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Name | Joel Ponton | |
Suffix | Jr. | |
Birth | 26 Jan 1842 | Gonzales Co, Texas |
Gender | Male | |
Property | 31 Mar 1881 | Salem Cem, Ezzell, Lavaca Co, Texas |
donated 2 acres | ||
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Salem Cemetery - Ponton, Joel (Memorial) Ezzell, Lavaca County, Texas |
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Census | 1920 | Lavaca Co, Tennessee |
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Death | 14 Dec 1927 | Hallettsville, Lavaca Co, Texas |
Research Notes | 19 Jan 2015 | |
Burial | Salem Cem, Ezzell, Lavaca Co, Texas | |
Salem Cemetery - Ponton, Joel, Jr. Ezzell, Lavaca County, Texas |
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Salem Cemetery - Ezzell, Lavaca County, Texas Located south of Hallettsville on Highway 77. turn left onto FM 531 and go about two miles toward Ezzell. Cemetery is on the left. Salem Cemetery "This is a large well kept cemetery in the Salem community and next to the Salem Baptist Church. There were 1063 markers with two of them having a death date of 1861. They were J.R. Martin who died April 16, 1861 and L. Nelson in 1861. The cemetery was surveyed by Sammy Tise on September 15, 1985 and October 26, 1985. A sign in front of the church shows it was established July 14, 1857. A sign over the front gate of the cemetery reads: In memory of Mr. and Mrs. A. harless. A marker inside the cemetery reads: Dedicated to the memory, valor and generosity of Joel Ponton, Jr., 1842-1927; son of the Lavaca County pioneer settler, physician and minister, Joel Ponton, Sr.; Veteran Co. D, 2nd Texas Calvary, and its campaigns. Donor, March 31, 1881; tract of two acres for cemetery, Salem Cemetery." (source unknown) |
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Person ID | I32943 | Roots |
Last Modified | 27 May 2011 |
Father | Rev/Dr Joel Ponton, Sr., b. 3 Jul 1802, near Lovingston, Amherst Co, Virginia d. 1 Feb 1875, Ezzell, Lavaca Co, Texas (Age 72 years) | |
Mother | Rhoda Delaney, (1/2 Indian), b. 16 Mar 1813, New Madrid, Missouri d. 5 Mar 1850, Lavaca Co, Texas (Age 36 years) | |
Marriage | 28 Mar 1839 | Jackson Co, Texas |
Documents | Rhoda Delaney James Ponton
1813-1850 Write-up by Olive Smiley Massie in 1998. | |
Family ID | F11542 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family | Elizabeth Koonce, b. 4 Aug 1844, Yalobusha Co, Mississippi d. 10 Aug 1925, Hallettsville, Lavaca Co, Texas (Age 81 years) | |||||||||||||||||||
Marriage | 12 Dec 1863 | Lavaca Co, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
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Documents | Texas, Lavaca County, map 2 of 2 (d) Lavaca and Dewitt County maps | |||||||||||||||||||
Texas, Dewitt Colony Land Grants map 1 of 2 (d) Lavaca and Dewitt County maps | ||||||||||||||||||||
Family ID | F11553 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||||||||||||
Last Modified | 27 May 2014 |
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