People
Photos
Purpose
Advertisement
Advertisement
  2. People
  3. Surname Directory
  4. S
  5. Shouga - Siampanis
  6. Shrallow - Shreeman
  7. Shrauger
  8. Virginia Mae (Shrauger) Bawkey
A photo of Virginia Mae (Shrauger) Bawkey
Add photo

Virginia Mae (Shrauger) Bawkey 1926 - 1970

Virginia Mae (Shrauger) Bawkey was born on August 18, 1926 at Borgess Hospital Gull Rd, in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan USA to John Miller Shrauger and Eva Lena (Knapp) Marlette Shrauger, and had siblings Thelma Fianna (Shrauger) Cole Deal Loomis, Maurice John Shrauger, and Vera Hazel (Shrauger) O'Brien Daly. She married Lynes James Bawkey Sr. on April 1, 1943, and they were married until Virginia's death in October 1970. She had children Agnes "Claudette" Mion Filiputti, Lynes James Shrauger Jr., Lynne Marie (Bawkey) Gould Minckler, Lonnie John Bawkey, and Gerald Lee Bawkey. Virginia Bawkey was buried in October 1970.

Virginia Mae (Shrauger) Bawkey
"Ginny"
Name
Update name details
Last residence
Update residence details
August 18, 1926
Borgess Hospital Gull Rd, in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, 49001, USA
Birth
Update birth details
October 1970
Borgess Hospital 1521 Gull Rd, in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, 49048, United States
Death
Update death details
Updated: October 23, 2020
Biography ID: 53312320 What's this
Virginia Mae (Shrauger) Bawkey Virginia Bawkey (1926 - 1970)
ADVERTISEMENT BY ANCESTRY.COM
This page exists for YOU
and everyone who remembers Virginia.
Share what you know,
even ask what you wish you knew.
Invite others to do the same,
but don't worry if you can't...
Someone, somewhere will find this page,
and we'll notify you when they do.

Virginia Mae (Shrauger) Bawkey's History: 1926 - 1970

Uncover new discoveries and connections today by sharing about people & moments from yesterday.
- Discover how AncientFaces works.

  • Introduction

    Virginia was the daughter of John Miller and Eva Lena (Knapp) Shrauger and born in Kalamazoo, MI in 1926 and died in the same hospital she was born in in 1970 at age 44 of Ovarian Cancer. She is buried in Mount Ever Rest Cemetery in Kalamazoo, MI. On Apr 01, 1943 she married Lynes James Bawkey, Sr. in Kalamazoo, MI. Lynes, Sr. was born in Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI to Ralph Clarence Bawkey and Marie Inez Ward. Lynes had a sister 3 years younger than himself, Mary Evelyn Bawkey, also born in Grand Rapids, Kent Co, MI. Lynes' parents divorced in 1930 and the family had moved to Kalamazoo, MI. Lynes, Sr. and Virginia had 5 ch. together. 2 girls and 3 boys. I am their 1st born daughter. Their 2nd born son, Lynes James " Jimmy" Bawkey, Jr. b. 1948 died in 1987 at age 39. He was Schizophrenic and had a hard time dealing with his mental health problems. Both Lynes Sr. and Lynes Jr. a.k.a. "Jimmy" had been in the US Army and are buried in Fort Custer National Cemetery in Augusta, MI. Lynes, Sr. spent a lot of time in Cadillac, MI as a young man residing with his Grandma Ward and an Aunt. After Ralph and Marie's divorce Lynes only saw his father twice. Ralph had remarried and kept his son a secret from his new wife for many years. Marie remarried to Claud Ellsworth Wyman who was the father of 4 children from his 2nd wife and then he and Marie had another 4 together.
  • 08/18
    1926

    Birthday

    August 18, 1926
    Birthdate
    Borgess Hospital Gull Rd, in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan 49001, USA
    Birthplace
    ADVERTISEMENT BY
  • 10/dd
    1970

