Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

John Walter Ferguson and Effie Bernice Patee

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Husband John Walter Ferguson [3848]

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GH7Q-1T9

       Marriage: 14 May 1925 - Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States

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Wife Effie Bernice Patee [3847]

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           Born: 5 Feb 1909 - Greensburg, Kiowa, Kansas, United States 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 May 1994 - Manhattan, Riley, Kansas 1 2

         Buried:  - Sunrise Cemetery, Manhattan, Riley Co, KS 1
FamilySearch ID: 9F3D-CRJ
Find A Grave ID: 85937411

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         Father: Abraham Lincoln Patee [13293] (1863-1955) 1
         Mother: Amy Drucilla Sparling [13294] (1868-1910) 1

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   Other Spouse: Wendell Orgie Becraft 3 [3535] (1909-1975) - 18 Jul 1931

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Garden City, Finney, Kansas, United States. Name: Bernice Becraft
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Ward 2, Garden City, Garden City, Finney, Kansas, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 31
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race (Standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Wife
Birthplace: Kansas
Estimated Birth Year: 1909
Residence in 1935:
Enumeration District Number: 28-2
Family Number:
Sheet Number and Letter: 24A
Line Number: 5
NARA Publication Number: T627
NARA Roll Number: 1231
Digital Folder Number: 005449136
Image Number: 00400
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Wendell Becraft M 31 Colorado
Wife Bernice Becraft F 31 Kansas.

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Children

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1 F Betty Ann Ferguson [12863]

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           Born: 25 Mar 1926 - Denver, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Aug 2009 - Augusta, Butler Co, KS
         Buried:  - Fairview Cemetery, , Butler Co, KS
FamilySearch ID: GXJY-71F
Find A Grave ID: 40359478

         Spouse: Richard Vance Gumm [15433] (1927-1985)
           Marr: 29 Aug 1946 - Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States

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Burial Notes: Wife - Effie Bernice Patee

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Sources

1 Findagrave.com.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Effie Bernice Patee, person ID 9F3D-CRJ.

3 dad1037@yahoo.com (Emails, etc from her sources.).