Nancy Fortenberry (1837) was born 22 January 1837 to Hugh Pittman Fortenberry (1811-1894) and Obedience "Bedy" Lee and died 22 October 1922 Columbia, Marion County of unspecified causes. She married William James Ball (1831-1897) 27 October 1853 in Marion County.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Jesse L. Ball (1868) | |||
| Arthur Ball | Irma Grant/Garreett | ||
| James A. Ball | Mary Jane Rankin | ||