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Marion B "Mannie" "Bee" Pointer

Male 1911 - 1970  (59 years)


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  • Name Marion B "Mannie" "Bee" Pointer  [1, 2
    Nickname Mannie 
    Birth 12 Apr 1911  Brownwood, Brown County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 20 Sep 1970  Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 23 Sep 1970  Houston National Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Called "Bee," after his middle name, which was simply the initial B. On his form SS-5, he is listed as Marion B. Pointer, other sources list him as Manne B. Pointer. In 1937, he lived in Kirbyville, and was working for Oscar Baker in Silsbee.

      The digital image of his actual Texas Death Certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, shows him as Mannie B. Pointer, and lists his locaton of birth as Placid, Texas. He is shown as the son of Granville Pointer and Alice Holland. He was a veteran of WWII, and died at the VA Hospital in Houston, the information on his death certicate was obtained from his records on file with the Veterans Administration. His usual occupation was an automobile mechanic. He was buried at the VA Cemetery.

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      Name: Mannie B. Pointer
      Death Date: 20 Sep 1970
      Death Place: Houston, Harris, Texas
      Gender: Male
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      Death Age: 59 years
      Estimated Birth Date: 1911
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      Father's Name: Granville Pointer
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      Mother's Name: Alice Holland
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      Film Number: 2218906
      Digital Film Number: 4169090
      Image Number: 1805
      Reference Number: 64646
      Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976
    Person ID I3451  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

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

    Family Artie May Becton,   b. 27 Oct 1914, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Sep 1976, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Children 
     1. Marlon Pointer,   b. 1 Dec 1929   d. Nov 1982, Nacogdoches County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
     2. Living
     3. Granville Bob Pointer,   b. 25 Feb 1938   d. 11 Apr 2002, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    Family ID F2013  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Apr 1911 - Brownwood, Brown County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 20 Sep 1970 - Houston, Harris County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • 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

    Documents
    Pointer, Marion B.
    Pointer, Marion B.
    Application for a Social Security Account

  • 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.

    3. [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.), Shown as age 5 (Reliability: 3).

    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).