Third of eight children and second of six daughters born to of Isaac W Fouche and Eleanor Saunders.

Granddaughter of James Fouche/Fox and Elizabeth Beatty, William Saunders and Margaret Mauzy.

Mary became the wife of Abraham Reuban Ball, the son of Willis William Ball and Achsah Kinsley. They were married 12 Sept 1861 at Oceola. Their children were:

* Cora Adele Ball, Mrs Michael Ashe 1862-1931

* Achsah Eleanor Ball, Mrs James Sherwood 1864-1944

* Edith Jane Ball 1866-1868 

* Isaac Ball R 1868-1944 

* Harry Ball 1872-1950

* The 1870 census lists Abraham 31, and his wife, Mary 32, daughter Cara 8, Attie 6, Isaac newborn, living with John and Sarah Steele Washington, Clarke, Iowa, Oceola post office. Abraham and Mary were wed in 1861.

* The 1880 census lists Abraham, now 41, born in Indiana, his wife Mary 40, children all born in Iowa Cora [Adell] 17, Ella 15, Isaac [Roscoe] 11 and Henry [Willis] 8, living in Washington, Warren, Iowa. Abraham's birthplace is Indiana, his father from Virginia, his mother from New York. 

* The 1900 census lists Abraham age 62, his wife Mary [Mary A. Fouch] age 64 and children Harry W Ball age 28 and Adell C [Cora Adell] aged 37, all living in a mortgaged home in Fresno's township 2. It gives his birth as June of 1837 in Indiana, and he married in 1861.

* By the 1910 census Abraham 72 and Mary 73, are living with Isaac 41 and his wife, Ida, and their daughter Mary, all living in Fresno's township 2 where Abraham is a retired farmer.  

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While residing in Iowa Abraham R. Ball was united in marriage with Miss Mary Fouche, who was born in Indiana and is a descendant of one of the oldest families of that state. This union has been blessed by the birth of the following children:

Delia, became Mrs. David Ash, of Iowa; Isaac, at home ; Harry, also at home ; and Achsah, became Mrs. James Sherwood.