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Emma Mae Ponder 1902 – 1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1902

Birth Location: Miller, Missouri

Death Date: 1 May 1988

Death Location: Dixon, Pulaski County, MO

Father: Philip Ponder

Mother: Lilly Kellison

Spouse(s): Elbert Martin

Children(s): Edna Martin, Edna Martin, Morris Martin, Dee Martin, Phillip Martin, Jerry Martin, MarySue Martin

Emma Mae Ponder was born in 1902 in Miller, Missouri, the child of Philip Rayford Ponder and Lilly Ophelia Kellison. In 1935, Emma Mae Ponder resided in Rural, Maries, Missouri. In 1940, Emma Mae Ponder resided in Miller, Maries, Missouri, USA. Emma Mae Ponder married Elbert Chesley Martin, and had children including Edna F Martin, Edna F Martin, Morris Chesley Martin, Dee Martin, Phillip Martin, Jerry F Martin, MarySue Martin. Emma Mae Ponder passed away in 1988 in Dixon, Pulaski County, MO.

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Biography

  • Emma Mae Ponder was born in 1902 in Miller, Missouri, the child of Philip Rayford Ponder and Lilly Ophelia Kellison.
  • In 1935, Emma Mae Ponder resided in Rural, Maries, Missouri.
  • In 1940, Emma Mae Ponder resided in Miller, Maries, Missouri, USA.
  • Emma Mae Ponder married Elbert Chesley Martin, and had children including Edna F Martin, Edna F Martin, Morris Chesley Martin, Dee Martin, Phillip Martin, Jerry F Martin, MarySue Martin.
  • Emma Mae Ponder passed away in 1988 in Dixon, Pulaski County, MO.

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Spouses(s)

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Emma Ponder's Ancestors

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Emma Ponder
1902 – 1988
Birth Place: Miller, Missouri
Parents
Philip Rayford Ponder
1849 – 1937
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
Lilly (Ophelia) Kellison
1863 – 1956
Crawford County, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Wencelaus (Herculean) Ponder
1822 – 1902
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Johanna (H.) Robinson
1832 – 1916
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
John Kellison
1802 – 1866
West Virginia, USA
Adelaide Matlock
1825 – 1915
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Mary Arbaugh
1789 – 1850
James Matlock
1787 – 1839
Barbara Haile
1793 – 1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Zachariah Matlock
1754 – 1837
Emily Paine
1758 – 1837
Meshack Hale
1738 – 1813

Emma Ponder's Descendants

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Emma (Mae) Ponder (11 May 1902 – 1 May 1988) m. Elbert (Chesley) Martin (5 September 1903 – 5 September 1980)
  1. 1. Edna (F) Martin (abt 1925 – )
  2. 2. Edna (F) Martin (abt 1925 – )
  3. 3. Morris (Chesley) Martin (7 Jul 1927 – 04/07/2010) m. Jeanne (Myrtle) Weeks (05/01/1929 – 07/30/2013)
    1. 1. Marcia (Jeanne) Martin (08/28/1952 – ) m. Christopher Hinterman (1953 – )
      1. 1. Kent Hinterman (1982 – ) m. Jill (Marie) Kerkstra (05/24/1986 – )
        1. 1. Cole (Michael) Hinterman (11/13/2007 – )
        2. 2. Liam (Jay) Hinterman (7 Jun 2012 – )
        3. 3. Jude (Martin) Hinterman (03/27/2015 – )
        4. 4. Beau (Christopher) Hinterman (06/30/2017 – )
  4. 4. Dee Martin (abt 1932 – )
  5. 5. Phillip Martin (abt 1935 – )
  6. 6. Jerry (F) Martin (abt 1940 – )
  7. 7. MarySue Martin

Emma Ponder's Timeline

4 Records

1902
11 May 1902
Birth of Emma Mae Ponder in Miller, Missouri
Miller, Missouri
1935
1935
Age 33
Emma Mae Ponder resided here in Rural, Maries, Missouri
Rural, Maries, Missouri
1940
1940
Age 38
Emma Mae Ponder resided here in Miller, Maries, Missouri, USA
Miller, Maries, Missouri, USA
1988
1 May 1988
Age 86
Death of Emma Mae Ponder in Dixon, Pulaski County, MO
Dixon, Pulaski County, MO

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1902
    Event Place: Miller, Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Miller, Maries, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02127; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 63-11
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Maries, Missouri
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Miller, Maries, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02127; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 63-11

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Miller, Maries, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Miller, Maries, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02127; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 63-11

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1988
    Event Place: Dixon, Pulaski County, MO
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dixon, Pulaski County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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