Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyBenjamin Merl Beckwith

Parents

FatherAustin Ormond Beckwith ( - )
MotherJeanett Pauline Jones ( - )

Personal Information

Record Created: 18 February 2023; Last Edited: 18 February 2023 
Person ID13282
NameBenjamin Merl Beckwith
GenderMale
Born 17 September 1895 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan1
Married 1917 to Alice Elizabeth Crippin1
Married 26 November 1924 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan to Esther Reimer2

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilyAlice Elizabeth Crippin (daughter of Albert Leroy Crippen and Hannah L. Conklin)
Born 12 February 1899 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan
Married 1917 to Benjamin Merl Beckwith
Died 3 August 1922 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan
  
Children of Benjamin Merl Beckwith and Alice Elizabeth Crippin:
  
+1.FamilyLaurence Clair Beckwith
Born 13 July 1918 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan
Married 1944 to Janet Ruth McCulloch
Died 1 April 1999 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan
  
+2.FamilyMelvin Merle Beckwith
Born 20 October 1919 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan
Married 15 August 1943 to Betty Jean Goodrode
Died 14 August 1944 in France
  
3.FamilyDuane Everett Beckwith
Born 18 March 1921 in Michigan
Died 31 August 1921
  
+4.FamilyVirginia Irene Beckwith
Born 31 March 1922 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan
Married 1944 to Frederick A. Ninke
Married 1980 to Eugene Norman Landeck
Died 19 December 1996 in Maumee, Lucas County, Ohio
  
Spouse 2FamilyEsther Reimer (daughter of Fred William Reimer and Ida Pauline Thus)
Born 12 November 1902 in Aurora, Kane County, Illinois
Married 26 November 1924 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan to Benjamin Merl Beckwith
Died 31 October 1991
  
Children of Benjamin Merl Beckwith and Esther Reimer:
  
1.FamilyRev. Dean H. Beckwith
Born 27 October 1939 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan
Died 18 October 2021 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan
  

Sources

  1. Find a Grave (website). Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, Benjamin Merl Beckwith, born: 17 September 1895 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan; died: 3 September 1976 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, siblings, two wives, and five children).
  2. Find a Grave (website). Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, Esther Reimer Beckwith, born: 12 November 1902 in Aurora, Kane County, Illinois; died: 31 October 1991 (from record, which includes a note detailing her marriage; and provides the names and links for her parents, siblings, husband, and one child).