Ball, Ida Walker 30.jul.1849-19.oct.1914 USA Alabama Dallas County, ?rural - Alabama Perry County, Marion (bur)
pianist, 1854 lived with her mother and stepfather in Marion, educated at Judson Female Institute in Marion, also studied with many other teachers, 1880 married residing in Meridian Mississippi, 1889 as pianist ranked among the first in the South, 1900 as widowed (actually divorced) music teacher using the name Ida Walker residing with her mother and stepfather in Marion, 1910-1912 as widowed music teacher using the name Ida W Ball boarding in Lometa Texas ; daughter of farmer with 24 slaves Joseph P Walker (Dallas County 2.mar.1827-23.aug.1851 Dallas County) and Euphroney Lumley Sullivan (?Dallas County 1.mar.1828-24.mar.1907 Marion) who married 10.mar.1846 in Marion ; stepdaughter of farmer Elam Parish (NC, Hillsborough 11.apr.1811-9.nov.1908 Marion) married 4.dec.1854 in Marion ; before 1880 she married piano dealer Augustus H Ball (Meridian 14.aug.1850-13.oct.1905 Meridian) who studied at the University of Mississippi in Oxford ; they had no children but 1880 adopted Augustus' nephew lawyer Edward Ball Williams (Meridian 29.dec.1873-18.jan.1953 Meridian)

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[] Gentle Annie, Stephen C. Foster's celebrated melody, with variations for pianoforte music Ida Walker (Mrs. Ida W. Ball, Meridian, Mississippi) pub Oliver Ditson Co., Boston 1889
[] Barcarolle. Piano music Ida Walker pub John Church Company, Cincinnati 1892
[] We seek for a city music W. C. Forbes and Ida Walker pub Thos. Goggan & Bros., Galveston Texas 1892
[] We two. Song music Ida Walker pub Thos. Goggan & Bros., Galveston Texas 1892
[] I love the night. Song music Morris and Walker - ? Ida pub Thos. Goggan & Bros., Galveston Texas 1892
[] Love is never old music Banks and Walker - ? Ida pub Thos. Goggan & Bros., Galveston Texas 1892
[] The daughter of Mendoza music Lamar and Walker - ? Ida pub Thos. Goggan & Bros., Galveston Texas 1892
[] Give me thine heart music Ida Walker pub Thos. Goggan & Bros., Galveston Texas 1892
[] Mathilde. Piano, in A major music Ida Walker pub Thos. Goggan & Bros., Galveston Texas 1893
[] La Francesca. Dance. Piano, in G minor music Ida Walker pub Thos. Goggan & Bros., Galveston Texas 1893
[] Carnival of the butterflies. Piano music Ida Walker pub Thos. Goggan & Bros., Galveston Texas 1894
[] Valse noble. Piano music Ida Walker pub Thos. Goggan & Bros., Galveston Texas 1896
[] Lee's grand rally, C. S. A., 1861-1865. March. Piano copyright music W. Ball (Mrs. Ida Walker, Meridian Mississippi) 21feb1898
[] Student's bolero. Key of A minor. Piano music Ida Walker pub Thos. Goggan & Bro., Galveston Texas 9jun1899
[] Student's minuet. Key of E flat. Piano music Ida Walker pub Thos. Goggan & Bro., Galveston Texas 9jun1899
[] Student's waltz. Key of A. Piano music Ida Walker pub Thos. Goggan & Bro., Galveston Texas 9jun1899
[] Oh, come to me, dear words Capt. W. H. Hardy, music Ida Walker pub Thos. Goggan & Bro., Galveston Texas 2jan1900
[] There is no song in ray sad, sad heart words Capt. W. H. Hardy, music Ida Walker pub Thos. Goggan & Bro., Galveston Texas 2jan1900
[] Chrysanthemum mazurka. Piano music Ida Walker pub Thos. Goggan & Bro., Galveston Texas 14nov1900
[] Grand rush to victory. March militaire. Piano music Ida Walker pub Thos. Goggan & Bro., Galveston Texas 8may1902
[] Yule-tide waltzes. Piano music Ida Walker pub Thos. Goggan & Bro., Galveston Texas 27oct1904
[] The jolly girl. Capricietta. Piano music Ida W. Ball pub Thos. Goggan & Bros., Galveston Texas 31jan1912

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