Thomas Ball Esquire of Madams Creek, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Portrait of John Conrad Ball's brother and Joseph Pemberton Ball's uncle. Thomas was born February 7, 1840 and died July 31, 1905. He was enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1862.
Joseph Jones Charlton of Madams Creek, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Charlton is a Civil War veteran who fought on the side of the Confederacy. He was wounded at the Battle of Cold Harbor, Va. in 1864. He later went on to become the first school teacher in Madam's Creek, a town near Hinton, W. Va.Charlton first married Nancy Parker. Together, Parker and Charlton had a daughter, Mary Jane Charlton. Mary Jane would later marry Silas Hinton.
