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Gordon Francis Ponceby Birth/Migration Conflict
Use a signed-in FamilySearch, Ancestry, NARA RG 85, or equivalent manual browse/search path to locate the Detroit/Ambassador Bridge admission card or manifest for Gordon Francis Ponceby around 3 January 1942. Prioritize NARA M1478 Detroit alphabetical card manifests, likely roll 80, surname range `Pisani, Carmel-Possobon, Alfonso`; search Gordon/Gorden Francis/F. Ponceby plus Pownceby and Poncely variants.
Public/free web search did not expose an image or index hit, FamilySearch image browse/search access was not available from the agent environment, and the likely M1478 roll requires signed-in partner access, NARA research-room access, or staff/manual roll review.
`04_views/ponceby-research-queue.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-petition-gordon-francis-ponceby-1950.md``01_people/person-gordon-francis-ponceby-1926.md`Donald Edwin Ponceby / Alberta Collateral Context
Order or otherwise locate Alberta death registration 102-875 for Marjorie Eleanor Ponceby, Edmonton, 8 December 1932. Use the Provincial Archives of Alberta Vital Statistics Request workflow and request a digital registration copy if available.
The accepted public typed index confirms the name/date/place/record identity, but the underlying registration is needed for age, spouse, parents, residence, birthplace, and informant. This is the main record needed to test whether Marjorie was Donald Edwin Ponceby's later Alberta spouse, another married Ponceby, or an unrelated/collateral Ponceby.
`01_people/person-donald-edwin-ponceby-1902.md``01_people/person-marjorie-eleanor-ponceby-unknown.md``03_events/event-death-marjorie-eleanor-ponceby-1932.md``07_leads/lead-marjorie-ponceby-1932.md``02_sources/source-alberta-death-index-possible-ponceby-marjorie-1932.md``02_sources/source-alberta-death-index-typed-marjorie-eleanor-ponceby-1932.md``04_views/ponceby-research-queue.md`Donald Edwin Ponceby / Alberta Newspaper Context
Verify the actual Edmonton Journal death notice/catalog entry for Marjorie Eleanor Ponceby in 1932 and identify the truncated married-style reference beginning "Mrs. Do"; specifically determine whether it reads "Mrs. Donald Ponceby" or names a different spouse/reference.
A public search result exposed the clue, but the linked catalog URL redirected to an account-suspended page and could not be verified from the agent environment. The Edmonton Journal historical newspaper path is available through Edmonton Public Library/ProQuest or archive/library access, which requires a library card, sign-in, or staff-assisted lookup.
`01_people/person-marjorie-eleanor-ponceby-unknown.md``07_leads/lead-marjorie-ponceby-1932.md``04_views/ponceby-research-queue.md``04_views/online-resource-pass-1920-1940-2026-04-23.md`Donald Edwin Ponceby / Catherine Mackie Horne Identity
Order or otherwise locate the full Alberta marriage registration for Donald E. Ponceby/Poncely and Catherine M. Horne, Edmonton, 1924, index number 242. Use the Provincial Archives of Alberta Vital Statistics Request workflow with both matching index entries: bridegroom Donald E. Ponceby/Poncely and bride Catherine M. Horne.
The archive currently has matching bride and groom index entries only; the full registration is needed to confirm the exact marriage date, bride/groom identities, ages, residences, parents, witnesses, officiant, prior-marriage status if stated, and Horne/Mackie/McKay naming.
`04_views/ponceby-research-queue.md``02_sources/source-alberta-marriage-index-donald-e-ponceby-1924.md``02_sources/source-alberta-marriage-index-catherine-m-horne-1924.md``03_events/event-marriage-donald-edwin-ponceby-catherine-mackie-horne-1924.md`Catherine Mackie Horne Death And Identity Conflict
Order or otherwise locate Alberta death registration 403-162 for Catherine McKay Ponceby, Edson, 7 May 1927. Use the Provincial Archives of Alberta Vital Statistics Request workflow and request a digital registration copy if available.
The current index is not enough to resolve the 2 May versus 7 May death-date conflict, the Mackie/McKay/Horne identity problem, or the timing conflict created by accepted evidence that Catherine Margaret Ponceby was born in Edmonton on 7 June 1927 and later named Donald Ponceby as father.
`04_views/ponceby-research-queue.md``02_sources/source-alberta-death-index-catherine-mckay-ponceby-1927.md``02_sources/source-border-crossing-manifest-card-for-catherine-margaret-ponceby-1950.md``03_events/event-death-catherine-mackie-horne-1927.md``03_events/event-birth-catherine-margaret-ponceby-1927.md``01_people/person-catherine-mackie-horne-1902.md``01_people/person-catherine-margaret-ponceby-1927.md`Donald Edwin Ponceby Later Life Spouse/Residence Trail
Order or otherwise locate the Ohio death certificate for Donald Edwin Ponceby, Coshocton County, 26 July 1969, certificate identification 1969-BATCH-004-1969100464-1969100465. Use the Ohio History Connection death-certificate order path when available, with the county, exact date, and certificate identification; use Coshocton County/local health or probate fallback if OHC cannot fulfill it.
The current Ohio death index does not confirm spouse, residence, informant, burial, or other identity details needed for Donald's later spouse/collateral trail. The Cuyahoga marriage docket entries are index-only proposed sources and do not identify Donald's spouse at death.
`04_views/ponceby-research-queue.md``02_sources/source-ohio-death-index-donald-edwin-ponceby-1969.md``03_events/event-death-donald-edwin-ponceby-1969.md``01_people/person-donald-edwin-ponceby-1902.md``02_sources/source-cuyahoga-probate-marriage-index-entry-for-donald-e-ponceby-and-dorothy-pastis.md``02_sources/source-cuyahoga-probate-marriage-index-entry-for-donald-e-ponceby-and-helen-l-mcdonald.md``02_sources/source-immigration-passenger-list-donald-helen-ponceby-1957.md``07_leads/lead-dorothy-d-ponceby-1956.md``07_leads/lead-helen-l-mcdonald-unknown.md`Donald Edwin Ponceby Possible Spouse/Collateral Trail
Order or otherwise locate the Ohio death certificate for Dorothy D. Ponceby, Cuyahoga County, 20 February 1956, certificate identification 1956019435-1956019436. Use the Ohio History Connection death-certificate order path when available, with the county, exact date, and certificate identification; use Cuyahoga County/local health or probate fallback if OHC cannot fulfill it.
The current index is a same-surname clue only; the full certificate is needed for spouse, parents, residence, informant, and whether Dorothy belongs in Donald's spouse/collateral trail. The Cuyahoga marriage docket entry strengthens the hypothesis but remains index-only and lacks the actual marriage date.
`04_views/ponceby-research-queue.md``02_sources/source-ohio-death-index-dorothy-d-ponceby-1956.md``02_sources/source-lakewood-park-cemetery-burial-index-entry-for-dorothy-ponceby-1956.md``03_events/event-death-dorothy-d-ponceby-1956.md``07_leads/lead-dorothy-d-ponceby-1956.md``02_sources/source-cuyahoga-probate-marriage-index-entry-for-donald-e-ponceby-and-dorothy-pastis.md`Walter George Ponceby English Parentage
Order or otherwise locate the GRO birth image/certificate for Edwin Pownceby, St George in the East, London, 1840, volume II, page 94.
The accepted birth index is sufficient for a canonical year-level Edwin Pownceby identity, but it is insufficient to prove Edwin's parents or fully connect him to Walter George Ponceby's English line; GRO certificate/image access is an ordered-record gate.
`04_views/ponceby-research-queue.md``02_sources/source-birth-index-edwin-pownceby-1840.md``02_sources/source-freebmd-marriage-index-page-for-edwin-pownceby-and-eugenia-constance-koziell-1860.md``07_leads/lead-edwin-pownceby-1840.md``01_people/person-edwin-pownceby-1840.md``01_people/person-walter-george-ponceby-1873.md`Donald Edwin Ponceby RFC/RAF Service Verification
Locate the underlying AIR 79/TNA or Findmypast service record for Ponceby service number 171884.
The repo has only a public AirHistory index entry; the underlying service file likely requires archive/account/paid access and may contain next-of-kin or birthplace details.
