- Born
- 1962-01-08 · Beaver Island
- Parents
- John B. "Bing" McCafferty
- Siblings
- Karen L. McCafferty · Daniel McCafferty · James McCafferty
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- demographycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
John Gerard McCafferty was announced as born in Chicago on January 28, 1962. The notice names his mother as Madonna McCafferty, “the former Madonna McDonough,” daughter of Bert and Mary McDonough of St. James, and his father as “Bernard McCafferty of Chicago” — almost certainly the man later known on Beaver Island as John B. “Bing” McCafferty, whose wife is recorded under the same maiden name.
Evidence and limits
This is a community birth notice, not a civil birth certificate or complete family record. The father’s given name is printed as “Bernard,” while the Holy Cross Cemetery index gives Bing’s name as “John B.”; the shared wife identity is the only evidence tying the two together, and no source spells out a full “John Bernard McCafferty.” If the bridge holds, John Gerard is a brother of Karen, Daniel, and James McCafferty, documented elsewhere in this archive as Bing and Madonna’s other children.
Open questions
- Does any source confirm “Bernard” as part of Bing McCafferty’s full given name?
See also
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Sources
- Announces John Gerard McCafferty born January 28 in Chicago to "Mr. and Mrs. Bernard McCafferty of Chicago," and identifies Mrs. McCafferty as "the former Madonna McDonough," daughter of Bert and Mary McDonough. It is a community notice, not a civil birth certificate.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-02_Beaver-Beacon
- 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
- Lists John B. "Bing" McCafferty (1922–1988), married to T. Madonna McDonough — the same wife named in the 1962 birth notice, treated here as the identity bridge from "Bernard McCafferty" to Bing McCafferty (see [[person/bing-mccafferty-cemetery-service-1974]] for the reasoning).
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 4 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “John Gerard McCafferty”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/john-gerard-mccafferty-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1962, “Births.” (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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