hmtl5 America Elizabeth "Lizzie" Sams b. 6 Jul 1868 Clay County, Kentucky d. 21 Jul 1945 Gary, Lake County, Indiana: Hedges Genealogy
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America Elizabeth "Lizzie" Sams

Female 1868 - 1945  (77 years)


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  • Name America Elizabeth "Lizzie" Sams 
    Born 6 Jul 1868  Clay County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1940  Gary, Lake County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 21 Jul 1945  Gary, Lake County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I164  Hedges
    Last Modified 10 Sep 2022 

    Family Joseph Ponder,   b. 4 Sep 1856, Burning Springs, Clay County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1924, Carroll, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 18 Mar 1886  Clay County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Lillie Ponder,   b. 19 Mar 1897, Burning Springs, Clay County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1980, Okeechobee, Okeechobee County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     2. Lottie Ponder,   b. 19 Mar 1897, Burning Springs, Clay County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Lester Ponder,   b. 17 Feb 1903, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1981  (Age 77 years)
    Last Modified 30 Nov 2022 
    Family ID F109  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Jul 1868 - Clay County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Mar 1886 - Clay County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Gary, Lake County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Jul 1945 - Gary, Lake County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodlawn Cemetery, Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Former Indianola Woman Dies at Daughter's Home.
      Indianola - (CNS) - Mrs. Elizabeth Ponder, about 73, widow of Joe Ponder and former resident of this community for many years, died at midnight Saturday at the home of a daughter in Gary. The body will be brought here Tuesday morning.

      The body will be taken to the home of a son, Lester Ponder, Indianola, where it will remain until funeral services at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Indianola Baptist Church. The Rev. F. J. Gilroy will officiate. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.

      Surviving in addition to Lester Ponder are two other sons, Bradley and Everett Ponder and three daughters, Lottie and Velma, Mrs. Lilly Koentz, at whose home she died, and Mrs. Bertha Truett, all of Gary; and one sister, Mrs. Joe Murray, Indianapolis.

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Find a Grave.

    2. [S49] Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979.


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