Hi everyone, I am trying to find out some information about my Delphia Bennett. I have no idea who her first husband, father of her 2 oldest children, was. I know from census records that he was b. in Mo but absolutely nothing else. She married secondly John BALL. who was 17 years younger than her. Can anyone help me out with this elusive Delphia and her unknown 1rst husband, Mr. BENNETT? Below is a genealogy report on my Delphia BENNETT. Hope to hear from someone soon. Patsy Turner Carnoali Descendants of Delphia Generation No. 1 1. Delphia1 was born 1840 in Missouri, and died Aft. 1880. She married (1) Bennett. She married (2) John Ball 1/27/1876 in Daviess Co, Missouri. Notes for Delphia: Her father was born in Ohio and her mother was born in Pennsylvania. She is thought to have died when Clarence was about 11 or 12. Notes for John Ball: Both of John's parents were born in Kentucky. He is listed as a farmer in 1880 census. John had 2 stepchildren....Benjamin and Mary Bennett. Supposedly the family moved to Osceola, St. Claire, Missouri when Virgil and Clarence were quite young and John and Delphia died there when Clarence was about 11 or 12. There is a possibility that John may have been raised there as I have found Ball's living in the area. Children of Delphia and Bennett are: 2 i. Benjamin2 Bennett, born 1863-1864 in Missouri. He married Sarah Livingston 7/1/1882 in Ray, Missouri. 3 ii. Mary Bennett, born 1864-1865 in Missouri. The 1880 census shows Benjamin and Mary as both being born in Missouri as well as both of their parents being born in MO. Children of Delphia and John Ball are: 4 i. Virgil2 Ball, born 1877 in Richmond, Ray, Missouri.Notes for Virgil Ball: He may have settled around Osceola, Missouri. 5 ii. Clarence Ball, born 4/2/1880 in Richmond, Ray, Missouri; died 12/3/1948 in St. Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri. Generation No. 2 5. Clarence2 Ball (Delphia1) was born 4/2/1880 in Richmond, Ray, Missouri, and died 12/3/1948 in St. Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri. He married Mary Ellen Heitman, daughter of Jacob Heitman and Anna Lapier. Notes for Clarence Ball: He always said that his parents died when he was young. In 1900, Clarence was listed in the census as a farm laboror with John Allsup in Daviess County, Missouri. 1910 census showed Clarence and Mary Ellen living with Mary Ellen's parents in St. Joseph when first married. Most of the children of Clarence and Mary Ellen died of heart conditions. More About Clarence Ball: Place of Burial: 12/1948, St. Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri More About Mary Ellen Heitman: Place of Burial: 6/1955, St. Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri