Cooley E. Ball
Cooley E. Ball was born around 1847 in Lapeer County, Michigan, to George and Julia Ball. His father was a mill foreman who owned $1,200 of real estate and $250 of personal property by 1860. The family lived in Lapeer County until the 1850s, when they moved to Saginaw, Michigan. By 1870, he was working as a bookkeeper in Midland, Michigan, and he owned $2,500 of real estate and $3,000 of personal property. He supported the Democratic Party, and he served as a delegate to a congressional district convention in 1870.
He married a woman named Frances around 1874, and their daughter Nora was born around 1875. They lived in Saint John, and he worked as a hardware merchant. His wife died on July 24, 1916, and he married Una Woodruff on June 2, 1921. He died in 1930.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (5365) | Ball, Cooley E. | 1847 | 1930 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (15335) [writer] ~ Cooley E. Ball to William G. Gage, 12 February 1864
People - Records: 1
- (5365) Ball, Cooley E. is the [friend of] (2613) Gage, William Glover
Places - Records: 1
- (3383) [birth] ~ Lapeer County, Michigan
Groups - Records: 1
- (1) [member/supporter] ~ Democratic Party
SOURCES
1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Michigan Death Records, 1867-1952, available from Ancestry.com; Michigan Marriage Records, 1867-1952, available from Ancestry.com
