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1745

User-supplied FamilySearch Family Tree profile/source-detail excerpt for Nicola Iacofano, person ID GXX2-BQ4. The attached source describes a San Emidio parish stato d'anime entry for Casa 32 in Agnone, taken across 1745-1750, where Giacomo Iacofano is reportedly recorded with parents Nicola Iacofano and Vittoria Ferrone and spouse Isabella Frezza. This is a compiled FamilySearch-tree source detail, not direct review of the parish census image.

7 November 1812

FamilySearch indexed death entry for Sebastiano Finizia, age 84, died 7 November 1812 in Sepino, with parents Domenico Finizia and Margherita Gualterio and spouse Cristina Maglieri reported in the index.

25 January 1816

Prince Edward Island baptism card recording Donald Mac Kinnon's birth on 6 October 1815 at Malpeque Road and baptism on 25 January 1816, with parents Lachlin MacKinnon and Catharine McKinnon.

12 December 1832

FamilySearch image metadata for Busso Nati 1832 image 31 of 33, cited by the user-supplied notes as birth record No. 45 for Biase Iaciofano, born 12 December 1832 in Busso to Giuseppe Iaciofano and Marianna Ranallo. The original image was not accessible to the agent, so the name and relationship transcription remains unverified against the register.

1840

Scanned birth index entry for Edwin Pownceby in the St George in the East registration district, volume II, page 94. This is an index reference to a birth registration rather than a full certificate.

1840

GRO birth index entry for William Pownceby registered in Whitechapel, London, volume II, page 537 (1840 index). Appears on the same index page as Edwin Pownceby (St George in the East, Vol. II, page 94). Likely a sibling of Edwin Pownceby, who is documented as the father of Walter George Ponceby (attested 1916) and grandfather of Donald Edwin Ponceby (born 1902). Relationship to the main archive line is unconfirmed without a full birth certificate.

24 October 1844

Prince Edward Island marriage register entry recording the marriage of Donald McKinnon and Elizabeth Jardine on 24 October 1844 by licence, witnessed by James Jardine and Theresa McDonald, and recorded on 31 December 1845.

17 October 1850

1850 census page for Eden Township, Wyandot County, Ohio, showing John Armstrong, age 54, with Mary and younger Armstrong household members including a Jeremiah Armstrong, age 11.

12 August 1857

Gravestone at Campbell Cemetery, Seafoam, Pictou County, Nova Scotia for John McKinnon, born approximately 1794 in Argyllshire, Scotland, who died 12 August 1857 aged 63. Stone is cracked diagonally and heavily lichen-covered; photographed in autumn. A separate and distinct individual from the John McKinnon (Isle of Mull, died 1871) whose stone stands in the same cemetery.

20 March 1858

FamilySearch image metadata for Busso Matrimoni 1858 image 16 of 34, cited by the user-supplied notes as marriage record No. 8 for Biase Iaciofano and Mariantonia Priano, married 20 March 1858 in Busso. The original image was not accessible to the agent, so the names, parentage, ages, and exact dates remain unverified against the register.

17 April 1861

FamilySearch image metadata for Busso Nati 1861 image 20 of 50, cited by the user-supplied notes as birth record No. 25 for Filomena Fiaciofano, born 17 April 1861 in Busso to Biase Iaciofano, son of Giuseppe, and Mariantonia Priano. The original image was not accessible to the agent, so the name and relationship transcription remains unverified against the register.

25 August 1865

FamilySearch image metadata for Busso Morti 1865 image 21 of 35, cited by the user-supplied notes as death record No. 28 for Mariantonia Priano, died 25 August 1865 in Busso, age 34, daughter of Angelo Priano and Rosa Palladino and wife of Biase Iaciofano. The original image was not accessible to the agent, so the transcription remains unverified against the register.

19 October 1868

PARO online baptismal-index page for Margaret Ann McKinnon, baptized 19 October 1868, recording father Donald McKinnon, mother Elizabeth, residence DeSable, and Hampton United Church record book 1 page 75.

9 October 1871

Gravestone at Campbell Cemetery, Seafoam, Pictou County, Nova Scotia for John McKinnon, born approximately 1790 on the Isle of Mull, Scotland, who emigrated to "this Island" in 1808 and died 9 October 1871 aged 81. He was among the early Scottish Hebridean settlers in Atlantic Canada. "This Island" likely refers to Prince Edward Island or Cape Breton Island, as the stone stands on mainland Nova Scotia.

7-8 June 1880

1880 census page for Eden Township, Wyandot County, Ohio, showing Jeremiah Armstrong's household with wife Mary Magd and children William, Rebecca J, Thomas H, and Emma Grace.

29 August 1891

FamilySearch indexed birth entry for Domenico Ricciardi, born 29 August 1891 in San Giuliano del Sannio, Campobasso, with parents Nicolangelo Ricciardi and Maria di Niro.

