Edward Gresham Ball

Brief Life History of Edward Gresham

When Edward Gresham Ball was born on 21 March 1888, in Northumberland, Virginia, United States, his father, Thomas Ball, was 51 and his mother, Lalla Rook Gresham, was 32. He married Ruth Arwin Latham on 17 June 1933, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. He lived in Election Precinct 29, Duval, Florida, United States in 1930 and Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States for about 9 years. He died on 24 June 1981, in Jefferson, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States.

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Edward Gresham Ball
1888–1981
Ruth Arwin Latham
1901–1990
Marriage: 17 June 1933

Sources (16)

  • Edward Ball in household of Alfred L Dupont, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Edward Ball, "Virginia, Birth Certificates, 1912-1913"
  • Edward Ball, "District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950"

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World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument

On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

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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