Summary
The December 1961 community column reports William and Clara Schmidt’s 34th wedding anniversary on November 23 and William and Mary Parker’s 50th anniversary on November 26. The notices preserve Beaver Island birth, residence, family, and church-connection details without converting them into a complete genealogy.
Evidence and limits
These are newspaper anniversary notices, not civil or parish records. The combined article preserves the two reports without asserting identities for unnamed children or grandchildren.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, December 1961, “Congratulations.”Reports William and Clara Schmidt’s 34th anniversary on November 23, their Beaver Island births and lifelong residence, Holy Cross marriage, five children, and thirteen grandchildren. It also reports William and Mary Parker’s 50th anniversary on November 26, Mary’s Beaver Island family connections, their LaCrosse Catholic Church marriage in Manistique, and their six children, 25 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. It does not provide civil or parish certificates.