Flora Mae "Flo" Ball

1889 - 1980  (91 years)

• Name	Flora Mae "Flo" Ball
  Born	26 Jan 1889	Alnwick Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160016007
  Name	Flora Mae "Flo" Vincent
  Occupation	1911	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Saleslady - Dry goods
  Residence	1911	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	1943	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1964	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-194850
  Died	21 Sep 1980	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I194850	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Osborne Thomas Ball,   b. 21 Apr 1862, Cobourg, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario ,   d. 7 Jan 1943, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Jennifer Almera Varcoe,   b. 4 Dec 1862, Roseneath, Northumberland Co.., Ontario ,   d. 28 Aug 1964, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 101 years)
  Married	6 Feb 1884	Alnwick Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario   [4, 6]
  Family ID	F186685	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles Leslie "Leslie" Vincent,   b. 27 Aug 1883, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Nov 1956, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Married	22 Oct 1920	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Children	1. Warren Wesley Vincent,   b. 25 Sep 1923,   d. 1 May 2022, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 98 years)   2. Marlen Kenneth Vincent,   b. 18 Jul 1931, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Jan 2012, Seaforth, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F50297	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. C. Leslie Vincent A well known Ayr resident. Mrs. C. Leslie Vincent passed away in Cambridge Memonal Hospital on Sunday, September 21st. She was in her 92nd year. The former Flora Mae Hall. She was horn in Roseneath, a daughter of the Late Osborne T. Ball and Jennifer Varco. She came to Ayr in 1906, married the late C. Leslie Vincent and lived on the 6th concession of South Dumfries, RR 3 Ayr, until 1948 when they moved to Ayr. In 1923 she and her husband opened a farm equipment business, now known as Vincent Farm Equipment. Mrs. Vincent was a member of Knox United Church and the UCW, Ayr Women's Institute and Senior Citizens; a life member of the Cambridge Federal Liberal Association and had been presented a citizenship award by the Ayr Kinsmen Club. She is survived by two sons, Warren of Ayr and Marlen of Seaforth; a step-daughter, Mrs. Helen McConachie of Brantford; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Lyle (Gertrude Maud) Smiley of Vancouver. Besides her husband, she was predeceased by one granddaughter, Karen Vincent; also predeceased by two sisters, Mrs. Addie Sifton and Mrs. Hilda Elms; two brothers. William and Wesley Ball. Funeral service was held Tuesday afternoon at the Coutts and Son Funeral Home, Galt. Rev. D. E. Willis of Knox United Church. Ayr, officiated. Interment in Ayr Cemetery, Pallbearers were Douglas Vincent, David Walters. Kevin Linden, Rick Wood. Bryan Vincent, David Vincent and Barry Vincent, all grandsons. The Ayr News 24 Sep 1980 pg 11

  
  

• Sources

  [S1282] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1911, pg 1. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Flora May Ball Date of Birth: 26 Jan 1889 Gender: Female Birth Place: Northumberland, Ontario, Canada Father's name: Osborne Ball Mother's name: Jennie Varcoe [S619] News - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr News (1897- ), "Death of O. T. Ball," Jan 14 1943 pg 9. [S619] News - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr News (1897- ), "Mrs. O. T. Ball passes in her 102nd year," Sep 3 1964 pg 1. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . VIncent/ Leslie C. VIncent/ died Nov. 27, 1956/ In his 74th year/ Mary Kersell Knight/ wife of/ Leslie C. VIncent/ died Dec. 23, 1918/ In Her 34th year/ and his wife/ Flora Mae Ball/ died Sept. 21, 1980 In Her 92nd year [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Jamifer Almera Varcoe Age: 21 Birth Date: abt 1863 Birth Place: Canada Marriage Date: 6 Feb 1884 Marriage County or District: Northumberland Father: John Varcoe Mother: Ursula Varcoe Spouse: Osbourne Ball Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1863 Spouse Birth Place: Canada Spouse Father: William Ball Spouse Mother: Jane Ball [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: C Leslie Vincent Age: 38 Birth Date: abt 1882 Birth Place: Oxford Marriage Date: 27 Oct 1920 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: Harles Vincent Mother: Mary Conning Spouse: Flora M Ball Spouse's Age: 31 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1889 Spouse Birth Place: Northumberland Spouse Father: O T Ball Spouse Mother: J Varcoe Ball

  
  

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  Born - 26 Jan 1889 - Alnwick Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario Occupation - Saleslady - Dry goods - 1911 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 22 Oct 1920 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1943 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1964 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 21 Sep 1980 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth