Ancestry of
Janis Joplin

Singer and Songwriter

William Ball

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• • 5th Great-grandfather of Janis Joplin — 8th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 184 
  • Father:
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  • Birth Date:
  • ABT 1750 
  • Birth Location:
  • prob. Lancaster Court House, Lancaster Co., Virginia 
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  • Death Date:
  • from 23 Jul 1805 to 5 Aug 1805 
  • Death Location:
  • prob. Laurens County, South Carolina 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Sarah Agnes Martin
  • Marriage Date:
  • ABT 1769 
  • Marriage Location:
  • prob. Virginia 
  • Child:

  George Ball (Ahnentafel No:92 )

  • Notes: 

  • Revolutionary War veteran

• Additional marriages for William Ball

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  • Spouse:
  • Lillie Ann Hitt
  • Marriage Date:
  • 9 Feb 1788
  • Marriage Location:
  • Laurens County, South Carolina

• Sources for William Ball

  • ¹ Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A005503.
  • ² Germanna Foundation Database of Descendants, ID-I116552, Record for William Ball.