Birth of an unnamed child to Charlotte and Bob McDonough, 1960

Event

Date: 1960-01-25
Kind: Birth
Participants: Charlotte Irene Martin McDonough (parent) · Robert J. “Holiday” McDonough (parent)
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communitysociety

Summary

An unnamed child weighing 11 pounds 8 ounces was reported born on January 25, 1960, to Charlotte and Bob (Holiday) McDonough of Grand Rapids. The notice says the child had nine older sisters.

Evidence and limits

The child’s name and birth location are not given. The parent records are source-qualified to this notice; no later identity or complete sibling set is inferred.

Open questions

What was the child’s name, birth location, and later civil record?

Sources

Beaver Beacon, February 1960, “Vitals.”
Reports an unnamed 11-pound 8-ounce child born January 25 to Charlotte and Bob (Holiday) McDonough of Grand Rapids, with nine older sisters mentioned. The child’s name is absent, and the notice does not provide a birth location.
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Beaver Beacon, February 1960, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held seven-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.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Birth of an unnamed child to Charlotte and Bob McDonough, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/birth-of-unnamed-mcdonough-child-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1960, “Vitals.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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