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picture Mary Paralee BALL 


      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 14 Feb 1859 - Boonville, Mendocino, California, USA 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
    Christening: 
          Death: 1 Dec 1911 - Chico, Butte, California, USA 5 6 8 12 14 15 17 18
         Burial: in Tacoma Cemetery, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA 14 17 19
Events
• She worked as a Teacher. 20
• She had a residence on 8 Jul 1860 in Anderson Township, Mendocino, California, USA. 21
• She had a residence on 1 Aug 1870 in Anderson Township, Mendocino, California, USA. 22
• She had a residence on 14 Jun 1880 in Anderson Township, Mendocino, California, USA. 20
• She had a residence in 1900 in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA. 2
• She had a residence on 7 Feb 1901 in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA. 23 3423 North Twenty-sixth Street
• She had a residence on 6 Dec 1902 in Chico, Butte, California, USA. 24

Parents 
         Father: Jefferson Davis BALL 25 26 27
         Mother: Mellissa Flavilla KENDALL 25 27 28
Spouses and Children 
1. *Carrick Newton HALE 2 5 6 
       Marriage: 16 Jun 1880 - Saint Helena, Napa, California, USA 29 30 31 32 33
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Leslie Ravone HALE 5 14
                2. Thekla Marguerite HALE 5 14
                3. HALE 34
Notes
Death Notes:
Died at the home of her nephew E. Wightman
General:
The Sonoma Democrat, Santa Rosa, Sonoma Co., Ca., June 29, 1889 edition:

Public Schools of the Santa Rosa Promotions:

Examination - Mary BALL, Gertrude CHARLES, Bessie DAVIS, Ida DOHN, Grace HAYES, Clara HOWELL, Wm. BIRMINGHAM, Herbert MOKE, Wm. PLOVER, Laurence PRESSLEY.


Chico Record Chico, Butte Co., CA December 2, 1911 page 3

Death Removes Mrs. Mary Hale

Mrs. Mary P. Hale, aunt of E. wightman of Chico, died at the latter's home yesterday morning, shortly after midnight, her death closing a long and most trying illness. Mrs. Hale's malady had been of years duration. Two months ago she came to Chico from the home of her daughter in Marin county.

Deceased was a native of California, and was one of the first white children born in Mendocino county, where her parents resided in early days and for many years thereafter. She was aged 52 years, her last birthday being February 14th.

She leaves a daughter, Mrs. T. D. Minto of Corte Madera, Marin county, Cal., and a son, L.R. Hale of Tacoma, Wash. The remains will be sent to Tacoma for interment, and the daughter, who was with her at the time of her passing will go to Tacoma.

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Marriage Notes (Carrick Newton Hale)
Marriage performed by Jas. Mitchell, Pres. Minister, St. Helena

picture Mary Z. BALL 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Abt 1844 - , , New York, USA 36
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial:
Events
• She had a residence on 23 Sep 1850 in Otsego, Otsego, New York. 36
• She had a residence on 27 Jun 1860 in Cooperstown, Otsego, New York, USA. 36

Parents 
         Father: David BALL 36
         Mother: Nancy 36



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Melissa Chardon BALL 


      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1 May 1894 - Boonville, Mendocino, California, USA 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48
    Christening: 
          Death: 20 Oct 1975 - Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA 42 43 44 49
      Cremation: 23 Oct 1975 - Russian River Cemetery, Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA 43 44 50
Events
• She worked as a Stenographer for a law office in 1920. 51 52
• Soc Sec Num: 557-10-2564. 42 44
• She had a residence in 1900 in Boonville, Mendocino, California, USA. 40
• She had a residence on 20 May 1910 in Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA. 53
• She had a residence on 12 Jan 1920 in Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA. 52 54
• She had a residence on 2 Apr 1930 in Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA. 55 East Clay Street
• She had a residence on 20 Oct 1975 in Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA. 44 431 S. Main St.