`04_views/ponceby-research-queue.md``02_sources/source-airhistory-rfc-raf-index-donald-edwin-ponceby-171884.md``01_people/person-donald-edwin-ponceby-1902.md`Lawrence J. Iacofano Independent Obituary Corroboration
Contact Willoughby Public Library for News-Herald microfilm scans for Lawrence J. Iacofano, publication dates 23 and 24 August 1997; use Morley Library as fallback if WEPL cannot fulfill.
The request requires live chat, phone, email, or staff routing to local history/microfilm access; WEPL database access also depends on card/account access.
`04_views/iacofano-library-scan-requests-2026-04-23.md``04_views/iacofano-paternal-line-review-2026-04-23.md``04_views/iacofano-document-backed-migration-chain-implementation-2026-04-24.md``02_sources/source-online-index-news-herald-lawrence-j-iacofano-1997.md``01_people/person-lawrence-iacofano-1928.md`Arthur J. Iacofano Sr. Obituary Corroboration
After the priority CPL batches, request full Plain Dealer obituary scans for Arthur J. Iacofano Sr. from 24 and 25 January 1985.
The current source is an index-only death/obituary clue; full CPL newspaper scans require requester submission or staff fulfillment.
`04_views/iacofano-library-scan-requests-2026-04-23.md``04_views/iacofano-paternal-line-review-2026-04-23.md``02_sources/source-death-index-arthur-j-iacofano-1985.md``01_people/person-arthur-iacofano-1923.md`Iacofano Immigration/Residence Continuity
Use signed-in FamilySearch, Ancestry, library-edition databases, Cuyahoga County Archives, Cuyahoga County Probate Court copy ordering, or equivalent manual browse/search access to locate the 1930 census household, Cuyahoga naturalization declarations/petitions/cards, the Cuyahoga Board of Elections Index to Naturalized Voters, the federal Cleveland naturalization index for John/Giovanni and Mary/Maria surname variants, the full Cuyahoga Probate marriage record/case copy for Giovanni Jaciofano and M Giovanna Laurienzo, case `1900ML50986`, volume 57, page 0338, the 16 June 1922 Cleveland marriage record for Mike Iaciofano and Concetta Perrone/Iaciofano, and Francesco Iaciofano's full naturalization file or relationship-bearing records for Francesco and Antonietta Primiano.
The remaining 1930 census and naturalization image workflows require signed-in, affiliate, archive, or staff-mediated access outside the current agent environment. The Cuyahoga Probate docket exposes the Giovanni/M Giovanna historical marriage index entry but not the underlying application/certificate image, and the court's case-copy workflow requires user-mediated ordering, possible payment, and court processing.
`04_views/iacofano-immigration-search-implementation-2026-04-23.md``04_views/iacofano-paternal-line-review-2026-04-23.md``04_views/iacofano-library-scan-requests-2026-04-23.md``04_views/iacofano-document-backed-migration-chain-implementation-2026-04-24.md``04_views/iacofano-signed-in-residence-naturalization-search-2026-04-30.md``02_sources/source-marriage-record-arthur-joe-iacofano-mary-ricciardi-1941.md``02_sources/source-nara-naturalization-file-for-domenico-mancini-1924-1927.md``02_sources/source-1940-census-page-for-john-and-olga-iacofano-household.md``02_sources/source-1950-census-page-for-john-l-and-olga-iacofano-household.md``02_sources/source-census-yaciofano-household-1920.md``02_sources/source-census-iacofano-household-1940.md``02_sources/source-census-iacofano-household-1950.md``03_events/event-census-iacofano-household-1950.md``02_sources/source-euclid-city-directory-page-for-arthur-j-and-mary-iacofano-1952.md``02_sources/source-euclid-city-directory-street-listing-page-for-arthur-j-iacofano-1954.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-card-for-concetta-iaciofano-1945.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-certificate-card-for-concetta-iaciofano-1944.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-index-card-for-concetta-iaciofano-1942.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-certificate-card-for-mike-iaciofano-1944.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-card-for-mike-iaciofano-1944.md``02_sources/source-nara-naturalization-file-for-mike-iaciofano-1940-1944.md``02_sources/source-nara-naturalization-file-for-concetta-iaciofano-1941-1944.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-certificate-card-for-francesco-iaciofano-1961.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-card-for-francesco-iaciofano-1961.md``02_sources/source-dignity-memorial-obituary-for-francesco-iaciofano-2013.md``01_people/person-francesco-iaciofano-1928.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-certificate-card-for-antonietta-iaciofano-1956.md``02_sources/source-naturalized-voter-index-card-for-antonietta-iaciofano-1956.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-card-for-olga-m-iacofano-1941.md``02_sources/source-nara-naturalization-file-for-domenico-mancini-1924-1927.md``02_sources/source-nara-naturalization-file-for-mary-mancini-1942-1945.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-index-card-for-giovanni-iacofano-1903.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-name-cross-reference-card-for-giovanni-jaciofano.md``02_sources/source-petition-for-naturalization-for-giovanni-jaciofano-cleveland-1903.md``02_sources/source-oath-and-petition-endorsement-for-giovanni-jaciofano-cleveland-1903.md``02_sources/source-cuyahoga-probate-marriage-index-entry-for-giovanni-jaciofano-and-m-giovanna-laurienzo.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-address-note-card-for-woodview-road-cleveland-heights-1960.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-card-for-antonio-mario-laurienzo-1960.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-card-for-carmine-nicolo-laurienzo-1947.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-fathers-papers-card-for-carmine-nicolo-laurienzo-1933.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-card-for-concetta-laurienzo-1944.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-card-for-domenico-laurienzo-1949.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-card-for-jessie-laurienzo-1936.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-card-for-erminio-laurienzo-1944.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-fathers-papers-card-for-john-a-laurienzo-1923.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-husbands-papers-card-for-maria-laurienzo-1933.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-card-for-mariannicola-laurienzo-1947.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-name-cross-reference-card-for-mary-laurienzo.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-card-for-maria-laurienzo-1939.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-card-for-michele-laurienzo-1928.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-card-for-nick-laurienzo-1924.md``03_events/event-naturalization-concetta-iaciofano-1944.md``03_events/event-naturalization-mike-iaciofano-1944.md``03_events/event-marriage-mike-iaciofano-concetta-iaciofano-1922.md``03_events/event-naturalization-francesco-iaciofano-1961.md``03_events/event-naturalization-antonietta-iaciofano-1956.md``03_events/event-naturalization-olga-mancini-iacofano-1927.md``03_events/event-naturalization-domenico-mancini-1927.md``03_events/event-naturalization-mary-mancini-1945.md``03_events/event-naturalization-giovanni-iacofano-1903.md``01_people/person-concetta-iaciofano-1898.md``01_people/person-mike-iaciofano-1895.md``01_people/person-antonietta-iaciofano-1930.md``07_leads/lead-concetta-iaciofano-1898.md``07_leads/lead-mike-iaciofano-1895.md``07_leads/lead-francesco-iaciofano-1928.md``07_leads/lead-antonietta-iaciofano-1930.md``07_leads/lead-olga-mancini-iacofano-1919.md``07_leads/lead-domenico-mancini-1881.md``07_leads/lead-mary-mancini-1892.md``07_leads/lead-giovanni-iacofano-1880.md``07_leads/lead-antonio-mario-laurienzo-1926.md``07_leads/lead-carmine-nicolo-laurienzo-1900.md``07_leads/lead-concetta-laurienzo-1899.md``07_leads/lead-domenico-laurienzo-1898.md``07_leads/lead-jessie-laurienzo-1904.md``07_leads/lead-erminio-laurienzo-1884.md``07_leads/lead-john-a-laurienzo-1899.md``07_leads/lead-mariannicola-laurienzo-1900.md``07_leads/lead-mary-laurienzo-unknown.md``07_leads/lead-maria-laurienzo-1898.md``07_leads/lead-michele-laurienzo-1893.md``07_leads/lead-nick-laurienzo-1894.md``01_people/person-john-iacofano-1874.md``01_people/person-john-iacofano-1944.md`Mary/Maria Iacofano Federal Immigration Agency Records
Submit the prepared NARA Kansas City A-file request for `Mary Iaciofano`, NAID `608620805`, A-number `A3531783`, local identifier `A3531783/25-9999/Box 1160`, accession `566-2025-0181`. Use `04_views/mary-iaciofano-a-file-request-packet-2026-04-30.md`; treat AR-2/Flexoline request to `cer@nara.gov` as a fallback only if NARA Kansas City cannot provide the A-file or if the returned A-file points to missing AR-2 material.
