I am looking for info on John W. Ball who was in Sonoma County in 1870. John was a blacksmith in Ray county MO and Green county MO before 1850. In 1880 John W. Ball was in Red Bluff, Tehama, CA. G. N. STOLL Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace John W. BALL Other W Male W 69 AL Blacksmith VA KY The following is from the 1870 Census records: 1870 > CALIFORNIA > SONOMA > WASHINGTON TWP Series: M593 Roll: 91 Page: 469 Surname GivenName Age Sex Race Birthplace State County Location Year BALL JNO W 59 M W AL CA SONOMA WASHINGTON TWP 1870 His son, John M. Ball, was in Dayton, Butte county, California. Living with the John M household is his sister(?), Mary E. Ball, 21, also born in Missouri in about 1849, which would indicate that the family was part of the "gold rush". The following info is on his son, John Miller Ball: 1870 > CALIFORNIA > YOLO > GRAFTON TWP Series: M593 Roll: 93 Page: 487 Previous PageNext Page Surname GivenName Age Sex Race Birthplace State County Location Year BALL JOHN M 31 M W MO CA YOLO GRAFTON TWP 1870 John M. Ball's sister-in-law was: Elisa F. DAILY Single Female W 25 Birthplace: OR School Teacher Father's Birthplace MO Mother's Birthplace MO John W(ashington) Ball had a brother named Elijah DAILY Ball. All were blacksmiths, sons of Joseph H. Ball, also a blacksmith. I would appreciate any information that anyone could provide on this BALL line. I would really like to locate descendants also.