29 August 1894

Boston marriage register entry recording Donald G. McKinnon, a 29-year-old carpenter born in Prince Edward Island, and Emma J. Conrad, a 30-year-old housekeeper born in Nova Scotia, married in Boston on 29 August 1894. The entry names Donald's parents as Donald and Elizabeth and Emma's parents as Jacob Conrad and Chloe Bruce.

21 October 1894

FamilySearch image metadata for Busso Matrimoni 1894 image 14 of 17, cited by the user-supplied notes as marriage record No. 15 for Antonio Mulierini and Filomena Faciafano/Iaciofano, married 21 October 1894 in Busso. The notes report Filomena as age 33, born and living in Busso, daughter of deceased Biase and Mariantonia Priano. The original image was not accessible to the agent, so the transcription remains unverified against the register.

29 August 1894

Boston marriage certificate form recording Donald G. McKinnon and Emma J. Conrad, both residents of Boston, joined in marriage in Boston on 29 August 1894. The corrected reading is supported by the clearer Boston marriage register page in source-boston-marriage-register-entry-donald-g-mckinnon-emma-j-conrad-1894.

9 January 1901

Boston marriage register entry no. 130 on page 8 recording the marriage of Walter Pownceby and Margaret Mac Kennon on 9 January 1901 in Boston. The entry gives both parties' residence as 1 Marble St and names their parents as Edwin Pownceby and Constance Koziell, and Donald Mac Kennon and Elizabeth Jardine.

9 January 1901

Boston marriage certificate form recording Walter Pownceby and Margaret Mac Kennon of 1 Marble St, Boston, joined in marriage in Boston on 9 January 1901. The form also records their ages, occupations, birthplaces, parents' names, and the return by Rev. A. D. McKinnon.

28 August 1902

Boston return of birth form no. 10399 recording the birth of Donald Edwin Ponceby on 28 August 1902 at 142 Blue Hill Ave in Boston, with parents Walter G Ponceby and Margaret McKinnon.

28 August 1902

Boston birth register entry no. 10399 recording the birth of Donald Edwin Ponceby on 28 August 1902 at 142 Blue Hill Ave in Boston, with parents Walter G Ponceby and Margaret McKinnon.

25 February 1903

Boston death return recording the death of Ellen Gately, maiden name Ellen Tenney, age 56, widowed, born in Ireland, who died at 75 Maywood St in Boston on 25 February 1903. The form names Lawrence as her late husband, gives her mother as Bridget Cahill, and records chronic bronchitis with an accidental fall from a car as a contributing cause.

21 September 1906

Page 12 of the 21 September 1906 Wood County Democrat includes a "Licenses" notice listing Thomas Armstrong, age 28, oil worker, Portage, and Orpha Hill, age 20, Liberty township.

26 February 1907

Wood County Male Births Register entry no. 1 recording the birth of Paul Edward Armstrong on 26 February 1907 in Center Township, with father Thomas Armstrong and mother Effie Hill.

26 February 1907

Wood County Probate Court birth register entry recording the birth of Paul Edward Armstrong on 26 February 1907 in Center Township, with father Thomas Armstrong and mother Effie Hill. Corroborates the Male Births Register entry (source-birth-register-paul-edward-armstrong-1907.md) from a parallel county court series.

6 January 1909

State of Ohio birth certificate image for Lola Seem, born female on 6 January 1909 at 11:30 A.M. in Freedom Township, Wood County, Ohio, to Samuel Henry Seem and Minnie Darrow of Freedom Township near Bradner.

14 April 1910

1910 census page for Cleveland Township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, enumerated 14 April 1910, showing a block of Italian immigrant households. The page is retained as a negative or contextual lead only. No household on this page has been confirmed as the Iacofano/Yaciofano household from the current transcription, and it should not be used as lineage evidence unless future address or enumeration-district research reconnects it.

1914-1915

Cleveland City Directory 1914-1915 page 744 includes Iaciofano John, grocer, at 2025 Random rd SE, with Lorenzo on the same page.

1916

1916 census page for Edmonton, Alberta, recording Walter Ponceby, wife Margaret, and son Donald in the same household.

17 April 1916

Library and Archives Canada WWI personnel file for Walter George Ponceby, regimental number 231409, born 9 May 1872 in London, England, enlisted 17 April 1916 at Edmonton with the 202nd Battalion, later serving with the 10th Battalion and recorded as killed in action on 11 November 1917.

17 April 1916

Library and Archives Canada WWI attestation paper for Walter George Ponceby, service number 231409, 202nd Battalion CEF. Attested 17 April 1916 in Edmonton, Alberta. Born in London, England, date approximately 9 May 1872; occupation Electrician; married; wife Margaret Ponceby at same Edmonton address. Physical description: 5'6", fair complexion, hazel eyes, light brown hair, Presbyterian. Declared fit for overseas service.

