In February of 1883, on the banks of the Clear Fork River, John Thomas Ball and his wife Emma Jane [West] Ball camped with their two tiny children. Emma Jane was a native of Litchfield, Illinois.
Tom and a partner were on the way west to open range grazing with 100 head of Longhorn cattle from Fannin County, Texas, where Tom had resided since age 12, passing through Young County.
Two month old Elbert Milton was sick with croup when his mother, who drove their covered wagon and did all the cooking, made camp and his condition worsened. Tom rode horseback to the village of Graham for a doctor and after receiving medication and rest, he recovered. J.T. and Emma established a large ranch in Stephens County and raised a family of 11 children there.
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In February of 1883, on the banks of the Clear Fork River, John Thomas Ball and his wife Emma Jane [West] Ball camped with their two tiny children. Emma Jane was a native of Litchfield, Illinois.
Tom and a partner were on the way west to open range grazing with 100 head of Longhorn cattle from Fannin County, Texas, where Tom had resided since age 12, passing through Young County.
Two month old Elbert Milton was sick with croup when his mother, who drove their covered wagon and did all the cooking, made camp and his condition worsened. Tom rode horseback to the village of Graham for a doctor and after receiving medication and rest, he recovered. J.T. and Emma established a large ranch in Stephens County and raised a family of 11 children there.
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Family Members
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Dora Lee Ball Silas
1881–1909
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Elbert Milton Ball
1882–1957
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Nancy Ann "Nanie" Ball Wasson
1884–1986
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Hattie Pearl Ball McEntire
1886–1984
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John Thomas Ball Sr
1888–1948
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Mary Addie Ball Norton
1889–1966
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Emma Jane "Pet" Ball Ward
1891–1987
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Samuel Monroe "Sam" Ball
1894–1990
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Minnie Alice Ball Roberts
1896–1967
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Clemmie L. Ball
1899–1901
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Ida Faye Ball Sanders
1902–1997
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