Antoinette,
One of my husband'd GG-grandmother's was Jane Johnson. Her sister Martha married
Daniel Ponsler Jr. son of Daniel Ponsler & Katherine Ungrer.
I've only recently started any research into the Ponsler line and I haven't been
able to find Daniel in the 1860 census or been able to find a death date or place for
either Daniel Sr. or Katherine.
I was able to find the following information concerning Daniel Ponsler & family.(
source: Jenning Co. Indiana, submitted by Martin Baldwin)
"Daniel Ponsler Sr. was born in Pennsylvania in 1796. His family moved to Preble Co.
Ohio when he was a child. He married Katherine Ungrer on 3 September 1818 and made his
living as a farmer. Their children were Abraham, Elizabeth, Sarah, Catherine, Daniel
Jr,Mary, Rebecca, twins Joshua & Jermiah and Noah.
About 1839 he moved to Zenas ( Indiana) where he purchased 2 lots in the Southwest corner
of the town plat. Soon afterwards he moved to a farm on the Decatur Co. line four miles
Northwest of Zenas.
Abraham married Catherine Embry. Jeremiah & Noah also married and all three raised
families in Columbia Twp.
Elizabeth married ( 28 March1841) Charles Embry & moved to the St. Paul neighborhood
in Decatur Co,
Daniel Jr. married ( 15 November 1849) Martha Johnson & moved to Cicero, north of
Indianapolis.
Mary married ( 18 October 1846) Rueben Shattuck
Joshua died in Anderson Prision during the Civil War ( incorrect- see my notes)
Sarah & Catherine never married and lived out their lives in Columbia Twp.
After his wife died Daniel Sr. married on19 October 1865 Charity Warner. Daniel apparently
died sometime shortly after 1872, but little information has come to light concerning his
fate or that of his wife Katherine."
NOTES on Joshua
Joshua was a prisoner at Andersonville but survived.
From Andersonville /Civil War Records
Name: Ponsler, Joshua
Side: Union
Regiment 93
State: Indiana
Company : I
Rank : Corporal
Type: Held at Andersonville & survived
Capture Date : unknown
Capture site: unknown
Remarks : Sent to Millen 31 October 1864 ( Camp Lawton, Millen, Georgia,) Exchanged 1
April 1865
Listed on the 1870 Federal Census- Jackson Twp, Newton Co. Indiana
Ponsler, Joshua, age 50,born Ohio, farmer
wife Sophia, age 44, born Indiana, children Marinda 19, Netter 17, Luther 12, Jane 9 and
William 4, all born Indiana.
Other than the research on Joshua & on Daniel Jr. I haven't verified any of the
other information sumitted by Martin Baldwin.
I do have a birth date for Daniel Sr. (10 October 1796 ) which was recorded by Jane
(Johnson ) Wilson my husband's GG-grandmother.
If you have any questions , please feel free to contact me..... we're practically
neighbors
Joanne ( Salem, Oregon)
----- Original Message -----
From: Antoinette Waughtel Sorensen<mailto:waughtel33@gmail.com>
To: INJENNIN@rootsweb.com<mailto:INJENNIN@rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 10:09 AM
Subject: [INJENNIN] DANIEL PONSLER 1860
Does anyone know where Daniel Ponsler was in 1860?
Antoinette (Tacoma, Washington)
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