William Edward Beecroft

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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          Birth: 26 Feb 1868 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co, IA
    Christening: 
          Death: 23 Feb 1945 - Underwood, , IA
         Burial: in Eldora Cemetery, Eldora, Hardin Co, IA
 Cause of Death: 
           AFN : 
                 

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Events

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• 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, 1910 in Eldora, Hardin Co, IA

Mary Wright, age 83y, born PA; son-in-law, William Beecroft, age 42y, born IA; dau Emma Beecroft, age 49y, born IA.

• Obituary, Council Bluffs Iowa Nonpareil, 25 Feb 1945 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co, IA

W.E. Beecroft

William Edward Beecroft, 76, died Friday night at the Donald Jensen farm east of Underwood after a long illness.

Beecroft was born in Council Bluffs in 1868, but resided most of his life at Eldora, where he was custodian of a bank property. He was a 25 year I.O.O.F. lodge member.

Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Mary Koupal of Council Bluffs, Mrs. Olive McLain of Independence, Mo., and a brother, Harry Beecroft of Omaha. There are several nieces and nephews.

The body was removed to the Woodring funeral home and will be forwarded to Eldora for services at the Longnecker chapel. Burial will be in the Eldora cemetery with the Odd Fellows lodge in charge.

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Parents

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         Father: Robert Beecroft 1
         Mother: Minnie

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Emma Wright
       Marriage: 
         Status: 

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Notes

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Death Notes:

B12 L16

Sources

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

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