Author: unknown

     Jacob Ball, one of Clark County’s prominent citizens, was born in
Kentucky in 1822, and is a son of Samuel and Mary (Cole) Ball, natives of East
Tennessee and Virginia, respectively. The death of the father occurred in
Indiana in 1852. Our subject left the State of Indiana in 1849 and went to Lee
County, Iowa, where he remained for two years, at the end of which time he came
to Clark County, Mo., and settled on a farm in Sweet Home Township, and has
lived in that township ever since, with the exception of the time he served his
country during the war. He enlisted in Company C, Twenty-first Missouri, and
took quite an active part until the close of the war, returning home in 1866.
He was married in 1846 to Rebecca Nelson, daughter of William and Sarah
(Corsealus) Nelson, natives of Indiana. To Mr. and Mrs. Ball ten children have
been born, of whom nine are living: George W., Mary C., Henry C., Sarah F.,
John A., Emily J., Jacob E., Milo E., and Minnie. Mr. Ball is a strong
Republican, and both he and his wife are members of the Christian Church.

Additional Comments:
History of Lewis Clark, Knox, and Scotland Counties, Missouri
Publish 1887 by The Goodspeed Publishing Co.
St. Louis and Chicago
Biographical Appendix, Clark County, Page 860
Jacob Ball
Peaksville Cemetery, Sweet Home Township, Section 18
Jacob Ball Oct 4, 1822 – Jan. 8, 1897
Rebecca A. Ball July 1, 1829 – Dec. 11, 1918
Also in same plot are son John and his family.