Submitted By: Ellen Singleton Vandiver
Rev. William Green Ball and
Nancy Jane Reynolds family
They moved
from Lincoln Co., to Missouri. This photo came from my family to my mother.
I have inherited all of my mom's genealogy and am going through it. She
was Mabel Tway and married
to Robert Singleton. The Singleton's, Ball's, and Reynolds all came from
the Lincoln Co., KY vicinity.
See below for Nancy Jane
Reynolds obituary and a letter she wrote to her grandfather, Perry Reynolds.
Also, William Ball's
obituary
Nancy Jane Reynolds obituary
Nancy Jane Reynolds was born in Lincoln Co., Kentucky June 16, 1847. and died at her home in King City, Mo. February 2, 1919, aged 71 years, 7 months and 16 days. She was married to W. G. Ball, Septmeber 27, 1866, she came to Missouri in October of the same year. To this union nine children were born. The oldest, Nicy Susan, died at the age of 2 years, 4 months, and 10 days. Eight are still living. Their names follow in their order: John H., of Glenwood, Iowa; W. C., of King City, and Mary A. Jennings, of Amity, Mo.; Martha J. Singleton, of Eldorado, Kansas; Edward R., Etta M. McMillen, James T., and Nancy E. McBeath, of King City, and a foster daughter, Margaret J. Ball, at home. There are 34 grand-children and 4 great grand-children. All of the children were present at the funeral except Martha J. Singleton.
Deceased moved with her family to King City, Mo., in April, 1891, to the home where she died. She united with the Baptist church in Kentucky in 1865, but in 1868 she became dissatisfied with her conversion and sought the Lord and was happily converted and some years afterwards was baptized into the fellowship of the Frazier Baptist church in Buchanan County, Mo. She lived a consistent christian life till stricken with her last illness. While her husband was away from home as preacher and pastor of churches, she was faithful to her home, bearing the burdens and hardships of a preacher's wife, without murmuring or complaining. She was, indeed, a faithful wife, a loving mother, and a kind neighbor. Besides her immediate family, she leaves to mourn her death, two brothers and one sister - all living in Kentucky. Her last affliction lasted for five years. She was a great sufferer, but she has now gone to that rest that remains for the people of God, to a home not made with hands, eternal in the heavens, where there is no more pain nor sorrow or death. Rest, precious one, we shall meet again; but 'tis hard to give you up. How can I say to you "good-bye" to you, I love so well. But we shall meet beyond the sky. "Till then, dear one, farewell
W. G. B.
The funeral was at the Baptist church, Tuesday, the sermon being preached by Elder S. Riggs of Union Star. Tex, Phil. l:21, "To die is gain." After the last end rites the remains were laid to rest in King City cemetery.
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Letter
from Nancy Jane Reynolds who lived in Missouri, to her grandfather, Perry
Reynolds still in Kentucky.
At this time, Nancy’s mother, Eunice Barnett, was deceased as well as
her father, Hardin Reynolds.
I assume when she says “mother” visited, she is referring to her
mother in law.
Jan.
8, 1873
Dear
grandfather
After waiting a long time and getting no answer I have concluded to write
again and see if I could hear from you anymore for I have wrote several letters
to first on and another of you and received no answer.
I don’t no what is the reason you don’t write.
These few lines leaves us as well as common at present and I truly hope
when this silent messager comes to talk with you that you maybe in health and
enjoying yourself well.
Well
I have no news to write to you more than I would be glad to see you once more on
this side of the grave but don’t no whether I will ever be blessed with that
-----------no but if I should not be permitted to see you any more in this world
let us be prepared to meet each other where there will be no more parting for we
are only permitted to live in this world that we may prepare for a future world.
May God help us to prepare is my prayer.
Now
I will tell you mother came to see me on New Year’s day and stayed till
Monday.
They are all tolerably well now.
Mother has been sick for three or four months first with a billious fever
then ague and fever but she is about well now.
She sends howdy and farewell to you and wants to see very much but
don’t expect to any more in this world. She wishes to be remembered to all her
connection and friends to tedious to mention.
I
want you to write to her.
Her post office now is Camden Point.
Now I will tell you I believe we have some as cold a weather this winter
as I ever felt. We had one snow
about 16 inches deep. It is
about 12 inches deep yet and pretty cold today.
Times is hard yet here and money can’t be had for love or
work.Everything low here except wheat it bears a good price.
