Henry J Beecroft Jr.

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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          Birth: 7 Jun 1840 - Kingston on Hull, Yorkshire, England 2
    Christening: 25 Dec 1843 - Holy Trinity, Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England 2
          Death: 25 Mar 1919 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co, IA 1
         Burial: in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co, IA
 Cause of Death: 
           AFN : 
                 

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Events

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• Census, Federal, 1860 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co, IA

Henry Beecroft, age 45, born England; wife Isabella age 44, born England; dau Emma age 24, born England; son Henry, age 20, born England; son Robert age 17, born England; dau Isabella, age 15, born England; dau Elizabeth, age 13, born England; dau Matilda age 5, born Utah.

• Census, Federal, 1870 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co, IA

HJ Beecroft, age 30, teamster, personal value 700, born ENG; wife Mary, age 25, keeping house, born ENG; son Robert H, age 6, born IA.

Minnie age 21, born IA; Wm, age 2, born IA and Robert age 27, Teamster, born ENG also listed.

• Census, Federal, 1880 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co, IA

Henry Becraft, age 65, born Eng, cooper; other Isabella, age 63 born Eng, Keeping house; other Henry, age 35, born Eng, laborer

• Biography, 1883

History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa: Containing a History from the ...

Henry Beecroft, livery, Council Bluffs, came to Council Bluffs in 1860, and engaged in teaming. He commenced draying in 1865, with one team, and kept increasing until at present he has four teams at work. He bought his livery stable September 9, 1882, but still keeps three teams at work draying and two cabs running; he has fourteen horses in livery stock, besides several boarders; he employs five men. Mr. Beecroft was born in England in 1840, and came to the United States in 1851, his parents settling in Missouri. In two years, they removed to Salt Lake, our subject remaining there three years; he was married, in 1863, to Miss Mary Reeves, of Council Bluffs, and they have eight children, equally divided, four bouys and four girls. Mr. Beecroft is a Republican in politics.

• Census, Federal, 1900 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co, IA

Name: Henry J. Beecroft
Titles & Terms:
Residence: Council Bluffs city, Pottawattamie, Iowa
Birth Date: Jun 1840
Birthplace: England
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Spouse: Mary Beecroft
Spouse's Titles & Terms:
Spouse's Birthplace: England
Father:
Father's Titles & Terms:
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother:
Mother's Titles & Terms:
Mother's Birthplace: England
Race or Color (expanded): White
Head-of-household Name: Henry J. Beecroft
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 38
Estimated Marriage Year: 1862
Mother How Many Children:
Number Living Children:
Immigration Year: 1850
Enumeration District: 0135
Page: 1
Sheet Letter: A
Family Number: 9
Reference Number: 33
Film Number: 1240455
Image Number: 00716
HouseholdGenderAge
Henry J. Beecroft M
Spouse Mary Beecroft F
Child Mabel Beecroft F
Child Harry Beecroft M
Child Ollie Beecroft F
Child Edith Beecroft F

• Census, Federal, 1910 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co, IA

Ward 2
Albert C Timm, age 41, born Germany, immigrated 1871; wife Isabelle Timm, age 40y, born IA; son Albert H Timm, age 17y, born IA; dau Ruth M Timm, age 15y, born IA; son Frederick Timm, age 13y, born IA; son Howard Timm, age 10y, born IA; father-in-law, Henry Beecroft, age 70y, born England, widowed, immigrated 1849.

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Parents

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         Father: Henry Beecroft Sr. 1
         Mother: Isabella Frazor 1

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Mary Reeves 3 
       Marriage: 20 Feb 1863 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co, IA 3
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Beecroft
                2. Robert Henry Beecroft 4
                3. William E Beecroft
                4. Minnie May Beecroft
                5. Isabelle Beecroft
                6. Harry Beecroft
                7. Ollie Beecroft
                8. Thomas Theodore Beecroft
                9. Edith Beecroft
                10. Mabel Beecroft

Sources

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1. Darrel La Mar Wakley, DarrelLaMarWakley9 (rootsweb.com).

2. Darrel La Mar Wakley, DarrelLaMarWakley9 (rootsweb.com). .... LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org).

3. LDS.

4. LDS, "Henry."

1 Darrel La Mar Wakley, DarrelLaMarWakley9 (rootsweb.com).

2 Darrel La Mar Wakley, DarrelLaMarWakley9 (rootsweb.com). .... LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org).

3 LDS.

4 LDS, "Henry."