John Ball and Margaret Ostheimer

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Husband John Ball ¹

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           Born:  - Bavaria, Germany
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

       Marriage: 

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Wife Margaret Ostheimer ¹

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           Born:  - Bavaria, Germany
     Christened: 
           Died: 1848 - Bavaria, Germany 2
         Buried: 

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Children

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1 F Elizabeth Ball ²

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1895 - Bavaria, Germany
         Buried: 

         Spouse: [Unk] Schett (      -      ) 3

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2 M George Ball ²

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1895 - Allegheny Co, PA
         Buried: 

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3 M John Ball ^{1 4}

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           Born: 1830 - Bavaria, Germany 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1896 - North Oakland, Butler Co, PA 4
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Susanna Graham (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 1863 2

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4 M Joseph Ball ^{2 3}

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           Born: 10 Mar 1834 - Nimling, Bavaria, Germany 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Apr 1900 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Margaret Spiker (1839-      ) 3
           Marr: 23 Aug 1862 3

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General Notes: Husband - John Ball

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The Ball family is said to have had its origin in France, and from that country migrated to Germany, where they lived many years.

His entire life was spent in Germany. He was a farmer all his life, and a devout member of the Roman Catholic church.

1 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1031.

2 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1032.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1333.

4 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1450.