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Person

John Grill Sr. (former Beaver Island scaler and grocer)

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TypePerson
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era

Summary

John Grill Sr. is identified as a 1909 Stephens Lumber Company scaler on Beaver Island who later worked as a grocer in the store operated by Lloyd McDonough. The October 1961 notice reports his death at age 91 and Grand Rapids burial.

Evidence and limits

This is a source-qualified obituary and occupational record, not a complete employment or civil history.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, October 1961, “Obituaries.”
    Identifies John Grill Sr., age 91, as having worked as a Stephens Lumber Company scaler on Beaver Island in 1909 and later as a grocer in the store then operated by Lloyd McDonough. It reports his Grand Rapids death and burial but supplies no civil record.