Robert Smith Ball was the only child of Moses Ball and his first wife, Elizabeth Smith. His mother died. Robert's father married a second time to Mary Ann Smith and they had nine more children.

Robert married (1) Cynthia Ann McGlothlin (b. abt. 1834, d. abt. 1866), daughter of Cornelius McGuire McGlothlin and Mary Polly Honaker, on June 02, 1857 in Russell County, Virginia. They had four children:

Louisa Caroline Ball b. 1858
Martha Jane Ball b. 1859
Robert Ball b. 1861
Erastus John Ball b. 1863
Cynthia Ann b. 1870

Robert Smith Ball served in Civil War he enlisted in Confederate Army 37th VA Infantry Company G in New Garden, Virginia on 7-13-1861. He saw battle at Gettysburg on Culps Hill. He later joined the 22nd Virginia Cavalry.

Robert married (2) Penelope E Fletcher on November 06, 1866.
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Pedigree Resource File

name: Robert S. Ball
gender: Male
birth: 29 AUG 1836
Russell County, Virginia
afn: 3JZC-F0X
Parents
father: Moses Ball (AFN: 3JX7-81M )
mother: Elizabeth Smith (AFN: 3JZC-C9G )
Submission
submitter: hgpoynor2711784
submitter: gpoynor2711783
submission date: 01 Apr 2000
submission id: MM9R-7QC
person count: 2,974
Notes
-source: Ron Myers

Source Citation
"Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch, entry for Robert S. Ball.
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Pedigree Resource File

name: Robert Smith /Ball/
gender: Male
birth: 1837
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Marriages (1)
spouse: Cynthia /McGlothlin/
marriage: 2 Jun 1857
children (2)

child 1: Martha Jane /Ball/
gender: Female
birth 1860

child 2: Erastus John /Ball/
gender: Male
birth 20 Mar 1863

Submission
submitter: rbailey1114202
submission date: 05 Apr 2006
submission id: MMWL-3NR
person count: 122,536

Source Citation
"Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch, entry for Robert Smith /Ball/.