Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Olive Jeanette (Schooner), U155181, sunk, 3 Sep 1905

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Posted by [Name Withheld], 26 November 2016 at 10:07

See the National Geographic "Ghost Ships of the Great Lakes" on the story of a female crewman of the "Olive Jeanette" named Frankie Waters who witnessed the loss of the "L.R.Doty" in 1898 and who was lost on the "Olive Jeanette" in 1905-and those skull was accidently found in 1951.

Posted by [Name Withheld], 28 May 2018 at 9:52

Frankie’s name should be added to the crew list

Posted by Matthew Wentz, 21 April 2019 at 19:19

Absolutely added!

A known crew member, evidence of her death on the wreckage.

Posted by Gloria Van Tassel, 16 August 2020 at 13:43

Frankies Waters name should be on that list of victims. I just watched the documentary on the Discovery channel and it was great.

Posted by J C Petz, 25 October 2020 at 17:15

I agree with the others, Frankie Waters name should be added to the list of victims. In this day and age why would you ever leave it off just astounds me.

Posted by John R. Doyle, 25 October 2020 at 21:52

After watching "Ghost ships of the Great Lakes" on National Geographic, I believe that there should be further inquiry albeit government,private or societal into whether or not the skull recovered in 1951 was that of Frankie Waters. It seems that the skull should be somewhere, I know the police file is missing, perhaps maybe someone within that County(with proper access) could attempt to locate the missing file and hopefully along with the file will be the skull. This amazing story is part of OUR Great Lakes history and should be properly accounted for, verified and preserved for future generations.

I personally live downstate but I'm thinking maybe a call to the Great Lakes Shipwreck museum and their subsequent involvement may help to generate renewed interest in this case. Also any possible living descendants of "Frankie Waters" (I believe that was an alias) would most certainly like to see their ancestor properly laid to rest. Since her resting place in the depths of Lake Superior was taken from her. I certainly don't mind helping as much as I possibly can. Please feel free to email me. Jrd121878@gmail.com

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Olive Jeanette (Schooner), U155181, sunk, 3 Sep 1905