Daniel Balls

Brief Life History of Daniel

When Daniel Balls was born on 12 April 1865, in Chediston, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Balls, was 40 and his mother, Sarah Ellen Baxter, was 36. He married Mary Eliza Davis on 25 November 1886, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He immigrated to Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1868 and lived in Soda Springs, Bannock, Idaho, United States for about 10 years and Caribou, Idaho, United States for about 10 years. He died on 29 March 1947, in Soda Springs, Caribou, Idaho, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Soda Springs, Caribou, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Balls
1865–1947
Mary Eliza Davis
1869–1939
Marriage: 25 November 1886
Florence Pearl Balls
1887–1958
Lawrence Earl Balls
1887–1962
Son Stillborn Balls
1889–1889
Stillborn Balls
1891–1891
Kenneth Grant Balls
1892–1989
Inez Ovanda Balls
1893–1978
Emma Lorene Balls
1897–1986
Ida Balls
1899–1899
Eva Elizabeth Balls
1903–1994
Ruth Geneva Balls
1905–1907

Sources (49)

  • Daniel Balch, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Utah, Cache County, Hyde Park LDS Ward Record of members, [1860]-1941 Daniel Balls: Birth 1865
  • Daniel Balls, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1938-1961"

World Events (8)

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

1878 · Bacup Natural History Society

The Bacup Natural History Society was established in 1878 in Lancashire. It holds a collection of over 4,000 photos, slides, and documents. It holds many different artifacts from military to fossils.

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.

Name Meaning

English (Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex): variant of Ball , with excrescent -s.

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

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Daniel Balls

Daniel Balls and Mary Eliza Davis In the small parish of Linstead Parva, Suffolk Shire county),England approximately one hundred miles from London two English …

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