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Ball Bros. Factory - Bushnell
Listed in the Bushnell 1910 City Directory at 476 E. Main Street, Bushnell, IL and owned by Ira Ball. Ira Daniel Ball was born March 4, 181 at Newark, N.J. He was educated in Newark, New Jersey where he learned the trade of carriage maker.
At the age of 19 he went to Newark, Ohio, where he worked at his trade for ten years. In 1947 he moved to St. Louis, MO, where he resided four years. His next location was Hannibal, MO, where he was engaged in business as a member of the firm of Snyder, Ball & Co.
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