Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Earl Wood Fifer and Harriet Eliza Phillips

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Husband Earl Wood Fifer [11701] ¹

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           Born: 21 Dec 1890 - Kosciusko, Indiana, United States 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Dec 1956 - Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, United States 2
         Buried:  - Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Wayne Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States 3
FamilySearch ID: LYK8-7MQ
Find A Grave ID: 140585784

       Marriage: 9 May 1916 - Kosciusko, Indiana, United States 4

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Wayne, Kosciusko Co, IN. Name: Earl Fifer
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Wayne, Kosciusko, Indiana
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Indiana
Estimated Birth Year: 1891
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Enumeration District Number: 0031
Family Number: 30
Sheet Number and Letter: 3A
Line Number: 27
NARA Publication: T626, roll 598
Film Number: 2340333
Digital Folder Number: 4584693
Image Number: 00569
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Earl Fifer M 39 Indiana
Wife Hattie Fifer F 43 Indiana
Daughter Ruth Fifer F 12 Indiana
Daughter Ilene Fifer F 8 Indiana
Son Dale Berrafe M 22 Indiana
Daughter Eva Becroft F 18 Indiana.

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Wife Harriet Eliza Phillips [2663] ⁴

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           Born: 13 Feb 1887 - Ontario, Lima Township, LaGrange, Indiana, United States 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Oct 1955 - Pierceton, Washington Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States 5
         Buried:  - Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Wayne Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
FamilySearch ID: L49K-L78
Find A Grave ID: 140585767

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         Father: Hector Phillips [2666] (1843-      )
         Mother: Gertrude Johnson [2667] (      -      )

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   Other Spouse: Sylvester Valentine Walter Becraft [2547] (1876-1924) - 25 Jun 1907 - Kosciusko, Indiana, United States (Divorced on 2 Dec 1913)

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Wayne, Kosciusko Co, IN. Name: Hattie Fifer
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Wayne, Kosciusko, Indiana
Gender: Female
Age: 43
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Indiana
Estimated Birth Year: 1887
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Enumeration District Number: 0031
Family Number: 30
Sheet Number and Letter: 3A
Line Number: 28
NARA Publication: T626, roll 598
Film Number: 2340333
Digital Folder Number: 4584693
Image Number: 00569
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Earl Fifer M 39 Indiana
Wife Hattie Fifer F 43 Indiana
Daughter Ruth Fifer F 12 Indiana
Daughter Ilene Fifer F 8 Indiana
Son Dale Berrafe M 22 Indiana
Daughter Eva Becroft F 18 Indiana.

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Children

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1 F Lena Fifer [13737] (details suppressed for this person)

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GSL3-HQG

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Notes: Marriage (Sylvester Valentine Walter Becraft):

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Kosciusko Co, Marriage Index, page 24.

Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Earl Fifer, person ID LYK8-7MQ.

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 Earl Wood Fifer, person ID LYK8-7MQ.

3 Findagrave.com.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Harriot E Phillips, person ID L49K-L78.

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Harriet Eliza Phillips, person ID L49K-L78.