Pheba Alna (Bishop) Thompson (1909 - 1992)

Born 14 Jan 1909 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William Henry Ponder — married 10 Apr 1926 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA

Descendants

Died 28 Jan 1992 at age 83 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

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Pheba (Bishop) Thompson is buried in Magee Cemetery.

Biography

Pheba Alna Bishop was born on Jan 14, 1909 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA as the sixth child of Lauren Peter Bishop Sr and Leah Ellen Butler. ^[1]

She had eight siblings, namely: Clifton George, E. Lillian, Byron Tillman Sr, Bessie B., Eva Edna, Andrew B., Infant Female, and Infant.

She died on Jan 28, 1992 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Hillcrest Health Facility; Age at Death: 83). ^[2]

When she was 17, she married William Henry Ponder, son of Fleming Green Ponder Jr and Ella Cornelia Brumfield, on Apr 10, 1926 in Simpson County, (also date on headstone). ^[3]

Pheba Alna Bishop lived in Beat 1, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 1 2/12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter).

She lived in Beat 1, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 11; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter).

She lived in Beat 1, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 21; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife).

She lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 31; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife).

She lived in , Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1950 (StreetAddress: Martinerele Pickett Road North; 41 Age: 41; EnumerationDistrict: 64-6; IsEmployed: No; LiveOnFarm: Yes; OccupationCategory: Keeping House; SeekingWork: No; WorkedLastWeek: No; Wife RelationToHead: Wife; Married MaritalStatus: Married). Unknown: Oct 19, 1970 (Age: 61) Civil: in Mississippi, USA Race: (White)

She was buried in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee Cemetery). ^[4]

William Henry Ponder and Pheba Alna Bishop had the following children:

1. Willie Mae Ponder was born on Jan 19, 1927 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Apr 10, 2018 (Age at Death: 91). ^[5] She married Sammy Ray Cook in 1944. She married Joe Kyle Denton Jr on May 26, 1987 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA.
2. Clinton "Ray" Ponder was born on Jan 19, 1929 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Jan 08, 2020 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 90). He married Dovie Delores Garner on Jul 17, 1953 (date on headstone).
3. Bobbie Jean Ponder was born on Jan 22, 1931 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She died on Jun 02, 2022 in Brandon, Rankin, Mississippi, USA (Merit Health Rankin; Age at Death: 91).
4. Leah/Lerah Ponder was born in 1933 in Mississippi, USA. She was living in 2022.
5. Cornelia Catherine Ponder was born on Jan 05, 1936 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She died on May 31, 2003 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Mississippi Baptist Medical Center; Age at Death: 67). ^[6]
6. Alna Carolyn Ponder was born on Apr 07, 1938 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She died on Aug 29, 2021 in Byram, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Willow Creek Nursing Home; Age at Death: 83). She married Gene Austin Neill on Oct 19, 1957 (date on headstone).
7. Bill R Ponder. He was living in 2022.
8. Paul H Ponder. He was living in 2022.

Pheba Ponder ^[2]

The Magee Courier, 06 Feb 1992, Thu, Page 7

Pheba Ponder, 83, of Mendenhall, died Jan. 28, 1992, of heart failure, at Hillcrest Health Center, Magee.

Services were Jan. 29, 1992, 3:30 p.m., at Mims.Mitchell Funeral Home Chapel, Magee, with burial in Magee City Cemetery.

Mrs. Ponder was a native of Simpson County.

Survivors include three sons, Ray Ponder of Mendenhall, Billy Ponder of Brandon, Paul Ponder of Clinton; five daughters, Willie Mae Denton of Jackson, Bobbie Tuggle and Catherine Miley, both of Pearl, Lerah Busby of Mendenhall, Carolyn Neill of Utica; half-brother, L. P. Bishop, Jr., of Magee; two sisters, Mrs. Lillie Mayfield of Magee, Mrs. Eva Dilmore of Mt. Olive; one half-sister, Lula Mae Bush of Brandon; 16 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren.

Mims Mitchell Funeral Home of Magee handled the arrangements.

Pheba's humor and wisdom is homegrown. ^[7]

Research Notes

At the time of her death her SSDi name was Pheba B. Thompson but her obituary name was Pheba Ponder. Then one of her names on her U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index was Pheba Benton Ponder. Her middle name was Alna according to RebaGCook, Cook, Ponder etc of Miss. (Cook, Ponder etc of Miss.). Her daughter, Willie Mae's obituary also lists her name as Pheba Alna Ponder. Bishop-4082

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Pheba Benton Ponder. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60901&h=25915492&indiv=try. Name: Pheba Benton Ponder [Pheba B Thompson] [Pheba Ponder] [Pheba Benton Bishop] Gender: Female Birth Date: 14 Jan 1909 Birth Place: Magee Simpso, Mississippi [Magee Simpso|] Death Date: Jan 1992 Claim Date: 19 Oct 1970 Father: L P Bishop Mother: Lerah Butler SSN: xxx Notes: 05 May 1978: Name listed as PHEBA BENTON PONDER; 01 Feb 1979: Name listed as PHEBA B THOMPSON; 19 Oct 1970: Name listed as PHEBA B PONDER
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Obituary for Pheba Alna Bishop Ponder Clipped from The Magee Courier, 06 Feb 1992, Thu, Page 7
3. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D54T-PW6Z : 25 November 2020), Miss Pheba Bishop in entry for Mr William H Ponder, 10 Apr 1926; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 00067, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
4. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKB-YJRF : 11 July 2016), Pheba Alna Bishop Ponder, 1992; Burial, Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States of America, Magee Cemetery; citing record ID 52389680, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52389680.
5. ↑ Obituary for Willie Mae Cook Denton
6. ↑ Obituary for Catherine Ponder Crosby Miley Clipped from Simpson County News, 05 Jun 2003, Thu, Page 6
7. ↑ What's Cooking Clipped from The Magee Courier, 16 May 1985, Thu, Page 9

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J59B-1XQ : 20 May 2014), Pheba B Thompson, Jan 1992; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States Census, 1950," https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/48687863:62308
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB3S-BYD : 14 March 2018), Pheba Ponder in household of William H Ponder, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-4, sheet 2A, line 17, family 17, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2064.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9M8-61S : accessed 1 February 2019), Pheba Ponder in household of William H Ponder, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 5A, line 42, family 94, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTX-PHW : accessed 30 October 2017), Pheba A Bishop in household of Laurin C Bishop, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 131, sheet 7A, line 29, family 111, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 893; FHL microfilm 1,820,893.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDL-W3R : accessed 30 October 2017), Phebie Bishop in household of Laurin P Bishop, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 121, sheet 20A, family 351, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 758; FHL microfilm 1,374,771.