Ball, Henry Arthur

Henry Arthur Ball

Birth

Henry Arthur Ball was born on December 9, 1844, on a farm in the Switzkill Valley in Berne, Albany County, NY. His parents were Robert Ball (Jan.9, 1809-Sept. 11, 1893) and Anna Barbara Dietz (Oct. 17, 1815-Oct.16, 1897). His grandparents were John Peter Ball and Elisabeth Bogardus.

Marriage & Children

Henry was married to Caroline "Callie" Powers before 1870. They had one child:

• Winfred A. Ball, born in March 1871. Married 16 May 1899 to Lura Pearl Bowes. Died 14 Nov. 1925 St. Paul, MN.

Callie died February 16, 1876. Following her death, Henry married before 1 June 1880 again to Jennie (b.abt. 1851 Ohio - d. aft. 1930).

Occupations

Henry was a farmer before the Civil War.After the Civil War,Henry moved to the mid-west. He became a photographer in Grafton, ND. While he lived his adult life in the midwest, he often visited the family farm in the Switzkill Valley.

Henry A. Ball and J. O. Rindahl were partners in Ball & Rindahl Studio, Grafton, North Dakota, in 1890; a partner in Ball, Dix & Mead, Ft. Randall, Dakota Territory. The association with Dix and Mead would have been prior to 1890 as the Dakota Territory was divided into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota on November 2, 1889.web site

Census records:

• 1870 - He was a photograph artist in Glencoe, McLeod, Minn. He and Callie were boarders.
• 1875 - He and Caroline were in Wright, Franklin, Minn. Teffitory.
• 1900 - He was a photographer in Grafton, Walsh, ND. He and Jennie had a servant and took in boarders.
• 1910 - He and Jennie were living on Rittson Ave, Walsh, Grafton, ND. He was a photographer with his own gallery. They had a servant and took in boarders.
• 1920 - He was a Justice of the Peace in Grafton, Walsh, ND. He and Jennie took in boarders.

Military Service

Name:	Henry A. Ball
Residence:	Berne
Place of Birth:	Berne, NY
Date of Birth:	1844
Names of Parents:	Robert (Ball) and Barbara Dietz
Marital Status:	Single
Term of Enlistment:	3 years
Bounty Received:	$100.00
Enlistment Date:	5 Aug 1862
Enlistment Place:	Albany, NY
Enlistment Rank:	Private
State Served:	New York
Regiment:	7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery
Company:	Company D
Promotion Date:	1 Jan 1865
Promotion Rank:	Corporal
Promotion Date:	3 March 1865 or Jan 1, 1865
Promotion Rank:	Sergeant
Wounded:	7 June 1864
Wounded at:	Cold Harbor, VA.
Muster Out Date:	16 June 1865
Muster Out Place:	Fort Federal Hill, Baltimore, MD

Additional Remarks: Enlisted at age 18. He was wounded in the big toe of his left foot. Born in Berne, Albany County, NY in 1844, age 18 years, Occupation, farmer, Blue eyes, Dark hair, fair complexion, 5'7" tall.

Sources Used: Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York For the Year 1897; 1865 census Berne, Albany Co.,NY; Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War

Death

Henry died on July 3, 1925, in Grafton, N. Dakota.and was buried at the Crescent Cemetery, Grafton, ND

Henry Ball marker at Crescent Cemetery, Grafton, NC

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  Civil War Pension Index

Other Media

• Carnival of Blood

At age 18, enlisted, August 5,1862, as private in Co. D; wounded in the left foot, big toe, June 7, 1864, at Cold Harbor; promoted corporal, January 1, 1865; sergeant March 3, 1865; mustered out, June 16, 1865.

• Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
• Researcher: Allan Deitz

Sources

Additional Media

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  Henry A. and John Ball, ca. 1861; from the collection of Allan Deitz
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  Henry Ball photo courtesy of Allan Deitz
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  Henry Ball driving horse and wagon, photo courtesy of Allan Deitz
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  Henry Ball on the right, photo courtesy of Allan Deitz
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  Henry A. Ball photographer at Grafton, MN
  photo courtesy of Allan Deitz
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  Henry A. Ball
  Cresecent Masonic Cemetery
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  Ball & Rindahl studio