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 _James B. HOWARD ____|
| (1821 - ....) m 1840|
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|--Manervia HOWARD 
|  (1859 - ....)
|                                              _Moses BALL _________+
|                                             | (1768 - 1840) m 1789
|                      _James Samuel BALL Sr._|
|                     | (1791 - 1867) m 1814  |
|                     |                       |_Elizabeth YEARY ____+
|                     |                         (1771 - 1845) m 1789
|_Nancy Ellen BALL ___|
  (1822 - 1906) m 1840|
                      |                        _Benjamin POSEY _____
                      |                       | (1760 - 1820)       
                      |_Susannah POSEY _______|
                        (1795 - 1860) m 1814  |
                                              |_Susannah CHADWELL __
                                                (1773 - 1846)