- Date
- 2006-05-11
- Kind
- Death
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilyfishingmilitarymigrationheritagecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The July 2006 Beaver Beacon remembered William Walter James “Billy” Martin, born at St. James in 1935 and a member of a long Beaver Island fishing family. The obituary describes his work on fishing tugs and ore boats, military service, family life in Hastings, and annual returns to Beaver Island.
Evidence limits
This is a family obituary and reminiscence; it does not independently verify every biographical detail or the complete Martin family genealogy.
Sources
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Sources
- Beaver Beacon, July 2006, "Billy Martin Remembered (1935-2006)."Reports Martin's May 11 death, May 17 funeral, St. James birth and family, fishing childhood, military service, work history, marriage and children, annual Island visits, and surviving relatives. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2006-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the obituary and family photographs.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2006-07_Beaver-Beacon
Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island remembers Billy Martin, 1935-2006”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-billy-martin-obituary-2006/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2006, "Billy Martin Remembered (1935-2006)." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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