Ray County, Missouri Obituaries - Phoebe Ball (1789-1874) *Phoebe Ball from the St. Louis Christian Advocate, Vol XX #40, July 8, 1874 BALL-The subject of this notice, Mrs. Phoebe Ball, consort of Rev. Joseph H. Ball, was born in Knox county, Tenn., January 7 1789. She emigrated with her father, (John Slaughter,) to Kentucky when quite young, and was married to Rev. Joseph H. Ball, A. D. 1803. Afterwards emigrated with a large family of relatives to Limestone county, Alabama, in 1810. While living in Alabama she united with the M. E. Church South, and has proved faithful to her trust up to the day of her death. She emigrated from there to Missouri and settled near Richmond, Ray county in 1824 and died at her daughter's residence near Albany, Ray county, Mo., April a7, 1874, aged 89 years. [NOTE: If you subtract 89 from 1874 you don't get 1789 as a birth year. I got 1785.] It is with feelings of regret we announce to our community the death of this excellent woman. Not being acquainted with her early youth, we cannot give a minute history of her life, yet we cannot deny ourselves the mournful pleasure of paying this respectful and affectionate tribute to her memory. She was altogether insensible of her approaching exit yet had before her illness expressed a willingness to die. She was not permitted to give much of a dying testimony to the excellence and glory of that grace, by which we are saved from sin and death. But she had been enabled to give what is more satisfactory to judicious Christians--a living testimony to the excellence of the religion of Jesus. Those who were occaionally associates in the family, can bear testimony with what christian kindness and hospitality she entertained them, and those who were members of the Church and society can well remember what a spirit of friendship and conciliation she always endeavored to diffuse. She possessed an amiable disposition, was kind, sympathizing , and benevolent, ever ready according to her ability to afford relief to the poor and needy. It was her constant aim to live in peace with her neighbors, manifesting all the feelings of the tender mother towards her children and unwearied in her kind office of parental love and her concern for their immortal interest was constantly displayed and it is believed that her efforts availed for all of her children have been hopefully brought to the knowledge of the truth. The writer of this has frequently conversed with her on the subject of religion and is fully assured that she in now enjoying perfect peace and love in Christ." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Richmond Conservator April 25,1874 . "In Memorium" Mrs. Phebia Ball, consort of Rev. Joseph H. Ball, was born in Knox county, Tennessee, January 7th, 1789. She emigrated with her father, (John Slaughter,) to Kentucky when quite young, and was married to Rev. Joseph H. Ball, A. D. 1803. Afterwards emigrated with a large family of relatives to Limestone county, Alabama, in 1810. While living in Alabama she united with the M. E. Church South, and has proved faithful to her trust up to the day of her death. She emigrated from their (sic) to Missouri, near Richmond, Ray county in 1824. Died April 17th, 1874, at (Mrs. M. Shreve) her daughter's residence near Albany, Ray county, Mo. It is with feelings of regret we announce to our community the death of this excellent woman. Not being acquainted with her early youth, we cannot give a minute history of her life, yet we cannot deny ourselves the mournful pleasure of paying this respectful and affectionate tribute to her memory. She was altogether insensible of her approaching exit yet had before her illness expressed a willingness to die. She was not permitted to give much of a dying testimony to the excellence and glory of that grace, by which we are saved from sin and death. But she had been enable to give what is more satisfactory to judicious christians--a living testimony to the excellence of the religion of Jesus. Those who were accaionally (sic) associates in the family, can bear testimony with what christian kindness and hospitality she entertained them, and those who were members of the church and society can well remember what a spirit of friendship and conciliation she always endeavored to diffuse. She possessed an amiable disposition, was kind, sympathising (sic), and benevolent ,ever ready according to her ability to afford relief to the poor and needy. Free from a concientious (sic) spirit, it was her constant aim to live in peace with her neighbors, manifesting all the feelings of the tender mother towards her children and unwearied in her kind office of parental love and her concern for their immortal interest was constantly displayed and it is believed that her efforts availed for all of her children have been hopefully brought to the knowledge of the truth. The writer of this has frequently conversed with her on the subject of religion and is fully assured that she in now enjoying perfect peace and love in Christ." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Shirley Brungardt USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. 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