It's been 108 years since one of the most notorious disasters in American history, known simply by one name- Titanic. The ship was said to be unsinkable, so no one was prepared when the unthinkable happened. Over 2,200 souls were on board when Titanic collided with an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean on that fateful April night. 69 of them were bound for Michigan. Miners, farmers, newlyweds, families. Less than half of the passengers bound for Michigan survived, and those that did were far from safe, as the "Titanic Curse" would continue to claim lives for years to come.
Case: RMS Titanic
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Titanic Passengers Bound for Michigan:
Andersson, Ida- 38 / Headed to Manistee / Third Class / Perished
Andrew, Frank- 26 / Headed to Houghton / Second Class / Perished
Banfield, Frederick- 28 / Headed to Houghton / Second Class / Perished
Becker, Nellie- 35; Ruth- 12; Marion- 4; Richard- 1 / Headed to Benton Harbor / Second Class / All Survived
Berriman, William- 23 / Headed to Houghton / Second Class / Perished
Bishop, Dickinson- 25; Helen- 19/ Headed to Dowagiac / First Class / Both Survived
Calic, Petar and Jovo (Twins)- 17 / Headed to Sault Ste. Marie / Third Class / Both Perished
Carbines, William- 19 / Headed to Houghton / Second Class / Perished
Coleridge, Reginald- 28 / Headed to Detroit / Second Class / Perished
Davies, Agnes- 48; John- 8 / Headed to Houghton / Second Class / Both Survived
Davies, Alfred- 24; John- 22; Joseph- 17 / Headed to Pontiac / Third Class / All Perished
de Mulder, Theodoor- 30 / Headed to Detroit / Third Class / Survived
de Pelsmaeker, Alfons- 16 / Headed to Gladstone / Third Class / Perished
Eitemiller, George- 25 / Headed to Detroit / Second Class / Perished
Fillbrook, Joseph- 18 / Headed to Houghton / Second Class / Perished
Goldsmith, Frank- 33; Emily- 31; Frank Jr.- 9 / Headed to Detroit / Third Class / Frank Sr. Perished, Emily and Frank Jr. Survived
Hamalainen, Anna- 23; William- 1 / Headed to Detroit / Second Class / Survived
Hampe, Leon- 19 / Headed to Detroit / Third Class / Perished
Henriksson, Jenny- 28 / Headed to Iron Mountain / Third Class / Perished
Hiltunen, Martta- 18 / Headed to Detroit / Second Class / Perished
Jenkin, Stephen- 32 / Headed to Houghton / Second Class / Perished
Lester, James- 41 / Headed to Pontiac / Third Class / Perished
Lievens, Rene- 24 / Headed to Detroit / Third Class / Perished
Lingane, John- 61 / Headed to Chelsea/ Second Class / Perished
Moubarak, Hanna- 27 / Headed to Port Huron / Third Class / Survived
Nicholls, Joseph- 19 / Headed to Houghton / Third Class / Perished
Pettersson, Elin- 18 / Headed to Iron Mountain / Third Class / Perished
Quick, Jane- 33; Winnifred- 8; Phyllis- 2 / Headed to Detroit / Second Class / All Survived
Rush, Alfred- 17 / Headed to Detroit / Third Class / Perished
Sap, Jules- 21 / Headed to Detroit / Third Class / Survived
Scheerlinck, Jean- 29 / Headed to Detroit / Third Class / Survived
Sincock, Maude- 20 / Headed to Houghton / Second Class / Survived
Sjostedt, Ernst- 59 / Headed to Sault Ste. Marie / Second Class / Perished
Skoog, Wilhelm- 40; Anna- 43; Karl- 11; Mabel- 9; Harald- 5; Margit- 2 / Headed to Sault Ste. Marie / Third Class / All Perished
Sobey, Samuel- 25 / Headed to Houghton / Second Class / Perished
Theobald, Thomas- 34 / Headed to Detroit / Third Class / Perished
Tu'Mah, Hinnah- 27; Mariyam- 9; Jirjis- 8 / Headed to Dowagiac / Third Class / All Survived
Van de Velde, Johannes- 35 / Headed to Detroit / Third Class / Perished
Van Impe, Jean Baptiste- 36; Rosalie- 30; Catharina- 10 / Headed to Detroit/ Third Class / All Perished
Van Melckebeke, Philemon- 23 / Headed to Detroit/ Third Class / Perished
Vandercruyssen, Victor- 46 / Headed to Detroit/ Third Class / Perished
Waelens, Achille- 22 / Headed to Detroit / Third Class / Perished
Ware, Frederick- 35 / Headed to Lansing / Third Class / Perished
Wittevrongel, Camilius- 36 / Headed to Detroit / Third Class / Perished
Yusuf, Katrin- 23; Michael- 4; Mary- 2 / Headed to Detroit / Third Class / All Survived