Midway in Liberty County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Edward Ball

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 9, 2022

1. Edward Ball Marker

Inscription.
B. 1744, s/o Bartholomew Ball & Elizabeth Henlen, Craven County, SC, g/s of William Ball (1644 England-1727 SC) & Margaret Sampson, immigrants.

December, 1768: Moved to Liberty County

January 21, 1772: Married Rebecca (Baker) Jones, d/o William Baker, Sr. & Sarah Osgood.

1775-1777: The Georgia Provincial Congress.

1777: 2nd Lt., Capt. John Bacon's Co. of Riflemen, Liberty County, Georgia

1779: KIA.

Surviving Children: William F., Sampson Edward.

FAMILY PATRIOTS
Col. James Thompson & Elizabeth Ball Thompson.
Col. Hugh Giles & Sarah Ball Giles, under Marion.
John Mikell & Anne Ball Mikell, Supplied Militia.
Sampson Ball, h/o Sarah Elizabeth Baker, Militia
Sgt. William Bartholomew Ball, Militia

Erected by William Ball Family Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is January 21, 1772.

Location. 31° 48.333′ N, 81° 25.829′ W. Marker is in Midway, Georgia, in Liberty County. It is at the intersection of Coastal Highway (U.S. 17) and Martin Road, on the right when traveling north on Coastal Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Midway GA 31320, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Coastal Plain and on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Midway Church (here, next to this marker); Kilpatrick and Mower at Midway Church (here, next to this marker); Dr. Lyman Hall (a few steps from this marker); Button Gwinnett (a few steps from this marker); Nathan Brownson (a few steps from this marker); Old Sunbury Road (within shouting distance of this marker); Midway Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Road to Sunbury (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Midway.

Also see . . . Midway Patriots. Midway Museum website entry (Submitted on September 3, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 9, 2022

2. Edward Ball Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,066 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 3, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.