William Melville Pointer

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Name: William Melville Pointer
Death Date: 15 Jun 1952
Death Place: San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 52 years 5 months 27 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 12 Dec 1900
Birthplace: Brown County, Texas
Marital Status: Divorced
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: William G. Pointer
Father's Birthplace: D.K.
Mother's Name: Alice Holland
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Occupation: Carpenter
Place of Residence:
Cemetery: Rosevine
Burial Place: Rosevine, Texas
Burial Date: 15 Jun 1952
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2075087
Digital Film Number: 4167290
Image Number: 0630
Reference Number: cn 30390
Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976

(Research):

Census Listings:

1910 Census
Texas, McCulloch County, JP 5
Enumerated 16 Apr 1910
SD 14 ED 192 Sheet 9A
7-7
Pointer, Granville Head M W 32 M 11 Tx Mo Mo Farmer
Pointer, Alice Wf F W 34 M 11 2/2 Tx Tn Tx
Pointer, Melville Son M W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Pointer, Edna Dtr F W 4 S Tx Tx Tx

William married Alice Josie Holland about 1899 in Texas. Alice was born on 14 Apr 1881 in Johnson County, Texas; died on 4 Oct 1963 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Social Security Application for her son, M.B Pointer, lists her as Josie Alice Holland. All other sources show her first name as Alice.

Sarah Ritter (sjritter@compworldnet.com) writes that "Josie Alice Holland, b. 14 Apr 1881 in Johnson Co, TX, is the daughter of John William Holland, b. 2 jun 1838 Carroll Co, TN, and wife, Martha Jane Parrish, b. 9 Nov 1844 Fannin Co, TX. Josie was the next to youngest of 13 children. Siblings are: Wm. Lafayette; Mary Elizabeth; Henry Columbus; Nancy A.; Mary Lucille; Caroline S.; Moses G.; Jefferson Needham; Lemuel B.; John Edgar; Lillie B.; and Merrett Wise Holland."