11 November 1917

Official Canadian government record commemorating Private Walter George Ponceby, service number 231409, 10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment), who died 11 November 1917 aged 45. He has no known grave and is commemorated at the Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial on Panels 24–28–30, and on Page 310 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. His wife Margaret Jeane Ponceby was living at 19 Arlington Apartments, Edmonton, Alberta at the time of his death.

9 January 1920

1920 census page for Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, showing a household recorded under the surname Yaciofano: John as head, Mary as wife, and children Albert and Anna. John and Mary are both recorded as Italy-born, and the household's house number is recorded as 2025, making it a strong lead to compare with Arthur Joe Iacofano's 1941 residence at 2025 Random Rd.

24 December 1920

Declaration of intention for Domenico Richardi, filed in the Common Pleas Court of Cuyahoga County on 24 December 1920, giving his birth date as 29 August 1891, birthplace as San Giuliano del Sannio, Italy, arrival at New York on 13 October 1920 on the Providence, residence at 1951 East 123rd Street, Cleveland, and wife Cristina.

12 October 1920

Two-page alien passenger manifest for the S.S. Providence arriving at New York on 12 October 1920, with a candidate entry for Domenico Ricciardi on line 23. The travel anchors match the naturalization records closely enough to preserve this as a proposed source, but the manifest's residence/birthplace and destination readings conflict with the San Giuliano del Sannio/Cleveland pattern and require user review.

1921

Cleveland City Directory 1921 part 1 surname page lists Iasofano John gro 2025 Random rd h do.

1921

Cleveland City Directory 1921 part 2 page 1298 includes the entry Yaciofano John, 2025 Random rd.

19 December 1921

Two-page alien passenger manifest for the S.S. Regina d'Italia arriving at New York on 19 December 1921, with Cristina Polletta on line 13. The record gives her last residence and birthplace as S. Giuliano, Campobasso, final destination as Cleveland, Ohio, and appears to identify the person she was joining as husband Domenico Ricciardi.

1923

Ohio History Connection death index result for Jerry G. Armstrong found in a 1923 Wyandot County search, with source code ODC and certificate identification Vol. 4342 Cert. 75072; the index row did not display a death date.

1924

Alberta vital statistics bridegrooms index entry recording Donald E. Ponceby (or Poncely) as a groom in Edmonton in 1924, index number 242. The matching brides index entry for Catherine M. Horne uses the same place, year, and index number.

1924

Alberta vital statistics brides index entry recording Catherine M. Horne as a bride in Edmonton in 1924, index number 242. The matching groom index entry for Donald E. Ponceby uses the same place, year, and index number.

1 June 1926

1926 Alberta census page for Peace River South showing Donald Edwin Ponceby, wife Catharine McKay, and sons Donald Stuart and Gordon Francis in the same household.

12 July 1926

Ohio death certificate for John Duncan MacKinnon, a married retired man born 17 June 1854 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, who died on 12 July 1926 at Ashtabula General Hospital. The certificate names his parents as Donald MacKinnon and Elizabeth Jardine and records burial at Jefferson, Ohio on 14 July 1926.

17 April 1926

Ohio History Connection death index result for Mary M. Armstrong recording death on 17 April 1926 in Wyandot County, Ohio, with source code ODC and certificate identification Vol. 5040 Cert. 29324.

7 May 1927

Alberta Provincial Archives death index entry for Catherine Mckay Ponceby recording a death on 7 May 1927 at Edson, Alberta, with vital statistics record number 403-162.

7 March 1927

Petition for naturalization for Domenico Ricciardi, filed in the U.S. District Court at Cleveland on 7 March 1927, giving his birth date as 29 August 1891, birthplace as San Giuliano del Sannio, Italy, arrival at New York on 13 October 1920 on the Providence, residence at 2089 East 125th Street, Cleveland, wife Cristina, and children Maria, Nicola, and Angelina.

1929

Cleveland City Directory 1929 surname page shows John (Mary) gro at 2025 Random rd, Albert L. at the same address, and Michael and Clara at 2208 Murray Hill rd.

14 April 1930

1930 census page for Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, showing Domenick and Christania Ricciardo with children Mary, Nick, and Angie. Mary is recorded as a seven-year-old daughter born in Ohio.

18 April 1930

1930 census page for Hunter Township, Wood County, Ohio (Bowling Green city, ED 87-6), showing Paul E Armstrong, wife Leta, and daughters Emma E, Rose E, and Shirley J in the same household on 18 April 1930.

4 January 1930

Ohio Certificate of Live Birth for Shirley Jean Armstrong, born 4 January 1930 at 11:00 PM in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio, to Paul Edward Armstrong (age 22, Ohio) and Lola Louise Seem (age 20, Ohio), received by the local registrar on 11 February 1930.

