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 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 .