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William Amos Ponder 1848 – 1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1848

Birth Location: Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 08 Mar 1911

Death Location: Denton, Denton, Texas, United States

Father: John Ponder

Mother: Martha Merrell

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William Amos Ponder was born in 1848 in Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia, United States, the child of John Matson Ponder and Martha J. Merrell. William Amos Ponder passed away in 1911 in Denton, Denton, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • William Amos Ponder was born in 1848 in Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia, United States, the child of John Matson Ponder and Martha J. Merrell.
  • William Amos Ponder passed away in 1911 in Denton, Denton, Texas, United States.

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William Ponder's Ancestors

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William Ponder
1848 – 1911
Birth Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia, United States
Parents
John Matson Ponder
1823 – 1890
Sevier, TN
Martha (J.) Merrell
1828 – 1914
Franklin County, Georgia, United States of America
Grandparents
Benjamin (Smith) Merrell
1792 – 1853
Sparta, Hancock, Georgia, USA
Martha ("Patsy") Chandler
1795 – 1879
Virginia, United States of America
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William Ponder's Timeline

2 Records

1848
12 Aug 1848
Birth of William Amos Ponder in Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia, United States
Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia, United States
1911
08 Mar 1911
Age 63
Death of William Amos Ponder in Denton, Denton, Texas, United States
Denton, Denton, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1848
    Event Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Mar 1911
    Event Place: Denton, Denton, Texas, United States

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