1930

Cleveland City Directory 1930 page 886 contains Ialcofano and Iacofano entries including John (Marie) gro at 2025 Random rd, Albert at the same address, and separate Lawrence plus likely Michael entries.

1931

Cleveland City Directory 1931 page 811 contains Iaciofano entries including John (Mary) gro at 2025 Random rd, Albert at the same address, and Michael and Clara at Ivanhoe rd apt 2.

1932

Alberta handwritten vital statistics deaths index entry for Marjorie Eleanor Ponceby, recording a 1932 death at Edmonton, Alberta, with index number 875. This entry has not been confirmed as a family member; a lead record tracks the hypothesis.

8 December 1932

Alberta typed vital statistics deaths index entry for Marjorie Eleanor Ponceby, recording a death on 8 December 1932 at Edmonton, Alberta, with record identity 102-875.

1932

Cleveland City Directory 1932 surname page lists Albert L. at 2025 Random rd, John (Maria) gro there, and Mary there.

1932

Cleveland Public Library necrology index entry for Iaciofano, John, citing a 1932 Lakeview Cemetery Prospect List cemetery record with lifespan 1887-1932.

18 July 1933

New York City death certificate for Liberato Iaciofano, a married white male peddler, who died in the Bronx on 18 July 1933 after an accidental skull fracture from being thrown from a truck. The certificate records his wife as Filomena, his father as Domenick, his mother as Anna Venditta, his usual residence as 1721 Fowler Ave, and burial at St. Raymond on 21 July 1933.

15 July 1933

Ohio History Connection death index result for Minnie Seems recording death on 15 July 1933 in Wood County, Ohio, with source code ODC and certificate identification Vol. 7338 Cert. 59746.

1936

Cleveland City Directory 1936 surname page lists Maria (wid John) at 2025 Random rd with Biagio there, John and Wm working for Albert Iacofano from that address, and a separate Arthur and Lawrence cluster at 11614 Cornell ct.

1938

Public family-page photograph captioned "Shirley, Lola, Jimmy, and Paul Armstrong, 1938." The image identifies Shirley Jean Armstrong with her parents Lola Louise Seem Armstrong and Paul Edward Armstrong; "Jimmy" is named in the caption but not linked to a person record here.

1938

Cleveland City Directory 1938 page 556 contains Iaciofano entries at 2025 Random rd, including Mary (wid John), Jos (Rose M), John, and Wm.

1938-1939

Port Huron city directory street listing for Martin Av, printed page 57, listing Donald E. Ponceby at 1702 Martin Av in Port Huron, Michigan, in the 1938-1939 directory.

22 October 1939

Ohio History Connection death index result for Thomas Herman Armstrong recording death on 22 October 1939 in Wood County, Ohio, with source code ODC and certificate identification Cert. 63109.

26 October 1939

Page 1 of the 26 October 1939 Wood County Republican carries a death notice for Thomas Armstrong, age 65, stating that he died at his late residence in Center Township, was buried in Oak Grove cemetery, and was survived by wife Orpha, sons Paul and Carl, and five daughters.

24 April 1940

1940 census page, Sheet 25-A, for Block 17, Ward 19, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Two Iacofano households appear: (A) Mary Iacofano (widowed, age 54, born Italy) heads a household with sons Biagio (age 25, Helper/Beer Truck), Arthur (age 17), Lawrence (age 12) and daughter Dorothy (age 15); (B) nearby, Joseph Iacofano (age 22, Ohio-born, married, Helper/Beer Truck) lives with wife Rose Marie (age 19). This is a strong proposed source for Arthur in Mary Iacofano's household and for likely collateral sibling leads.

13 April 1940

1940 census page for Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio, showing Paul E Armstrong, wife Lola L, and children Irma, Rose, Shirley, James, and Linda in the same household on 13 April 1940.

1940

Public family-page photograph captioned "Lola, Shirly, Paul, Linda, Irma, Rose, and Jimmy Armstrong, 1940." The image identifies Lola Louise Seem Armstrong, Paul Edward Armstrong, and their daughter Shirley Jean Armstrong; Linda, Irma, Rose, and Jimmy are named in the caption but not linked to person records here.

1940

Cleveland City Directory 1940 printed page 897 lists Donald D. Ponceby, with Jane N. in parentheses, residing at 1890 E. 97th, apartment 2.

1940

Cleveland City Directory 1940 page 527 contains the Mary Iaciofano Random rd cluster, including Arth at 2025 Random rd, plus separate Iacofano entries for Albert L., another Arth, Joseph, and Lawrence.

20 February 1941

Page 1 of the 20 February 1941 Bradner Advocate carries an obituary for Mrs. Marie Shroyer, born 21 September 1855 and died 14 February 1941, and states that surviving foster daughter Mrs. Orpha Armstrong of South Maple Street was the person with whom she was living at the time of death.

