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Family HistoryFamily History - Virginia Irene Beckwith


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Virginia Irene Beckwith and two of her descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Virginia Irene Beckwith,1 born 31 March 1922 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, the daughter of Benjamin Merl Beckwith and Alice Elizabeth Crippin;1, 2 died 19 December 1996 in Maumee, Lucas County, Ohio.1 Virginia married, first, 1944, Frederick A. Ninke3 (born 1921 in Michigan, parents not determined;2, 3 Frederick died 19713). Virginia married, second, 1980, Eugene Norman Landeck5 (born 16 October 1921, parents not determined;4 Eugene died 27 July 19934). Virginia is buried in Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan.1 Frederick is buried in Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan.3 Eugene is buried in Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan.4

Children of Virginia Irene Beckwith and Frederick A. Ninke:

 2i. Barbara Ann Ninke, born ca. 1946 in Michigan.2
 3ii. James A. ‘Jimmy’ Ninke, born July 1953;6 died October 1954 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.6 Jimmy is buried in Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan.6

  1. Find a Grave (website). Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, Virginia Irene Beckwith Ninke, born: 31 March 1922 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan; died: 19 December 1996 in Maumee, Lucas County, Ohio (from record, which includes a note: Name at time of death was Virginia Landeck; and provides the names and links for her parents, siblings, half-sibling, husband, and one child).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Van Buren County, Geneva Township, E.D. 80-38, Sheet No. 12, Frederick A. Ninke, 29, Michigan, cuts wood & grinds feed, saw & grist mill; wife Virginia B. Ninke, 28, Michigan; daughter Barbara A. Ninke, 4, Michigan.
  3. Find a Grave (website). Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, Frederick A. Ninke, born: 1921; died: 1971 (from record, which provides the names and links for his wife and son).
  4. Find a Grave (website). Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, Eugene Normal Landeck, born: 16 October 1921; died: 27 July 1993 (from record).
  5. U.S., Newspapers.com, Marriage Index, 1800s-current (available at ancestry.com), Eugene Normal Landeck and Virginia Irene Ninke, married in 1980.
  6. Find a Grave (website). Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, James A. “Jimmy” Ninke, born: 1953; died: October 1954 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan (from record, which includes a copy of his obituary giving his age as 15 months and naming a surviving sister; and provides the names and links for his parents).