Cemetery Listings

Click on the state to see Pontius cemetery listings.  If there is a link next to the cemetery name, there may be more listings of interest, and sometimes photos at that website.  Where there is no link, the listings were provided by transcription from a cemetery book or private readings.  If you wish to contribute other listings please contact us.

Historical Documents and Records

Some are transcripts and some copies of original documents and ledgers - a great source!

    The Research Files

The following articles are presented to inspire further research and discussion.  While the reader is free to use the contents of each of these documents, any use or citation should be credited to the author.

New Info on John George Pontius N1-9                         Submitted by Len Niesen

     New information is uncovered about N1-9, John George Pontius, bapt. April 1770, his actual death date and burial place, and his descendents. 

Know the Family Members                                             Submitted by James E. Punches

Ancestry of Fred Gray                                                   Submitted by Fred Gray

Bio of Peter Pontius of Snyder County, PA                   by Eileen Davis Dawson

Excerpt from Eine Chronik der Pontius-Familien          by Rudi Pontius

    The introduction and pages 1-13 of the Chronicle of the Pontius Family in Germany.  Outlines the five separate Pontius lines in the region near Berglangenbach, Germany.  Find the entire book on the Lineages page.

2006 Pontius Family Association Meeting                     by James E. Punches

   A summary of the 2006 Annual Meeting of the Pontius Family Association held in Salt Lake City, UT in July 2006.

Questions from Early Pennsylvania                              by James E. Punches

   Mr. Punches analyzes census data and information published in The Bridge Builder, a publication of the PFA.

Immigrants to North America                                       by James E. Punches

   Pontius immigrants to America prior to the Revolution with surname Punches, Pontius or similar surnames.

Who is John Pontious of Ross County, Ohio?            by John W. & Jacqueline Pontius Riley

   John Pontius, of unconfirmed ancestry, lived in Ross County in early 1800's, may be a son of Andrew Pontius.

Rezan & Margaret Pontius, Seattle Developers from the Late 1800's

   Pontiuses who were part of the development of the Capitol Hill area of Seattle during the late 1800's.

The Ancestors and Descendents of Jacob Franklin Pontius 1873-1953          by Joseph Edison Pontius

   Once a great website but now gone from the internet.  This was the main page, retained by James E. Punches.  If anyone has the whole site we would love to repost it.  Jacob descends from Lt. John Henry Pontius J1-1.