This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: A202 Surnames: beckwith Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.beckwith/408.487.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: my name is ada rhoads pierce. ivan beckwith was a prisoner in a german prison camp. when the war was over, he returned to indianola iowa, with his nurse irene rhoads. my father was a brother to irene. and irene and ivan were subsequently married. ivan taught at iowa state university when he recovered from his confinement in the german prison camp. i have a picture of ivan, be happy to send it. e mail me including your address. ivan and irene were very delightful people. i am 73 years old so do remember both of them. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.