Butts County GaArchives Obituaries.....William Samuel Ball July 24 1856
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Empire State – Spalding County – Week of August 16, 1856
Died at his father’s residence, near Jackson, Butts County, Ga., on the 24th of 
July, William Ball, after a painful illness of twelve days, of typhoid 
pneumonic, in the 15th year of his age.  The deceased brings not only deep and 
abiding sorrow upon a fond father and devoted sisters and brothers, but 
involves too, a heart felt loss on all his little friends.  One, who has been 
familiarly with his early life, takes mournful pleasure in recording this 
tribute of respect.  Though born to ample fortune, and all those gifts, which 
too often minister to self-interest and pride, he was pure in morals, modest in 
manners, industrious in habit, and kind and unselfish in spirit.  A short time 
prior to his death, he manifested a great desire that his friends should walk 
in the path of virtue, peace and happiness.  He called his relative, friends 
and servants to his bedside, bidding them farewell, and imploring them to meet 
him in heaven, and then exclaiming, “my dear father , reach me up to heaven.”  
Never was a more effecting scene witnessed in consequence of his experience, 
than that of Willy Ball.  Having fully assured his friends of his future 
happiness, and their afflicting loss his everlasting gain, little Willie fell 
asleep in Jesus.   Miss M. J. T.


William Samuel

Died in butts County on the 24th ult., William Samuel, son of Mr. Jepha Ball, 
in the 15th year of his age.




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