Son of Joseph and Margaret Langfitt Ball. One of nine children.
Note: The birth location is variously described in sources as Brooks/Brooke County in either West Virginia or Virginia; also Hancock County, Virginia. Evidently the county and state lines evolved over the years and the boundaries changed in 1848. Therefore use caution when using a specific birth location as these differences show up in different sources that refer to the birth location.
Husband of Margaret Lavinia/Lavina Laughlin Ball.
Children: Charles Francis, Harvey L. Joseph Langfit/Langfitt, Harry Irving, Nellie Blanche, William Newman Ball.
Burial note: It appears that George Washington Ball (and his parents and other Ball relatives) were first buried at Old Fairfield Cemetery in Lot 36. Evidently these Ball individuals were later (when?) removed to a substantial Ball family plot in Evergreen Cemetery with individual graves and headstones surrounding a massive "Ball" surname monument.
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The following item was found in the Ball family genealogy file at the Fairfield Public Library, Fairfield, Iowa. It is not clear if it was officially enacted, but likely was. The date stamp at the bottom of the copy on file was for 1922, so the resolution if enacted probably took place during the spring session of the Iowa Legislature. The author of the resolution proposal is not identified. The accuracy of any and all items contained in this item is not confirmed by this contributor; it is offered for the perspective that it provides on the life and public service of George Washington Ball. This may have been something of a draft, so the final measure, if enacted, may have been somewhat reworded:
"GEORGE W. BALL
Mr.Speaker - Your committee appointed to prepare resolutions commemorating the life, character, and public service of the Honorable George W. Ball, of Jefferson County, beg leave to submit the following report:
George W. Ball, was born in Brooks County, Virginia, March sixth, eighteen-hundred-forty-eight. His father Joseph Ball, was also a native of Virginia, and was a descendant from the same family as Mary Ball, the mother of George Washington. His mother Margaret Langfit Ball, was born in Pennsylvania, and was a cousin of President James K. Polk. Mr. Ball came to Jefferson County, Iowa, with his parents in the year eighteen-hundred-fifty-four where he resided til the time of his death March fourteenth, nineteen-hundred-twenty. He received his primary education in the district school and later attended the Fairfield University. He was engaged in various different businesses, but farming and stock raising was his principal occupation. He was married October thirty-first, eighteen-hundred-seventy-two, to Miss. Margaret Laughlin, and to them were born five sons and one daughter. Mr Ball was a member of the house of representatives in the twenty-second twenty-third and thirty-sixth; and senator in the thirty-seventh and thirty-eighth general assemblies. He was a member of the Christian church and of the I.O.O.F. He was loyal to his friends, his community, his state and his nation and offered to each the fullest measure of devotion. In every good cause he was a faithful worker, and to every movement for the advancement of the community in which he lived he always gave of his time and means.
In the death of George W. Ball, the state has lost a useful citizen, his life and public services, were of high character and he will be remembered as an ideal patriot, citizen, neighbor and friend.
Therefore, Be It Resolved, that in the death of George W. Ball, the state has lost one of its most loyal citizens and that the House recognizes the high character of his services to the state and takes this occasion to express its appreciation of his character and public services and to extend to his family its sincere sympathy in their bereavement.
Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the Journal of this House and that the Chief Clerk transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased."
Note: The birth location is variously described in sources as Brooks/Brooke County in either West Virginia or Virginia; also Hancock County, Virginia. Evidently the county and state lines evolved over the years and the boundaries changed in 1848. Therefore use caution when using a specific birth location as these differences show up in different sources that refer to the birth location.
Husband of Margaret Lavinia/Lavina Laughlin Ball.
Children: Charles Francis, Harvey L. Joseph Langfit/Langfitt, Harry Irving, Nellie Blanche, William Newman Ball.
Burial note: It appears that George Washington Ball (and his parents and other Ball relatives) were first buried at Old Fairfield Cemetery in Lot 36. Evidently these Ball individuals were later (when?) removed to a substantial Ball family plot in Evergreen Cemetery with individual graves and headstones surrounding a massive "Ball" surname monument.