NARA AAD/Flexoline and A-file copy workflows require requester identity, billing address, email correspondence, possible reproduction fees, and possibly restricted-file screening. The current review found one strong same-age Mary Iaciofano A-file candidate and no stronger competing Mary/Maria Iacofano/Yaciofano/Lorenzo/Laurenzo NARA Catalog hit.
`04_views/iacofano-immigration-search-implementation-2026-04-23.md``04_views/ponceby-iaciofano-travel-document-search-2026-04-26.md``04_views/mary-iaciofano-a-file-request-packet-2026-04-30.md``02_sources/source-nara-catalog-a-file-entry-for-mary-iaciofano-608620805.md``01_people/person-mary-j-laurenzo-iacofano-1885.md``07_leads/lead-mary-j-laurenzo-iacofano-1885.md``02_sources/source-census-iacofano-household-1940.md``02_sources/source-online-index-cpl-news-index-maria-iacofano-1976.md`Shirley Armstrong Maternal Line Evidence Gap
Obtain or locate the underlying death certificate image or official copy for Minnie Seems, died 15 July 1933 in Wood County, Ohio, Ohio Death Record Index source ODC, certificate identification Vol. 7338 Cert. 59746; check spouse, parents, birth date/place, exact death place, informant, burial, and whether it resolves the Monroe County versus Youngstown birthplace conflict. If parents are named, use them as the first test of whether Minnie's Darrow line can be compared to Clarence Seward Darrow's documented Darrow line.
The repo has only an Ohio death-index text artifact for Minnie. The certificate image or official copy likely requires signed-in FamilySearch/Ohio History Connection access, an ordered certificate, archive browsing, or staff assistance.
`04_views/shirley-armstrong-seem-research-queue.md``04_views/darrow-relationship-shirley-armstrong-clarence-darrow-2026-04-23.md``02_sources/source-ohio-death-index-minnie-seems-1933.md``01_people/person-minnie-darrow-1875.md``02_sources/source-birth-certificate-lola-louise-seem-1909.md`Shirley Armstrong Maternal Line Evidence Gap
Obtain or locate the underlying death certificate image or official copy for Samuel Henry Seem, died 4 June 1962 in Wood County, Ohio, Ohio Death Record Index source ODC, certificate identification 1962100909-1962100910; check spouse, parents, birth date/place, exact death place, informant, burial, and whether it corroborates the Lola birth-certificate father.
The repo has only an Ohio death-index text artifact for Samuel. The certificate image or official copy likely requires signed-in FamilySearch/Ohio History Connection access, an ordered certificate, archive browsing, or staff assistance.
`04_views/shirley-armstrong-seem-research-queue.md``02_sources/source-ohio-death-index-samuel-henry-seem-1962.md``01_people/person-samuel-henry-seem-1870.md``02_sources/source-birth-certificate-lola-louise-seem-1909.md`Shirley Armstrong Maternal Line Evidence Gap
Use signed-in FamilySearch, Ancestry, county resources, or archive browsing to locate Samuel Henry Seem and Minnie Darrow marriage evidence, 1888-1909; image-backed census records for Minnie as a Darrow child in 1880; Samuel/Minnie Seem households in 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940; and any Darrow-family birth, church, probate, obituary, cemetery, or compiled-book evidence that identifies Minnie's parents. Manually review FamilySearch Books catalog item 553039, John Edward Armstrong's An Armstrong Ancestry, because it is marked available online, includes Darrow family as a subject, and could not be downloaded/viewed from the agent environment.
Public/free searches did not expose marriage or census images beyond the preserved public family pages and Lola birth-certificate JPG; the likely useful collections require account access, paid access, image browsing, or archive/library help.
`04_views/shirley-armstrong-seem-research-queue.md``04_views/darrow-relationship-shirley-armstrong-clarence-darrow-2026-04-23.md``02_sources/source-farm-journal-rural-directory-page-for-samuel-seem-and-minnie-darrow-1916.md``03_events/event-residence-samuel-seem-minnie-darrow-1916.md``02_sources/source-birth-certificate-lola-louise-seem-1909.md``02_sources/source-online-summary-samuel-minnie-seem-family-page-2026.md``01_people/person-samuel-henry-seem-1870.md``01_people/person-minnie-darrow-1875.md`Shirley Armstrong Paternal Line Evidence Gap
Locate the original image-backed Wood County probate marriage record for Thomas Armstrong and Orpha Hill, 1900-1930 census household records, Thomas Herman Armstrong's 1939 Ohio death certificate or official copy using Ohio Death Record Index source ODC certificate identification Cert. 63109, Orpha/Effie's death certificate/obituary/cemetery record, and any Schroyer foster or guardianship evidence beyond the newspaper obituary clue.
The repo now has accepted image-backed newspaper evidence for Orpha Armstrong as Mrs. Marie Shroyer's foster daughter and proposed image-backed newspaper evidence for a Thomas Armstrong/Orpha Hill license notice plus Thomas's wife Orpha and son Paul in a death notice. The strongest next records likely require signed-in FamilySearch/Ancestry image access, county probate/health records, or archive/library staff.
`04_views/shirley-armstrong-seem-research-queue.md``02_sources/source-birth-register-paul-edward-armstrong-1907.md``02_sources/source-birth-register-probate-court-paul-edward-armstrong-1907.md``02_sources/source-ohio-death-index-thomas-herman-armstrong-1939.md``02_sources/source-wood-county-democrat-marriage-license-notice-for-thomas-armstrong-and-orpha-hill-1906.md``02_sources/source-wood-county-republican-death-notice-for-thomas-armstrong.md``02_sources/source-bradner-advocate-obituary-for-mrs-marie-shroyer-naming-orpha-armstrong-1941.md``02_sources/source-online-summary-thomas-orpha-armstrong-family-page-2026.md``01_people/person-orpha-hill-armstrong-1886.md``01_people/person-thomas-herman-armstrong-1878.md`Shirley Armstrong Paternal Line Evidence Gap
Locate image-backed records for Jeremiah Gardner Armstrong, John Armstrong, and Mary Shawaker/Schauweker, including 1860/1870/1900/1910/1920 census records; Jeremiah's 55th Ohio Volunteer Infantry service or pension file; the plausible Jerry G. Armstrong 1923 Ohio death certificate using Ohio Death Record Index source ODC certificate identification Vol. 4342 Cert. 75072; Mary M. Armstrong's 1926 Ohio death certificate using Vol. 5040 Cert. 29324; John Armstrong's Wyandot County death, obituary, cemetery, probate, estate, deed, and land records; and evidence testing whether Mary Shawaker/Schauweker is the existing Mary Margaret Schauweker person.
The current 1850 and 1880 census sources imply household relationships but do not directly prove parent-child or spouse relationships; the stronger records likely require signed-in databases, ordered pension files, county archive browsing, or staff help.
`04_views/shirley-armstrong-seem-research-queue.md``02_sources/source-1850-census-page-for-john-armstrong-household.md``02_sources/source-census-armstrong-household-1880.md``02_sources/source-ohio-death-index-jerry-g-armstrong-1923.md``02_sources/source-ohio-death-index-mary-m-armstrong-1926.md``01_people/person-jeremiah-gardner-armstrong-1841.md``01_people/person-john-armstrong-1796.md``01_people/person-mary-margaret-schauweker-1845.md`Shirley Armstrong Maternal Line Evidence Gap
Locate, upload, or request the original obituary clipping, newspaper scan, death notice, or death record behind the stub source for Lola Louise Armstrong, nee Seem, currently dated 2 April 1957.
The repo has a proposed obituary source stub with `repository_file: null` and placeholder date/place notes, but no preserved raw artifact. The original clipping or a library/newspaper/death-record image is needed before the source can be used to resolve Lola's death date or burial context.
`02_sources/source-obituary-lola-1957.md``01_people/person-lola-louise-seem-1909.md``04_views/shirley-armstrong-seem-research-queue.md`Iacofano Household Newspaper/Media Evidence
Use signed-in Cleveland Public Library, NewsBank, Plain Dealer, News-Herald, NewspaperArchive, Newspapers.com, or library-staff newspaper access to search Iacofano surname variants from 1950 through 1970, focusing on Arthur J. Iacofano Sr., Mary Ricciardi Iacofano, Tony/Anthony Louis Iacofano, Art/Arthur Iacofano, Lynda/Linda Lee Iacofano, John Iacofano, 373 E 232d, Hayden Beverage, Headland Beverage, and Willo Plaza Beverage.
