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Ephraim Ball
Ephraim Ball
	Ephraim Ball
Born	November 25, 1812; Greentown, Ohio
Died	January 1, 1873 (aged 60); Canton, Ohio
Place of Burial	Westlawn Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
Service / branch	Union Army
Years of service	2 May 1864 to 4 Sept. 1864
Rank	Colonel
Commands	162nd Ohio Infantry Regiment
Battles / wars	American Civil War
Relations	Milton C. Portmann(Grandson); Rob Portman(2X Great Grandson); ;

Ephraim Ball

Ephraim Ball (November 25,1812-January 1, 1873) was an American inventor, industrialist, manufacturer, and Union Army Colonel of the 162nd Ohio Infantry.

Early Life and family

Ephraim was born November 25, 1812 in Greentown, Ohio. He was the son of William Condon Ball and Elizabeth E. Ball (nee Arnold). ^[2] Ephraim was raised in a large pioneer family originating in Maryland. His mother and father moved to Ohio in 1810 in search of affordable land to raise crops. Ball had six siblings. In 1834, Ball married Lavinia Babb in Portage County, Ohio. The couple would go on to raise 14 children.

References

^ Taylor, Samuel M.; Howe, James C. (1886). Official roster of the soldiers of the state of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866 (09 ed.). University of California; Libraries: Akron : Werner Co.
^ Ball, Ephraim (29 November 1865). "Our Fathers Where Are They?". Canton Repository. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[1] Taylor, Samuel M.; Howe, James C. (1886). Official roster of the soldiers of the state of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866 (09 ed.). University of California; Libraries: Akron : Werner Co.

[2] Ball, Ephraim (29 November 1865). "Our Fathers Where Are They?". Canton Repository. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

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