- Born
- 1888-04-28
- Died
- 1960-10-05
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communitydemography
Summary
J. Leo McGinnis (April 28, 1888–October 5, 1960) was a longtime Beaver Island resident and plumber. He was reported to have died at Grandview Hospital; the notice identified him as the father of Mrs. Charlie Martin.
Evidence and limits
The contemporaneous Charlevoix Courier obituary supplies the full initial, birth date and place, wife Sarah Burns, daughter Mrs. Charles Martin, burial at Holy Cross Cemetery, and the same death date. It establishes that it is the person named in the brief Beacon notice.
Open questions
- Can a civil birth record establish McGinnis’s complete given name?
See also
Sources
- Reports Leo McGinnis died at Grandview Hospital on October 5 and identifies him as the father of Mrs. Charlie Martin.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held three-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 · 1960-10_Beaver-Beacon
- Charlevoix Courier, October 1960, “J. Leo McGinnis, Former Resident Dies Unexpectedly.”The obituary identifies J. Leo McGinnis as a longtime Beaver Island resident, born April 28, 1888, at North Branch; it gives his October 5, 1960 death, spouse Sarah Burns, and daughter Mrs. Charles Martin. These distinctive family details directly bridge the Beacon notice. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “J. Leo McGinnis”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/j-leo-mcginnis/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1960, obituary notice. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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