1 September 1941

Cuyahoga County, Ohio marriage record no. A 87436 for Arthur Joe Iacofano and Mary Ricciardi, with the application filed on 12 August 1941, the license issued on 16 August 1941, and the marriage returned as solemnized on 1 September 1941.

3 July 1941

Naturalization card for Mrs. Olga M. Iacofano, recorded in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, on 3 July 1941, stating that she was a subject of Italy, was naturalized through her father Domenico Mancini's papers on 16 September 1927, and was married to John Iacofano.

6 November 1942

U.S. border crossing manifest card for Margaret Jean Ponceby, admitted at Detroit, Michigan, on 6 November 1942. The card records a 15 March 1868 birth in Prince Edward Island and names son Donald Ponceby at 9715 Logan Court, Cleveland, Ohio, as her destination contact.

1942

Cleveland City Directory 1942 page 923 lists Donald E. Ponceby with Jane N. at 9715 Logan Ct, Donald as a telegraph operator for "NYO System," and Jane as a nurse at University Hospital.

1942

Cleveland City Directory 1942 page 538 contains Iaciofano and Iacofano surname entries, including Mary J. Iaciofano, two Arth (Mary) Iacofano entries, and collateral Iacofano entries for Albert, Biagio, Joseph, and Lawrence A.

1942-1944

Fold3 public metadata for a subscriber-gated NARA M1995 naturalization file for Cristina Ricciardi, including pages titled Other (1942), Petition for Naturalization (1943), and Oath of Allegiance (1944). The metadata gives birth country Italy and the alias Polletta, but the underlying images were not viewable in the agent session.

9 June 1942

Naturalization index card for Concetta Iaciofano with number 77534 and date 9 June 1942.

14 June 1943

Official NARA AAD Army Serial Number Merged File entry for Arthur J. Iacofano, serial number 35066128, showing enlistment at Cleveland, Ohio on 14 June 1943.

1943-1944

Cleveland City Directory 1943-1944 page 525 contains Iaciofano and Iacofano surname entries, including Mary J. Iacofano, Iaciofano Arth (Mary), Iacofano Arth (Mary), and collateral Iacofano entries for Albert, Biagio, Joseph, and Lawrence A.

14 February 1944

Imported Army Serial Number Merged File entry for Gordon F Ponceby showing military service enrollment on 14 February 1944 at Ft Thomas, Newport, Kentucky, with serial number 15127392 and rank PVT.

circa 1944

Black-and-white photograph of a young man in WWII-era military uniform standing outdoors beside a humorous lawn sign reading "Do you like to be Stepped on?" Original filename (Gordon_Ponceby_1940.jpg) identifies the subject as Gordon Francis Ponceby; not yet confirmed by any independent documentary source. If confirmed, this is the first photographic record of Gordon Ponceby in the archive.

17 November 1944

Naturalization certificate card for Concetta Iaciofano, age 46, residing at 1849 Woodlawn Ave, East Cleveland, Ohio, with certificate issued by the U.S. District Court at Cleveland on 17 November 1944.

7 September 1944

Naturalization certificate card for Mike Iaciofano, age 49, residing at 1840 Woodlawn Ave, East Cleveland, Ohio, with certificate issued by the U.S. District Court at Cleveland on 7 September 1944.

17 February 1945

Naturalization card for Concetta Iaciofano, recorded in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, on 17 February 1945, stating that she was a subject of Italy, resided at 1849 Woodlawn in Cleveland, and was naturalized in the U.S. District Court on 17 November 1944.

1948

Extracted pages from the 1948 BGSU Key yearbook showing Gordon Ponceby in a sophomore group photograph caption and G. Ponceby in a Student Christian Fellowship group photograph caption.

24 April 1948

Wood County, Ohio marriage record no. 1035 for Gordon F Ponceby and Shirley Armstrong, with the application sworn on 22 April 1948, the marriage solemnized on 24 April 1948, and the certificate filed on 27 April 1948.

29 April 1948

Page 2 of the 29 April 1948 Risingsun Unique Weekly includes a Wood County "Marriage Licenses" notice listing Gordon F Ponceby, age 22, student, Cleveland, and Shirley Armstrong, age 18, clerk, Bowling Green.

1949

Extracted pages from the 1949 BGSU Key yearbook showing Gordon Ponceby in Phi Alpha Chi and Pi Theta captions, and identifying him as Pi Theta treasurer for the 1948-1949 year.

26 April 1950

1950 census page for Euclid City, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, ED 18-126, sheet 8, showing Arthur J. Iacofano as head of household at house number 373 with wife Mary and sons John A. and Anthony on 26 April 1950.

3 April 1950

1950 census page for Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio, showing Gordon Ponceby, age 24, and wife Shirley, age 20, in the same household at house number 105 on 3 April 1950.

