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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.
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Marriage Record for Gordon F Ponceby and Shirley Armstrong
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.
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- groom name
- Gordon F Ponceby
- bride name
- Shirley Armstrong
- groom age on 1 january 1948
- 22
- bride age on 4 january 1948
- 18
- groom residence
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- bride residence
- Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio, USA
- groom birthplace
- Alberta, Canada
- bride birthplace
- Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
- groom occupation
- Student
- bride occupation
- Clerk
- groom father name
- Donald E Ponceby
- groom mother name as recorded
- Kathy Horn
- bride father name
- Paul Edward Armstrong
- bride mother name as recorded
- Lola L Seem
- serological test date
- 20 April 1948
- application sworn date
- 22 April 1948
- official attestor
- Raymond E Ladd, Probate Judge
- deputy clerk
- Clara McCutchan
- physician statement
- Dr. R. N. Whitehead
- parental consent noted for
- Paul and Lola Armstrong
- marriage date
- 24 April 1948
- officiant
- Rev. Murray Drysdale
- officiant location
- Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
- filed recorded date
- 27 April 1948
Marriage
- Marriage date
- 24 April 1948
Groom
- Groom Name
- Gordon F Ponceby
- Groom Residence
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Groom Occupation
- Student
- Groom Mother Name As Recorded
- Kathy Horn
Bride
- Bride Name
- Shirley Armstrong
- Bride Residence
- Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio, USA
- Bride Occupation
- Clerk
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- Groom Age On 1 January 1948
- 22
- Bride Age On 4 January 1948
- 18
- Groom Birthplace
- Alberta, Canada
- Bride Birthplace
- Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
- Groom Father Name
- Donald E Ponceby
- Bride Father Name
- Paul Edward Armstrong
- Bride Mother Name As Recorded
- Lola L Seem
- Serological Test Date
- 20 April 1948
- Application Sworn Date
- 22 April 1948
- Official Attestor
- Raymond E Ladd, Probate Judge
- Deputy Clerk
- Clara McCutchan
- Physician Statement
- Dr. R. N. Whitehead
- Parental Consent Noted For
- Paul and Lola Armstrong
- Officiant
- Rev. Murray Drysdale
- Officiant Location
- Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
- Filed Recorded Date
- 27 April 1948
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- Manual transcription created from the PDF because the record page is image-based and embedded text extraction did not recover the form contents.
- The repository PDF excludes the printed FamilySearch citation page; the original two-page download is preserved separately.
- The marriage license entry date line is partially obscured in the supplied image and was not normalized as a discrete fact.
- Gordon's mother's maiden name is recorded as Kathy Horn.
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Marriage Record Probate Court, Wood County, Ohio Record no. 1035 In the Matter of: Gordon F Ponceby and Shirley Armstrong Manual transcription from the marriage license application, entry, and certificate: Groom: - Name: Gordon F Ponceby - Age: 22 years on 1 January 1948 - Residence: Cleveland, Ohio - Place of birth: Alberta, Can - Occupation: Student - Father's name: Donald E Ponceby - Mother's maiden name: Kathy Horn - Previously married: No Bride: - Name: Shirley Armstrong - Age: 18 years on 4 January 1948 - Residence: Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio - Place of birth: Bowling Green, Ohio - Occupation: Clerk - Father's name: Paul Edward Armstrong - Mother's maiden name: Lola L Seem - Previously married: No Application details: - Ohio serological test filed at: Wood County, Ohio - Serological test date: 20 April 1948 - Sworn before probate judge: 22 April 1948 - Judge: Raymond E Ladd - Deputy clerk: Clara McCutchan - Physician statement: Dr. R. N. Whitehead - Consent noted for: Paul and Lola Armstrong Certificate details: - Marriage solemnized: 24 April 1948 - Officiant: Rev. Murray Drysdale - Officiant location: Bowling Green, Ohio - Filed and recorded: 27 April 1948 Notes: - The license entry date line is difficult to read in the supplied image; it appears to fall in late April 1948 between the sworn application and the 24 April solemnization.
Place
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- county
- Wood
- place
- Wood County, Ohio, USA
Details
Record details
- court
- Probate Court, Wood County, Ohio
- record number
- 1035
- document sections
- marriage license application
- entry
- marriage certificate
- pages
- 1
Notes
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- User accepted this source on 3 June 2026 after review against the PDF artifact.
- This image-backed probate record is accepted as strong evidence for the marriage event and for the parent names stated on the application.
- User follow-up identifies Kathy Horn as Catherine Mackie Horne; keep the image-backed as-recorded name and the user identification note together until stronger corroboration appears.
- The 1962 naturalization petition states the marriage date as 28 April 1948, but this direct marriage record is preferred for the canonical 24 April 1948 marriage date.
- Transcript-18.pdf was checked on 22 April 2026 and matched the same FamilySearch image/citation already represented by this source; no duplicate source record was created.
- Transcript-21.pdf was checked on 22 April 2026 and is byte-for-byte identical to the preserved original download for this source; no duplicate source record was created.
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