Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Winfred Hadden Hinchman and Martha Grace Duvall

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Husband Winfred Hadden Hinchman [11463] ¹

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           Born: 22 May 1901 - West Virginia, United States 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Dec 1972 - York, Pennsylvania, United States 2
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LK1B-3ND

       Marriage: 1925 - Washington, District of Columbia, United States 2

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Name: Winfred H Hinchman
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Estimated Birth Year: 1901
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Enumeration District Number: 0176
Family Number: 54
Sheet Number and Letter: 3A
Line Number: 9
NARA Publication: T626, roll 296
Film Number: 2340031
Digital Folder Number: 4531900
Image Number: 01002
HouseholdGenderAge
Winfred H Hinchman M 29
Spouse Grace M Hinchman F 40
Herbert E Becraft M 23
Ellen M Becraft F 20
Howard E Becraft M 19.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. 1251 Wisconsin Ave
Hinchman, Winfred H., head, age 38, born WW, machine ???, paper mill; wife Grace M, age 51, born MD; stepson, Becraft, Howard E, age 29, born MD, machine operator, Redding Company; daughter-in-law, Ruth E, age 24, born WV, waitress, lunch room; grandson, Jon G, age 3, born DC.

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Wife Martha Grace Duvall [592]

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           Born: 30 Aug 1888 - Maryland, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Apr 1965 - Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
         Buried:  - Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, Chester Co, PA 3
FamilySearch ID: L1M7-Q6K
Find A Grave ID: 232830916

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   Other Spouse: Howard Elmer Becraft [425] (1883-1951) - 15 Feb 1906 - Montgomery, Maryland, United States

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Mt. Airy, Carroll, Maryland, United States. Howard L Becraft, age 24y; wife Martha G, age 24y; son Herbert E, age 4y.

• She appeared on the 1920 Census census in 1920 in Elkridge, Howard, Maryland, United States. Elmer Becraft, age 34, renting, head of household, laborer, General Farm listed with wife Martha G, age 31, a seamstress, shirt factory and sons Herbert E. age 13 and Howard E, age 8.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Name: Grace M Hinchman
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia
Gender: Female
Age: 40
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Maryland
Estimated Birth Year: 1890
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Maryland
Mother's Birthplace: Maryland
Enumeration District Number: 0176
Family Number: 54
Sheet Number and Letter: 3A
Line Number: 10
NARA Publication: T626, roll 296
Film Number: 2340031
Digital Folder Number: 4531900
Image Number: 01002
HouseholdGenderAge
Spouse Winfred H Hinchman M 29
Grace M Hinchman F 40
Herbert E Becraft M 23
Ellen M Becraft F 20
Howard E Becraft M 19.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. 1251 Wisconsin Ave
Hinchman, Winfred H., head, age 38, born WW, machine ???, paper mill; wife Grace M, age 51, born MD; stepson, Becraft, Howard E, age 29, born MD, machine operator, Redding Company; daughter-in-law, Ruth E, age 24, born WV, waitress, lunch room; grandson, Jon G, age 3, born DC.

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Children

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Notes: Marriage (Howard Elmer Becraft):

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Kemptown Circuit

Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Winfred H Hinchman, person ID LK1B-3ND.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Winfred Hadden Hinchman, person ID LK1B-3ND.

3 Findagrave.com.