Public Euclid newspaper PDFs, yearbook OCR, directory OCR, and broad web search exposed yearbook and directory artifacts but no new durable in-window newspaper scans. The next newspaper lanes require library-card sign-in, paid database access, CAPTCHA/staff request, or manual microfilm/database searching.
`04_views/iacofano-online-media-pass-1950-1970-2026-04-23.md``02_sources/source-euclidian-yearbook-pages-for-anthony-louis-and-lynda-lee-iacofano-1965.md``02_sources/source-euclidian-yearbook-pages-for-arthur-iacofono-1969.md``02_sources/source-euclid-city-directory-page-for-arthur-j-and-mary-iacofano-1950.md``02_sources/source-euclid-city-directory-page-for-arthur-j-and-mary-iacofano-1952.md``02_sources/source-euclid-city-directory-street-listing-page-for-arthur-j-iacofano-1954.md``02_sources/source-euclid-city-directory-page-for-arthur-j-mary-and-john-iacofano-1962.md``07_leads/lead-lynda-lee-iacofano-1947.md``07_leads/lead-art-iacofano-1952.md`Arthur J. Iacofano World War II Service Verification
Execute the prepared 12-lane 1937-1947 archive-search packet for Arthur Iacofano: WWII Selective Service Form 1/Form 102, family-held or county-recorded WD AGO/discharge paper, OMPF/fire-reconstructed file, SGO hospital admission card, remaining Company B Morning Report continuity, Indiantown Gap separation-center context, final-pay/auxiliary reconstruction, 29th Division Association holdings, VA/BIRLS or XC-benefit indexes, Cleveland/Cuyahoga newspapers, and city-directory/local-board address context. The targeted public NARA Catalog Company B Morning Report pull for the known September-November 1944 Arthur entries, the public Fort Bliss/Muroc/replacement NARA sweep, the public Company H/90th Infantry Camp Carson follow-up, and a supplemental Army General Orders capture were completed on 26-28 April 2026.
The public NARA AAD enlistment/serial-number lane was completed on 24 April 2026, and the later public NARA sweeps ingested available Arthur-specific Fort Bliss, Muroc/Camp Haan, replacement, Company B Morning Report/roster, Company H/90th Infantry, and Army General Orders pages. The remaining higher-value military records are archive-held, account-gated, member-gated, staff-mediated, or require family-paper/manual request paths outside the current agent access.
`02_sources/source-army-serial-number-merged-file-entry-for-arthur-j-iacofano-1943.md``02_sources/source-nara-fort-bliss-821st-aaa-aw-bn-payroll-arthur-j-iacofano-1943.md``02_sources/source-nara-fort-bliss-821st-aaa-aw-bn-morning-report-pages-for-arthur-j-iacofano-1943.md``02_sources/source-nara-muroc-camp-haan-821st-aaa-aw-bn-morning-report-pages-for-arthur-j-iacofano-1944.md``02_sources/source-nara-camp-haan-821st-aaa-aw-bn-transfer-order-for-arthur-j-iacofano-1944.md``02_sources/source-nara-camp-carson-90th-infantry-company-h-assignment-order-for-arthur-j-iacofano-1944.md``02_sources/source-nara-company-h-90th-infantry-furlough-correction-for-arthur-j-iacofano-1944.md``02_sources/source-nara-replacement-and-48th-replacement-roster-pages-for-arthur-j-iacofano-1944.md``02_sources/source-nara-company-b-175th-infantry-morning-report-pages-for-arthur-j-iacofano-1944.md``02_sources/source-nara-29th-infantry-division-general-orders-expert-infantryman-badge-page-for-arthur-j-iacofano-1944.md``02_sources/source-arthur-j-iacofano-wwii-narrative-just-a-kid-from-little-italy.md``03_events/event-military-service-arthur-j-iacofano-active-duty-recall-1943-06-28.md``03_events/event-military-service-arthur-j-iacofano-technician-fifth-grade-1943-12-15.md``03_events/event-military-service-arthur-j-iacofano-returned-from-furlough-1943-12-28.md``03_events/event-military-service-arthur-j-iacofano-reduced-to-private-1944-03-17.md``03_events/event-military-service-arthur-j-iacofano-camp-haan-transfer-1944-03-20.md``03_events/event-military-service-arthur-j-iacofano-90th-infantry-transfer-1944-05-04.md``03_events/event-military-service-arthur-j-iacofano-company-h-90th-infantry-assignment-1944-05-10.md``03_events/event-military-service-arthur-j-iacofano-company-h-furlough-correction-1944-07-17.md``03_events/event-military-service-arthur-j-iacofano-company-b-175th-infantry-1944.md``03_events/event-military-service-arthur-j-iacofano-hospital-status-1944-11-01.md``03_events/event-military-service-arthur-j-iacofano-hospital-status-1944-11-22.md``03_events/event-military-service-arthur-j-iacofano-dropped-from-assignment-1944-11-24.md``03_events/event-military-service-arthur-j-iacofano-expert-infantryman-badge-1944-12-27.md``04_views/arthur-iacofano-army-narrative-pass-2026-04-23.md``04_views/arthur-iacofano-wwii-pre-1955-evidence-matrix-2026-04-24.md``04_views/arthur-iacofano-wwii-source-acquisition-plan-2026-04-24.md``04_views/arthur-iacofano-wwii-morning-report-search-2026-04-26.md``04_views/arthur-iacofano-wwii-post-enlistment-archive-search-plan-2026-04-26.md``04_views/arthur-iacofano-wwii-public-nara-follow-up-2026-04-27.md``04_views/arthur-iacofano-wwii-primary-record-search-follow-up-2026-04-28.md``04_views/arthur-iacofano-wwii-request-submission-packet-2026-04-29.md``01_people/person-arthur-iacofano-1923.md`Margaret Mac Kennon / McKinnon PEI Child Link Proof
Request or otherwise locate the underlying PARO baptismal register entry for Margaret Ann McKinnon, record ID 93017, baptized 19 October 1868, Hampton United Church, record book 1 page 75.
The public PARO page is an online index/transcription only and the page itself routes original-copy requests through PARO's request/contact workflow. The index records father Donald McKinnon and mother Elizabeth, but does not give Elizabeth's surname; the register image or archive copy is needed before treating this as proof that Margaret Mac Kennon/Ponceby's mother was Elizabeth Jardine.
`01_people/person-margaret-mac-kennon-ponceby-1869.md``01_people/person-donald-mac-kinnon-1815.md``01_people/person-elizabeth-jardine-1820.md``02_sources/source-paro-baptismal-index-entry-for-margaret-ann-mckinnon-1868.md``02_sources/source-island-register-descendants-of-archibald-mckinnon-of-desable.md`Margaret Mac Kennon / McKinnon Identity Conflict
Locate the original Massachusetts marriage record or register entries for Margaret A. McKinnon and Harvey J./Harvey John Risteen, indexed in Salem and Saugus in 1892, volume 424, pages 492 and 506, and determine whether the bride's parents are Donald McKinnon and Elizabeth McKay.
Public web search found only a compiled Island Register page for this Risteen path. The original Massachusetts vital-record image likely requires signed-in FamilySearch/Ancestry/library access, Massachusetts archive access, or a staff/order route.
`01_people/person-margaret-mac-kennon-ponceby-1869.md``02_sources/source-island-register-descendants-of-archibald-mckinnon-of-desable.md``02_sources/source-paro-baptismal-index-entry-for-margaret-ann-mckinnon-1868.md`Tony Iacofano Italian Origin / Campobasso Civil Records
Use signed-in FamilySearch, Antenati browser access, a FamilySearch Center/affiliate library, or Archivio di Stato di Campobasso access to manually browse original civil-register images and indexes for Tony Iacofano's Italian lines. Start with Toro, then San Giovanni in Galdo, Campodipietra, Monacilioni, Campolieto, Jelsi, Gildone, Matrice, Campobasso, Pietracatella, Ripalimosani, and Riccia; use Busso if same-surname Iaciofano evidence remains stronger than Toro evidence; include San Giuliano del Sannio for the maternal Ricciardi/di Niro line and Sepino for the maternal Ricciardi/Polletta/Finizia clue. Search Iacofano/Iaciofano/Yaciofano/Jaciofano with Giovanni/John and Maria/Mary Lorenzo/Laurenzo; Busso Biase/Biagio Iaciofano, Anna Maria Santangelo, Giovanni, and Lorenzo/Taciofano targets; Ricciardi/Ricciardo with Domenico/Dominic/Domenick, Nicolangelo, Maria di Niro/Di Niro, and Cristina/Christina Polletta/Pauletta; and Sepino Finizia/Fenizia, Gualterio, and Maglieri variants.
