Ruth Evoline Ball

Brief Life History of Ruth Evoline

When Ruth Evoline Ball was born on 18 April 1826, in Ohio, United States, her father, Farlin Ball, was 37 and her mother, Elizabeth Moores, was 32. She married David Wakefield Watt on 19 February 1844, in Jefferson, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Jefferson, Green, Wisconsin, United States for about 20 years. She died on 23 August 1893, in Hampton, Franklin, Iowa, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Hampton, Franklin, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Wakefield Watt
1819–1880
Ruth Evoline Ball
1826–1893
Marriage: 19 February 1844
John Moffett Watt
1845–1912
Elizabeth Jane Watt
about 1853–1922
Sarah Elazana 'Zanna' Watt
about 1859–1929
Charlotte 'Lottie' A Watt
about 1864–1945
Langley Watt
about 1868–
Farlin E Watt
1847–
David W Watt
1850–1929
George Fremont Watt
1856–1930

Sources (30)

  • Ruth E Watt in household of David Watt, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Ruth Ball - birth-name: Ruth Ball
  • Ruth E Ball, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

World Events (8)

1829

American settlers began mining the Wisconsin Territory in the early 1800's. The lead ore in the territory had largely been mined previously by American Indians. By 1829, nearly 4,000 miners had moved to Wisconsin Territory. The miners became known as badgers as they burrowed into hillsides for shelter. The name eventually represented the state and Wisconsin is now known as the Badger State. (Wisconsin Historical Society: Lead Mining in Southwestern Wisconsin)

1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated

On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.

1846

Iowa is the 29th state.

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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