Name: Son born to Dale and Mrs. Welke, 1970
Start: 1970-05-09
End: 1970-05-09
Location: Beaver Island

Son born to Dale and Mrs. Welke, 1970

Also Dale Welke family birth notice, 1970

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TypeEvent

Date1970-05-09

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1970-05-09
Kind: Birth
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: demographyfamilycommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The May 1970 Beaver Beacon announced that Mr. and Mrs. Dale Welke had a son on May 9 and identified Willie and Clara Schmidt as the child’s great-grandparents.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not give the child’s name or place of birth.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, May 1970, “Births.”
Reports that Mr. and Mrs. Dale Welke became parents of a son born May 9 and identifies Willie and Clara Schmidt as the child’s great-grandparents.
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Beaver Beacon, May 1970, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published birth notice.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1970-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Son born to Dale and Mrs. Welke, 1970”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-dale-welke-birth-1970/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1970, “Births.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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