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Robert J. “Holiday” McDonough

Also Bob McDonough · Bob Holiday McDonough · Robert McDonough

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TypePerson
Born1918
Died1991
ErasModern era
On this page
Person
Born
1918
Died
1991
Spouse
Charlotte Irene Martin McDonough
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communitysociety

Summary

Robert J. “Holiday” McDonough (1918–1991) was a Beaver Island-born member of the McDonough family who lived with his wife, Charlotte Martin McDonough, in Grand Rapids in the 1960s. Local notices identify the couple as parents of at least fifteen children, including an unnamed son born January 25, 1960.

Evidence and limits

The distinctive “Holiday” nickname and the repeated pairing with Charlotte link the newspaper notices to the cemetery’s Robert J. McDonough entry. The record does not infer exact birth or death days from its year-only cemetery dates.

Open questions

  • Which civil, parish, or obituary record supplies Robert’s exact vital dates?

See also

Kin

This articleRobert J.“Holiday” McDonough1918 – 1991Charlotte IreneMartin McDonoughc. 1930 – 2013
Only relations stated in the sources are drawn; absence means unrecorded, not childless or unmarried.

Sources

  1. The cemetery table records Robert J. “Holiday” McDonough, 1918–1991, as married to Charlotte Martin and son of Sylvester and Mary Connaghan McDonough.
  2. Names Charlotte and Bob (Holiday) McDonough of Grand Rapids as parents of an unnamed 11-pound 8-ounce child born January 25. The shared distinctive nickname and spouse identify him with the cemetery entry.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-02_Beaver-Beacon
  3. The held seven-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 · 1960-02_Beaver-Beacon
  4. Bob “Holiday” and Charlotte McDonough of Grand Rapids announce the birth of their son Kevin Barry, their fifteenth child. This independently corroborates the named couple and the identity bridge to the cemetery entry.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1967-04_Beaver-Beacon
  5. The held seven-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 · 1967-04_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Robert J. “Holiday” McDonough”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/robert-j-holiday-mcdonough/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Historical Society, “Holy Cross Cemetery.” (and 4 further sources listed on the page).

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