Ball, William James, 1821-1891

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Berkeley County and Charleston, South Carolina plantation owner. He was the son of Elizabeth C. Ball (d. 1867) and Isaac Ball (1785-1825), and the grandson of John Ball (1760-1817). William James Ball attended South Carolina College (later the University of South Carolina) and was the owner of Limerick Plantation (Berkeley County, S.C.). He married Julia Cart (1823-1858) in 1842; his second wife was his cousin Mary Huger Gibbes (1837-1936), whom he married in 1862.

From the description of William James Ball papers, 1840-1891. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 35953565

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Birth 1821

Death 1891

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