1950

Extracted pages from the 1950 BGSU Key yearbook showing G. Ponceby in a Delta Upsilon caption, Gordon Ponceby in a Phi Alpha Chi caption, and a senior listing for PONCEBY, GORDON F. of Cleveland, Ohio, with Delta Upsilon and Phi Alpha Chi affiliations.

28 February 1950

U.S. border crossing manifest card for Catherine (Kathrya) Margaret Ponceby, a Canadian-born nurse admitted at Detroit, Michigan, on 28 February 1950 to reside permanently. The card records her father as Donald Ponceby at 9715 Logan Court, Cleveland, Ohio, and a brother Peter Cook in Cranbrook, British Columbia.

1950

The 1950 Euclid city directory lists Arthur J. Iacofano with Mary at 373 E. 232d and records Arthur as a clerk at Hayden Beverage.

25 May 1950-26 January 1959

Naturalization petition file for Gordon Francis Ponceby in the U.S. District Court at Toledo, Ohio, showing his petition in May 1950, oath and certificate issuance on 22 November 1950, and a later INS letter dated 26 January 1959 directing the court to note that he had lost U.S. citizenship after naturalization.

10 September 1950

Ohio certification of birth for Gayle Louise Ponceby, born female in Ohio on 10 September 1950, naming mother Shirley Jean Ponceby with surname Armstrong and father Gordon Francis Ponceby.

1952

The 1952 Euclid city directory lists Arthur J. Iacofano with Mary at 373 E. 232d and records Arthur as a clerk. The employer line reads as Hayden Beveragetown in local OCR and should be visually compared before normalizing it to Hayden Beverage.

18 February 1952

Handwritten naturalization card for Gordon Francis Ponceby, recorded in 1952 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, stating that he was born in Alberta, Canada on 1 January 1926 and was naturalized on 22 November 1950.

1954

The 1954 Euclid city directory street listing records Arthur J. Iacofano at 373 E. 232d.

1955

Extracted pages from the 1955 Might's Greater Toronto city directory naming Gordon F. Ponceby in a Metropolitan Motors listing and a street-directory entry.

20 February 1956

Interment.net transcription of Lakewood Park Cemetery burial records lists Dorothy Ponceby in section 9, lot 124, space 3, with death date 20 February 1956 and burial date 23 February 1956.

16 November 1956

Naturalization certificate card for Antonietta Iaciofano, born 1 October 1930, residing at 11807 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, with certificate issued by the U.S. District Court at Cleveland on 16 November 1956.

20 February 1956

Ohio History Connection death index result for Dorothy D. Ponceby recording death on 20 February 1956 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, with source code ODC and certificate identification 1956019435-1956019436.

1956

Extracted pages from the 1956 Might's Greater Toronto city directory naming Gordon F. Ponceby as secretary-treasurer of Metropolitan Motors and listing his Beechwood Avenue residence.

2 April 1957

Stub record for a 1957 obituary of Lola Louise Armstrong (née Seem). The original clipping has not yet been ingested; fields below are placeholders pending the artifact.

1957

Extracted pages from the 1957 Might's Greater Toronto city directory naming Gordon F. Ponceby and listing his Beechwood Avenue residence.

23 January 1957

US immigration passenger manifest for the S.S. Santa Rosa arriving New York 23 January 1957, listing Donald E. Ponceby (Massachusetts) on line 7 and Helen M. Ponceby (Ohio) on line 8 as first-class passengers returning from a ~12-day cruise departing New York 11 January 1957. Identifies Donald E. Ponceby as alive in 1957 and suggests Helen M. as a likely second wife, as his first wife Catherine Mackie Horne died in 1927.

1958

Extracted pages from the 1958 Might's Greater Toronto city directory naming Gordon F. Ponceby as vice-president of Metropolitan Motors and listing his Beechwood Avenue residence.

1959

Extracted pages from the 1959 Might's Greater Toronto city directory naming Gordon Ponceby as manager of Best Buy Motors and listing Gordon F. Ponceby at 65 Citation Drive, North York.

24 February 1961

Naturalization certificate card for Francesco Iaciofano, born 13 October 1928, residing at 11117 Woodland, Cleveland, Ohio, with certificate issued by the U.S. District Court at Cleveland on 24 February 1961.

14 February-17 May 1962

1962 naturalization petition for Gordon Francis Ponceby in the U.S. District Court at Toledo, Ohio, filed under section 319(a), with supporting witness forms and an oath signed on 17 May 1962 when certificate no. 7911563 was issued.

1962

The 1962 Euclid city directory lists Arthur J. Iacofano with Mary and Headland Beverage at 373 E. 232d, and separately lists John Iacofano as a clerk at Headland Beverage residing at the same address.

4 June 1962

Ohio History Connection death index result for Samuel Henry Seem recording death on 4 June 1962 in Wood County, Ohio, with source code ODC and certificate identification 1962100909-1962100910.

