#52: Maj. John Finley, Revolutionary War Patriot and Kentucky Pioneer

July 4th Reflections: Honoring Maj. John Finley, Revolutionary War Patriot and Kentucky Pioneer

This Independence Day, I’m remembering one of my wife's direct ancestors whose life intersected with the birth of our nation — Major John Finley (1748–1837), a Revolutionary War soldier, explorer, and early Kentucky settler.

#27: Ada "Sweet" Dandridge Ball (1880-1971)

Ada as a young girl.  Scanned images from a family scrapbook.  Enhanced by MyHeritage.com  ©Edward R. Olsen 2020

Ada and her early life with her parents

Ada Dandridge Ball was born in Richmond, Virginia on Sunday, May 23, 1880.  Her parents were Augustus William Ball (1848-1929) and Isora Lee (1848-1929).  She was their only child.  Ada has two very unique names.  Those names appear elsewhere in the family tree, so I assume that she was named after those others.  She was likely named Ada after her mother's sister Ada Wilson Lee Davidson (1858-1935) and Dandridge after her paternal grandfather Dandridge Ball.