    Death

    October 1970
    Death date
    Ovarian Cancer
    Cause of death
    Borgess Hospital 1521 Gull Rd, in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan 49048, United States
    Death location
    ADVERTISEMENT BY
  • 10/dd
    1970

    Gravesite & Burial

    October 1970
    Funeral date
    Grave or burial unknown
    Burial location
  • share
    Memories
    below
Advertisement
Advertisement

Add Memories, Stories & Photos about Virginia

- See how biographies work.
Be the 1st to share and we'll let you know when others do the same.
Did you know?
In 1926, in the year that Virginia Mae (Shrauger) Bawkey was born, on October 31st, Harry Houdini died in Michigan. Houdini was the most famed magician of his time and perhaps of all time, especially for his acts involving escapes - from handcuffs, straitjackets, chains, ropes slung from skyscrapers, and more. He was president of the Society of American Magicians and stringently upheld professional ethics. He died of complications from a ruptured appendix. Although he had received a blow to the area a couple of days previously, the connection between the blow and his appendicitis is disputed.
Did you know?
In 1934, she was only 8 years old when on June 6th, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was formed as a response to the stock market crash of 1929 and the continuing Great Depression. Previously, the states regulated the offering and sales of stocks - called "blue sky" laws. They were largely ineffective. Roosevelt created a group (one member was Joseph Kennedy, father of the future President Kennedy) who knew Wall Street well and they defined the mission and operating mode for the SEC. The new organization had broad and stringent rules and oversight and restored public confidence in the stock market in the United States.
ADVERTISEMENT BY ANCESTRY.COM
Advertisement

Virginia Shrauger's Family Tree & Friends

Advertisement
Advertisement
Friendships

Virginia's Friends

Friends of Virginia Friends can be as close as family. Add Virginia's family friends, and her friends from childhood through adulthood.
Advertisement
Advertisement
1 Follower & Sources
ADVERTISEMENT BY ANCESTRY.COM
Advertisement
Other Biographies

Other Shrauger Family Biographies

Shrauger, Patricia (Sep 21, 1934 - Apr 13, 2004) Shrauger, Harold (Oct 26, 1939 - May 26, 2002) Shrauger, Joseph (Jan 19, 1921 - May 14, 2008) Shrauger, Walter (Aug 3, 1911 - Jul 13, 1996) Shrauger, Ronald (Mar 12, 1933 - Nov 8, 1999) Shrauger, Gladys (Jun 25, 1913 - Aug 1, 2006) Shrauger, Marjorie (Dec 9, 1928 - Nov 12, 1994) Shrauger, Lucius (Dec 21, 1905 - Jan 1973) Shrauger, Eleanor (Nov 25, 1908 - Dec 11, 2001) Shrauger, Lydia (Dec 7, 1908 - Oct 15, 1992)
Shrauger, Norman (Jul 23, 1946 - Apr 11, 2009) Shrauger, Luella (Aug 12, 1930 - Aug 24, 2011) Shrauger, Anna (Aug 30, 1900 - Oct 1979) Shrauger, Wayne (Feb 1, 1936 - Jan 8, 2004) Shrauger, Roy (Mar 31, 1910 - Nov 1978) Shrauger, Frederick (Mar 9, 1926 - Mar 24, 1992) Shrauger, Irene (Jul 19, 1926 - Nov 29, 2005) Shrauger, Keith (May 11, 1955 - Jun 21, 2006) Shrauger, Raymond (Sep 15, 1927 - Jul 22, 1994) Shrauger, Mary (Feb 2, 1939 - Apr 29, 1994)
Advertisement
Advertisement
Show more
  2. People
  3. Surname Directory
  4. S
  5. Shouga - Siampanis
  6. Shrallow - Shreeman
  7. Shrauger
  8. Virginia Mae (Shrauger) Bawkey
Back to Top
Advertisement
Advertisement