The best $2.00 per bu. Corn
is worth 20 to 25 ct. Per bu. Dull
sale at that. Pork is worth 3 ct. Lb. Gross dull sale.
Half of the hogs in the country ant been sold.
Cattle and horses tolerably fair prices.
We have a disease here among the horses that is very bad.
People can’t hardly use their horses.
Though it has not killed many here it is called the episeudic.
Well, I will tell you I have got two as pretty children as nearly ever
saw and they are smart to. John
Henry, William Christopher.
Write whether Chris and Mary has moved off or no.
I can’t get any more letters from them.
Tell all of the connection and friends howdy for me.
I would like to see them all once more in life.
Tell them to write to me now. Nan
sends howdy to you and wants to see you very bad but don’t no when if ever
that will be for we are so far a part that a poor person can’t travel it.
She says don’t forget to write to us.
She says give all the connection and friends if any her best love and
respect and receive a large portion for youself.. She says to tell Johnny and Tolby howdy and write how they
are getting along. Tell William and
his wife howdy. Tell them to write
to me. Tell Aunt Bets howdy.
I would like to see her. Tell
her if she were out here and could weave like she use to she could make a very
good living for she could get a shiling and 20 ct per yard for weaving and could
get all she could do.
Tell grandmother Barnet howdy. I
would be glad to see her once more on earth. Tell Edy and Sarah I am much
obliged to them for writing to me so often. I wrote them the last letter.
Tell Aunt Sin and family howdy. Tell
her I want her to bluster around until she gets some of them to write and write
all the news.
Now I will have to come to a close by asking you to write to us and
write all the news. We remain your
unworthy grandchildren till Death
Wm. Ball
Farewell
N. J. Ball
To
Perry Reynolds
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GONE TO HIS REWARD
A Widely
Known and Much Loved
Man Has Passed To The Great
Beyond. He
Will Be Much
Missed;
In the
death of Rev. W. G. Ball, northwest Missouri has lost one of its noble christian
men and a minister of the Gospel of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
A man esteemed and widely known worker in the Master's vineyard has been
called to the reward of the faithful. Not
alone is he missed and mourned by his children and relatives, but by the entire
community and a large acquaintance over northwest Missouri, where he has labored
as a faithful minister of the gospel for over half a century, during which time
he had the privilege of leading many to the acceptance of the great Master to
their personal saviour. Truly may
it be said that there will be many stars in his crown.
Within the
past few weeks, he had been visiting his children in different parts of the
country and returned home Monday, November the 27th, feeling quite sick on his
arrival. He went immediately to the
home of his son, Ed Ball, in the southwest part of the city, and grew worse and
soon lost consciousness of surroundings. His
children were summoned and they hastened to the bedside of the sick father and
awaited the final summons which came Thursday evening about ten o'clock,
Thanksgiving evening, Nov. 30th.
The
funeral was held at the Baptist church in King City, at 2:30 Sunday afternoon,
December 3rd, and was, perhaps, the largest attended funeral service ever held
in King City. It was estimated that
fully 1000 people came to pay respects to one so universally known and esteemed.
Friends came as far as twenty miles, from surrounding points where the
departed had served as a minister, and where he was known as a good man, to add
their personal evidences of esteem and sympathy in paying the last sad rites to
one who by his daily life, had won the confidence, esteem and love of all who
knew him. There are none who would doubt or could coubt that Rev. W. G.
Ball has received the welcome greeting of "Well done, thou good and
faithful servant. Enter thou into
the joys of thy Lord."
"Blessed
are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors;
and their works do follow them."
William
Green Ball was born in Garrard County, near Lancaster, Kentucky, July 8, 1846;
died at his son's E. R. Ball, in King City, November 30, 1922, age 70 years, 4
months, and 22 days. He was the
eldest son of Rhodom and Susan Ball. He
was married to Nancy Jane Reynolds, September 27, 1866. She preceded him to the beyond, Feb. 2, 1919.
To this union were born nine children.
The
oldest, Nicy Susan, died in infancy. The
rest are all living and were at his bedside when he died -- namely, John Henry
of King City, William Christopher of Leon, Iowa; Mary Ann Jennings of Amoret,
Mo.; Martha Jane Singleton of Eldorado, Kansas; the twins, Eddy Ray of King City
and Etta May McMillen of Bethany; James Talbert of King City, and Nancy
Elizabeth McBeath of King City; also a foster daughter, his brother's child,
whom he raised from infancy, Maggie Jane Pendarvis, of Nowata, Okla.
