Registration of 1891 Deaths of L. Ball lists J. Ball Sr. as being from Jamaica, West Indies.
Registration of Deaths Year 1891 (Boston: Division of Vital Statistics, 1891), 420:121
NAME AND SURNAME OF DECEASED Lucy M. Ball
SEX (and COLOR if other than white). F.
CONDITION (whether single, married, or widowed) S.
AGE.
Years. 83
Months. 7
Days.
DISEASE, OR CAUSE OF DEATH. (Primary and secondary cause.) Senile Dementia <8 days>
RESIDENCE, AND PLACE OF DEATH, and Burial (if elsewhere). Hoffman House
OCCUPATION. Teacher
PLACE OF BIRTH. [Boston]
NAMES AND BIRTHPLACE OF PARENTS (Maiden name of mother.)
Names. Joseph
Birthplace. Jamaica W I