Posted on: Polk County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Polk/363 Surname: Kelly, Ball, Jacobs, Stangl, Francis ------------------------- Clara Ball was born in 1882 in Polk County.she was the last of 5 children..after her parent(s) died she was taken in by a family..surname Kelly..In 1902-1903 she taught in school district 25 in Esther township using the name Kelly and in 1905 she married John Williams Jacobs in Crookston. Her siblings, two sisters were raised by other families. Her sister, Gertrude married Henry Francis and her sister May married John Stangl. Looking for information on Clara Ball..Clara Kelly.