Brief Life History of Lyman James
When Lyman James Ball, Jr. was born on 24 February 1908, in Lewisville, Jefferson, Idaho, United States, his father, Lyman James Ball, was 23 and his mother, Nellie Wray Casper, was 21. He married Melba Cox on 11 April 1930, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He lived in Rigby, Jefferson, Idaho, United States in 1920 and Menan, Jefferson, Idaho, United States in 1930. He died on 30 June 1991, in Aloha, Washington, Oregon, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.
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- Lyman James Ball, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
- Lyman James Ball, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Lyman Ball, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
1910 · Angel Island Serves Immigrants
Angel Island served as a western entry point for hundreds of thousands of U.S. immigrants, mainly from China, from 1910 to 1940.
1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
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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