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Helen Elizabeth Beckwith 1912–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Nov 1912

Birth Location: Cass County, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 30 Nov 1973

Death Location: Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, USA

Father: Walter Beckwith

Mother: Ruby Abbott

Spouse(s): Clarence Melcher

Children(s):

Helen Elizabeth Beckwith was born in 1912 in Cass County, Michigan, USA, the child of Walter Gould Beckwith And Ruby Clare Abbott. Helen Elizabeth Beckwith married Clarence Jacob Melcher, and had children including Allan Paul Melcher. Helen Elizabeth Beckwith passed away in 1973 in Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Helen Elizabeth Beckwith was born in 1912 in Cass County, Michigan, USA, the child of Walter Gould Beckwith And Ruby Clare Abbott.
  • Helen Elizabeth Beckwith married Clarence Jacob Melcher, and had children including Allan Paul Melcher.
  • Helen Elizabeth Beckwith passed away in 1973 in Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Helen Beckwith's Ancestors

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Helen Beckwith
1912–1973
Birth Place: Cass County, Michigan, USA
Parents
Walter Gould Beckwith
1871–1915
Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, USA
Ruby (Clare) Abbott
1873–1949
Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Grandparents
Edwin (Walter) Beckwith
1847–1912
Cassopolis, Cass, Michigan, USA
Clara (Lamson) Sullivan
1850–1896
Horicon, Dodge, Wisconsin
Great-Grandparents
William Sullivan
1814–1864
Mary Neal
1814–1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Sullivan
1772–1838
Clarissa Lamson
1780–1824

Helen Beckwith's Timeline

2 Records

1912
01 Nov 1912
Birth of Helen Elizabeth Beckwith in Cass County, Michigan, USA
Cass County, Michigan, USA
1973
30 Nov 1973
Age 61
Death of Helen Elizabeth Beckwith in Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, USA
Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Nov 1912
    Event Place: Cass County, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cassopolis, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 32; Film Title: Cass 2310-Charlevoix 1719; Film Description: Cass (1946)-Charlevoix (1941)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1973
    Event Place: Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, USA

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