Parents 
         Father: Chardon Scott BALL 1 44
         Mother: Minnie Etta ROSE 5 6 41 44 56 57 58
Spouses and Children 
1. *Mark Aurelius CARPENTER 5 41 46 59 60 61 
       Marriage: 19 Dec 1920 - Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA 62 63 64
         Status: 

2. Otis Arthur KENDRICK 5 41 42 46 65 66 
       Marriage: 21 Oct 1970 - Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA 67
         Status:
Notes
Death Notes:
Mendocino County Hospital
Burial Notes:
Block M-4, Lots 12 & 13, cremated
General:
Mark and Melissa Ball Carpenter were very close to their Aunt Grace and Uncle John Hudson. When Grace died in 1937 she left her home, The Sun House, all of her remaining paintings, Indian artifacts and furnishings to Mark and Melissa. They continued to live in the house until Melissa's death in 1975. Melissa left all of Grace Hudson's belongings, including The Sun House to the city of Ukiah as a memorial to Grace. Melissa's name is still well known and revered at The Grace Hudson Museum.

Ukiah Daily Journal 21 October 1975

Mrs. Kendrick, county pioneer dies at age 81

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Eversole Mortuary for Melissa Kendrick, 81, who made her home at Sun House on N. Main Street in Ukiah.

Inurnment will be at the Chapel of the Chimes in Santa Rosa, and her ashes will be placd in the Hudson plot at Ukiah Cemetery.

Mrs. Kendrick, who died Monday, was born Melissa Ball, daughter of Minnie and Shardon [sic] Ball on May 1, 1894 in Boonville. She married Mark Carpenter, nephew of Grace Hudson, famous painter of Pomo Indian portraits, and survived him. In later years she married Otis Kendrick, who now survives her.

She also is survived by a foster brother, Ed Lambert and a number of cousins: Leila Romer, Thelma Gibson, Mae Miller and Irving Ball of Ukiah; Hazel Kingwell and Meta Granillo of Cloverdale, and Everett and Lester Rose of San Leandro. 46 68
Marriage Notes (Otis Arthur Kendrick)
Married at her home 431 S. Main St.

picture Meyer Clayborn BALL 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 27 Feb 1902 - California 70
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial:
Events
• He had a residence in 1930 in Merced, Merced, California, USA. 70 Occupation: Salesman

Parents 
         Father: James W. BALL 69
         Mother: Living
Spouses and Children 
1. *Martha Melvina ORNBAUN 69 
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Janis BALL 69
                2. James Ornbaun BALL 69



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Living 
      Sex: F

Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother: Living



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Morris BALL 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: Abt 1840 - New York 71
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial:
Events
Notes
• He had a residence on 26 Sep 1850 in Corydon, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA. 71

Parents 
         Father: James C. BALL 36 71
         Mother: Julia 71
Notes
General:
1850 Census says he was "Idiotic" 71

picture Moses BALL 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: Abt 1777 36
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial:

Spouses and Children 



Notes

General: 




Possibly the son of Edward Ball and Fear Young.





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Nancy J. BALL






      Sex: F




Individual Information



          Birth: Abt 1833 - , , New York, USA 36
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 



Events


• She had a residence on 23 Sep 1850 in Otsego, Otsego, New York. 36 






Parents



         Father: David BALL 36
         Mother: Nancy 36



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Living






      Sex: F






Parents



         Father: Irvin Everett BALL 72 73
         Mother: Elsie Mae WOLF 74 75 76




Spouses and Children



1. *Jan Ray MANTEL 77 
       Marriage: 7 Jun 1958 - Reno, Washoe, Nevada, USA 58
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living



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Living






      Sex: M






Parents



         Father: Living
         Mother: Living




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Sources






1
Submitter: Judy Kendall, Presenting the Past by Helen Smith (Mendocino Beacon), Child of J.D. and Melissa Ball.

2
Probate of J.D. Ball  Roll #55 (File Num: Reg 3 Estate #1249
Location: Mendocino County Courthouse, Ukiah, CA), Mrs. Mary P. Hale, age 40 years, residing at Tacoma, Washington.

3
1880 U.S. Census (Location: California State Library, California Room, 900 N St., Sacramento, CA), Age 22, born in California.

4
1860 U.S. Census (Location: California State Library, California Room, 900 N St., Sacramento, CA
URL: http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/browse.asp?c=12&state=California&county=Mendocino&township=Unknown+Townships&ed=&roll=M653_60&STAbrv=CA&startimg=254&endimg=353&rp=328&hash=1740938862&width=2197&height=3005&levels=5&colorspace=Grayscale), Age 2, born in California.

