Krystal Ball

NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 6: MSNBC co-host Ball attends MSNBC’s “Advancing the Dream: Live from The Apollo” at the Apollo Theater on September 6, 2013 in New York City. photo by Debby Wong/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Krystal Marie Ball

Place of Birth: King George County, Virginia, U.S.

Date of Birth: November 24, 1981

Ethnicity: German, English, Irish, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Welsh, Dutch, distant Cornish and French

Krystal Ball is an American political commentator, media host, and politician. She co-hosts podcast Krystal Kyle & Friends, the latter with her husband, political activist and progressive talk radio host Kyle Kulinski.

Krystal is the daughter of Rose Marie, a teacher, and Edward Ball, a physicist. She has at least one child with her former husband, educational software entrepreneur Jonathan Dariyanani.

Krystal’s paternal grandfather was Clarence Edwin Ball (the son of George Monroe Ball and Isa Dora Reed). Clarence was born in West Virginia. George was born in West Virginia, the son of Isaac Munson/N. Ball, Jr. and Sophia/Sophie Alice Annon. Isa was born in West Virginia, the daughter of James Harrison Reed and Nancy Jane Lillard.

Krystal’s paternal grandmother was Olive Mildred Stemple (the daughter of Aldine D. Stemple/Mildred and Stella Marsh). Olive was born in West Virginia. Aldine was born in West Virginia, the son of George Washington Stemple and Sarah Hannah Stalnaker. Stella was the daughter of Loyal Grover Marsh and Mary Jane Murphy.

Krystal’s maternal grandfather was Clifford George Laird (the son of George Elisha Laird and Jane Elizabeth Skiles). George was born in Missouri, the son of John Wesley Laird and Dora F. Abney. Jane was born in Missouri, the daughter of William H. Skiles and Ida B. Carter.

Krystal’s maternal grandmother was Lois Mary Stuckenschneider (the daughter of Henry Herman Stuckenschneider and Ethel Carmen Davis). Henry was born in Missouri, the son of Frank Stuckenschneider and Mary Maria Wulff. Ethel was born in Iowa, the daughter of John Wallace Davis and Mary Henrietta Schmidt.

Source: Genealogy of Krystal Ball – https://www.geni.com