Gazlay Family History
Benjamin Merl Beckwith
Parents
| Father | Austin Ormond Beckwith ( - ) |
| Mother | Jeanett Pauline Jones ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 18 February 2023; Last Edited: 18 February 2023 |
| Person ID | 13282 |
| Name | Benjamin Merl Beckwith |
| Gender | Male |
| 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 1 |  Alice 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. | Laurence 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. | Melvin 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. | Duane Everett Beckwith |
| Born | 18 March 1921 in Michigan |
| Died | 31 August 1921 |
| +4. | Virginia 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 2 | Esther 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. | Rev. 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
- 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).
- 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).