - D2.

TXGenWeb, Medina County - Joseph Ball updated on 11/05/13

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