Melvin F. Beecroft
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 17 Aug 1913 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
AFN :
Events
• Census, Federal, 1930 in Philadelphia Co, PA
Mereidth Beecroft, born abt 1875; wife Lilly, 1878; Glasco, 1905; Ellen; 1914; Melvin, 1918.
Parents
Father: Meredith Joseph Beecroft 1
Mother: Lillie Priestnall
Spouses and Children
1. *Dorothy M Streeper
Marriage: 2 May 1936 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Dorothy M Streeper)
1936 - Dorothy M. Streeper / Melvin F. Beecroft
Marriage License #662021
Application Date: 24 April 1936
Grooms Birthdate: 17 August 1913
Grooms Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA
Grooms Occupation: Clerk
Grooms Residence: 229 W. Rubican Street
Grooms Color: White
Grooms Father: Merdith Beecroft [Note by P.M.: this name seems unusual but
that was what was written]
Grooms Fathers Residence: Same
Grooms Fathers Color: White
Grooms Fathers Occupation: Weaver
Grooms Fathers Birthplace: Conn.
Grooms Mother: Lillie Priestnall [Note by P.M.: this was difficult to read
so spelling may be incorrect]
Grooms Mothers Residence: Dead
Grooms Mothers Color: White
Grooms Mothers Occupation: Dead
Grooms Mothers Birthplace: England
Brides Birthdate: 30 July 1913
Brides Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA
Brides Occupation: Clerk
Brides Residence: 1208 Stiles Street
Brides Color: White
Brides Father: Albert Streeper
Brides Fathers Residence: Same
Brides Fathers Color: White
Brides Fathers Occupation: Conductor
Brides Fathers Birthplace: PA
Brides Mother: Adele Burch/Burck/Burcke [Note by P.M.: spelling was
difficult to determine]
Brides Mothers Residence: Same
Brides Mothers Color: White
Brides Mothers Occupation: Home
Brides Mothers Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA
Marriage Date: 2 May 1936
Officiator: John H. Martin, Minister of the Gospel
Note: Both bride and groom were asked: 1) if they had a transmissible
disease and 2) if they were an imbecile, epileptic, of unsound mind or under
guardianship of a person of unsound mind, or if they were under the
influence of any intoxicating liquor or narcotic drug--they answered NO to
both questions.
The groom was also asked: 1) if within five years he had been an inmate of
any county asylum or home for indigent persons--he answered NO and 2) if he
was physically able to support a family--he answered YES.
Sources
1. LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org).