Summary
Claude Beardsley, 51, was Brown’s father-in-law and one of the two men who died from exposure after the February 1936 ice-floe drift. The report says he died in the early hours of Monday morning while the party remained adrift.
Evidence and limits
The date is reconstructed from the issue’s Saturday-to-Monday sequence. The source does not give Beardsley’s address, occupation, burial place, or a full civil-record identity beyond the name, age, and relationship to Brown.
Open questions
- Can a death record or cemetery record establish Beardsley’s full identity and burial place?
- What was the name of Beardsley’s daughter, Brown’s wife?
See also
Sources
- Charlevoix County Herald, February 14, 1936, “Lake Michigan Claims 2 Lives.”Identifies Beardsley as 51, Brown’s father-in-law, and one of the two men who died from exposure after the ice floe carried the party away from Charlevoix.