Ancestry of
John Ritter

TV and Movie Actor

Magaret Ann Ball

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• • Great-grandmother of John Ritter — 4th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 9 
  • Father:
  • William F. Ball 
  • Mother:
  • Martha M. Morris   
  • Birth Date:
  • 24 Oct 1838 
  • Birth Location:
  • Georgia 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 31 Jan 1901 
  • Death Location:
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  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Mount Bethel Cemetery, Gary, Panola, Texas 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Benjamin Franklin Ritter
  • Marriage Date:
  • 14 Jan 1858 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Panola County, Texas 
  • Child:

  James Everett Ritter (Ahnentafel No:4 )

  • Notes: 

  • Some sources give Margaret Ball's birth year as 1839 instead of 1838. Although I haven't found any records to support this claim, it seems likely that it might be true as her parents were married in August 1838.

• Sources for Magaret Ann Ball

  • ¹ Ball Beginnings, 2000, Vol. 17, No. 2, p. 9.
  • ² Federal Census, TX, Panola County, 1880, Precinct 1, E.D. 60, p. 38, Image 38 of 55.
  • ³ Federal Census, TX, Panola County, 1900, Justice Precinct 1, E.D. 64, Sheet 25B, Image 50 of 68.
  • ⁴ Federal Census, GA, Carroll County, 1850, Division 11, Image 166 of 198.
  • ⁵ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 12/07/2015).
  • ⁶ Texas, Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011, Marriage record for Benjamin F. Ritter and Margaret A. Ball.
  • ⁷ Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Death certificate for son James Everett Ritter.