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1962 Naturalization Petition for Gordon Francis Ponceby
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.
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- petitioner name
- Gordon Francis Ponceby
- principal name
- Gordon Francis Ponceby
- address
- 11050 West Street, Whitehouse, Lucas County, Ohio, USA
- occupation
- Automobile sales
- birth date
- 1 January 1926
- birth place
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- spouse name as recorded
- Shirley, nee Armstrong
- spouse birth date
- 4 January 1930
- spouse birth place
- Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
- marriage date
- 28 April 1948
- marriage place
- Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
- children count
- 4
- child 1 name
- Gayle
- child 1 sex
- F
- child 1 birth place
- Toledo, Ohio, USA
- child 1 birth date
- 10 September 1950
- child 2 name
- Edward
- child 2 sex
- M
- child 2 birth place
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- child 2 birth date
- 8 September 1952
- child 3 name
- David
- child 3 sex
- M
- child 3 birth place
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- child 3 birth date
- 17 December 1955
- child 4 name
- Bruce
- child 4 sex
- M
- child 4 birth place
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- child 4 birth date
- 23 August 1957
- lawful admission date
- 28 January 1959
- lawful admission place
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- lawful admission name
- Gordon F. Ponceby
- lawful admission method
- Plane
- witness 1
- Lloyd E. Fletcher
- witness 2
- Earl W. Woodworth
- witness 3
- Raymond W. Smith
Petition
- Petitioner
- Gordon Francis Ponceby
Person
- Birth date
- 1 January 1926
- Birth place
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Occupation
- Automobile sales
Other details
- Principal Name
- Gordon Francis Ponceby
- Address
- 11050 West Street, Whitehouse, Lucas County, Ohio, USA
- Spouse Name As Recorded
- Shirley, nee Armstrong
- Spouse Birth Date
- 4 January 1930
- Spouse Birth Place
- Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
- Marriage date
- 28 April 1948
- Marriage place
- Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
- Children Count
- 4
- Child 1 Name
- Gayle
- Child 1 Sex
- F
- Child 1 Birth Place
- Toledo, Ohio, USA
- Child 1 Birth Date
- 10 September 1950
- Child 2 Name
- Edward
- Child 2 Sex
- M
- Child 2 Birth Place
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Child 2 Birth Date
- 8 September 1952
- Child 3 Name
- David
- Child 3 Sex
- M
- Child 3 Birth Place
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Child 3 Birth Date
- 17 December 1955
- Child 4 Name
- Bruce
- Child 4 Sex
- M
- Child 4 Birth Place
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Child 4 Birth Date
- 23 August 1957
- Lawful Admission Date
- 28 January 1959
- Lawful Admission Place
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Lawful Admission Name
- Gordon F. Ponceby
- Lawful Admission Method
- Plane
- Witness 1
- Lloyd E. Fletcher
- Witness 2
- Earl W. Woodworth
- Witness 3
- Raymond W. Smith
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- Manual transcription created from the image-based PDF because embedded text extraction was not usable.
- The packet includes one witness deposition for Lloyd E. Fletcher, the petition itself, and a separate affidavit page naming Earl W. Woodworth and Raymond W. Smith.
- The petition states a marriage date of 28 April 1948, which conflicts by four days with the repo's 24 April 1948 image-backed marriage record and should not override the marriage record.
- The first-page witness form includes an additional petition notation that is not fully legible and was not normalized.
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Text transcript
1962 naturalization petition for Gordon Francis Ponceby Page 1: Witness deposition - Petition filed in the matter of Gordon Francis Ponceby in the U.S. District Court at Toledo, Ohio - Witness: Lloyd E. Fletcher, age 47, address Route 1, Grand Rapids, Ohio, born Tontogany, Ohio - Witness stated he first met Gordon Francis Ponceby in the United States and knew him as a resident - Supporting statement says Gordon was married to the witness's sister-in-law and was a visitor in the witness's home on 1 February 1959 Page 2: Continuation of witness deposition - Residence known to witness: Whitehouse, Ohio - Dates of residence: from 1 February 1959 to 5 March 1962 - Witness saw him once or twice each week - Witness answered no to absence from the United States and no to arrests or charges during that period - Witness recommended him for citizenship - Subscribed before a notary public at Toledo, Ohio, on 5 March 1962 Page 3: Petition for naturalization - Court: U.S. District Court at Toledo, Ohio - Petition no.: 17322 - Filed under: section 319(a) - Name: Gordon Francis Ponceby - Address: 11050 West Street, Whitehouse, Lucas County, Ohio, USA - Occupation: automobile sales - Birth: 1 January 1926 at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Wife: Shirley, nee Armstrong - Marriage: 28 April 1948 at Bowling Green, Ohio, USA - Wife birth: 4 January 1930 at Bowling Green, Ohio, USA - Children: Gayle, female, born Toledo, Ohio, 10 September 1950 Edward, male, born Cleveland, Ohio, 8 September 1952 David, male, born Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 17 December 1955 Bruce, male, born Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 23 August 1957 - Lawful admission for permanent residence: Cleveland, Ohio, on 28 January 1959, under the name Gordon F. Ponceby, by plane - Prior petition: no. 13919, filed 25 May 1950 at Toledo, Ohio - Alien registration no.: A7 371 562 - Petition signed by Gordon Francis Ponceby Page 4: Affidavit of witnesses and oath - Witnesses: Earl W. Woodworth of Oregon, Ohio, and Raymond W. Smith of Toledo, Ohio - Affidavit filed at Toledo, Ohio, on 14 February 1962 - Oath of allegiance signed by Gordon Francis Ponceby - Court stamp: 17 May 1962 - Petition granted and certificate no. 7911563 issued Uncertain readings - The first witness-deposition page includes an additional petition notation that is not fully legible. - The petition gives a marriage date of 28 April 1948, which conflicts with the existing image-backed marriage record dated 24 April 1948.
Place
Where this record belongs
- county
- Lucas
- place
- Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA
Details
Record details
- court
- U.S. District Court
- petition number
- 17322
- filing basis
- Section 319(a)
- petition filed date
- 14 February 1962
- witness deposition date
- 5 March 1962
- naturalization date
- 17 May 1962
- certificate number
- 7911563
- prior petition number
- 13919
- alien registration number
- A7 371 562
- pages
- 4
Notes
Archive notes
- This source is strong direct evidence for Gordon Francis Ponceby's 17 May 1962 naturalization in Toledo, Ohio.
- The birth details in this petition remain secondary self-reported evidence, though they agree with the 1950 petition and the 1952 naturalization card.
- The listed children provide useful family context, but only Gayle is currently represented in 01_people.
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