1965

Selected pages from the 1965 Euclid High School Euclidian yearbook identify Anthony Louis Iacofano, nickname Tony, and Lynda Lee Iacofano in the senior class index, and show Anthony Iacofano and Linda Iacofano on the senior portrait page.

1969

Selected pages from the 1969 Euclid High School Euclidian yearbook show Arthur Iacofono, nickname Art, on a senior portrait page and in the senior index, with an additional indoor track caption naming Art Iacofono.

26 July 1969

Ohio History Connection death index result for Donald Edwin Ponceby recording death on 26 July 1969 in Coshocton County, Ohio, with source code ODC and certificate identification 1969-BATCH-004-1969100464-1969100465.

25 November 1971

Euclid News-Journal notice published 25 November 1971 reporting that Army Private Anthony L. Iacofano, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Iacofano of 373 East 232 St., had completed eight weeks of basic training at Fort Knox.

12 July 1973

Euclid News-Journal Campus Clippings item published 12 July 1973 naming Art Iacofano of 373 East 232 St. among Euclid residents on Bowling Green University's spring quarter honors list.

21 March 1974

Euclid News-Journal Campus item published 21 March 1974 naming Art Iacofano of 373 East 232 St. among Euclid residents who received bachelor of science degrees in education at Bowling Green University's 16 March commencement.

24 January 1974

Euclid News-Journal Life & Leisure notice published 24 January 1974 for North High School's production of Bus Stop, naming Art Iacofano as assisting with wood work while doing student teaching under drama director Chuck Wood.

21 March 1976

Cleveland Public Library News Index entry for a Plain Dealer obituary citation for Maria Iacofano, described as wife of late John, published 21 March 1976.

21 March 1976

Plain Dealer obituary clipping published 21 March 1976 for Maria Giovanna Iacofano, nee Lorenzo, wife of the late John and mother of Albert, Mary Giuffre, Biagio, Joe, John, Arthur, Dorothy Euse, and Lawrence.

4 July 1979

Cleveland Public Library News Index entry for a Plain Dealer obituary citation for Albert Iacofano, described as husband of Adeline, published 4 July 1979.

9 April 1984

Ohio death certificate for Gorden F. Ponceby, a married car salesman and veteran, who died at St. Lukes Hospital in Maumee, Lucas County, Ohio, on 9 April 1984. The certificate names surviving spouse Shirley Armstrong, father Donald Ponceby, and mother Catherine McKayhorne.

9 April 1984

Imported Ohio death index entry for Gorden F Ponceby reporting a death on 9 April 1984 in Maumee, Lucas County, Ohio, with certificate number 029102 and volume number 25620.

22 January 1985

News-Herald obituary index entry for Arthur J. Iacofano Sr., age 62, recording 22 January 1985 as a death date.

13 November 1991

Cleveland Public Library News Index entry for a Plain Dealer obituary citation for Joseph J. Iacofano, described as husband of Rosemarie, published 13 November 1991.

2 February 1994

Cleveland Public Library News Index entry for a Plain Dealer obituary citation for Biagio L. Iacofano, described as husband of Rose N., published 2 February 1994.

24 August 1997

Cleveland Public Library News Index entry for a Plain Dealer obituary citation for Lawrence J. Iacofano, described as husband of Eileen J., published 24 August 1997.

23-24 August 1997

News-Herald obituary index entry for Lawrence J. Iacofano, age 69, with publication dates 23-24 August 1997.

2010

University of Minnesota Law Library PDF timeline for Clarence Seward Darrow. The timeline states that Clarence was born on 18 April 1857 in Farmdale, Trumbull County, Ohio, to Ammirus Darrow and Emily (Eddy) Darrow, and gives contextual Darrow family migration notes.

12 February 2015

Public ItalianGenealogy forum thread discussing Iaciofano families in Busso, including secondary citations to Busso civil records for Biase Iaciofano, Anna Maria Santangelo, and their children; use as clue-only pending original civil-record review.

18-25 February 2015

Public ItalianGenealogy forum thread discussing the Iaciofano surname, Busso parish-record availability, possible pre-civil archive paths, and a reported early Gio. Andrea Iaciofano of Busso circa 1700; use as clue-only pending original record review.

13 February 2018

The 2018 News-Herald obituary for Mary Iacofano records her birth, death, residence, family business connection, deceased husband Arthur Iacofano Sr., and children including Tony (Gayle) Iacofano.

1 February 2021

Family-authored 2021 narrative by Tony Iacofano about his father Arthur J. Iacofano's World War II Army service, reporting Arthur's draft, service, and discharge chronology, Company B and 175th Infantry Regiment service in the 29th Infantry Division, Morning Report NBC entries, and family photo context including a 1945 drawing of Mary Iacofano with baby John.