The agent confirmed the official FamilySearch Campobasso, Toro, and Busso catalogs and the Antenati Campobasso archive, and later confirmed exact FamilySearch metadata for two Busso Biase Iaciofano image targets. However, the original register images remain restricted in the current agent environment. Original image review, annual/decennial index review, and any allowed image capture need signed-in/manual FamilySearch, FamilySearch Center/affiliate, or archive access before document-backed source records can replace metadata-only leads.
`04_views/iacofano-campobasso-toro-access-check-2026-04-29.md``04_views/cristina-polletta-investigation-2026-05-01.md``04_views/iacofano-campobasso-toro-research-packet-2026-04-24.md``04_views/iacofano-document-backed-migration-chain-implementation-2026-04-24.md``04_views/iacofano-campobasso-toro-research-2026-04-23.md``04_views/iacofano-italian-descendant-web-search-2026-04-23.md``04_views/iaciofano-busso-biase-record-investigation-2026-04-24.md``04_views/ricciardi-finizia-sepino-record-investigation-2026-04-24.md``04_views/ricciardi-san-giuliano-del-sannio-investigation-2026-04-24.md``02_sources/source-familysearch-image-metadata-for-biase-iaciofano-birth-register-busso-1832.md``02_sources/source-familysearch-image-metadata-for-biase-iaciofano-and-mariantonia-priano-marriage-busso-1858.md``02_sources/source-familysearch-image-metadata-for-filomena-fiaciofano-birth-register-busso-1861.md``02_sources/source-familysearch-image-metadata-for-mariantonia-priano-death-register-busso-1865.md``02_sources/source-familysearch-image-metadata-for-antonio-mulierini-and-filomena-iaciofano-marriage-busso-1894.md``02_sources/source-familysearch-family-tree-source-list-excerpt-for-biase-iaciofano-ltjj-z39.md``02_sources/source-familysearch-index-for-sebastiano-finizia-death-sepino-1812.md``02_sources/source-familysearch-index-for-domenico-ricciardi-birth-san-giuliano-del-sannio-1891.md``02_sources/source-declaration-of-intention-for-domenico-richardi-cleveland-1920.md``02_sources/source-petition-for-naturalization-for-domenico-ricciardi-cleveland-1927.md``02_sources/source-passenger-manifest-domenico-ricciardi-providence-1920.md``02_sources/source-passenger-manifest-cristina-polletta-regina-ditalia-1921.md``02_sources/source-italiangenealogy-forum-thread-for-iaciofano-family-in-busso.md``02_sources/source-italiangenealogy-forum-thread-for-iaciofano-surname-origin-and-busso-parish-records.md``07_leads/lead-biase-iaciofano-1832.md``07_leads/lead-anna-maria-santangelo-1846.md``07_leads/lead-mariantonia-priano-1831.md``07_leads/lead-filomena-iaciofano-1861.md``07_leads/lead-lorenzo-taciofano-unknown.md``07_leads/lead-giovanni-iaciofano-busso-1876.md``07_leads/lead-gio-andrea-iaciofano-busso-1700.md``07_leads/lead-sebastiano-finizia-1728.md``01_people/person-domenico-ricciardi-1891.md``01_people/person-cristina-polletta-1891.md``07_leads/lead-nicolangelo-ricciardi-unknown.md``07_leads/lead-maria-di-niro-unknown.md``01_people/person-john-iacofano-1874.md``01_people/person-tony-iacofano-1947.md``01_people/person-arthur-iacofano-1923.md``01_people/person-mary-j-laurenzo-iacofano-1885.md``01_people/person-mary-ricciardi-1922.md`Iaciofano Busso Pre Civil Surname And Collateral Line Research
If Busso becomes a serious origin candidate, use the Archivio di Stato di Campobasso, the Diocese/Archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano, San Lorenzo Martire parish in Busso, or a qualified on-site researcher to locate pre-civil records for Iaciofano families in Busso and Campobasso. Targets include parish baptism/marriage/burial registers, notary records, catasti/census-style records, and any records that can verify or reject the reported Gio. Andrea Iaciofano circa-1700 branch.
The relevant pre-civil records are not exposed as agent-accessible public images in the current environment and likely require archive/parish correspondence, on-site access, staff assistance, or a human decision about whether Busso evidence is strong enough to pursue beyond civil registers.
`04_views/iacofano-italian-descendant-web-search-2026-04-23.md``04_views/iacofano-campobasso-toro-research-2026-04-23.md``02_sources/source-italiangenealogy-forum-thread-for-iaciofano-surname-origin-and-busso-parish-records.md``07_leads/lead-gio-andrea-iaciofano-busso-1700.md``07_leads/lead-giovanni-iaciofano-busso-1876.md`Liberato Iaciofano Busso/New York Collateral Identity
Use signed-in Ellis Island/Statue of Liberty, FamilySearch, Ancestry/library access, St. Raymond cemetery records, or Busso civil-register browsing to verify the reported 1908 Konigin Louise passenger-list entry, the cemetery/tombstone details, and any Busso birth/index record for Liberato Iaciofano about 1873-1885.
The agent found and ingested the public NYC death certificate, but the Busso origin, exact birth date, passenger-list identity, and cemetery spouse/co-burial details remain unresolved. The needed next sources likely require signed-in passenger-list access, cemetery staff/manual lookup, or restricted Italian civil-register image browsing.
`04_views/iaciofano-busso-liberato-thread-investigation-2026-04-24.md``01_people/person-liberato-iaciofano-1878.md``02_sources/source-facebook-busso-group-thread-for-daniel-iaciofano-research-2022.md``02_sources/source-death-certificate-liberato-iaciofano-1933.md``03_events/event-death-liberato-iaciofano-1933.md`Nicola Iacofano / Agnone San Emidio Parish Lead
Use Roots Agnone Archive access, San Emidio parish access, FamilySearch Family Tree source access, or a qualified Agnone researcher to view and transcribe the original San Emidio parish stato d'anime image for Vol. 1726-1762, Anni 1745-1750, Casa 32, reported as RAA 224.
The agent preserved the user-supplied FamilySearch source-detail excerpt and searched the public web, but no agent-accessible original image, stable repository URL, or independent transcript for Casa 32 / RAA 224 was found. Roots Agnone Archive or parish access appears to require human account/archive access or direct researcher/parish assistance.
`04_views/nicola-iacofano-agnone-lead-investigation-2026-04-24.md``02_sources/source-familysearch-family-tree-source-detail-excerpt-for-nicola-iacofano-gxx2-bq4.md``02_sources/source-agnone-gedcom-extract-for-nicola-iacofano-gxx2-bq4.md``07_leads/lead-nicola-iacofano-1673.md`Ricciardi Post Immigration Naturalization Evidence
Use Fold3 subscriber access, NARA M1995/RG 21 access, FamilySearch affiliate access, or another signed-in/archive path to retrieve Domenico Ricciardi's full naturalization file, and compare it against the existing FamilySearch naturalization images before ingesting duplicates. For Domenico, compare Fold3 file id `124286490`, cluster `116.DSNEv6UI3ASKmkXx0zuFBQ`, size 9, including `124286490` Other (1926), `124286491` Petition for Naturalization (1927), and `124286492` Oath of Allegiance (1927), against the existing FamilySearch naturalization images before creating new source records.
Fold3 exposes useful public metadata, including Cristina's indexed alias Polletta, but the high-resolution images are gated behind subscriber access in the current agent session. The images are needed to verify exact names, birth details, arrival details, witnesses, addresses, family members, and whether the Domenico pages duplicate or extend the current repo sources.
