* Father of Ludwig van Beethoven
* Born in or around Bonn, Germany in December 1740
* Died on December 18, 1792 in Bonn, Germany
Maria Magdalena Keverich van Beethoven
* Mother of Ludwig van Beethoven
* Born in Koblenz, Germany on December 19, 1746
* Died on July 17, 1787 in Bonn, Germany
* Johann was a musician and singer
* Maria Magdalena was the daughter of a chef
* Johann and Maria Magdalena were married on August 12, 1767
* Johann and Maria Magdalena had seven children, but only three survived to adulthood: Ludwig van Beethoven, Kaspar Anton Karl van Beethoven, and Nikolaus Johann van Beethoven
* Johann and Maria Magdalena were both buried in the Old Cemetery in Bonn, Germany