William Henry Ponder
1881 - 1966 (85 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
Generation: 3
1. William Henry Ponder was born on 15 Sep 1881 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky; died on 1 Oct 1966 in Berea, Madison County, Kentucky; was buried in Red Hill Community Cemetery, Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. Other Events:
- Census: 1910, Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
- Census: 1920, Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
- Census: 1930, Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
- Census: 1950, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6958077/william-henry-ponderWilliam married Flora Belle Carpenter on 10 Mar 1910 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky. Flora was born on 29 May 1880 in Jackson County, Kentucky; died on 30 Jan 1941 in London, Laurel County, Kentucky; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Una Versa Ponder
was born on 16 Mar 1911 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky; died on 12 Sep 1947 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; was buried on 14 Sep 1937 in Elmwood Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. - 3. Keith Cameron Ponder was born on 17 Apr 1913 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky; died on 22 Aug 1961 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky.
- 4. Clayton Brooks Ponder was born on 7 Sep 1914 in Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky; died on 20 Sep 2004 in Brodhead, Rockcastle County, Kentucky; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky.
- 5. Ana Fern Ponder was born on 19 Aug 1916 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky; died on 1 Dec 2008 in Florence, Boone County, Kentucky; was buried in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill, Kenton County, Kentucky.
- 6. Lyman Theodore Ponder was born on 3 Mar 1918 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky; died on 6 Nov 1961 in Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky; was buried on 8 Nov 1961 in Elmwood Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky.
- 7. Truman Lyndon Ponder was born on 11 Dec 1919 in Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky; died on 9 Aug 2001 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio.
- 8. William Wright Ponder was born on 9 Apr 1921 in Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky; died on 16 Jan 1988 in Independence, Kenton County, Kentucky; was buried in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill, Kenton County, Kentucky.
- 9. Cline Anderson Ponder was born on 5 Aug 1922 in Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky; died on 3 Oct 1970 in Kenton County, Kentucky; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky.
- 10. Aubert Brown Ponder was born on 1 Sep 1924 in Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky; died on 18 May 1983 in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky; was buried in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill, Kenton County, Kentucky.
Generation: 2
2. Una Versa Ponder (1.William1) was born on 16 Mar 1911 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky; died on 12 Sep 1947 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; was buried on 14 Sep 1937 in Elmwood Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. Notes:
Beauty Queen. Not slain, verdict of coroner, ascribing Louisville death of Cincinnatian's kin to effects of fall.
Miss Una Ponder, 26-year-old former Louisville beauty queen, who was found dying in her Louisville apartment by Greater Cincinnati relatives September 11, died of a "cerebral hemorrhage due to a fall in her home," the Jefferson County Coroner's office ruled yesterday.
Miss Ponder died the day after she was found by a sister, Mrs. Charles Rhodus, 121 Latonia Terrace Homes, Covington, and a brother, Keith Ponder, 127 Garfield Pl. They went to Louisville after receiving a mysterious telephone call that Miss Ponder was "in trouble."
Deputy Coroner Joseph Beck said that "the verdict is on the basis of information available at this time." Sgt. henry Riebel of the police homicide squad said that he still was investigating the possibility of homicide.
When found the woman's body was covered in bruises and what appeared to be cigarette burns. Death by a sadistic killer was suspected at first. Later, however, police said a closer inspection cast doubt on the possibility of injury by another person.
Cincinnati Enquirer. 23 Sep 1947.
Four men sought in beauty queen's death; Cincinnati kin find body, beaten, burned.
An investigation of the "torture" death of Miss Una V. Ponder, attractive 36-yaer-old brunette who was found dying of blows and burns in her Louisville, Ky., apartment early yesterday by four Greater Cincinnati relatives, had narrowed last night to a search for four men whose names were found in a book in the slaying victim's room.
Miss Ponder, who was crowned Miss Louisville of 1932, is a sister of Mrs. Charles Rhodus, 121 Latonia Ter., Covington; of Keith Ponder, 128 Garfield Pl, Cincinnati, and Clyde and Brown Ponder, both of Covington.
Mrs. Rhodus and the three Ponder brothers hastened to Louisville late Thursday after the victim's Covington sister had received a telephone call from a Louisville man who termed himself a male friend of Miss Ponder. The man said he had failed to obtain any answer to telephone calls or visits to Miss Ponder's apartment and had, therefore, become "uneasy" for her safety.
Escorted by Louisville police, Mrs. Rhodus and her three brothers gained entry into Miss Ponder's apartment by climbing through a window after finding all doors locked.
Inside they found sprawled on the floor Miss Ponder's almost nude body covered with bruises, cuts and what appeared to be burns. Police said they thought the burns had been caused by lighted cigarettes. Coroner Roy Carter declared the burns had been cause by "Rubbing against something."
The Coroner said Miss Ponder died of head injuries caused "by a severe blow from a blunt instrument, or from a fall." She died at a Louisville hospital several hours after she was found, without recovering her consciousness.
Police said there was no evidence of a struggle in the apartment which contained three unmade beds and what "looked like a hundred whisky bottles."
