Nelle Sue (Knight) Ponder (1927 - 1981)

Born 12 Jul 1927 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Sidney Cecil Ponder Sr. — married 25 Dec 1946 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA

Died 15 Jun 1981 at age 53 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

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Sue (Knight) Ponder is buried in Mendenhall Cemetery.

Biography

Nelle Sue Knight ^[1] was born on Jul 12, 1927 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA as the first child of George Edward Knight and Maggie I Bishop.^[2]

She had two siblings, namely: Betty Ruth, and James Edward.

She died on Jun 15, 1981 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 53). ^[3]

When she was 19, she married Sidney Cecil Ponder Sr on Dec 25, 1946 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. ^{[4] [5]}

Nelle Sue Knight lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 2; Marital Status: Single; Relation: Daughter).

She lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 12; Marital Status: Single; Relation: Daughter). Race: (White)

he lived in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1950 (22 Age: 22; EnumerationDistrict: 64-2; IsEmployed: No; LiveOnFarm: No; OccupationCategory: Keeping House; SeekingWork: No; ThreeOrMoreAcres: No; WorkedLastWeek: No; Wife RelationToHead: Wife; Married MaritalStatus: Married). Race: (White)

She was buried in Mendenhall, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Mendenhall City Cemetery). ^[6]

Sidney Cecil Ponder Sr and Nelle Sue Knight had the following children:

1. Sidney Cecil.
2. Mike.
3. Ella.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage Photo - Sue Knight Ponder
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Name: Sue Knight Ponder [Sue Ponder] [Sue Knight Knight] SSN: xxx Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 12 Jul 1927 Birth Place: Magee Simpso, Mississippi Death Date: Jun 1981 Father: George E Knight Mother: Maggie I Bishop Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type. Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Sep 1966: Name listed as SUE KNIGHT PONDER; 04 Jan 1988: Name listed as SUE PONDER
3. ↑ Obituary for Nelle Sue Knight Ponder
4. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D4LT-7G6Z : Tue Oct 24 00:03:04 UTC 2023), Entry for Sidney Cecil Ponder and E.d. Ponder, 25 Dec 1946.
5. ↑ Marriage of Knight / Ponder
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51111283/sue-ponder: accessed 11 November 2023), memorial page for Sue Knight Ponder (12 Jul 1927–15 Jun 1981), Find a Grave Memorial ID 51111283, citing Mendenhall City Cemetery, Mendenhall, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Gwen Langley Pittman 188378070 (contributor 46852787).

• "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FM7-91R6 : Tue Oct 03 06:20:44 UTC 2023), Entry for John D Roberts and Lavone M Roberts, 17 April 1950.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-SWN : accessed 22 May 2016), Nellie Sue Knight in household of Maggie Knight, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-7A, sheet 18A, family 291, NARA digital publication T627 (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:X9MZ-YXR : accessed 22 May 2016), Nellie S Knight in entry for Edward Knight, 1930.