5
Blanche Brown, Grass Roots of Anderson Valley (1981 AVA Printing Shop, Boonville, CA), p 8.

6
Dorothy A. Kendall, History of the Kendall Family (Self published 1992), p 91.

7
1870 U. S. Census (Location: CD of M593 in possession of Ronna Dumas
URL: http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/browse.asp?c=13&state=California&county=Mendocino&township=Unknown+Townships&ed=&roll=M593_74&STAbrv=CA&startimg=298&endimg=482&rp=298&hash=832736897&width=1925&height=2905&levels=5&colorspace=Grayscale), Age 12, born in California, attending school.

8
Births, Deaths, and Marriages of California's Mendocino Coast (Heritage Books Archives & Mendocino Coast Genealogy Society 
Volume: Vol 1 - 4
Edition: First edition), Vol 2 page 100.

9
Submitter: Michel L. Jeunehomme [email protected], CADI for Mary P. Hale (California Death Index), Age 52.

10
Laurel Paulson-Pierce <[email protected]>, Obit-Mary Hale Dec. 1, 1911 (Location: Original in possession of Ronna dumas), born 14 Feb 1859 in Boonville.

11
Death Removes Mrs. Mary Hale (Chico Record), "She was aged 52 years, her lat irthday being Februar 14th."

12
Mellissa Ball Carpenter, Famiily Group Sheets (Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA).

13
1900 US Federal Census (Location: Seattle Library), Says born Feb 1858 in CA.

14
Death Removes Mrs. Mary Hale (Chico Record).

15
Vital Search, California Death Index 1905-1929 (URL: http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/picdata/CA/deaths/190_/html/CA___de90_PLUMER-0.htm), Hale, Mary P., 1,52,04, 12/1/11, 11, 32374.

16
Marriage certificate for Carrick Newton Hale and Mary Ball (File Num: Marriage Book B, page 267
Location: Napa County Recorder, Napa, CA), Age 22 native of California.

17
Tacoma Cemetery (Tacoma, Pierce, Washington), Mary Paralee Ball Hale marker; Photograph, 13 Oct 2008. 

18
Submitter: Michel L. Jeunehomme [email protected], CADI for Mary P. Hale (California Death Index).

19
Laurel Paulson-Pierce <[email protected]>, Obit-Mary Hale Dec. 1, 1911 (Location: Original in possession of Ronna dumas).

20
1880 U.S. Census (Location: California State Library, California Room, 900 N St., Sacramento, CA).

21
1860 U.S. Census (Location: California State Library, California Room, 900 N St., Sacramento, CA
URL: http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/browse.asp?c=12&state=California&county=Mendocino&township=Unknown+Townships&ed=&roll=M653_60&STAbrv=CA&startimg=254&endimg=353&rp=328&hash=1740938862&width=2197&height=3005&levels=5&colorspace=Grayscale).

22
1870 U. S. Census (Location: CD of M593 in possession of Ronna Dumas
URL: http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/browse.asp?c=13&state=California&county=Mendocino&township=Unknown+Townships&ed=&roll=M593_74&STAbrv=CA&startimg=298&endimg=482&rp=298&hash=832736897&width=1925&height=2905&levels=5&colorspace=Grayscale), Page 150, Line 7, Family 749, Dwelling 746.

23
Submitter: Ginny <[email protected]>, Stricken Down While At Lodge Carrick N. Hale Falls Dead From Heart Failure (Tacoma Evening News, Tacoma Washington).

24
Passed Away in the South:  Death of Mrs. C. W. Filkins After a Brief Illness (The St. Helena Star), Mary Hale of Chico.

25
Death certificate for Emmett Burnham Ball  6 (File Num: 2358
Location: Mendocino County Recorder).

26
Obituaries:  Lola M. Wilson (The Ukiah Daily Journal).

27
Death certificate of Dreeme Life Ball  760-39 (File Num: 17-027968
Location: Office of Vital Records, Sacramento, CA).

28
Marriage Register McHenry County, Illinois (Location: DeKalb, IL).

29
1880 U.S. Census (Location: California State Library, California Room, 900 N St., Sacramento, CA), Marital status single.

30
Submitter: Ginny <[email protected]>, Stricken Down While At Lodge Carrick N. Hale Falls Dead From Heart Failure (Tacoma Evening News, Tacoma Washington), "Mr. Hale married Mary P. Ball of Sonoma County, California, in 1880, who now survives him."

