Reverend Timothy Horton Ball, A.M. - Whatley, Alabama
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 31° 39.277 W 087° 43.170
16R E 431785 N 3502378
Historical marker giving history of early minister in Whatley, Alabama area.
Waymark Code: WM7KFD
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 11/04/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member muddawber
Views: 9

Text of marker:

Reverend Timothy Horton Ball, A.M.

February 16, 1826, November 8 , 1913.  Minister, teacher historian, author.  His love of history, natural resources and mankind hed him to record events, past and present, writing many of his notes on the pommel of his saddle and also walking the county in search of information.  He preserved for future generations, the history of Clarke County in written form, a vital resource record for the present and future.  He is buried in the Creighton Cemetery one quarter mile north west.  Erected by Clarke County Historical Society, 1980.

Marker Name: Reverend Timothy Horton Ball, A.M.

Marker Type: Rural Roadside

Addtional Information::
Lived in Indiana later in life.


Date Dedicated / Placed: 1980

Marker Number: Not listed

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