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Helen L. McDonald

A Cuyahoga County Probate Court historical marriage index entry records Donald E. Ponceby as groom and Helen L. McDonald as bride, case 1900ML1056660, volume 530, page 0235. A separate 1957 passenger manifest lists Donald E. Ponceby with Helen M. Ponceby. These likely describe the same later Donald spouse, but the middle-initial conflict and missing full marriage record keep her at lead level.

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  • What actual marriage date, ages, residences, prior-marriage statuses, and parents appear on the full Cuyahoga marriage record?
  • Is Helen L. McDonald the same person as Helen M. Ponceby on the 1957 passenger manifest, or are these separate women?
  • Does Donald Edwin Ponceby's 1969 Ohio death certificate name a surviving spouse or informant that confirms Helen's identity?

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  • Lead created 25 April 2026 from the proposed Cuyahoga Probate web docket index source.
  • Do not update Donald Edwin Ponceby's canonical spouse list from this lead or the index-only source alone.

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  • Helen L McDonald
  • Helen M. Ponceby

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