Her real-life husband,
David Ross, had the same last name as the actor who played her husband on two TV series. She was married to him from 1937 until his death in 1991; they had a son, Jonathan. Pons's husband, David Ross, had previously been married, making Pons stepmother to David and Helen Ross. She and
Joe E. Ross played husband and wife on
The Phil Silvers Show (1955) (MSgt. Rupert Ritzik and wife, Emma Ritzik) and
Car 54, Where Are You? (1961) (NYPD Officer Gunther Toody and wife, Lucille Toody).