- Born
- circa 1905
- Spouse
- Roland McCann
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityreligionheritage
Summary
Ethel Mielke McCann was identified in January 1974 as the wife of Roland J. McCann in a notice of their 50th wedding anniversary. The notice says the couple married at Holy Cross Church on December 11, 1923 and had formerly lived on Beaver Island. A Clarke Historical Library transcription of the 1910 St. James census lists five-year-old Ethel D. Mielke in the Gustav and Mary Mielke household, supporting a circa-1905 birth.
Evidence and limits
The census age supports only a circa-1905 birth year and is not an exact birth record. The sources do not supply Ethel’s death date, full civil identity, or a marriage certificate.
See also
Kin
The dated record
Sources
- Names Ethel Mielke as Roland J. McCann’s wife, says they married at Holy Cross Church on December 11, 1923, and reports their 50th-anniversary Mass and open house; it does not provide her birth or death record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-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 · 1974-01_Beaver-Beacon
- Transcribes the 1910 St. James Township household of Gustav and Mary Mielke, including Michigan-born daughter Ethel D., age 5. The distinctive maiden name, island location, and subsequent 1923 marriage notice make this a probable identification with Ethel Mielke McCann. A census age permits only an approximate 1905 birth year, not an exact date.
- The held six-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 · 1974-01_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Ethel Mielke McCann”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/ethel-mielke-mccann/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1974, “Golden Wedding Anniversary — Mr. and Mrs. Roland J. McCann.” (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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