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Thomas Joel Ponton

J.T. Ponton
Full Name: Thomas Joel Ponton
Birth date: February 17, 1874
Death date: September 30, 1948

Terms of Service

  • House, 28th Legislature
    1/13/1903 - 1/10/1905
    Democrat

Biographical Notes and Resources

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Other Resources

  • T.J. Ponton, birth date "1873 - ?" in Texas; death date 9/30/1948 in Bexar County; residence in Guadalupe County; superintendent of schools. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
  • Thomas Joe Ponton, birth date 2/17/1874; permanent home address in Shiner, Lavaca County; superintendent of schools, Shiner School Board; draft registration 9/12/1918 in Lavaca County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 .
  • Thomas Joel Ponton (1874-1948), burial in Shiner Cemetery, Shiner, Lavaca County. Find a Grave .
  • Obituary, "T.J. Ponton Former Resident Rites Held Friday," 10/7/1948, p. 1. Thomas Joel Ponton, birth date 2/17/1874, flotorial representative of Wharton and Lavaca counties, former head of the Shiner Public School System. Shiner Gazette .
  • 28th Legislature (1903) - T.J. Ponton, postoffice Hallettsville, nativity Texas, age 27 (born circa 1876), teacher, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual .

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