Ref: NARA Naturalization File for Jane Nevin Ponceby, 1941
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NARA Naturalization File for Jane Nevin Ponceby, 1941
NARA/Fold3 digitized naturalization packet for Jane Nevin Ponceby in the U.S. District Court at Cleveland, Ohio. The file documents her lawful 14 August 1923 entry at Buffalo, New York, under the name Janie MacGregor by Grand Trunk Railway, and records her 15 June 1936 marriage at Calgary, Alberta, to Donald Ponceby.
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Record summary
What it says
NARA/Fold3 digitized naturalization packet for Jane Nevin Ponceby in the U.S. District Court at Cleveland, Ohio. The file documents her lawful 14 August 1923 entry at Buffalo, New York, under the name Janie MacGregor by Grand Trunk Railway, and records her 15 June 1936 marriage at Calgary, Alberta, to Donald Ponceby.
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Type
Naturalization Record
Date
19 June-14 November 1941
Review
Checked
Confidence
High
What it says
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petitioner name
Jane Nevin Ponceby
principal name
Jane Nevin Ponceby
principal name as recorded
Jane Nevin Ponceby
arrival name as recorded
Janie MacGregor
residence as recorded
1890 East 97th Street, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
residence
1890 East 97th Street, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
occupation
Nurse
age as recorded
40
birth date
4 August 1900
birth place as recorded
Clinton, Ontario, Canada
sex
Female
color
White
complexion
Fair
eye color
Blue
hair color
Brown
height as recorded
5 feet 1 inch
weight as recorded
100 pounds
visible distinctive marks as recorded
Little finger left hand disfigured
race as recorded
Scotch
nationality as recorded
Canada
marital status
Married
husband name as recorded
Donald [middle initial unclear] Ponceby
husband birth date
28 August 1902
husband birth place as recorded
Boston, Mass.
husband residence as recorded
Ann Arbor, Michigan
husband residence
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
husband citizenship basis as recorded
citizen by birth
marriage date
15 June 1936
marriage place as recorded
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
children count
0
last foreign residence
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
emigrated from as recorded
Edmonton, Canada
lawful entry place as recorded
Buffalo, New York
lawful entry date
14 August 1923
manner of arrival as recorded
Grand Trunk Railway
certificate of arrival number
7-155860
certificate of arrival issue date
19 May 1941
petition filing date
19 June 1941
oath date
14 November 1941
naturalization date
14 November 1941
court name as recorded
District Court of the United States at Cleveland, Ohio
witness 1 name as recorded
Lucy Smith
witness 1 occupation as recorded
Supervisor
witness 1 residence as recorded
11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio
witness 2 name as recorded
Treva Rickert
witness 2 occupation as recorded
Registered nurse
witness 2 residence as recorded
2019 East 115th Street #13, Cleveland, Ohio
witnesses known since
1 June 1938
certificate number
5351346
petition list number
1234
petition line number
33
Petition
Petitioner
Jane Nevin Ponceby
Naturalization Date
14 November 1941
Person
Birth date
4 August 1900
Residence
1890 East 97th Street, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Occupation
Nurse
Other details
Principal Name
Jane Nevin Ponceby
Principal Name As Recorded
Jane Nevin Ponceby
Arrival Name As Recorded
Janie MacGregor
Residence As Recorded
1890 East 97th Street, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Age As Recorded
40
Birth Place As Recorded
Clinton, Ontario, Canada
Sex
Female
Color
White
Complexion
Fair
Eye Color
Blue
Hair Color
Brown
Height As Recorded
5 feet 1 inch
Weight As Recorded
100 pounds
Visible Distinctive Marks As Recorded
Little finger left hand disfigured
Race As Recorded
Scotch
Nationality As Recorded
Canada
Marital Status
Married
Husband Name As Recorded
Donald [middle initial unclear] Ponceby
Husband Birth Date
28 August 1902
Husband Birth Place As Recorded
Boston, Mass.
Husband Residence As Recorded
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Husband Residence
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Husband Citizenship Basis As Recorded
citizen by birth
Marriage date
15 June 1936
Marriage Place As Recorded
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Children Count
0
Last Foreign Residence
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Emigrated From As Recorded
Edmonton, Canada
Lawful Entry Place As Recorded
Buffalo, New York
Lawful Entry Date
14 August 1923
Manner Of Arrival As Recorded
Grand Trunk Railway
Certificate Of Arrival Number
7-155860
Certificate Of Arrival Issue Date
19 May 1941
Petition Filing Date
19 June 1941
Oath Date
14 November 1941
Court Name As Recorded
District Court of the United States at Cleveland, Ohio
Manual transcription from the NARA Catalog JPG images combined into the repository PDF.
Jane's husband is linked to person-donald-edwin-ponceby-1902 because the petition gives his birth at Boston on 28 August 1902.
The petition's typed middle initial for Donald is unclear; keep the as-recorded husband name cautious until another relationship-bearing record is reviewed.
Review on 26 April 2026 corrected the spouse line: "Ann Arbor, Michigan" is Donald's current residence as recorded, not his U.S. entry place.
No repository citation page was present in the downloaded NARA images, so no citation block was created.
Place
Where this record belongs
city
Cleveland
county
Cuyahoga
state
Ohio
country
USA
place
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Details
Record details
pages
3
source format
NARA Catalog/Fold3 digitized microfilm images combined into a local PDF
repository
National Archives Catalog
record group
Record Group 21: Records of District Courts of the United States
series
Naturalization Petitions for the Northern District of Ohio, 1907-1946
This file is a distinct NARA/Fold3 naturalization packet from the earlier Cleveland directory lead sources for Jane N. Ponceby.
The packet gives a new travel-document target for the underlying Buffalo/Grand Trunk Railway arrival record on 14 August 1923.
User accepted this source on 26 April 2026 and authorized canonical person creation for Jane Nevin Ponceby.
No repository citation page was supplied with the NARA/Fold3 JPG images, so no citation block was added.
This accepted source supports Jane Nevin Ponceby's canonical identity, birth details, 1923 Buffalo entry under the name Janie MacGregor, 1941 naturalization, and spouse link to Donald Edwin Ponceby.