31
1900 US Federal Census (Location: Seattle Library), married 19 years in 1900.

32
Napa County Genealogical Society, NAPA COUNTY CALIFORNIA MARRIAGE INDEX 1850 - 1905 (URL: http://www.napanet.net/~nvgbs/marriage.htm), Book B Page 267.

33
Marriage certificate for Carrick Newton Hale and Mary Ball (File Num: Marriage Book B, page 267
Location: Napa County Recorder, Napa, CA).

34
Submitter: Ginny <[email protected]>, Stricken Down While At Lodge Carrick N. Hale Falls Dead From Heart Failure (Tacoma Evening News, Tacoma Washington), "They had three children, one of whom died at the age of four years."

35
Jeanne, [email protected] (Location: RAOK: www.newspaperabstracts.com/usa.html).

36
David G. Ball, "Descendants of Moses Ball," supplied 2008 by Ball, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] North Vancouer, BC, Candada, V7R 4H8. 

37
Death certificate for Mark A. Carpenter  2300 (File Num: Book 40, page 536
Location: Original on file at Mendocino County Recorder, Ukiah, CA), Spouse Melissa Carpenter.

38
Minnie Lambert Taken by Death; Boonville Rites (Ukiah Daily Journal).

39
1930 U. S. Census (Location: http://content.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=6224&iid=CAT626_177-1017), Melissa B. Carpenter.

40
Probate of J.D. Ball  Roll #55 (File Num: Reg 3 Estate #1249
Location: Mendocino County Courthouse, Ukiah, CA), Melissa Ball, aged 4 years, residing at Booneville, California, and being a daughter of Chardon S Ball.

41
Interview with Ronald Dumas (Location: Notes in possession of Ronna Dumas).

42
Rootsweb, California Birth Records (URL: http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/birth/search.cgi), KENDRICK  MELISSA  B  05/01/1894      F  CALIFORNIA  MENDOCINO    10/20/1975  557-10-2564  81 yrs.

43
Grave of Melissa Ball Carpenter Kendrick.

44
Death certificate of Melissa Ball Kendrick  2300-417 (File Num: Book 47 page 548
Location: Original on file at Mendocino County Recorder, Ukiah, CA).

45
Mellissa Ball Carpenter, Famiily Group Sheets (Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA), Says born 1 May 1895.

46
Mrs. Kendrick, county pioneer dies at age 81 (Ukiah Daily Journal).

47
1920 U. S. Census (Location: http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/browse.asp?c=3&state=California&county=Mendocino&township=Ukiah&ed=126&roll=T625_121&STAbrv=CA&startimg=518&endimg=543&rp=543&hash=443951955&width=2313&height=1709&levels=5&colorspace=Grayscale), Age 24 born California.

48
1930 U. S. Census (Location: http://content.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=6224&iid=CAT626_177-1017), Age 39 born California.

49
Interview with Ronald Dumas (Location: Notes in possession of Ronna Dumas), 1975.

50
Phil Carnahan, Mendocino County Cemetery Index (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mendocem/cemetery/ceml.txt).

51
Phil Carnahan, 1920 Mendocino County Great Register (URL: http://www.pacificsites.com/~pcarna/), 11  Ball, Miss Melissa C., Ukiah No. 4, Stenographer, Ukiah.

52
1920 U. S. Census (Location: http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/browse.asp?c=3&state=California&county=Mendocino&township=Ukiah&ed=126&roll=T625_121&STAbrv=CA&startimg=518&endimg=543&rp=543&hash=443951955&width=2313&height=1709&levels=5&colorspace=Grayscale).

53
1910 U.S. census, Mendocino, California population schedule, Ukiah, enumeration district (ED) 68, sheet 31A, dwelling 303, family 307, George Lambert; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7884&iid=CAT624_88-1294&fn=Melissa&ln=Ball&st=r&ssrc=gr_t7636459_p-1061969123_g32796&pid=1347083 : accessed 27 Aug 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll T624_88. 

54
Phil Carnahan, 1920 Mendocino County Great Register (URL: http://www.pacificsites.com/~pcarna/), 11  Ball, Miss Melissa C., Ukiah No. 4, Stenographer,Ukiah.

55
1930 U. S. Census (Location: http://content.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=6224&iid=CAT626_177-1017).