Neighbors said they had not seen Miss Ponder since early in the week and police said she probably had been beaten and burned some time Wednesday. They had no theories of a motive for the attack.
Mrs. George R. Montgomery, a neighbor, said she saw Miss Ponder talking to a man at the entrance to her apartment Late Tuesday night.
"He was leaving as I walked up and I didn't get a good look at him," Mrs. Montgomery said.
Another neighbor, Charles States, said he saw Miss Ponder at the entrance of her apartment either Tuesday or Wednesday night.
"She looked strange and I asked her if she was sick," States said. "She didn't answer so I went to my room and went to bed."
Police said they were seeking the unidentified Louisville man who called Mrs. Rhodus in the hope of obtaining some clues in the slaying. They also were seeking the men whose names were written in the book found in the apartment.
A former resident of Livingston, Ky., Miss Ponder had worked in Louisville as a drugstore clerk and a hotel news stand attendant.
Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Sep 1947. Saturday. Page 3.
Sadist blamed in woman's death.
Louisville, Ky. Sept. 13. (INS) - A sadist who apparently sued a cigaret to speckle his victim's body with burns was sought today in the death of an attractive brunette found unconscious and nearly-nude in her apartment.
Miss Una. V. Ponder, 26, died in Louisville General hospital a few hours after she was found by her sister and three brothers. They entered the locked apartment through a window.
Hospital attendants said the woman's body was covered from head to feet with burns, bruises and lacerations. Her death was attributed by police to a brain injury.
Miami News (Miami, Florida), 13 Sep 1947. Saturday.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5976327/una-versa-ponder3. Keith Cameron Ponder (1.William1) was born on 17 Apr 1913 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky; died on 22 Aug 1961 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5976328/keith-cameron-ponder4. Clayton Brooks Ponder (1.William1) was born on 7 Sep 1914 in Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky; died on 20 Sep 2004 in Brodhead, Rockcastle County, Kentucky; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. Notes:
Clayton Ponder Obituary
MT. VERNON - Clayton B. Ponder, died Mon., Sept. 20, 2004. Services Fri., 11 am at Cox Funeral Home Chapel. Visit Thurs., 6 - 9 pm at the funeral home. www.coxfuneralhomeky.com
Published by Lexington Herald-Leader on Sep. 22, 2004.
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/kentucky/name/clayton-ponder-obituary?id=34014633
Family/Spouse: Lucille Noe. Lucille was born on 9 Aug 1920 in Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky; died on 15 Jan 1993 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Ana Fern Ponder (1.William1) was born on 19 Aug 1916 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky; died on 1 Dec 2008 in Florence, Boone County, Kentucky; was buried in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill, Kenton County, Kentucky. Notes:
Ana Rhodus
August 19, 1916 — December 1, 2008
Ana Ponder Rhodus, 92 of Burlington, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
She was a homemaker.
Her husband, Charles B. Rhodus, died in 1998. A daughter, Shirley Johnson, died in 1999.
Survivors include sons, Charles W. Rhodus and Roger Rhodus, both of Burlington; daughters, June M. Ginn of Palm Beach, Fla., and Jo Chapin of Florence; 18 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass-Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
https://www.floralhillsmemorialgardens.com/obituaries/ana-rhodus
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143821693/ana-fern-rhodus
Old Rugged Cross SectionFamily/Spouse: Charles Boxley Rhodus. Charles was born on 20 May 1915 in Madison County, Kentucky; died on 31 May 1998 in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky; was buried in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill, Kenton County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
6. Lyman Theodore Ponder (1.William1) was born on 3 Mar 1918 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky; died on 6 Nov 1961 in Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky; was buried on 8 Nov 1961 in Elmwood Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. Other Events:
- Census: 1940, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
Notes:
2 Drivers Die In Scott Crash
Both Thrown Out As Vehicles Collide
Georgetown, Ky., Nov. 6 (Special) – Two men were killed instantly about 12:30 o’clock this morning on parker’s Curve, 14 miles north of here, on U.S. 25, when a car skidded on the highway and veered into the path of a trailer truck.
The truck driver, Lyman T. Ponder, 43, of Covington, was thrown from the cab of his truck and under the trailer. His body was pinned for an hour and a half before being removed by State Police and other truck drivers.
Official said the driver of the car. Welby Clayton Jones, 23, of Columbia, also was thrown out of his vehicle.
The cab of the trailer broke loose and landed about 10 feet off the highway against some trees. The trailer turned over and fell on Ponder as he was thrown from the cab.
Jones’ car was headed north but flipped around and came to a rest heading south against some trees about eight feet off the highway.
Parker’s Curve has been the scene of numerous accidents during the past several years, and one official today said that the highway is banked wrong. “When a vehicle is making the curve,” Sheriff Earl Morrison said, “the vehicle leans toward the center of the highway instead of leaning toward the right side. When the highway is the least bit wet, this portion of the highway is very dangerous.
It was first reported that Ponder’s truck jack-knifed, but investigating officers said the the truck and automobile hit head-on.