10 January 2022

User-supplied text from a 10 January 2022 Facebook group thread in which Daniel Iaciofano reports a Busso ancestor, Liberato Iaciofano, who allegedly arrived in the United States in 1908 on the Konigin Louise, died in New York City on 18 July 1933, and had a same-surname collateral branch connected to Bedford, United Kingdom. The thread is useful only as a clue pending original passenger, civil, cemetery, and vital-record review.

22 March 2026

Extract from the public Agnone GEDCOM downloaded from AgnoneGenealogy.com on 24 April 2026. The extract shows Nicola Iacofano, FamilySearch ID GXX2-BQ4, born about 1673 in Agnone, with spouse Vittoria Ferrone and child Giacomo Iaciofano in family F8930. This independently corroborates the structure of the user-supplied FamilySearch source-detail clue, but remains compiled GEDCOM evidence rather than direct parish-image evidence.

23 April 2026

Ancestry compiled profile summary for Arthur J Iacofano, reporting an about 1 May 1922 Cleveland birth, 22 January 1985 Cleveland death, spouse Mary Ricciardi, and parents Giovanni (John) Iaciofano and Maria Giovanna Iacofano.

24 April 2026

User-supplied FamilySearch Family Tree profile/source-list excerpt for Biase Iaciofano, person ID LTJJ-Z39, reporting a 12 December 1832 birth and 11 June 1888 death, preserving attached Busso civil-record source details, and adding a 1910 Cuyahoga County, Ohio marriage-index clue for Lorenzo Taciofano as son of Biagio and A. Maria Santangelo. This is a compiled FamilySearch-tree/source-list excerpt, not direct image review.

9 April 2026

User identification note identifying Arthur Iacofano as Tony Iacofano's father, with the related 1940 census page supporting Arthur's approximate birth year as about 1923.

9 April 2026

User identification note linking Catherine Mackie Horne to the 1948 Gordon F Ponceby marriage record entry that records the groom's mother's maiden name as Kathy Horn, and identifying her as Donald Edwin Ponceby's wife and Gordon Francis Ponceby's mother.

23 April 2026

Compiled Island Register genealogy page for descendants of Archibald McKinnon of DeSable. The page repeats the PARO baptismal-index details for Margaret Ann McKinnon, daughter of Donald McKinnon and Elizabeth, baptized 19 October 1868 at Hampton, places her in a Donald McKinnon and Elizabeth McKay family, and then assigns that same candidate to a Harvey John Risteen marriage and Massachusetts census path. Treat this as a conflict lead until original marriage, census, death, and baptism-register records are checked.

9 April 2026

User-pasted online life summary stating that Catherine Mackie Horne was born in 1902 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, married Donald Edwin Ponceby on 17 April 1924 in Edmonton, Alberta, and died on 2 May 1927 in Edson, Alberta.

23 April 2026

Public HTML family page for Paul Edward Armstrong and Lola Louise Seem Armstrong. The page lists Shirley Jean Armstrong as their child, born 4 January 1930 in Bowling Green, Ohio, married to Gordon Francis Ponceby, and died 12 November 2014 at 1107 Maple Ct., Waterville, Ohio.

23 April 2026

Public HTML family page for Samuel Henry Seem and Minnie Eva Darrow Seem. The page states that Samuel and Minnie were Lola Louise Seem's parents and gives vital details for Samuel, Minnie, and several children.

23 April 2026

Public HTML family page for Thomas Armstrong and Orpha Hill Armstrong. The page states that Thomas was born on 1 March 1875, died in 1939, married Orpha Hill who was fostered by Schroyer, and had children including Paul Edward Armstrong.

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AirHistory RFC/RAF rank-and-file index entry listing Ponceby, D.E., Donald Edwin, with service number 171884 and pointing researchers to the AIR 79 service-record series at The National Archives.

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Context/location photograph of Campbell Cemetery, Seafoam, Pictou County, Nova Scotia. Confirms the cemetery setting for both McKinnon gravestone leads (Isle of Mull and Argyle-shire stones). Photographed in summer (green grass, dandelions visible).

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Cuyahoga County Probate Court web docket historical marriage index entry for Donald E. Ponceby as groom and Dorothy Pastis as bride, case 1900ML947317, volume 474, page 0358. The docket uses 1900 as a historical placeholder and does not state the actual marriage date.

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Cuyahoga County Probate Court web docket historical marriage index entry for Donald E. Ponceby as groom and Helen L. McDonald as bride, case 1900ML1056660, volume 530, page 0235. The docket uses 1900 as a historical placeholder and does not state the actual marriage date.

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Cuyahoga County Probate Court web docket historical marriage index entry for Robert Ray Johnson as groom and Kathryn Margaret Ponceby as bride, case 1900ML635049, volume 392, page 0510. The docket uses 1900 as a historical placeholder and does not state the actual marriage date.