56
1880 U.S. Census (Location: California State Library, California Room, 900 N. St., Sacramento, CA), Page 315A, Dwelling 28, Family 27, Line 33, Rose, Minnie E., W, F, 11, daughter, at school, California.

57
Marriage license for Mark A. Carpenter and Melissa C. Ball (File Num: Book 12, page 465
Location: Original on file at Mendocino County Recorder, Ukiah, CA), Wittness to marriage of Mark Carpenter and Melissa Ball.

58
Bonnie J. Mantel, "Descendants of Jefferson Davis Ball," supplied 19 March 2008 by Mantel, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Eureka, California. 

59
Death certificate of Grace Hudson  48 (File Num: Book 15, page 323
Location: Original on file at Mendocino County Recorder, Ukiah, CA), Informant on Grace's Hudson's death certificate.

60
1930 U. S. Census (Location: http://content.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=6224&iid=CAT626_177-1017), Mark A. Carpenter.

61
1900 U. S. Census (Location: http://www.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/ifa_image.cgi?SEC=California&IN=011597&PN=211a&CD=923), Mark Carpenter.

62
Interview with Ronald Dumas (Location: Notes in possession of Ronna Dumas), says 20 Dec 1920.

63
Marriage license for Mark A. Carpenter and Melissa C. Ball (File Num: Book 12, page 465
Location: Original on file at Mendocino County Recorder, Ukiah, CA).

64
Mellissa Ball Carpenter, Famiily Group Sheets (Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA), says married 20 Dec 1920.

65
Death certificate of Melissa Ball Kendrick  2300-417 (File Num: Book 47 page 548
Location: Original on file at Mendocino County Recorder, Ukiah, CA), Surviving spouse Otis Kendrick.

66
1930 U. S. Census (Location: http://content.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=6224&iid=CAT626_176-0953), Otis A. Kendrick.

67
Sweethearts 60 yrs. ago are married (Ukiah Daily Journal).

68
Probate of Grace Hudson (File Num: 6020
Location: Superior Court of Mendocino County, Ukiah, CA).

69
Marilyn Heitz, Descendants of John Shipley Ornbaun (Register Report "Descendants of John Shipley Ornbaun" sent to Ronna Dumas by Marilyn Heitz, 23 April 2001.)

70
1930 U.S. census, Merced, California population schedule, Merced, enumeration district (ED) 3, sheet 27B, dwelling 22, family 21, C. Meyer Ball; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/browse/view.aspx?dbid=6224&iid=CAT626_178-0125&pid=91325495&ssrc=pt_t7636459_p-1061964887_g32768_r_h_l&fn=C+Meyer&ln=Ball&st=g : accessed 30 Jul 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 178. 

71
1850 U.S. census, McKean, Pennsylvania population schedule, Corydon, p. 20, dwelling 298, family 298, James Ball; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=8054&iid=PAM432_795-0701&fn=James&ln=Ball&st=r&ssrc=&pid=6728932 : accessed 28 Jun 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll M432_795. 

72
Rootsweb, California Death Records (URL: http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi), BALL  IRVIN  EVERETT  12/17/1906  INGRAM    M  CALIFORNIA  MENDOCINO    09/22/1989  567-62-9631  82 yrs.

73
Death certificate for Irvin Everett Ball  23-515 (File Num: 89-174807
Location: State of California, Department of Health Services, Sacramento, CA).

74
Rootsweb, California Birth Records (URL: http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/birth/search.cgi), BALL  CAROL  ANN  04/09/1940  FEMALE  WOLF  MENDOCINO.

75
1920 U. S. Census (Location: http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/browse.asp?c=3&state=California&county=Mendocino&township=Ukiah&ed=123&roll=T625_121&STAbrv=CA&startimg=410&endimg=467&rp=419&hash=665851788&width=2301&height=1741&levels=5&colorspace=Grayscale), Elsie Wolf.

76
1930 U. S. Census (Location: http://images.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&cat=1930USFEDCEN&path=CA.Mendocino.Ukiah.26&id=CAT626_177-1147), Elsie Wolf.

77
Birth certificate for Todd Jeffery Mantel  4308-11210 (File Num: 60-370360
Location: State of California, Department of Health Services, Sacramento, CA), Jan Ray Mantel.







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