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Edna Aline Pointer

Female 1905 - 1973  (67 years)


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  • Name Edna Aline Pointer  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Born 25 Apr 1905  Milburn, McCulloch County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Died 3 Feb 1973  Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • When Edna applied for Social Security Benefits in 1972, based on her husband's earnings, they were living in Houston, at 2500 Glen Haven, 77025. She was 67 years old at the time. Her parents were shown as William Granville Pointer and Alice Josie Holland. She was born on April 23, 1905 in Milburn, McCullough, Texas.

      Did she and Denton divorce? The following record, from the Rootsweb Texas Death Index, appears to be for Edna A. Kerr. She is listed as single however.

      Kerr Edna A 02-03-1973 HARRIS F SINGLE

      Her Texas Death Certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, shows her as the daughter of William A. Pointer and Alice Holland, and indicates she was born in Rochelle, Texas versus Milburn, she was also listed as married, so presumably the death index was in error. The informant was Denton Kerr.

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      Name: Edna A. Kerr
      Death Date: 03 Feb 1973
      Death Place: Houston, Harris, Texas
      Gender: Female
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      Death Age: 67 years
      Estimated Birth Date: 1906
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      Father's Name: William A. Pointer
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      Mother's Name: Alice Holland
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      Film Number: 2242395
      Digital Film Number: 4170670
      Image Number: 109
      Reference Number: cn11596
      Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976
    • (Medical):See attached sources. [3]
    Person ID I3450  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father William Granville Pointer,   b. Abt 1878, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1911  (Age ~ 34 years) 
    Mother Alice Josie Holland,   b. 14 Apr 1881, Johnson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1963, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married Abt 1899  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F603  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Charlie Denton Kerr, M. D.,   b. 4 Apr 1903, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1976, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married Bef 1924 
    • It appears they may have had a daughter, as well. The Texas Birth Index shows on 11 Aug 1926 an unnamed daughter was born to Denton KERR and Eelna (sic) Pointer.
    Children 
     1. William Rupert Kerr, M. D.,   b. 8 May 1924, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1968, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)
     2. Baby Daughter Kerr,   b. 12 Aug 1926, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1926, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     3. Robert Denton Kerr,   b. 15 Jan 1941, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1991, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
    Last Modified 8 Jan 2010 
    Family ID F2012  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Apr 1905 - Milburn, McCulloch County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Feb 1973 - Harris County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Pointer, Marion B. and his sister, Edna, ca 1917
    Pointer, Marion B. and his sister, Edna, ca 1917
    Marion B. "Bee" with his older sister, Edna
    Fuller, Joseph Thomas and Family, Rosevine, Texas, 1940's
    Fuller, Joseph Thomas and Family, Rosevine, Texas, 1940's
    back, l to r, Lonzo Fuller, Nina McLemore, Ethel Eddings, Bertha Williams, Tera Cousins, Herman Fuller, and Edna Pointer
    front, Alice Holland Pointer Fuller and her husband, Joseph Thomas Fuller
    Fuller, Alice (Holland) Pointer with her daughter and step-daughters, ca 1956
    Fuller, Alice (Holland) Pointer with her daughter and step-daughters, ca 1956
    Left to Right: Bertha (Fuller) WILLIAMS, Nina (Fuller) McLemore, Alice (Holland) Pointer FULLER, Ethel (Fuller) EDDINGS, Edna (Pointer) KERR, Tera (Fuller) COUSINS
    Fuller, Alice (Holland) Pointer with her daughter and step-children, 1956
    Fuller, Alice (Holland) Pointer with her daughter and step-children, 1956
    Left to Right: Joe Fuller, Edna (Pointer) Kerr, Alonzo Fuller, Alice (Holland) Pointer Fuller, Nina (Fuller) McLemore, Bertha (Fuller) Williams, Ethel (Fuller) Eddings


    Fuller Sisters--Nina, Ethel, Bertha, Tera---with step-sister, Edna Pointer, ca 1970's, Sabine County, Texas
    Fuller Sisters--Nina, Ethel, Bertha, Tera---with step-sister, Edna Pointer, ca 1970's, Sabine County, Texas
    (l to r): Nina McLemore, Ethel Eddings, Bertha Williams, Tera Cousins, and Edna Kerr

    Documents
    Pointer, Edna Alyne (Mrs. Denton Kerr)
    Pointer, Edna Alyne (Mrs. Denton Kerr)
    Application for a Social Security Account

    Headstones
    Kerr, Edna Aline (Pointer)
    Kerr, Edna Aline (Pointer)
    Step-daughter of Joseph Thomas Fuller

  • Sources 
    1. [S236] Obituary for Fuller, Joseph Thomas Fuller (undated, unsourced newspaper clipping).

    2. [S93] Form SS-5, Treasury Department: Application for U.S. Social Security Number, Form SSA-9638, for Edna Alyne Pointer Kerr DOB 4-25-05 Date d 6/12/72 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).

    4. [S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Texas, McCulloch County, JP 5 Enumerated 16 Apr 1910 SD 14 ED 192 Sheet 9A 7-7 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), She was listed as age 16 (Reliability: 3).