Sarah Jane (Rees) Ponsler (1859 - 1907)

Born 23 Jan 1859 in Columbia Township, Jennings, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Cornelius Ponsler — married 6 Jun 1875 in Jennings County, Indiana

Descendants

Died 13 Aug 1907 at age 48 in Columbia Township, Jennings, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Jane (Rees) Ponsler was a Hoosier.

Sarah Jane (Rees) Ponsler was born on January 23, 1859 in Jennings, Indiana, United States. Her parents were William Rees (1834 - 1883) and Elizabeth Jane (Phillips) Rees (1837 - 1905).

Sarah Jane married Cornelius Ponsler (1851 - 1929) on 5 June 1875 in Jennings, Indiana, United States.^[1]

Their children were...

1. Unknown Ponsler (1877 - 1877)
2. Abraham Ponsler (~1878 - ~1880)
3. Edith Behula (Ponsler) Starkey (1880 - 1937)
4. Bessie Ponsler (1883 - 1883)
5. Charles William Ponser (1884 - 1970)
6. Cora Mabel (Ponsler) Phillips (1886 - <1973)
7. Delia Ponsler (1887 - 1888)
8. Allen Grover Ponsler (1888 - <1973)
9. Carrie Elizabeth (Ponsler) Baker (1891 - 1973)
10. James Lester Ponsler (1895 - 1975)
11. John Ponsler (~1897 - 1898)
12. Claude R. Ponsler (1900 - )
13. Clyde Roscoe Ponsler (1900 - 1968).

In the 1860 census Sarah (age 1) was in Columbia Township, Jennings, Indiana, United States.^[2]

In the 1870 census Sarah (age 11) was in Columbia Township, Jennings, Indiana, United States.^[3]

In the 1880 census Sarah (age 21), Keeping House, was the wife of Kernelius Pousler in Columbia, Jennings, Indiana, United States.^[4]

Sarah was in a land ownership map in 1884 in Butlerville; Campbell; Zenas; Columbia; Sherwood; Sand Creek, Jennings, Indiana.^[5]

In the 1900 census Sarah (age 41) was the wife of Corneilus Ponsler in Columbia, Jennings, Indiana.^[6]

Sarah died of heat stroke (sunstroke) on August 13, 1907, in Jennings aged 48.^[7] She is buried in West Zenas Cemetery, Zenas, Indiana.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
   citing Jennings, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004263800
   FamilySearch Record: KMCQ-XJK (accessed 2 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 9392-WHSC-KF Image number 00433
   Jane Reese marriage to Cornelius Ponsler on 5 Jun 1875 in Jennings, Indiana, United States.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 46; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005165841; FHL microfilm: 803271; Image number: 50; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01711-6
   FamilySearch Record: M4N8-QN3 (accessed 27 August 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBY-JT3
   Sarah Jane Reece (1) in Columbia Township, Jennings, Indiana, United States. Born in Ind.
3. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
   citing Page: 4; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 40; Digital film/folder number: 004263401; FHL microfilm: 000545828; Image number: 140; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01432-0
   FamilySearch Record: MXF9-RLT (accessed 27 August 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6PZ4-KMS
   Sarah J Rees (11) in Columbia Township, Jennings, Indiana, United States. Born in Indiana.
4. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Columbia, Jennings, Indiana; Roll: 288; Page: 362D; Enumeration District: 138
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #45755569 (accessed 10 September 2023)
   Sarah J Pousler (21), wife, Keeping House, in household of Kernelius Pousler (29) in Columbia, Jennings, Indiana, USA. Born in Indiana.
5. ↑ Land Ownership : "U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918"
   Collection Number: G&M_40; Roll Number: 40
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1127 #1700586 (accessed 10 September 2023)
   Owner's Name: Sarah Ponsler; State: Indiana; County: Jennings; Town: Butlerville; Campbell; Zenas; Columbia; Sherwood; Sand Creek; Year: 1884.
6. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Columbia, Jennings, Indiana; Roll: 379; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0104
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #13532768 (accessed 10 September 2023)
   Sarah Ponsler (41), wife, in household of Corneilus Ponsler (49) in Columbia, Jennings, Indiana. Born in Indiana, USA.
7. ↑ Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1907; Roll: 07, Source Information: Ancestry.com. Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100279000/sarah-jane-ponsler: accessed 10 September 2023), memorial page for Sarah Jane Reece Ponsler (23 Jan 1859–12 Aug 1907), Find a Grave Memorial ID 100279000, citing West Zenas Cemetery, Zenas, Jennings County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by CM Reed (contributor 47137081).

See also:

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 30 April 2020, 00:38), entry for Sarah Jane Rees(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KNVM-8W1); contributed by various users.