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Carney & Wehofer Family
Genealogy Pages
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 1788 - Aft 1850 (63 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. |  Thomas PONDER was born in 1787-1788 in Elbert County, Georgia; died after 1850 in Mendenhall, Simpson Co, Mississippi; was buried in Floyds Cem, Everett Comm, Simpson Co, MS. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 20
- _UID: EB67752C59234202BD720B19D1DE98A8F529
Notes:
!Thomas, Margaret, John W., and Mary A appear in the 1850 Census,
Simpson
Co, MS. Thomas, along with Reuben Ponder, left Georgia about 1806
and next
show up in the War of 1812 fighting at New Orleans. Following his
discharge,
he appears in Marion Co, MS, where he was a Justice of the Peace
before
coming to Simpson County with his family. He married Margaret
Crawford in
Marion Co, MS, following the death of his first wife Polly Graham
whom he had
married 27 Jan 1807 in TN (dau of John and Lennah Graham) After his
marriage
Thomas moved to Louisiana with his brother Reuben Ponder.
Thomas appears as Household
#208, living adjacent to his son, Abner J. Ponder, and near James,
Abner,
and Reuben Ponder. Abner and James were sons of Reuben.
Thomas Ponder is identified as one of seven sons of Abner Ponder of
Hickman
Co, TN, in a letter by William Miles Ponder, written in 1904, and as
a brother
to John Reuben Ponder. William Miles Ponder also identifies Thomas'
ancestor
as being from Scotland and landing at or near the Cape Fear River,
near
Wilmington, NC prior to the Rev. War.
Thomas married on 27 Jan 1807 in Hickman County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Thomas married about 1813 in GA?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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