William Becraft
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 8 Jul 1845 - Sleaford, Lincoln, England 2
Christening:
Death: 15 Aug 1922 - Ogden, Weber Co, UT 3
Burial: 17 Aug 1922 - Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber Co, UT 4
Cause of Death:
AFN :
Events
• Census, Federal, 1900 in Ogden City, Weber Co, UT
Ward 4• Occupation, shipping clerk for the Southern Pacific R.R.
William Becraft, head, b July 1847, age 52, married 24 years, born England, emigrated 1870, check clerk RR; wife Nellie A, Mar 1850, age 50y, (4 children, 4 living), emigrated 1869; dau Susie, b Dec 1876, age 23y, born NY; dau Nellie Ritchie, b July 1878, age 21y, married 1 year, born NY; son Frank W, b Mar 1888, age 12y, born UT, at school; son Raymond, Mar 1890, age 10y, born UT, at school.
• Death, 15 Aug 1922 in Ogden, Weber Co, UT
Name:• Obituary, Southern Pacific Bulletin, Nov 1922William Becraft
Titles & Terms:
Death Date:15 Aug 1922
Death Place:Ogden, Weber, Utah
Birthdate:
Estimated Birth Year:1844
Birthplace:
Death Age:78 years 1 month 7 days
Gender:Male
Marital Status:Married
Race or Color:
Spouse's Name:Nellie Quibell
Father's Name:John Becraft
Father's Titles & Terms:
Mother's Name:Eliza Swan
Mother's Titles & Terms:
Film Number:2259289
Digital GS Number:4121324
Image Number:1155
Certificate Number:366
William Becraft
At the age of 78 years 2 months, William Becraft, retired Warehouseman Freight Department, Ogden, died on August 15th. He was pensioned in January, 1912, after 31 years 7 months service, practically thirty years of which had been spent in continuous service at the Ogden Freight Station. During his long service he was never absent from duties longer than a day or two on account of illness, and since his retirement he had never missed attending the annual reunion of Southern Pacific veterans.
Parents
Father: John Becraft 1
Mother: Eliza Swan 1
Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Ellen or Nellie Quibell 1
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Susie Becraft 1
2. Nellie Becraft 1
3. Frank W Becraft
4. Raymond John Becraft
Notes
Burial Notes:
2A-5-26-1E
Sources
1. LDS.
2. LDS. .... Cemetery Website (http://ims.ogdencity.com/cemetery/default.asp).
3. LDS. .... Ancestry.com (Bureau of Vital Statistics. Utah Death Index 1905-1951 Salt Lake City, UT: Utah Department of Health, 19--.), Certificate# 1922003395. .... Cemetery Website (http://ims.ogdencity.com/cemetery/default.asp).
4. LDS, Ogden, UT. .... Cemetery Website (http://ims.ogdencity.com/cemetery/default.asp).