- Dates
- 1964-12-10 – 1965-02-13
- Kind
- Birth
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- demographycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The February 1965 Beaver Beacon carried six Beaver Island-connected birth notices, including Erin Elizabeth Campbell, a Schmidt son, Sheila Ann O’Donnell, Van Howard Davis, Donna Marie Welke, and a February 13 son born to Donald Cole on Beaver Island. The notice gives the Cole baby’s weight as 7 pounds 10 ounces.
Evidence and limits
This is a grouped community birth notice. It does not establish civil or hospital records, the precise birth location of every child, or a complete family genealogy.
Sources
- Reports Erin Elizabeth Campbell born January 31 to Gabriel and Karen Campbell; an Emmett Schmidt son born February 2 to Emmett and Mrs. Schmidt of Pontiac, with William Schmidt as grandparent; Sheila Ann O’Donnell born December 10 to Jack O’Donnell of Dolton; Van Howard Davis born December 30 to Howard and Sharon Davis of Mesa, with Sharon identified as an Elston Pischner daughter; Donna Marie Welke born February 13 to Donus Welke of Archbold; and a February 13 son for Donald Cole on Beaver Island weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces. It does not provide civil certificates, birth locations for every child, or complete family records.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1965-02_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island-connected birth notices, February 1965”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-birth-notices-february-1965/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1965, “Births.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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