- Dates
- 1969-04-26 – 1969-05
- Kind
- Birth
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- demographycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The May 1969 Beaver Beacon announced Dana Sue Gillespie’s April 26 birth, a son born to Raymond and Nancy O’Donnell of Chicago, and a 10-pound daughter born to Gerry and Shirley Sowa in Muskegon while Gerry served in Vietnam.
Evidence and limits
This is a grouped newspaper birth notice. It does not provide birth certificates or complete family histories.
Sources
- Announces Dana Sue Gillespie, born April 26; a son to Raymond and Nancy O'Donnell of Chicago; and a 10-pound daughter to Gerry and Shirley Sowa, born in Muskegon while Gerry served in Vietnam. It does not provide birth certificates or complete family histories.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published birth notices.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1969-05_Beaver-Beacon
Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Three Beaver Island-connected births reported in May 1969”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-may-1969-births/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1969, “Births.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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