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Naturalization Card for Gordon Francis Ponceby

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.

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petitioner name
Gordon Francis Ponceby
principal name
Gordon Francis Ponceby
address
105 No. Main St. Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
birthplace
Alberta, Canada
naturalization date
22 November 1950
birth date
1 January 1926
age when naturalized
24
age when recorded
26
official attestor
C. B. Watkins, Clerk

Petition

Petitioner
Gordon Francis Ponceby
Naturalization Date
22 November 1950

Person

Birth date
1 January 1926

Other details

Principal Name
Gordon Francis Ponceby
Address
105 No. Main St. Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Birthplace
Alberta, Canada
Age When Naturalized
24
Age When Recorded
26
Official Attestor
C. B. Watkins, Clerk

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  • Manual transcription created from the PDF because automatic text extraction was not available.
  • The city and county fields identify Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, while the address field gives 105 No. Main St., Bowling Green, Ohio.
  • The city residence duration appears to read 2 years 10 months.

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Date recorded: 2-18-1952
Office no.: 185034
Name: Gordon Francis Ponceby
Address: 105 No. Main St. Bowling Green, O.
Subject of: Alberta, Can.
City: Cleveland
Date naturalized: 11-22-1950
County: Cuyahoga
Court: U.S. Dist.
State: Ohio
Remarks: Born 1/1/1926.
Age when naturalized: 24
Age when recorded: 26
Certificate no.: 6841677
Vol.: 13919
Official attestor: C. B. Watkins, Clk
Wife's name: [blank]
Minor children: [blank]
Signature or holder: Gordon F. Ponceby
Residence duration:
- In state: 10 yrs.
- In county: 10 yrs.
- In city: 2 yrs. 10 mos.

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county
Cuyahoga
place
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA

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office number
185034
certificate number
6841677
volume number
13919
court
U.S. District Court
pages
1
original download file
05_raw/pdfs/naturalization-card-gordon-francis-ponceby-1952-original-with-citation.pdf

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  • The repository PDF has the printed FamilySearch citation page removed; the original two-page download is preserved as 05_raw/pdfs/naturalization-card-gordon-francis-ponceby-1952-original-with-citation.pdf.
  • The attached PDF is a FamilySearch naturalization card image, not the Ohio death record described in the pasted index metadata.
  • Compared with the pasted death index, this document supports the spelling Gordon Francis Ponceby and the more specific birthplace Alberta, Canada.
  • Keep this source proposed until reviewed against any additional corroborating records.
  • Transcript-19.pdf was checked on 22 April 2026 and matched the existing original-with-citation PDF by checksum; no duplicate source record was created.

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