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James McCafferty

Also James McCafferty

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TypePerson
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Person
Parents
John B. "Bing" McCafferty
Siblings
Karen L. McCafferty · Daniel McCafferty · John Gerard McCafferty
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
educationcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

James McCafferty, a son of John “Bing” McCafferty, graduated with the six-member class of 1975 at Beaver Island Community School and had served as a groomsman at his sister Karen’s 1974 wedding. A “Jim McCafferty” was a member of the Beaver Island Flying Club in January 1971, probably the same boy.

Evidence and limits

This is an episode-qualified school and family record. It does not provide a complete civil identity, birth date, or later educational history, and the 1971 flying-club mention is not explicitly tied to this record by any source.

Open questions

  • Is the “Jim McCafferty” of the 1971 Flying Club roster this same James McCafferty?

See also

Kin

John B. "Bing"McCafferty1922 – 1988DanielMcCaffertyJohn GerardMcCaffertyb. 1962Karen L.McCaffertyThis articleJames McCafferty
Only relations stated in the sources are drawn; absence means unrecorded, not childless or unmarried.

Sources

  1. Names James McCafferty, son of Mr. and Mrs. John (Bing) McCafferty, among the six seniors graduating May 23, 1975. It does not provide a complete civil identity or later educational record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1975-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held combined issue confirms the graduation roster and parent notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1975-05_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Names James McCafferty as a groomsman and "brother of the bride" at the September 28, 1974 wedding of his sister Karen L. McCafferty to James L. Wojan. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-09_Beaver-Beacon
  4. Lists "Jim McCafferty" among the Beaver Island Flying Club membership alongside Karen McCafferty; probably the same James McCafferty four years before his 1975 graduation, though no source states the connection directly.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1971-01_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026 · revised 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “James McCafferty”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/james-mccafferty/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May–June 1975, “Commencement.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-04. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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