Another early report was that one person had been killed and another injured and that a passing motorist had picked up one of the drivers and taken him to a hospital. Later, however, Ponder’s body was found under the trailer.
Traffic on the highway was blocked about two miles in each direction for nearly three hours before the trailer was removed from across the highway.
Ponder was a native of Rockcastle County, but had been residing in Covington. His survivors include his wife; two children, Ted and June Ponder; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Ponder, Rockcastle County, and a brother, William W. Ponder, Covington.
His boyd was removed to Johnson’s Funeral Home here and later sent to the Cox Funeral Home at Mt. Vernon.
Jones is survived by his father, Lewis Jones, Columbia Route 2. His body was sent to a funeral home at Columbia.
Coroner R.C. Johnson said that both victims suffered fractured skulls and broken necks in addition to numerous other injuries.
The accident was investigated by State Troopers Ray Judy of Frankfort and dale Fortner of Shelbyville.
The Lexington Herald, Lexington, Kentucky. Tuesday, 7 November 1961.
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5881381/lyman-theodore-ponderFamily/Spouse: Virginia M. Mason. Virginia was born on 20 Nov 1922 in Orlando, Rockcastle County, Kentucky; died on 29 Aug 1964 in Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky; was buried on 31 Aug 1964 in Elmwood Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Truman Lyndon Ponder (1.William1) was born on 11 Dec 1919 in Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky; died on 9 Aug 2001 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135445040/truman-lyndon-ponder
Section 23, Lot 47, Grave 1Family/Spouse: Marie Mullins. Marie (daughter of Richard Bennett Mullins and Clara Angeline Spivey) was born on 30 May 1922 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky; died on 1 Jan 2006 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
8. William Wright Ponder (1.William1) was born on 9 Apr 1921 in Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky; died on 16 Jan 1988 in Independence, Kenton County, Kentucky; was buried in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill, Kenton County, Kentucky. Notes:
Ponder
William Wright (Bill), beloved husband of Elsie Baker Ponder, father of Gary, Allan (Scott), Brent and Tammie Kay Ponder, brother of Clayton Ponder, Truman Ponder and Mrs. Ann Rhodus, grandfather of two grandchildren. At his residence Independence, KY. Saturday, January 16, 1988. Age 66 years. Services at the Allison & Rose Funeral Home, Inc. 5645 Taylor Mill Pike, Taylor Mill, KY. Tuesday January 19, 1988 at 2 P.M. Interment Floral Hills Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 4 until 8 P.M. Monday.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio. Sunday, 17 January 1988.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143858839/william-wright-ponderFamily/Spouse: Elsie Baker. Elsie (daughter of William Baker and Mamie E. Spivey) was born on 23 Mar 1930 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky; died on 13 Mar 2013 in Edgewood, Kenton County, Kentucky; was buried in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill, Kenton County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. Larry William Ponder was born on 17 Jan 1954 in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky; died on 15 Mar 1955 in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky; was buried on 17 Mar 1955 in Elmwood Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky.
- 12. Alan Scott Ponder was born on 23 Mar 1956 in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky; died on 4 Jul 2006; was buried in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill, Kenton County, Kentucky.
- 11. Larry William Ponder
9. Cline Anderson Ponder (1.William1) was born on 5 Aug 1922 in Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky; died on 3 Oct 1970 in Kenton County, Kentucky; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. Notes:
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5976329/cline-anderson-ponder10. Aubert Brown Ponder (1.William1) was born on 1 Sep 1924 in Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky; died on 18 May 1983 in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky; was buried in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill, Kenton County, Kentucky. Notes:
funeral notice:
Mr. Aubert B. Ponder
10 A.M. saturday.
Allison & Rose Funeral Home
Robbins & Madison Ave.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio. Saturday, 21 May 1983.
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144500874/aubert-brown-ponderFamily/Spouse: Eula Mae Hensley. Eula was born on 24 Jun 1927 in Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky; died on 2 Feb 2005 in Edgewood, Kenton County, Kentucky; was buried in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill, Kenton County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 3
11. Larry William Ponder (8.William2, 1.William1) was born on 17 Jan 1954 in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky; died on 15 Mar 1955 in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky; was buried on 17 Mar 1955 in Elmwood Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. Notes:
Year-old Ponder Child Dies in Covington.
Little Larry William Ponder, son of William W. and Elsie Baker Ponder of Covington, was born January 17, 1954 and died March 15, 1955 at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Covington, at the age of one year, one month and 29 days.
Besides his parents, he leaves one brother, Garry Ponder, age 5; eight uncles; one aunt; one grandfather, W. H. Ponder of Livingston; one great grand-mother, Mrs. F. M. Ponder also of Livingston; and many cousins and other relatives.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, March 16, at the Free Pentecostal Church in Covington and at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, March 17, at the Cox Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. Burial was in Elmwood Cemetery.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5976330/larry-william-ponder12. Alan Scott Ponder (8.William2, 1.William1) was born on 23 Mar 1956 in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky; died on 4 Jul 2006; was buried in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill, Kenton County, Kentucky. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/221196776/alan-ponder