Henry Aaron PontonAge: 94 years1868–1962
- Name
- Henry Aaron Ponton
- Given names
- Henry Aaron
- Surname
- Ponton
 Birth | March 8, 1868 39 36 |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 9 months)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Birth of a sister | Marie Anastasia Ponton March 13, 1870 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a father | Francois Louis Ponton March 7, 1871 (Age 2 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Pvt Napoleon Renville — Adelle Selfridge Rainville — View this family July 3, 1872 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Jennie Adelle Renville May 21, 1873 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Oregina Ida Renville about 1875 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 9 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a mother | Adelle Selfridge Rainville December 12, 1898 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Oregina Ida Renville before 1900 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 47 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Marriage | Myrtle Laura “Tessie” Ackert — View this family July 19, 1918 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 48 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 49 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a sister | Marie Anastasia Ponton March 18, 1927 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 61 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a sister | Adelle Ponton September 19, 1944 (Age 76 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 73 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 81 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a wife | Myrtle Laura “Tessie” Ackert November 2, 1957 (Age 89 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Jennie Adelle Renville March 4, 1958 (Age 89 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 77 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | May 26, 1962 (Age 94 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Tobacco Valley Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Francois Louis Ponton Birth: about 1829 — Quebec, Canada Death: March 7, 1871 — Iroquois, Iowa, United States |
| mother |
Adelle Selfridge Rainville Birth: January 21, 1832 — Canada Death: December 12, 1898 — O'Brien, Iowa, United States |
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Marriage: July 30, 1850 — Iroquois, Iowa, United States |
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13 months elder brother |
Louis Ponton Birth: August 24, 1851 22 19 — Canada Death: |
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15 months elder sister |
Adelle Ponton Birth: December 4, 1852 23 20 — Canada Death: September 19, 1944 — Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, United States |
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6 years elder brother |
Joseph Ponton Birth: June 24, 1858 29 26 — Iroquois, Iowa, United States Death: before 1860 |
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22 months elder sister |
Matilda M Ponton Birth: April 30, 1860 31 28 — Iroquois, Iowa, United States Death: December 18, 1963 — Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States |
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19 months elder brother |
Francis Ponton Birth: November 18, 1861 32 29 — Iroquois, Iowa, United States Death: September 2, 1866 — Iroquois, Iowa, United States |
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20 months elder sister |
Marie Ponton Birth: July 5, 1863 34 31 — Iroquois, Iowa, United States Death: February 25, 1864 — Iroquois, Iowa, United States |
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19 months elder sister |
Rosalie “Rose” Ponton Birth: January 27, 1865 36 33 — Iroquois, Iowa, United States Death: |
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3 years himself |
Henry Aaron Ponton Birth: March 8, 1868 39 36 — Iroquois, Iowa, United States Death: May 26, 1962 — Eureka, Lincoln, Montana, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Marie Anastasia Ponton Birth: March 13, 1870 41 38 — Iroquois, Iowa, United States Death: March 18, 1927 — Lynch, Boyd, Nebraska, United States |
| Mother’s family with Pvt Napoleon Renville |
| step-father |
Pvt Napoleon Renville Birth: September 22, 1844 37 28 — Napierville, Montérégie, Quebec, Canada Death: February 13, 1892 — O'Brien, Iowa, United States |
| mother |
Adelle Selfridge Rainville Birth: January 21, 1832 — Canada Death: December 12, 1898 — O'Brien, Iowa, United States |
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Marriage: July 3, 1872 — Iroquois, Iowa, United States |
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11 months half-sister |
Jennie Adelle Renville Birth: May 21, 1873 28 41 — Iroquois, Iowa, United States Death: March 4, 1958 — Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States |
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3 years half-sister |
Oregina Ida Renville Birth: about 1875 30 42 — Illinois, United States Death: before 1900 |
| Family with Myrtle Laura “Tessie” Ackert |
| himself |
Henry Aaron Ponton Birth: March 8, 1868 39 36 — Iroquois, Iowa, United States Death: May 26, 1962 — Eureka, Lincoln, Montana, United States |
| wife |
Myrtle Laura “Tessie” Ackert Birth: October 14, 1872 — Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States Death: November 2, 1957 — Libby, Lincoln, Montana, United States |
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Marriage: July 19, 1918 — Eureka, Lincoln, Montana, United States |