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Dassey Ball

abt 1807 – July 13, 1856

Died 13 July 1856

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Memorial Card

Date of death

July 13, 1856

Date of birth

abt 1807

Age at death

49 years

The memorial card

From the funeral card

In Affectionate Remembrance of

THE LATE

DASSEY BALL,

Who died July 13th, 1856,

Aged 49 Years.

Farewell dear friends my life is past,

May you and I unite at last;

Mourn not for me, nor sorrow take,

But keep this for my children's sake.

WITH THE FAMILY'S RESPECTS

Contributor's notes

Dassey Ball died 1856 aged 49 yrs.

No place of death or burial is recorded.

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Source & citation

Source type
Photograph & transcription
Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-06-12
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