- Born
- 1914-01-31
- Died
- 1975-04-01
- Work
- Sign painter, Tomahawk Signs
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communitydemographyeconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
William (Russell) Skopp was reported born on Beaver Island January 31, 1914, and later self-employed in Chicago as a sign painter under the name Tomahawk Signs. The July 1975 notice reports his April 1 death.
Evidence and limits
The source identifies him as the son of Frank and Julia Skopp and names his surviving family, but the record remains a newspaper-qualified identity rather than a complete civil biography.
Sources
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Sources
- Identifies William (Russell) Skopp as born on Beaver Island January 31, 1914, self-employed as a Chicago sign painter under Tomahawk Signs, husband of Gertrude, and son of Frank and Julia Skopp. It does not provide a civil birth or death record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1975-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue confirms the obituary notice. The held nine-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and does not expand source-specific claimsdata1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1975-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “William Skopp”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/william-russell-skopp/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1975, “Obituaries: William (Russell) Skopp.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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