James Balls
Birth Date
On 1861 July 4 (Born)
Death Date
On 1937 December 3 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Chediston, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1861 July 4
Mother
Sarah Ellen Baxter (1826 - 1874)
Father
John Balls (1824 - 1902)
Date Details
Occurred On 1861 July 4
Traveled in
Simpson M. Molen Company (1868)
1868 August 12 – September 2 (Age 7)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Ellen Balls (Age 8)
John Balls (Age 43)
Sarah Ellen Baxter (Age 41)
Eliza Balls (Age 4)
Daniel Balls (Age 3)
William Balls (Age 19)
Mary Balls (Age 17)
Sarah Balls (Age 12)
Hannah Elizabeth Balls (Age 11)
Heber C Balls (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1868 August 12
Joined Company
Ended On 1868 September 2
Company Arrived
Baptized by Charles Reese
1869 July 11 (Age 8)
Served in
Northwestern States (Pacific) Mission
1915 December 7 (Age 54)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Seymour Bicknell Young
Location Served
Northwestern States
Date Details
Started On 1915 December 7
Set Apart
On 1915 December 8
Departed from Home
End Date Not Found
Died in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States
1937 December 3 (Age 76)
Media
James Balls (1861 - 1937) Profile
Sources
Person
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.
Saints By Sea
"James Balls. ID: 2959", Saints By Sea.
Saints by Sea: Latter-day Saint immigration to America
Saints by Sea: Latter-day Saint immigration to America.
Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 26 October 1915.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 7 December 1915, Vol. D, Page 195, Line 557.
Pioneer
Balls, William, Autobiography
Balls, William, Autobiography.
Frank Esshom, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah: Comprising Photographs, Genealogies, Biographies (1913)
Frank Esshom, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah: Comprising Photographs, Genealogies, Biographies (1913), Page 734.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund ledger index, 1992; 2015
Perpetual Emigrating Fund ledger index, 1992; 2015.