Leland Walker Ball

Brief Life History of Leland Walker

When Leland Walker Ball was born on 24 October 1911, in Lewisville, Jefferson, Idaho, United States, his father, Alfred William Ball, was 33 and his mother, Ann Taylor Walker, was 27. He married Elva Pearl Jackson on 28 September 1938, in Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He lived in Lewisville Election Precinct, Jefferson, Idaho, United States in 1940. He died on 7 June 1978, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Lewisville Cemetery, Jefferson, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Leland Walker Ball
1911–1978
Elva Pearl Jackson
1911–1999
Marriage: 28 September 1938
Leland Wade Ball
1940–2023
David Joseph Ball
1943–2006
Richard Dale Ball
1945–2025
Stephen Lynn Ball
1949–2021

Sources (53)

  • Leland W Ball, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Leland W Ball, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages, 1980-2015"
  • Leland Walker Ball, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

World Events (8)

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

1913

Historical Boundaries: 1913: Jefferson, Idaho, United States

1929

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

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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Story Highlight

From the 1943 Diary of Helen Ball Walker

Sunday, February 14th: Milton, Anne, Ora, Paul and I went up to Mother's for the day as Milton was on his way to the coast. Edna made a Valentine cake and took a lot of pictures. Left P.D., Van and A …

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