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The following item was found in the Ball family genealogy file at the Fairfield Public Library, Fairfield, Iowa. It is not clear if it was officially enacted, but likely was. The date stamp at the bottom of the copy on file was for 1922, so the resolution if enacted probably took place during the spring session of the Iowa Legislature. The author of the resolution proposal is not identified. The accuracy of any and all items contained in this item is not confirmed by this contributor; it is offered for the perspective that it provides on the life and public service of George Washington Ball. This may have been something of a draft, so the final measure, if enacted, may have been somewhat reworded:
"GEORGE W. BALL
Mr.Speaker - Your committee appointed to prepare resolutions commemorating the life, character, and public service of the Honorable George W. Ball, of Jefferson County, beg leave to submit the following report:
George W. Ball, was born in Brooks County, Virginia, March sixth, eighteen-hundred-forty-eight. His father Joseph Ball, was also a native of Virginia, and was a descendant from the same family as Mary Ball, the mother of George Washington. His mother Margaret Langfit Ball, was born in Pennsylvania, and was a cousin of President James K. Polk. Mr. Ball came to Jefferson County, Iowa, with his parents in the year eighteen-hundred-fifty-four where he resided til the time of his death March fourteenth, nineteen-hundred-twenty. He received his primary education in the district school and later attended the Fairfield University. He was engaged in various different businesses, but farming and stock raising was his principal occupation. He was married October thirty-first, eighteen-hundred-seventy-two, to Miss. Margaret Laughlin, and to them were born five sons and one daughter. Mr Ball was a member of the house of representatives in the twenty-second twenty-third and thirty-sixth; and senator in the thirty-seventh and thirty-eighth general assemblies. He was a member of the Christian church and of the I.O.O.F. He was loyal to his friends, his community, his state and his nation and offered to each the fullest measure of devotion. In every good cause he was a faithful worker, and to every movement for the advancement of the community in which he lived he always gave of his time and means.
In the death of George W. Ball, the state has lost a useful citizen, his life and public services, were of high character and he will be remembered as an ideal patriot, citizen, neighbor and friend.
Therefore, Be It Resolved, that in the death of George W. Ball, the state has lost one of its most loyal citizens and that the House recognizes the high character of his services to the state and takes this occasion to express its appreciation of his character and public services and to extend to his family its sincere sympathy in their bereavement.
Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the Journal of this House and that the Chief Clerk transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased."
Son of Joseph and Margaret Langfitt Ball. One of nine children.
Note: The birth location is variously described in sources as Brooks/Brooke County in either West Virginia or Virginia; also Hancock County, Virginia. Evidently the county and state lines evolved over the years and the boundaries changed in 1848. Therefore use caution when using a specific birth location as these differences show up in different sources that refer to the birth location.
Husband of Margaret Lavinia/Lavina Laughlin Ball.
Children: Charles Francis, Harvey L. Joseph Langfit/Langfitt, Harry Irving, Nellie Blanche, William Newman Ball.
Burial note: It appears that George Washington Ball (and his parents and other Ball relatives) were first buried at Old Fairfield Cemetery in Lot 36. Evidently these Ball individuals were later (when?) removed to a substantial Ball family plot in Evergreen Cemetery with individual graves and headstones surrounding a massive "Ball" surname monument.
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The following item was found in the Ball family genealogy file at the Fairfield Public Library, Fairfield, Iowa. It is not clear if it was officially enacted, but likely was. The date stamp at the bottom of the copy on file was for 1922, so the resolution if enacted probably took place during the spring session of the Iowa Legislature. The author of the resolution proposal is not identified. The accuracy of any and all items contained in this item is not confirmed by this contributor; it is offered for the perspective that it provides on the life and public service of George Washington Ball. This may have been something of a draft, so the final measure, if enacted, may have been somewhat reworded:
"GEORGE W. BALL
Mr.Speaker - Your committee appointed to prepare resolutions commemorating the life, character, and public service of the Honorable George W. Ball, of Jefferson County, beg leave to submit the following report:
George W. Ball, was born in Brooks County, Virginia, March sixth, eighteen-hundred-forty-eight. His father Joseph Ball, was also a native of Virginia, and was a descendant from the same family as Mary Ball, the mother of George Washington. His mother Margaret Langfit Ball, was born in Pennsylvania, and was a cousin of President James K. Polk. Mr. Ball came to Jefferson County, Iowa, with his parents in the year eighteen-hundred-fifty-four where he resided til the time of his death March fourteenth, nineteen-hundred-twenty. He received his primary education in the district school and later attended the Fairfield University. He was engaged in various different businesses, but farming and stock raising was his principal occupation. He was married October thirty-first, eighteen-hundred-seventy-two, to Miss. Margaret Laughlin, and to them were born five sons and one daughter. Mr Ball was a member of the house of representatives in the twenty-second twenty-third and thirty-sixth; and senator in the thirty-seventh and thirty-eighth general assemblies. He was a member of the Christian church and of the I.O.O.F. He was loyal to his friends, his community, his state and his nation and offered to each the fullest measure of devotion. In every good cause he was a faithful worker, and to every movement for the advancement of the community in which he lived he always gave of his time and means.
