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Melvin Ponder

Male 1914 - 2003  (88 years)


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  • Name Melvin Ponder  [1, 2
    Born 21 Nov 1914  San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 3 Nov 2003  San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Antioch Cemetery (Caucasian), San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • From FindAGrave:
      Birth: Nov. 21, 1914
      San Augustine County
      Texas, USA
      Death: Nov. 3, 2003
      San Augustine
      San Augustine County
      Texas, USA

      Funeral for Melvin Ponder, 88, of San Augustine will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Wyman Roberts Memorial Chapel, San Augustine, with Alton Shaw officiating. Burial will be in Antioch Cemetery, San Augustine County.

      Ponder died Nov. 3, 2003, in San Augustine.

      Born Nov. 21, 1914, in San Augustine County, he was the son of Berry Ponder and Lillie Epps. He had been a mechanic for WKM Machine Shop, and he was a U.S. Army veteran.

      Survivors include his wife, Ruby Ponder, of San Augustine; son, Michael Ponder of Missouri City; sisters, Opal Thompson and Winnie Nance, both of San Augustine; brothers, Charles Ponder and Frank Ponder, both of San Augustine; and four grandchildren.

      Wyman Roberts Funeral Home, San Augustine.
    Person ID I42590  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 14 Feb 2013 

    Father Berry Ponder,   b. 1 Feb 1888, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1969, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Lillie Eppes,   b. 27 May 1891, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1932, Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Married 24 Dec 1913  San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Family ID F12726  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Nov 1914 - San Augustine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Nov 2003 - San Augustine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Antioch Cemetery (Caucasian), San Augustine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Census Place: Precinct 1, San Augustine, Texas; Roll: 2388; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 904.0; FHL microfilm: 2342122. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 19569155 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1516] Website "Cemeteries-of-tx.com" East Texas, San Augustine, Antioch Cemetery, (http://www.cemeteries-of-tx.com/Etx/SanAugustine/cemetery/Antioch.htm).

    4. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 19569154 (Reliability: 3).