He
is also survived by four brothers, Perry D. of Pryor, Okla; Henry L. or
Excelsior Springs, Mo; James R. of Lawson, Mo., and Jefferson D. of King City,
and by 35 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.
He
was converted and baptized at Mt. Pleasant church, St. Joseph Association, by G.
W. Rogers, in the year, 1869, and ordained at Frazer Baptist church in 1875.
He has had charge of the following churches; Slash Valley, New Prospect, Fairport, Union Star, Berlin, New
Hope, Bethel, High Prairie, Bee Creek, Mt. Pleasant, Sugar Lake, Gower, Mt.
Vernon, New Harmony, Bolckow, Whitesville, Lafayette, Flag Springs, Alanthur,
New Friendship, Lone Star, King city, Blue Valley, Frazer, White Cloud, Long
Branch, Agency; these and some others. He
was also at one time missionary for the St. Joseph Baptist Association of which
he was the oldest minister in the service.
He will be sadly missed by his children and the community.
A good man has gone to his reward. Not
dead but sleeping.
The
funeral services were held at the Baptist church in King City, by Rev. S. Riggs
of Union Star. Internment was in
the King City cemetery.
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We desire
to thank the many friends for their sympathy and kindness shown us during the
illness and at the time of death of our beloved father, also for the beautiful
floral offerings.
THE CHILDREN AND RELATIVES
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And surely
hath he gone to his reward
He shall come no more forth, but ---
his
sleep
Hath silently laid down, and so shall
rest
He went to meet his companion who
had
gone
Before him, and as other years roll on
And his loved flock go up to him, his
hand
Again shall lead them gently to the
Lamb
And bring them to the living water
there
THE
W. G. BALL CHILDREN
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Letter from Maggie Ball Pendarvis, foster daughter of William Green
Ball and Nancy Jane Reynolds
from
her home in King City, Missouri, to Mrs.Mabel Tway Singleton, who was
researching the family. The letter
is undated but was written in the 1980's as Maggie died in 1990.
"Grandpa
Rhodam Ball was born in Boyle Co., near Danville March 3, 1824.
Susan Ann Reynolds was born in Lincoln Co., KY. on Jan. 15, 1820 and
married August, 1845. He (obviously
referring to William Green Ball) was born in Garrard Co., near Lancaster July 8, 1846.
"Mama" (referring to Nancy Jane Reynolds)
was born in Lincoln Co., near Waynesburg June 16, 1847 and married Sept.
27, 1866.
She
(Nancy Jane Reynolds) had 3
brothers and 2 sisters. Will, of
Kings Mountain, Ky., Tolbert, of Waynesburg.
Her brother Johnny was killed by a horse in Cedar Co., Mo.
They were cousins (maybe referring to Rhodam and Susan Ball) .
Rhodam had 4 brothers. Uncle
Perry lived in Pryor, Okla. Rhodom
was the oldest, then Perry then my father, Henry Lee lived in Excelsior Springs
many years. They never lived here.
I had 2 brothers and a sister. Sister
is dead and I don't know if the boys are living.
There
was Uncle Jim Ball lived at Lawson many years.
He had 2 sons and a daughter - Uncle Jeff lived here.
He had a son and 2 daughters - all gone.
I am the only one left of the older family.
I was
born in Caldwell Co., Mo. near Mirable Feb. 16, 1899. I was never told but little about her. She died when I was about an hour old. Her name was Maggie Swafford. .
I think she grew up in the Lawore or Polo Community.
I don't know her or my father's birthday, but he was born 1857 in
Kentucky (obviously referring to Henry Ball, her biological father).
. Papa (William Green Ball)
was 12 years old when they came to Sibby, Mo. on the Missouri river in
1858.
My
father died in April 1939. He was
81(referring to Henry Ball, biological father, as William Green Ball died in
1922.)
My
husband was born in illinois and raised in Nebraska. He died Aug. 26, 1937.
My son,
William Earl was born in Nowater, Oklahoma January 25 1922 and died Sept. 17, 1973.
Papa went back to Kentucky when he was 18 years and married mama when he
was 20 and she was 19.
They
were truly papa and mama to me.
Maggie
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