`04_views/ricciardi-san-giuliano-del-sannio-investigation-2026-04-24.md``02_sources/source-fold3-index-for-cristina-ricciardi-naturalization-file-1942-1944.md``02_sources/source-certificate-of-arrival-for-cristina-polletta-new-york-1921.md``02_sources/source-petition-for-naturalization-for-cristina-ricciardi-cleveland-1943.md``02_sources/source-oath-of-allegiance-for-cristina-ricciardi-cleveland-1944.md``02_sources/source-declaration-of-intention-for-domenico-richardi-cleveland-1920.md``02_sources/source-petition-for-naturalization-for-domenico-ricciardi-cleveland-1927.md``02_sources/source-passenger-manifest-cristina-polletta-regina-ditalia-1921.md``02_sources/source-passenger-manifest-domenico-ricciardi-providence-1920.md``01_people/person-cristina-polletta-1891.md``01_people/person-domenico-ricciardi-1891.md`Arthur J. Iacofano Birth/Death Vital Record Proof
Locate or order Arthur J. / Arthur Joe Iacofano's Cleveland/Cuyahoga birth record for about 1 May 1922 or 1923, and defer the Ohio death certificate until after the 1985 Plain Dealer obituary scan request unless the obituary fails to supply enough identity, burial, or family detail.
Ohio/Cuyahoga birth and death certificates require county/state vital-record access, FamilySearch/Ancestry/library access, staff request, or paid ordering outside the current agent environment.
`04_views/arthur-iacofano-wwii-pre-1955-evidence-matrix-2026-04-24.md``02_sources/source-army-serial-number-merged-file-entry-for-arthur-j-iacofano-1943.md``02_sources/source-census-iacofano-household-1940.md``02_sources/source-marriage-record-arthur-joe-iacofano-mary-ricciardi-1941.md``02_sources/source-death-index-arthur-j-iacofano-1985.md`Donald Edwin Ponceby / Cook Ponceby Relationship Conflict
Use the 28 April 2026 identity-review packet to review Catherine/Kathrya/Kathryn Margaret Ponceby's identity and locate or order corroborating birth, adoption, guardianship, marriage, obituary, immigration, nursing, or naturalization records that explain her reported father Donald Ponceby, brother Peter Cook, and possible marriage to Robert Ray Johnson. Prioritize the full Cuyahoga County Probate Court marriage record for Robert Ray Johnson and Kathryn Margaret Ponceby, case 1900ML635049, volume 392, page 0510.
The 1950 Detroit border crossing card is image-backed, accepted, and names Donald Ponceby as father, but it is currently the only accepted source for Catherine Margaret Ponceby and also names Peter Cook as brother. A Cuyahoga Probate historical marriage index names a Kathryn Margaret Ponceby, but the index does not name parents or state the actual marriage date. Resolving Catherine's mother, the legal/biological nature of the Donald Ponceby relationship, the Peter Cook relationship, and the possible Johnson marriage requires user review and likely signed-in or ordered records.
`04_views/catherine-margaret-ponceby-identity-review-2026-04-28.md``01_people/person-catherine-margaret-ponceby-1927.md``07_leads/lead-catherine-margaret-ponceby-1927.md``02_sources/source-border-crossing-manifest-card-for-catherine-margaret-ponceby-1950.md``02_sources/source-east-high-school-yearbook-pages-for-kathryn-ponceby-1945.md``02_sources/source-cuyahoga-probate-marriage-index-entry-for-robert-ray-johnson-and-kathryn-margaret-ponceby.md``02_sources/source-toledo-blade-obituary-for-gordon-f-ponceby-10-april-1984-page-13.md``02_sources/source-toledo-blade-death-notice-for-gordon-ponceby-11-april-1984-page-10.md``03_events/event-birth-catherine-margaret-ponceby-1927.md``03_events/event-immigration-catherine-margaret-ponceby-1950.md``02_sources/source-alberta-death-index-catherine-mckay-ponceby-1927.md``04_views/ponceby-research-queue.md`Gordon Francis Ponceby Birth Date And Parentage Conflict
Have an eligible next-of-kin, spouse/partner, estate representative, lawyer, or other eligible applicant order Gordon Francis Ponceby's Alberta birth document, preferably a Birth Certificate with Personal Information and Parentage or a Photocopy of a Registration of Birth. Use Gordon's reported birth date 1 January 1926, reported birthplace Edmonton/Alberta, father Donald Ponceby, and mother Catherine Mackie Horne / Catherine McKayhorne as search/application details.
Alberta birth records become historical at 120 years from birth or after the person has been deceased 50 years. Gordon's 1926 birth is not yet 120 years old and he died 9 April 1984, so the record is not yet freely historical as of 25 April 2026. Alberta requires an eligible applicant, proof of death, proof of relationship/authority, ID/statutory declaration steps, and payment for non-historical birth documents.
`04_views/ponceby-research-queue.md``01_people/person-gordon-francis-ponceby-1926.md``03_events/event-birth-gordon-francis-ponceby-1926.md``02_sources/source-census-ponceby-household-1926.md``02_sources/source-death-certificate-gordon-francis-ponceby-1984.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-petition-gordon-francis-ponceby-1950.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-petition-gordon-francis-ponceby-1962.md`Gordon Francis Ponceby Self Reported Birthplace, Parents, And Application Era Residence/Employer
Submit an SSA FOIA request for Gordon Francis Ponceby's deceased person's original SS-5 and/or Numident record. Use the Social Security number visible on `source-death-certificate-gordon-francis-ponceby-1984`, attach proof of death, and request parent names if available under SSA's extreme-age policy.
SSA requires a FOIA/PAL or mail request and exact payment for SS-5/Numident records. The death certificate image preserves Gordon's SSN, but the repo intentionally did not normalize it into source text, so a human requester should read it directly from the protected artifact and submit the request.
`02_sources/source-death-certificate-gordon-francis-ponceby-1984.md``01_people/person-gordon-francis-ponceby-1926.md``04_views/ponceby-research-queue.md`Gordon Francis Ponceby WWII Residence, Employer, Physical Description, And Contact Person
Search signed-in Ancestry WWII young-men draft card images for Gordon/Gorden Francis/F. Ponceby variants, and if no image is available, request the WWII Selective Service Draft Registration Card (SSS Form 1) and preferably Classification History (SSS Form 102) from NARA St. Louis. Use birth date 1 January 1926, Canadian/Alberta birth, service number 15127392, enlistment at Ft Thomas, Kentucky on 14 February 1944, and likely Ohio/Kentucky/Alberta contexts.
NARA says WWII draft cards are available through Ancestry, which requires subscription or NARA facility access, and St. Louis copy requests require a form/email/mail request plus fees for SSS Form 1 or SSS Form 102.
`02_sources/source-army-serial-number-merged-file-gordon-f-ponceby-1944.md``02_sources/source-nara-fort-thomas-reception-center-roster-for-gordon-f-ponceby-1944.md``03_events/event-military-service-gordon-f-ponceby-1944.md``02_sources/source-death-certificate-gordon-francis-ponceby-1984.md``04_views/ponceby-research-queue.md`Gordon Francis Ponceby Citizenship Loss/Readmission Loop And Toronto Residence
Locate or request Gordon Francis Ponceby's 28 January 1959 Cleveland airplane admission record and test Alien Registration number `A7 371 562`. Search Ancestry/NARA A3838 for Cleveland airplane arrivals, search the National Archives Catalog for the A-number and Gordon/Ponceby variants, and then use the appropriate NARA A-file or USCIS FOIA/Genealogy route if the file is not cataloged. Also verify the 1960 Greater Toronto suburban directory objects through Toronto Public Library/Digital Archive access if available.
The Cleveland arrival image is likely in partner/subscription or NARA access, post-1957 passenger arrivals can have access restrictions and exact request requirements, and A-file/NARA/USCIS routes require catalog searching, correspondence, fees, proof details, or staff handling. Direct agent access to the Toronto Public Library Digital Archive suburban directory download links returned HTTP 403.
