1962 naturalization petition for Gordon Francis Ponceby Page 1: Witness deposition - Petition filed in the matter of Gordon Francis Ponceby in the U.S. District Court at Toledo, Ohio - Witness: Lloyd E. Fletcher, age 47, address Route 1, Grand Rapids, Ohio, born Tontogany, Ohio - Witness stated he first met Gordon Francis Ponceby in the United States and knew him as a resident - Supporting statement says Gordon was married to the witness's sister-in-law and was a visitor in the witness's home on 1 February 1959 Page 2: Continuation of witness deposition - Residence known to witness: Whitehouse, Ohio - Dates of residence: from 1 February 1959 to 5 March 1962 - Witness saw him once or twice each week - Witness answered no to absence from the United States and no to arrests or charges during that period - Witness recommended him for citizenship - Subscribed before a notary public at Toledo, Ohio, on 5 March 1962 Page 3: Petition for naturalization - Court: U.S. District Court at Toledo, Ohio - Petition no.: 17322 - Filed under: section 319(a) - Name: Gordon Francis Ponceby - Address: 11050 West Street, Whitehouse, Lucas County, Ohio, USA - Occupation: automobile sales - Birth: 1 January 1926 at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Wife: Shirley, nee Armstrong - Marriage: 28 April 1948 at Bowling Green, Ohio, USA - Wife birth: 4 January 1930 at Bowling Green, Ohio, USA - Children: Gayle, female, born Toledo, Ohio, 10 September 1950 Edward, male, born Cleveland, Ohio, 8 September 1952 David, male, born Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 17 December 1955 Bruce, male, born Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 23 August 1957 - Lawful admission for permanent residence: Cleveland, Ohio, on 28 January 1959, under the name Gordon F. Ponceby, by plane - Prior petition: no. 13919, filed 25 May 1950 at Toledo, Ohio - Alien registration no.: A7 371 562 - Petition signed by Gordon Francis Ponceby Page 4: Affidavit of witnesses and oath - Witnesses: Earl W. Woodworth of Oregon, Ohio, and Raymond W. Smith of Toledo, Ohio - Affidavit filed at Toledo, Ohio, on 14 February 1962 - Oath of allegiance signed by Gordon Francis Ponceby - Court stamp: 17 May 1962 - Petition granted and certificate no. 7911563 issued Uncertain readings - The first witness-deposition page includes an additional petition notation that is not fully legible. - The petition gives a marriage date of 28 April 1948, which conflicts with the existing image-backed marriage record dated 24 April 1948.