- Born
- circa 1922
- Died
- 1972-01-23 · Chicago
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityheritage
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Robert Gordon Jr., age 50, is reported in the March 1972 Beaver Beacon to have died in Chicago on January 23, 1972. The notice says he was born and raised on Beaver Island and survived by a wife, three children, parents, a sister, and two brothers.
Evidence and limits
The age-at-death report supports only a circa-1922 birth year. The obituary does not provide a full birth date, occupation, funeral details, surviving relatives’ identities, or an independent civil record.
See also
Sources
- Reports that Robert Gordon Jr., aged 50, died in Chicago on January 23, 1972, supporting a circa-1922 birth year; it says he was born and raised on Beaver Island but gives no full birth date, occupation, funeral details, or independent civil record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1972-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-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 · 1972-03_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Robert Gordon Jr.”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/robert-gordon-jr/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1972, “Robert Gordon, Jr.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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