`02_sources/source-naturalization-petition-gordon-francis-ponceby-1950.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-petition-gordon-francis-ponceby-1962.md``02_sources/source-toronto-city-directory-pages-for-gordon-f-ponceby-1955.md``02_sources/source-toronto-city-directory-pages-for-gordon-f-ponceby-1956.md``02_sources/source-toronto-city-directory-pages-for-gordon-f-ponceby-1957.md``02_sources/source-toronto-city-directory-pages-for-gordon-f-ponceby-1958.md``02_sources/source-toronto-city-directory-pages-for-gordon-f-ponceby-1959.md``04_views/ponceby-research-queue.md`Gordon Francis Ponceby WWII Service Details
After the Selective Service search, request Gordon Francis Ponceby's Army OMPF/reconstructed personnel file from NARA/NPRC. Use name Gordon Francis or Gordon F. Ponceby, service number 15127392, Army service dates 14 February 1944 to 28 March 1946, birth date 1 January 1926, birthplace Canada/Alberta, enlistment at Ft Thomas, Kentucky, ordered movement to AAF BTC No. 2, Keesler Field, Mississippi on 21 February 1944, and proof of death from the 1984 Ohio death certificate.
OMPF requests require eVetRecs/ID.me or a signed paper request, proof of death for next-of-kin contexts, possible copying fees, and staff handling. NARA warns that records possibly affected by the 1973 fire should include additional details such as place of discharge, last unit, and entry place.
`02_sources/source-army-serial-number-merged-file-gordon-f-ponceby-1944.md``03_events/event-military-service-gordon-f-ponceby-1944.md``02_sources/source-nara-special-orders-gordon-f-ponceby-keesler-field-1944.md``03_events/event-military-service-gordon-f-ponceby-keesler-field-1944.md``02_sources/source-death-certificate-gordon-francis-ponceby-1984.md``04_views/ponceby-research-queue.md`Donald Edwin Ponceby Later Life Spouse Trail
Order, request, or otherwise locate the full Cuyahoga County Probate Court marriage record/case image for Donald E. Ponceby and Dorothy Pastis, case 1900ML947317, volume 474, page 0358, and Donald E. Ponceby and Helen L. McDonald, case 1900ML1056660, volume 530, page 0235. If the online request path cannot use the converted historical case numbers, use the court's copy-request or certified-marriage-copy guidance and provide the case numbers, volume/page references, both parties' names, and an approximate date range.
The public Cuyahoga Probate web docket exposes historical marriage index entries but not the underlying application/certificate images, and its 1900 dates are court-conversion placeholders rather than marriage dates. Full records likely require court copy ordering, paid certified-copy workflow, archive/staff handling, or local manual lookup.
`04_views/ponceby-research-queue.md``02_sources/source-cuyahoga-probate-marriage-index-entry-for-donald-e-ponceby-and-dorothy-pastis.md``02_sources/source-cuyahoga-probate-marriage-index-entry-for-donald-e-ponceby-and-helen-l-mcdonald.md``07_leads/lead-dorothy-d-ponceby-1956.md``07_leads/lead-helen-l-mcdonald-unknown.md``02_sources/source-immigration-passenger-list-donald-helen-ponceby-1957.md`Donald Edwin Ponceby Later Life Spouse Trail
Locate or order the full Alberta/Calgary marriage record for Jane Nevin or Janie MacGregor and Donald Ponceby, married at Calgary on 15 June 1936 according to Jane's 1941 naturalization petition. Extract exact party names, ages, residences, birthplaces, parents, occupations, prior-marital status, license/certificate dates, witnesses, and officiant.
The accepted NARA naturalization packet gives a self-reported marriage fact, but the underlying Alberta civil marriage registration is still needed to verify prior-marital status, parents, witnesses, exact civil-record wording, and Donald Edwin Ponceby's broader spouse sequence. Alberta marriage-record image/copy access likely requires Provincial Archives/Vital Statistics ordering, archive staff, or a manual paid/request workflow.
`02_sources/source-nara-naturalization-file-for-jane-nevin-ponceby-1941.md``07_leads/lead-jane-n-ponceby-1942.md``01_people/person-jane-nevin-ponceby-1900.md``01_people/person-donald-edwin-ponceby-1902.md``04_views/ponceby-research-queue.md`Donald Edwin Ponceby Later Life Employment, Death, Spouse, And Residence Context
Request or review the underlying National Archives at Atlanta Railroad Retirement Board pension claim file for D PONCEBY, claim number A893590, NAID 343653059, storage X014. Use the NARA Catalog record and Donald Edwin Ponceby's known birth date, 28 August 1902, and death date, 26 July 1969, to frame the request.
The public NARA Catalog record is only a descriptive/index record, the file is not digitized, and the catalog marks access as possibly restricted under FOIA (b)(6); obtaining it requires NARA staff/copy-request or FOIA-style review.
`02_sources/source-nara-catalog-railroad-retirement-pension-claim-file-for-d-ponceby-1969.md``02_sources/source-ohio-death-index-donald-edwin-ponceby-1969.md``03_events/event-death-donald-edwin-ponceby-1969.md``01_people/person-donald-edwin-ponceby-1902.md``04_views/ponceby-research-queue.md`Walter George Ponceby English Birth And Parentage Conflict
Order or otherwise locate the GRO birth certificate/image for Walter George Pownceby, Bethnal Green registration district, June quarter 1867, volume 1c, page 274.
The FreeBMD index is a strong candidate because Walter's accepted 1901 Boston marriage record reports age 33, birth in London, and parents Edwin Pownceby and Constance Koziell, but the index does not state exact birth date, parents, address, mother's maiden name, or informant. The certificate is needed to resolve the conflict with later Canadian military records reporting Walter's birth as 9 May 1872 in London.
`04_views/ponceby-research-queue.md``02_sources/source-freebmd-birth-index-entry-for-walter-george-pownceby-1867.md``02_sources/source-marriage-record-for-walter-pownceby-and-margaret-mac-kennon.md``02_sources/source-boston-marriage-register-entry-for-walter-pownceby-and-margaret-mac-kennon.md``02_sources/source-attestation-paper-walter-george-ponceby-1916.md``02_sources/source-lac-wwi-service-file-walter-george-ponceby.md``01_people/person-walter-george-ponceby-1873.md``07_leads/lead-edwin-pownceby-1840.md``07_leads/lead-eugenia-constance-koziell-unknown.md`Walter George Ponceby English Parentage
Order or otherwise locate the full GRO marriage certificate or parish register image for Edwin Pownceby and the possible bride Eugenia Constance Koziell, Hackney registration district, June quarter 1860, volume 1b, page 542. Compare all names on the FreeBMD page before assuming the pairing.
FreeBMD page-level marriage-index evidence lists Edwin Pownceby and Eugenia Constance Koziell on the same page, along with Sarah Martin and David Smith. The full certificate or parish register is needed to confirm the actual bride-groom pairing and extract date, place, ages, residences, marital status, occupations, fathers, witnesses, and signatures.
`04_views/ponceby-research-queue.md``02_sources/source-freebmd-marriage-index-page-for-edwin-pownceby-and-eugenia-constance-koziell-1860.md``02_sources/source-marriage-record-for-walter-pownceby-and-margaret-mac-kennon.md``02_sources/source-boston-marriage-register-entry-for-walter-pownceby-and-margaret-mac-kennon.md``02_sources/source-birth-index-edwin-pownceby-1840.md``07_leads/lead-edwin-pownceby-1840.md``07_leads/lead-eugenia-constance-koziell-unknown.md`Christopher Iacofano Potential Canadian Citizenship By Descent Through Gayle Louise Ponceby And Gordon Francis Ponceby
Assemble official civil-status documents for a Canadian citizenship certificate application. Priority documents are Chris Iacofano's long-form birth certificate naming Gayle Ponceby/Iacofano as parent; Gayle Louise Ponceby's Ohio birth certificate naming Gordon Francis Ponceby as father; Gordon Francis Ponceby's Alberta birth certificate or other Canadian proof; any Canadian citizenship certificate/card, Registration of Birth Abroad, or related IRCC record ever issued to Gayle; Gayle's marriage/name-change record if Chris's birth certificate or family documents use Iacofano rather than Ponceby; and Gayle's death certificate or obituary as a supporting identity/deceased-parent document. If no Canadian proof for Gayle exists, submit Chris's proof application with Gayle's birth certificate plus Gordon's Canadian proof and Gordon's 1950/1962 naturalization records as context, and be prepared for IRCC to request more evidence.
Official current-use birth, marriage/name-change, death, and Canadian citizenship records require the applicant or eligible family member to order records, supply ID/relationship proof, pay fees, or access family-held documents. The agent cannot update Gayle's death fact or treat her death as source-backed until an obituary, death certificate, memorial notice, or equivalent artifact is ingested.
