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Ball, Johnson Gibson

Male 1840 - 1896  (56 years)

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  • Name Ball, Johnson Gibson 
    Nickname Gip 
    Birth 1840  Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 1860  Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Military 1861–1865  [3
    in the 64th N.C. Infantry, CSA 
    • He was captured at Cumberland Gap in 1863, where he was sent to a prison of war camp at Camp Chase, Ohio.
    Census 1870  Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1880  Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Death 3 Sep 1896  Peoples, Jackson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Aft 3 Sep 1896  Jackson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I342254  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2023 

    Father Ball, Moses Jr.,   b. 20 Apr 1797, Ewing, Lee, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Sep 1885, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Richardson, Ellender,   b. 1805, New Garden, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1889, Lee, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 1818 
    Family ID F51056  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Hensley, Eunice Adaline,   b. 6 Jun 1846, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jul 1932, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 23 May 1861  Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
     1. Ball, George W.,   b. 1864, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F136421  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Jennings, Elizabeth,   b. 16 Dec 1846, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1928, Peoples, Jackson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 12 Jun 1871  Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    Family ID F167351  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1840 - Harlan, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Harlan, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Harlan, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 23 May 1861 - Harlan, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Harlan, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 12 Jun 1871 - Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Harlan, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Sep 1896 - Peoples, Jackson, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Aft 3 Sep 1896 - Jackson, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S303437] Gibson Ball in household of Moses Ball, "United States Census, 1850".

    2. [S303439] Gibson Ball, "United States Census, 1860".

    3. [S303444] Johnson Gipson Ball, "Kentucky Confederate Pension Applications, 1912-1950 ".

    4. [S303440] Gibson Ball, "United States Census, 1870".

    5. [S303441] Gibson Ball, "United States Census, 1880".

    6. [S303443] Johnson Gibson Ball, "Find A Grave Index".

    7. [S303438] Gibson Ball, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979".

    8. [S303442] Johnson G. Ball, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".

    9. [S310645] Elizabeth Jenings in entry for J. Ball, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979".