Bio of BALL, F. M. (b.1839), Wright Co., MN ======================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Diane Hanson Submitted: April 2004 ======================================================================== 925 HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY F. M. Ball was born in Pickaway, O., May 27, 1839, and studied medicine at New Albany, Ind., and at Marion County Medical School, Kentucky. He served in the army in 1861-64, and came to Minnesota and engaged in the practice of medicine at Jordan and Cokato. In 1880 he moved to Howard Lake.