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2 notices

People — notices, 1903

Short, single-source notices — each one a claim from one attested source, kept separate until more evidence merges it into a fuller article. Every entry has a stable anchor link.

August 1903

Leo McDonough (1903–1972)

Personprobable

Leo McDonough was born on Beaver Island on August 16, 1903, and died in North Las Vegas on September 30, 1972. The notice describes him as a cousin of the island’s McDonough family.

Evidence and limits

The obituary does not provide a full legal identity, marriage record, or family pedigree.

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Beaver Beacon, October–November 1972, “Leo McDonough.”

Date not stated

Captain Andrew J. Greene (1903–1972)

Personprobable

Captain Andrew J. Greene was born in 1903 and died in Fort Lauderdale on May 9, 1972. His obituary describes about 30 years as a Great Lakes captain and notes that he became a master at age 33.

Evidence and limits

This identity is based on the June–July 1972 obituary. The source does not give a full vessel-by-vessel career record.

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Beaver Beacon, June–July 1972, “Obituary: Captain Andrew J. Greene.”