Summary
John Floyd was a 35-year-old single fisherman at Saint James who was shot in the abdomen on September 21, 1919. The report says he was taken to Petoskey Hospital by boat after receiving first aid on the island and was later resting more comfortably.
Evidence and limits
This is an episode-qualified identity. The held source supplies no birth year, family, address, later condition, or civil record, and this article does not merge him with the John Floyd listed as a Saint James juror in a 1903 county jury list.
Open questions
- What was Floyd’s later condition and full civil identity?
- Is the 1903 Saint James jury-list John Floyd the same man, or only a namesake?
- Can a Petoskey hospital, census, directory, or court record provide a bridge?
See also
Sources
- "St. James Man Badly Wounded," *Charlevoix County Herald*, September 26, 1919.Names John Floyd as a 35-year-old single fisherman at Saint James, describes his abdominal rifle wound, first aid from Father Jewel, transfer to Petoskey Hospital, and reported improvement.
- Charlevoix County Herald, September 26, 1919, raw issue OCR.Raw issue OCR retained for comparison with the normalized report; no later outcome is present in the held article.