Clarissa Jane Ball

Brief Life History of Clarissa Jane

When Clarissa Jane Ball was born in 1852, in Mississippi, United States, her father, John Nimrod Timothy Ball, was 27 and her mother, Mary Perninah Leach, was 17. She married Francis Orestus McReynolds on 28 September 1869, in Winston, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 6, Denton, Texas, United States for about 20 years and Justice Precinct 7, Denton, Texas, United States in 1910. She died in 1910, in Denton, Denton, Texas, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Lloyd Cemetery, Lincoln Park, Denton, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Francis Orestus McReynolds
1845–1924
Clarissa Jane Ball
1852–1910
Marriage: 28 September 1869
John Virgil McReynolds
1870–1936
Laura Agnes McReynolds
1872–1878
Mary Penninah McReynolds
1874–1954
Stephen Luther McReynolds
1878–1949
Willie Ezelle Mc Reynolds
1880–1907
McReynolds
1884–1884
Edna Jane McReynolds
1885–1966
Ida Frances Mcreynolds
1888–1983
Anna Grace McReynolds
1892–1977
Clara Dixie McReynolds
1896–1989
Winnie Davis McReynolds
1899–

Sources (13)

  • Jane Mc Reynolds in household of F Mc Reynolds, "United States Census, 1880"
  • C. J. Ball, "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911"
  • Clarissa Jane Ball McReynolds, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1857

Historical Boundaries: 1857: Denton, Texas, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English bal, ball(e) ‘ball, sphere, globe, round body’ (Old French balle or Old English beall(a)), a nickname for a short, obese person.

English: topographic name for someone who lived on or by a knoll or rounded hill, from the same Middle English word, bal(le) as in 1 above, but applied topographically.

English: from a Middle English adjective ball (weak form balle) in the sense ‘bald’, from ball ‘white streak, bald place’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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