- Born
- circa 1884
- Died
- 1936-02-10
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimecommunityheritage
Summary
Claude Beardsley, 51, was Brown’s father-in-law and one of the two men who died from exposure after the February 1936 ice-floe drift. The report says he died in the early hours of Monday morning while the party remained adrift.
Evidence and limits
The date is reconstructed from the issue’s Saturday-to-Monday sequence. The source does not give Beardsley’s address, occupation, burial place, or a full civil-record identity beyond the name, age, and relationship to Brown.
Open questions
- Can a death record or cemetery record establish Beardsley’s full identity and burial place?
- What was the name of Beardsley’s daughter, Brown’s wife?
See also
Sources
- Charlevoix County Herald, February 14, 1936, “Lake Michigan Claims 2 Lives.”Identifies Beardsley as 51, Brown’s father-in-law, and one of the two men who died from exposure after the ice floe carried the party away from Charlevoix. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 2 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Claude Beardsley”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/claude-beardsley/, accessed [date], citing Charlevoix County Herald, February 14, 1936, “Lake Michigan Claims 2 Lives.”.
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