There are death certificates available for both Abe Pointer and Sam's wife, Lisher/Lisber on the Missouri Death register which can be found at

:http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/a...

Type in the last name as Pointer and click on "contains". This will bring up all Pointers. Both Abe and Lisher/Lisber are shown on original death certificates which you can print out. Unfortunately, The parents of Abe are listed as unknown, however father of Lisher is listed as Will Johnson, but her mother was unknown. Her husband Sam gave the information which includes her birth date as well as her death. While she died of influenza, it was at childbirth. Can you give me your husband's first name and which of Roosvelt children was his father?