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Francis Ernest "Ernie" Martin

Also Ernie Martin · Francis Ernest Martin

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TypePerson
Born1947
Died2005
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Person
Born
1947
Died
2005
Parents
Charles I. "Charlie" Martin
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
conservationenvironmentcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Francis Ernest “Ernie” Martin (1947–2005) was identified as one of the fourteen-year-old twins involved in a reported coyote encounter near the Beaver Island airport.

Evidence and limits

The age and later named-parent notices bridge this record to the cemetery directory, which supplies the exact years. The source gives no full birth date.

Kin

Charles I."Charlie" Martin1906 – 1984This articleFrancis Ernest"Ernie" Martin1947 – 2005
Only relations stated in the sources are drawn; absence means unrecorded, not childless or unmarried.

The dated record

2 dated events · 1947–2005These years on the timeline →

Sources

  1. Lists Francis Ernest "Ernie" Martin (1947–2005), child of Charles and Marion McGinnis Martin. Beacon servicemen notices identify Ernie as Charlie Martin's son, providing the family-name bridge to the 1962 twin report.
  2. Names Ernie Martin as a fourteen-year-old twin involved in the reported coyote encounter. The approximate birth year is derived from the printed age; no fuller identity is supplied.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-02_Beaver-Beacon
  3. The held six-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 · 1962-02_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Francis Ernest "Ernie" Martin”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/francis-ernest-ernie-martin/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Historical Society, "Holy Cross Cemetery," Martin section. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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