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John Francis PONDER 1883–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 NOV 1883

Birth Location: Uniontown, Perry Co., Missouri

Death Date: 20 SEP 1953

Death Location: St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Missouri

Father: Anton PONDER

Mother: Maria HENNEMANN

Spouse(s): Anna BOHNERT, Anna LEIBLE

Children(s): Eleanora PONDER, John PONDER, Laurie PONDER, Ermine PONDER, Roland PONDER, Gus PONDER, Charles PONDER

The story of John Francis PONDER began in 1883 in Uniontown, Perry Co., Missouri. In 1900, John Francis PONDER was recorded in the census in Union Twp., Perry Co., Missouri. John Francis PONDER married Anna Bohnert, Anna Elizabeth Leible, and had children including Charles Joseph Ponder, Eleanora Adele Ponder, Ermine Joanne Ponder, Gertrude Ponder, Gus Ponder, John Ponder, Laurie Ponder, Roland Ludwig Ponder. John Francis PONDER passed away in 1953 in St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Missouri.

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Biography

  • The story of John Francis PONDER began in 1883 in Uniontown, Perry Co., Missouri.
  • In 1900, John Francis PONDER was recorded in the census in Union Twp., Perry Co., Missouri.
  • John Francis PONDER married Anna Bohnert, Anna Elizabeth Leible, and had children including Charles Joseph Ponder, Eleanora Adele Ponder, Ermine Joanne Ponder, Gertrude Ponder, Gus Ponder, John Ponder, Laurie Ponder, Roland Ludwig Ponder.
  • John Francis PONDER passed away in 1953 in St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Missouri.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John PONDER's Ancestors

Self
John PONDER
1883–1953
Birth Place: Uniontown, Perry Co., Missouri
Parents
Anton Joseph PONDER
1860–1952
Perry Co., Missouri
Maria (Magdalena) HENNEMANN
1863–1938
Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri
Grandparents
William (Sebastian PONDER) I
1819–1892
Renchen, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Euphemia (Theresia) MEYER
1819–1900
Renchen, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Jakob (Heinrich ‘Henry) HENNEMANN
1829–1912
Berghausen, Hesse, Germany
Theresia (Dorothea) METZINGER
1838–1908
Renchen, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Wilhelm [PANTHER]
1770–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John PONDER's Descendants

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John (Francis) PONDER (23 NOV 1883–20 SEP 1953) m. Anna BOHNERT (20 JAN 1886–16 NOV 1928) m. Anna (Elizabeth) LEIBLE (20 JAN 1886–16 NOV 1928)
  1. 1. Eleanora (Adele) PONDER 1923–2002 m. James (E.) SMOOT 1920–1974
  2. 2. John PONDER 1906–1966
  3. 3. Laurie PONDER 1908–1999
  4. 4. Ermine (Joanne) PONDER 1911–
  5. 5. Roland (Ludwig) PONDER 1913–1914
  6. 6. Gus PONDER 1918–2004
  7. 7. Charles (Joseph) PONDER 1920–1972 m. Trula (Mary) KIEFER 1924–1995

John PONDER's Timeline

3 Records

1883
23 NOV 1883
Birth of John Francis PONDER in Uniontown, Perry Co., Missouri
Uniontown, Perry Co., Missouri
1900
1900
Age 17
John Francis PONDER appeared in census in Union Twp., Perry Co., Missouri
Union Twp., Perry Co., Missouri
1953
20 SEP 1953
Age 70
Death of John Francis PONDER in St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Missouri
St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 NOV 1883
    Event Place: Uniontown, Perry Co., Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] DNA match andor Shared Ancestor andor Ancestry tree, Roy has a DNA match with Gloria Averell.
    [2] 1900 U.S. Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Union Twp., Perry Co., Missouri
    Record Source: 1900 U.S. Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 SEP 1953
    Event Place: St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Missouri
    Record Source: DNA match andor Shared Ancestor andor Ancestry tree, Roy has a DNA match with Gloria Averell.

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