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Clara Denemy (property owner in the 1947 arson case)

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TypePerson
ErasModern era

Summary

Clara Denemy was identified as the owner of a two-room frame dwelling involved in the fire accusation described in the June 1947 report of John R. Martin’s arson trial.

Evidence and limits

The article gives no address, age, family, occupation, or full civil identity. It establishes ownership only as reported in the proceeding account and does not itself establish the fire’s cause.

Open questions

  • Can property and census records identify Denemy and locate the dwelling?
  • Was the property on Beaver Island, and what became of it after the fire?

See also

Sources

  1. Charlevoix County Herald, June 6, 1947, “Beaver Islander Acquitted of Arson.”
    Names Denemy as the owner of the two-room frame dwelling that the report says was destroyed by the fire at issue in Martin’s arson trial.