In the death of George W. Ball, the state has lost a useful citizen, his life and public services, were of high character and he will be remembered as an ideal patriot, citizen, neighbor and friend.
Therefore, Be It Resolved, that in the death of George W. Ball, the state has lost one of its most loyal citizens and that the House recognizes the high character of his services to the state and takes this occasion to express its appreciation of his character and public services and to extend to his family its sincere sympathy in their bereavement.
Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the Journal of this House and that the Chief Clerk transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased."
Note: The birth location is variously described in sources as Brooks/Brooke County in either West Virginia or Virginia; also Hancock County, Virginia. Evidently the county and state lines evolved over the years and the boundaries changed in 1848. Therefore use caution when using a specific birth location as these differences show up in different sources that refer to the birth location.
Husband of Margaret Lavinia/Lavina Laughlin Ball.
Children: Charles Francis, Harvey L. Joseph Langfit/Langfitt, Harry Irving, Nellie Blanche, William Newman Ball.
Burial note: It appears that George Washington Ball (and his parents and other Ball relatives) were first buried at Old Fairfield Cemetery in Lot 36. Evidently these Ball individuals were later (when?) removed to a substantial Ball family plot in Evergreen Cemetery with individual graves and headstones surrounding a massive "Ball" surname monument.
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The following item was found in the Ball family genealogy file at the Fairfield Public Library, Fairfield, Iowa. It is not clear if it was officially enacted, but likely was. The date stamp at the bottom of the copy on file was for 1922, so the resolution if enacted probably took place during the spring session of the Iowa Legislature. The author of the resolution proposal is not identified. The accuracy of any and all items contained in this item is not confirmed by this contributor; it is offered for the perspective that it provides on the life and public service of George Washington Ball. This may have been something of a draft, so the final measure, if enacted, may have been somewhat reworded:
"GEORGE W. BALL
Mr.Speaker - Your committee appointed to prepare resolutions commemorating the life, character, and public service of the Honorable George W. Ball, of Jefferson County, beg leave to submit the following report:
George W. Ball, was born in Brooks County, Virginia, March sixth, eighteen-hundred-forty-eight. His father Joseph Ball, was also a native of Virginia, and was a descendant from the same family as Mary Ball, the mother of George Washington. His mother Margaret Langfit Ball, was born in Pennsylvania, and was a cousin of President James K. Polk. Mr. Ball came to Jefferson County, Iowa, with his parents in the year eighteen-hundred-fifty-four where he resided til the time of his death March fourteenth, nineteen-hundred-twenty. He received his primary education in the district school and later attended the Fairfield University. He was engaged in various different businesses, but farming and stock raising was his principal occupation. He was married October thirty-first, eighteen-hundred-seventy-two, to Miss. Margaret Laughlin, and to them were born five sons and one daughter. Mr Ball was a member of the house of representatives in the twenty-second twenty-third and thirty-sixth; and senator in the thirty-seventh and thirty-eighth general assemblies. He was a member of the Christian church and of the I.O.O.F. He was loyal to his friends, his community, his state and his nation and offered to each the fullest measure of devotion. In every good cause he was a faithful worker, and to every movement for the advancement of the community in which he lived he always gave of his time and means.
In the death of George W. Ball, the state has lost a useful citizen, his life and public services, were of high character and he will be remembered as an ideal patriot, citizen, neighbor and friend.
Therefore, Be It Resolved, that in the death of George W. Ball, the state has lost one of its most loyal citizens and that the House recognizes the high character of his services to the state and takes this occasion to express its appreciation of his character and public services and to extend to his family its sincere sympathy in their bereavement.
Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the Journal of this House and that the Chief Clerk transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased."
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