Beaverton Historical Society Gladwin County Obituary/Death Notice
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Norman McLeod
Death by Drowning
The Saginaw Courier of last week gave the following
particulars of the drowning of Norman McLeod in the
Woods' pond on the north branch of the Cedar, brief
mention of which we made last week: "A sad case of
drowning occured on Friday morning at 10 o'clock, on
the little lak at the headwaters of the Cedar. Norman
McLeod was employed by Thomas Nester in loading logs
at night on the log trains at the end of Nester's
road, and on Friday morning McLeod with three
companions entered an old leaky boat to take a ride on
the lake. When they had pulled half way across, the
boat began to leak badly, and the three men who were
with McLeod, knowing that the latter could not swim
determined to risk their own safety in the water in
the hopes that with the boat thus lightened, McLeod
would be able to reach the shore.
They sprang into the water and although none of
them were very expert swimmers they succeeded in
reaching land, but in spite of McLeod's efforts, the
boat filled too rapidly and sank, leaving him
struggling in the water. It was impossible for aid to
reach him, and after a few minutes he sank for the
last time. The body was recovered and packed in ice
and brought to Saginaw City last evening, where it was
taken in charge by Mr. Benjamin, the undertaker. But
little is known regarding McLeod' relatives and the
following description is given in the hopes that it
may lead to their discovery. McLeod was a man about 23
years of age, 5 feet 11 inches high, light complexion,
and wore ear rings in his earrs. It is said that he
came here from Ottawa, Canada.
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Personal Information
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Death Date
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Burial/Final Location
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Service
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June 1880
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Unk
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Unk
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Publication Information
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Pub. Date
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Publication
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Pub. Page
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6/25/1880
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Gladwin County Record, Gladwin, MI
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P:3 C:4
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Transcription Information
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Date
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Transcribed by
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Source Media
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January 2005
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Tom Ladner
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Microfilm
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