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Counties of PORTER and Lake Indiana.
Historical and Biographical
Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor
Charles Blanchard, Biographical Editor
F. A. Battey & Co., Pub., Chicago - 1882

   232-233

        DOCTOR SENECA BALL (deceased) was born in Warren County, Ohio,
     August 18, 1798.  His father, CALVIN BALL, was born in Morris County,
     New Jersey, and was the son of Deacon JOHN BALL who died at the age of
     ninety-five.  Dr. BALL'S mother was CHRISTINA, the daughter of JACOB
     and ELIZABETH EULASS, of Rockingham County, Virginia.  Dr. BALL was
     educated, first, in the old log schoolhouse of his day, then attended
     a graded school at Waynesville, Ohio, then studied Latin under Judge
     WICK, at Lebanon, and then became his own preceptor.  He read medicine
     under Dr. WILLIAM BUNNELL, at Washington, Ind., February, 1828.  In
     August, he returned to Ohio, and married Miss ELIZA BLACKFORD, came
     back to Lafayette, continued his business, and practiced until Nov-
     ember, 1831; removed to La Porte, Ind., remained there four years
     merchandising, and on Christmas Day, 1836, came to Valparaiso, being
     thus one of its earliest settlers.  He continued in trade a few years
     longer, sold his stock and resumed practice, which he followed until,
     in his judgment, the infirmities of age disqualified him.  He went to
     Kansas in 1868, and returned in 1874, making his home with his son
     ERASMUS until his death, October 4, 1875.  He was the father of three
     children - Mrs. ANGELINE GREGG, of Garnett, Kans.; ERASMUS, and
     CORNELIA, who died the wife of Judge HENRY W. TALCOTT, of Kansas.  The
     Doctor had served his fellow citizens as Probate Judge, State
     Representative for Porter and Lake Counties, and as Justice of the
     Peace.

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