Gazlay Family History
Betty Jean Goodrode
Parents
| Father | Max Goodrode ( - ) |
| Mother | Harriet Kendall ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 18 February 2023; Last Edited: 18 February 2023 |
| Person ID | 13306 |
| Name | Betty Jean Goodrode |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | ca. 1924 in Michigan1 |
| Married | 15 August 1943 to Melvin Merle Beckwith2 |
| Married | ca. 1947 in Michigan to Emilio Joseph ‘Emil’ Ignelzi1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Melvin Merle Beckwith (son of Benjamin Merl Beckwith and Alice Elizabeth Crippin) |
| Born | 20 October 1919 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | 15 August 1943 to Betty Jean Goodrode |
| Died | 14 August 1944 in France |
| Children | of Betty Jean Goodrode and Melvin Merle Beckwith: |
| 1. | Paul Gary Ignelzi (born Paul Beckwith) |
| Born | 9 April 1944 |
| Spouse 2 | Emilio Joseph ‘Emil’ Ignelzi (son of Emilio Ignelzi and Teresa A. Sperti) |
| Born | 5 July 1919 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | ca. 1947 in Michigan to Betty Jean Goodrode |
| Died | 25 July 2007 |
| Children | of Betty Jean Goodrode and Emilio Joseph ‘Emil’ Ignelzi: |
| 1. | Timothy Joseph Ignelzi |
| Born | 20 August 1947 in Michigan |
| 2. | Teresa Maria Ignelzi |
| Born | 5 August 1957 |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Van Buren County, South Haven, E.D. 80-65, Sheet No. 20, Emil J. Ignelzi, 29, Michigan, electrician, retail appliance store; wife Betty J. Ignelzi, 26, Michigan; son Paul G. Ignelzi, 6, Michigan; son Timothy J. Ignelzi, 2, Michigan.
- 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).