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'''Frank Ball''' (no burial in California found) came to California in 1847 (not 1846 as stated in the obit) with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Regiment_of_New_York_Volunteers Stevenson's New York Volunteers], to fight in the Mexican-American War. Like [[Dreher, John|John Dreher]], [[Norris, David|David Norris]], (and others including Colonel [[Stevenson, Jonathan D.|Stevenson himself]]), Ball stayed in California after the war, and ended up in Santa Cruz (presumably before 1850), where he acquired a 5-acre farm on the river side of what is now Ocean Street, north of Water Street. | '''Frank Ball''' (no burial in California found) came to California in 1847 (not 1846 as stated in the obit) with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Regiment_of_New_York_Volunteers Stevenson's New York Volunteers], to fight in the Mexican-American War. Like [[Dreher, John|John Dreher]], [[Norris, David|David Norris]], (and others including Colonel [[Stevenson, Jonathan D.|Stevenson himself]]), Ball stayed in California after the war, and ended up in Santa Cruz (presumably before 1850), where he acquired a 5-acre farm on the river side of what is now Ocean Street, north of Water Street. | ||
* John L. Chase, ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', Chapter Six, item (11), page 185 | * John L. Chase, ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', Chapter Six, item (11), page 185 | ||
* Mexican-American War service in the New York Volunteers regiment is documented in [https://archive.org/details/cu31924020403162/page/n12/mode/2up "The First regiment of New York volunteers, commanded by Col. Jonathan D. Stevenson, in the Mexican war"], an 1882 book viewable online at Internet Archive (note: the list of names does not include all of those whose service in this regiment is noted in other sources - including Ball). | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:15, 14 November 2025
Frank Ball (no burial in California found) came to California in 1847 (not 1846 as stated in the obit) with Stevenson's New York Volunteers, to fight in the Mexican-American War. Like John Dreher, David Norris, (and others including Colonel Stevenson himself), Ball stayed in California after the war, and ended up in Santa Cruz (presumably before 1850), where he acquired a 5-acre farm on the river side of what is now Ocean Street, north of Water Street.
- John L. Chase, The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023), Chapter Six, item (11), page 185
- Mexican-American War service in the New York Volunteers regiment is documented in "The First regiment of New York volunteers, commanded by Col. Jonathan D. Stevenson, in the Mexican war", an 1882 book viewable online at Internet Archive (note: the list of names does not include all of those whose service in this regiment is noted in other sources - including Ball).