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Joseph Henry Ponder 1851–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 MAR 1851

Birth Location: Apple Creek, Perry Co., Missouri

Death Date: 7 OCT 1940

Death Location: Union, Perry, Missouri

Father: William Ponder

Mother: Euphemia Meyer

Spouse(s): Josephine Schneider

Children(s): Albertina Ponder, William Ponder, Paulina Ponder, Hattie Ponder, Herman Ponder, Anton Ponder

In 1851, Joseph Henry Ponder entered the world in Apple Creek, Perry Co., Missouri, born to William Sebastian Ponder And Euphemia Theresia Meyer. Joseph Henry Ponder married Josephine Augusta Schneider, and had children including Albertina Frances Ponder, Anton Carl Ponder, Hattie J Ponder, Herman Joseph Ponder, Paulina M Ponder, William August Ponder. Joseph Henry Ponder passed away in 1940 in Union, Perry, Missouri.

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Biography

  • In 1851, Joseph Henry Ponder entered the world in Apple Creek, Perry Co., Missouri, born to William Sebastian Ponder And Euphemia Theresia Meyer.
  • Joseph Henry Ponder married Josephine Augusta Schneider, and had children including Albertina Frances Ponder, Anton Carl Ponder, Hattie J Ponder, Herman Joseph Ponder, Paulina M Ponder, William August Ponder.
  • Joseph Henry Ponder passed away in 1940 in Union, Perry, Missouri.

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Joseph Ponder's Ancestors

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Joseph Ponder
1851–1940
Birth Place: Apple Creek, Perry Co., Missouri
Parents
William Sebastian Ponder
1819–1892
Renchen, Baden, Germany
Euphemia (Theresia) Meyer
1819–1900
Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Grandparents
Sebastian Ponder
1771–1850
Renchen, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Theresa Singer
1777–1837
Germany
Joseph (Matern) Meyer
1779–1863
Renchen, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Maria (Helena) Hirt
1781–1833
Renchen, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Meyer
1745–1802
Maria Eckloff
1750–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Ponder's Descendants

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Joseph (Henry) Ponder (12 MAR 1851–7 OCT 1940) m. Josephine (Augusta) Schneider (5 Mar 1865–12 Apr 1951)
  1. 1. Albertina (Frances) Ponder 1893–1971 m. Ludwig ("Louis") Welker 1885–1960
    1. 1. Rosa (P) Welker 1914–
    2. 2. Russell (T) Welker 1916–1990
    3. 3. Gilbert (G) Welker 1920–2004
    4. 4. Burnett ((?) J) Welker 1925–
  2. 2. William (August) Ponder 1890–1982 m. Anna (Magdalena) Kohlfeld 1895–1977
    1. 1. Earl (Joseph) Ponder 1921–2000
    2. 2. Mildred (Hattie) Ponder 1919–2014
    3. 3. Jerome (William) Ponder 1923–2008
  3. 3. Paulina (M) Ponder 1896–
  4. 4. Hattie (J) Ponder 1903–
  5. 5. Herman (Joseph) Ponder 1909–1993 m. Cordula (Clara) Winschel 1908–1998
  6. 6. Anton (Carl) Ponder 1897–1981 m. Bertha (Ursula) Unterreiner 1903–1993
    1. 1. Virginia (G.) Ponder 1922–2001 m. Rudolph (Joseph) Wibbenmeyer 1914–2002

Joseph Ponder's Timeline

2 Records

1851
12 MAR 1851
Birth of Joseph Henry Ponder in Apple Creek, Perry Co., Missouri
Apple Creek, Perry Co., Missouri
1940
7 OCT 1940
Age 89
Death of Joseph Henry Ponder in Union, Perry, Missouri
Union, Perry, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 MAR 1851
    Event Place: Apple Creek, Perry Co., Missouri

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 OCT 1940
    Event Place: Union, Perry, Missouri

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