`01_people/person-christopher-iacofano-1980.md``01_people/person-gayle-ponceby-1950.md``01_people/person-gordon-francis-ponceby-1926.md``02_sources/source-birth-certificate-gayle-louise-ponceby-1950.md``02_sources/source-marriage-record-gordon-f-ponceby-shirley-armstrong-1948.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-petition-gordon-francis-ponceby-1950.md``02_sources/source-naturalization-petition-gordon-francis-ponceby-1962.md``02_sources/source-census-ponceby-household-1926.md`Shirley Armstrong Birth Family Evidence Gaps
This broad omnibus blocker has been split into focused external-access tasks: HIR-20260423-018 for Minnie, HIR-20260423-019 for Samuel, HIR-20260423-020 for Samuel/Minnie marriage and census images, HIR-20260423-021 for Thomas/Hill identity proof, and HIR-20260423-022 for Jeremiah/John/Mary Armstrong lineage proof.
The original item mixed several independent certificate, census, marriage, obituary, probate, and lineage tasks; splitting it makes future human or archive work easier to assign and complete.
`04_views/shirley-armstrong-seem-research-queue.md``02_sources/source-ohio-death-index-minnie-seems-1933.md``02_sources/source-ohio-death-index-samuel-henry-seem-1962.md``01_people/person-samuel-henry-seem-1870.md``01_people/person-minnie-darrow-1875.md``01_people/person-orpha-hill-armstrong-1886.md`Iacofano Obituary/Necrology Evidence
Completed. The CPL Day 1 request targets are now represented by proposed or accepted source records: Maria Iacofano's 1976 Plain Dealer obituary, Lawrence J. Iacofano's 1997 Plain Dealer obituary, and the 1932 Iaciofano John CPL necrology/cemetery record.
CPL's request path requires requester identity/email and CAPTCHA or staff correspondence; no automated submission was made.
`04_views/iacofano-library-scan-requests-2026-04-23.md``04_views/iacofano-paternal-line-review-2026-04-23.md``04_views/iacofano-document-backed-migration-chain-implementation-2026-04-24.md``02_sources/source-online-index-cpl-news-index-maria-iacofano-1976.md``02_sources/source-obituary-plain-dealer-maria-iacofano-1976.md``02_sources/source-online-index-cpl-news-index-lawrence-j-iacofano-1997.md``02_sources/source-obituary-plain-dealer-lawrence-j-iacofano-1997.md``02_sources/source-online-index-cpl-necrology-iaciofano-john-1932.md``02_sources/source-death-record-cpl-cemetery-iaciofano-john-1932.md``07_leads/lead-john-iaciofano-1887.md`Iacofano Collateral Obituary Evidence
Completed. The CPL Day 2 returned obituary scans for Joseph J. Iacofano, Biagio L. Iacofano, and Albert L. Iacofano are now preserved as raw artifacts and represented by proposed source records.
CPL's request path required requester identity/email and CAPTCHA or staff correspondence, and the packet notes a working limit of three newspaper items per day.
`04_views/iacofano-library-scan-requests-2026-04-23.md``04_views/iacofano-paternal-line-review-2026-04-23.md``04_views/iacofano-document-backed-migration-chain-implementation-2026-04-24.md``02_sources/source-online-index-cpl-news-index-biagio-l-iacofano-1994.md``02_sources/source-plain-dealer-obituary-for-biagio-l-iacofano-1994.md``02_sources/source-online-index-cpl-news-index-joseph-j-iacofano-1991.md``02_sources/source-plain-dealer-obituary-for-joseph-j-iacofano-1991.md``02_sources/source-online-index-cpl-news-index-albert-iacofano-1979.md``02_sources/source-plain-dealer-obituary-for-albert-l-iacofano-1979.md`Shirley Armstrong Birth Family Canonical Update Gate
Completed. The user approved accepting the seven strong image-backed/page-backed Armstrong/Seem records recommended in `04_views/shirley-armstrong-seem-proposed-source-review-2026-04-28.md`, leaving the index-only, conflict-bearing census, online-summary, photograph, and Lola obituary-stub sources proposed, and making no `01_people/` or `03_events/` relationship updates.
Only the user may promote proposed sources to accepted. The Lola Seem birth-certificate source was accepted on 26 April 2026, creating canonical Samuel Henry Seem and Minnie Darrow person records; the Bradner Advocate Shroyer obituary was accepted on 26 April 2026, creating canonical Orpha Hill Armstrong. Remaining updates still involve user-gated identity choices for the Effie/Epha/Alpha-to-Orpha reading and other proposed Shirley/Seem/Armstrong evidence.
`04_views/shirley-armstrong-seem-proposed-source-review-2026-04-28.md``04_views/shirley-armstrong-seem-research-queue.md``02_sources/source-birth-certificate-lola-louise-seem-1909.md``03_events/event-birth-lola-louise-seem-1909.md``01_people/person-samuel-henry-seem-1870.md``01_people/person-minnie-darrow-1875.md``02_sources/source-birth-register-paul-edward-armstrong-1907.md``02_sources/source-birth-register-probate-court-paul-edward-armstrong-1907.md``02_sources/source-ohio-death-index-thomas-herman-armstrong-1939.md``02_sources/source-ohio-death-index-jerry-g-armstrong-1923.md``02_sources/source-ohio-death-index-mary-m-armstrong-1926.md``01_people/person-orpha-hill-armstrong-1886.md`Archive Workflow Hygiene
User approved cleanup on 23 April 2026. The 9 ignored `00_inbox/` duplicate copies were deleted, and the stale `05_raw/pdfs/boston-birth-register-donald-edwin-ponceby-1902-additional-copy.pdf` symlink was removed.
The inbox artifacts were exact SHA-256 matches to existing manifest/source records, and the stale Boston birth-register PDF logical path duplicated the McKinnon/Conrad marriage original-with-citation PDF. Deletion required explicit user approval because it affected ignored inbox files and a stale `05_raw/` logical path.
`04_views/inbox-cleanup-audit-2026-04-23.md``media_manifest.yaml``02_sources/source-boston-birth-register-donald-edwin-ponceby-1902.md``02_sources/source-boston-marriage-register-entry-donald-g-mckinnon-emma-j-conrad-1894.md`Domenico Ricciardi Immigration Identity Conflict
User accepted the 27 April 2026 agent recommendation that the proposed 1920 Providence passenger manifest is the same person as the San Giuliano del Sannio/Cleveland naturalization subject.
The manifest identity question required a user decision because the manifest has a one-day arrival-date discrepancy, records age 28 rather than 29, and appears to give last residence/birthplace as S. Giovanni S. rather than San Giuliano del Sannio even though line 23 also gives Cleveland, Ohio and wife Cristina Polletta.
`04_views/ricciardi-san-giuliano-del-sannio-investigation-2026-04-24.md``04_views/domenico-ricciardi-providence-manifest-review-2026-04-27.md``02_sources/source-passenger-manifest-domenico-ricciardi-providence-1920.md``02_sources/source-passenger-manifest-cristina-polletta-regina-ditalia-1921.md``02_sources/source-declaration-of-intention-for-domenico-richardi-cleveland-1920.md``02_sources/source-petition-for-naturalization-for-domenico-ricciardi-cleveland-1927.md``03_events/event-immigration-domenico-ricciardi-1920.md``01_people/person-domenico-ricciardi-1891.md``01_people/person-cristina-polletta-1891.md`Gordon Francis Ponceby Later Life Family, Career, Military, And Disposition Context
Completed. The user supplied two Toledo Blade TIFF clippings for Gordon Ponceby: 10 April 1984 page 13 and 11 April 1984 page 10. Both are preserved in the media library and represented by proposed source records.
This item originally required paid newspaper access, a library-card database, local-library staff lookup, microfilm, or a family-held clipping because public web searches did not surface a durable Toledo Blade obituary image.
`02_sources/source-death-certificate-gordon-francis-ponceby-1984.md``03_events/event-death-gordon-francis-ponceby-1984.md``02_sources/source-tlcpl-obituary-index-entry-for-gordon-f-ponceby-1984.md``02_sources/source-toledo-blade-obituary-for-gordon-f-ponceby-10-april-1984-page-13.md``02_sources/source-toledo-blade-death-notice-for-gordon-ponceby-11-april-1984-page-10.md``04_views/gordon-ponceby-1984-obituary-request-packet-2026-04-30.md``04_views/ponceby-research-queue.md`No research notes match the current filters.