Gazlay Family History
Agatha Pauline Beckwith
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Agatha Pauline Beckwith9 (Annabelle Crippin,8 Albert Crippen,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Agatha Pauline Beckwith9 (Annabelle Crippin,8 Albert Crippen,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Francis Lloyd Beckwith (2 March 1891 - 30 August 1954) |
| Mother | Annabelle A. Crippin (8 January 1892 - 29 October 1922) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 17 February 2023; Last Edited: 17 February 2023 |
| Person ID | 13255 |
| Name | Agatha Pauline Beckwith |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 6 August 1913 in Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | 31 August 1932 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan to LaVerne N. Harvey7 |
| Married | 1938 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan to Paul Douglas Kiry8, 9 |
| Died | 25 November 1977 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan1, 2 |
| Buried | in North Shore Memory Gardens, Coloma, Berrien County, Michigan2 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  LaVerne N. Harvey (son of Lewis E. Harvey and Florence Brewer) |
| Born | 4 June 1913 in Allegan County, Michigan |
| Married | 31 August 1932 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan to Agatha Pauline Beckwith |
| Died | 23 December 1984 in Allegan, Allegan County, Michigan |
| Children | of Agatha Pauline Beckwith and LaVerne N. Harvey: |
| +1. | Janice A. Kiry (born Janice A. Harvey) |
| Born | 18 November 1933 in Gary, Lake County, Indiana |
| Married | to Bruce Burrows |
| Married | 29 July 1961 to George John Girard |
| Died | 13 September 2013 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| +2. | Shirley A. Harvey |
| Born | 15 May 1935 in Indiana |
| Married | ca. 1956 to James M. White |
| Died | 6 August 2011 in Michigan City, La Porte County, Indiana |
| Spouse 2 | Paul Douglas Kiry |
| Born | 21 August 1910 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | 1938 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan to Agatha Pauline Harvey (née Beckwith) |
| Died | 29 September 1981 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan |
| Children | of Agatha Pauline Beckwith and Paul Douglas Kiry: |
| 1. | Paul Douglas Kiry |
| Born | July 1943 in Michigan |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). (No cemetery indicated); Agatha P. Beckwith Kiry, born: 6 August 1913 in Michigan; died: 25 November 1977 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan (from record, which provides the name and link for her [second?] husband).
- Find a Grave (website). North Shore Memory Gardens, Coloma, Berrien County, Michigan, Agatha Pauline Kiry, born: 1914; died: 1977 (from record). She shares her gravestone with her husband, Paul Douglas Kiry.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 180, Sheet No. 10B, Francis L. Beckwith, 27, Michigan, farmer, general farm; Anna A. Beckwith, 27, Michigan; daughter Agatha G. Beckwith, 6, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Van Buren County, South Haven Township, E.D. 80-28, Sheet No. 17A, Merl B. Beckwith, 34, Michigan, rirst married age 21, lander, wood work factory; wife Esther L. Beckwith, 27, Illinois, first married age 22; son Lawrence C. Beckwith, 11, Michigan; son Melvin M. Beckwith, 10, Michigan; daughter Virginia J. Beckwith, 8, Michigan; niece Agatha P. Beckwith, 16, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Kent County, Grand Rapids, E.D. 86-103, Sheet No. 2A, Douglas Kiry, 29, Michigan, station partner, oil station; wife Agatha Kiry, 26, Michigan; step-daughter Janice Harvey, 6, Indiana; step-daughter Shirley Harvey, 4, Indiana. Residence on 1 April 1935: South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan for Douglas; Gary, Lake County, Indiana for Agatha and Janice.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Van Buren County, South Haven, E.D. 80-74, Sheet No. 72, Douglas P. Kiry, 39, Michigan, mechanic, auto garage; wife Agatha P. Kiry, 34, Michigan; daughter Janice A. Kiry, 16, Indiana; daughter Shirley A. Kiry, 14, Indiana; son Paul D. Kiry, 6, Michigan.
- Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940, La Verne N. Harvey, age 22, born in Allegan County, Michigan, laborer, father: Lewis E. Harvey; mother: Florence Brewer; not previously married; Agatha P. Beckwith, age 19, born in Bangor, Michigan; father: Francis N. Beckwith; mother: Anna Crippen; not previously married; married on 31 August 1932 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan.
- Find a Grave (website). (No cemetery indicated); Paul Douglas Kiry, born: 21 August 1910 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan; died: 29 September 1981 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, sibling and wife).
- Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 (available at ancestry.com), Mr. Douglas P. Kiry and Agatha P. Harvey, married in 1938 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan.