Name: Grace Atchison and Charles Davis marry at the Episcopal Mission Church, 1961
Start: 1961-08-12
End: 1961-08-12
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Date: 1961-08-12
Kind: Marriage
Where: Beaver Island
Participants: Grace Atchison (bride) · Charles Davis (groom)
Carried out by: St. James Episcopal Mission
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communityreligiondemography
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Grace Atchison and Charles Davis married at Beaver Island’s Episcopal Mission Church on August 12, 1961, with Rev. Lyman Howard officiating. The Beaver Beacon describes it as the first Protestant wedding on the island since the Mormon period and says the couple planned to live on Beaver Island while Charles Davis worked for McClure Drilling.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper wedding account, not a civil marriage license, parish register, or employment record.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, September 1961, “Wedding Bells.”
Reports Grace Atchison of Harrisville and Charles Davis of Harrison marrying on August 12 at the Episcopal Mission Church, with Rev. Lyman Howard officiating, and says it was the first Protestant wedding on Beaver Island since the Mormon period. It says the couple made their home on the island because Davis worked for McClure Drilling; it does not provide a civil or parish register.
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Beaver Beacon, September 1961, held issue PDF, source scan.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Grace Atchison and Charles Davis marry at the Episcopal Mission Church, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/marriage-of-grace-atchison-and-charles-davis-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1961, “Wedding Bells.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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