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Family HistoryFamily History - Melvin Merle Beckwith


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 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Melvin Merle Beckwith and one of his descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Melvin Merle Beckwith,1 born 20 October 1919 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, the son of Benjamin Merl Beckwith and Alice Elizabeth Crippin;1 died 14 August 1944 in France.1 Melvin married, 15 August 1943, Betty Jean Goodrode1 (born ca. 1924 in Michigan, the daughter of Max Goodrode and Harriet Kendall2). Melvin is buried in Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.1

Child of Melvin Merle Beckwith and Betty Jean Goodrode:

 2i. Paul Gary Ignelzi (born Paul Beckwith), born 9 April 1944.1, 2, 3

  1. Find a Grave (website). Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France, PFC Melvin Merle Beckwith, born: 20 October 1919 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan; died: 14 August 1944 in France (from record, which includes a note naming his parents, siblings, wife and marriage, son, that he died on the beaches of Normandy, France during the World War II invasion, and his military service and awards; and provides the names and links for his parents, siblings, and half-sibling).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Van Buren County, South Haven, E.D. 80-65, Sheet No. 20, Emil J. Ignelzi, 29, Michigan, electrician, retail appliance store; wife Betty J. Ignelzi, 26, Michigan; son Paul G. Ignelzi, 6, Michigan; son Timothy J. Ignelzi, 2, Michigan.
  3. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.