Person
- Born
- circa 1915
- Died
- 1973-01-31 · Ann Arbor
- Work
- Coast Guardsman
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Robert Somerville was identified in a February 1973 obituary as a retired Coast Guardsman whose family owned a south-end Beaver Island cottage.
Evidence and limits
This is a source-qualified identity record. The notice does not provide a full Coast Guard career or establish the exact cottage parcel.
Sources
- Identifies Robert Somerville as a retired Coast Guardsman, gives his January 31 death at age 58, and recalls the family’s south-end island cottage; it does not provide a service number, station history, or property record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-02_Beaver-Beacon
- 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 · 1973-02_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Robert Somerville”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/robert-somerville/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1973, “Obituaries.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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