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1 1850 US Census (Weston, JoDaviess County, Illinois). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists John Ball (age 48, b. KY), wife Eliza (age 41, b. KY) and children William S. (age 18, b. IL), Maria (age 16, b. IL), Alexander (age 13, b. IL), George W. (age 12, b. IL), Joel G. (age 10, b. IL), Brimsley (age 8, b. IL), Erminta [sp?] (age 6, b. IL), Milvella (age 4, b. IL) and Sarah (age 2, b. IL), living in Weston, Illinois. John is listed as a "miner."

2 1860 US Census (Elizabeth, JoDaviess County, Illinois). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists John Ball (age 48, b. KY), wife Eliza [Long] (age 50, b. KY) and children Alamon [Alexander] (age 24, b. IL), George W. (age 22, b. IL), Joel G. (age 19, b. IL), Bringly (age 18, b. IL), Arminta (age 15, b. IL), Melvina (age 13, b. IL) and Sarah J. (age 11, b. IL), living in Elizabeth, Illinois. Also in the household is "mother in law" Sarah Long (age 81, b. KY). John is listed as a "farmer."

3 1870 US Census (Elizabeth, JoDaviess County, Illinois). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists John Ball (age 58, b. KY), wife Eliza (age 60, b. KY) and daughter Jane (age 20, b. IL), living in Elizabeth, Illinois. John is listed as a "miner." Living nearby is their son, William Ball, and his wife.

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