Gazlay Family History
Melvin Merle Beckwith
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Melvin Merle Beckwith9 (Alice Crippin,8 Albert Crippen,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Melvin Merle Beckwith9 (Alice Crippin,8 Albert Crippen,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Benjamin Merl Beckwith (17 September 1895 - ) |
| Mother | Alice Elizabeth Crippin (12 February 1899 - 3 August 1922) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 18 February 2023; Last Edited: 18 February 2023 |
| Person ID | 13305 |
| Name | Melvin Merle Beckwith |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 20 October 1919 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan1 |
| Married | 15 August 1943 to Betty Jean Goodrode1 |
| Died | 14 August 1944 in France1 |
| Buried | in Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Betty Jean Goodrode (daughter of Max Goodrode and Harriet Kendall) |
| Born | ca. 1924 in Michigan |
| Married | 15 August 1943 to Melvin Merle Beckwith |
| Married | ca. 1947 in Michigan to Emilio Joseph ‘Emil’ Ignelzi |
| Children | of Melvin Merle Beckwith and Betty Jean Goodrode: |
| 1. | Paul Gary Ignelzi (born Paul Beckwith) |
| Born | 9 April 1944 |
Sources
- 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).