Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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William Perry Reed and Maggie Ella "Nellie" Freed



Husband William Perry Reed [2920]

           Born: 7 Dec 1869 - Marshall, Indiana, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Sep 1952
         Buried:  - Etna Green East Cemetery, Etna Green, Kosciusko Co, IN 1
FamilySearch ID: LDTT-MRX
       Marriage: 12 Aug 1893 - Kosciusko, Indiana, United States 2

Events

• His obituary was published in the Vidette-Messenger of Porter County on 11 Sep 1952. William P. Reed,
Retired Railroad Employee, Dies

William P. Reed, 82, residing at 254 Lafayette, died at 4 a.m. today in Porter Memorial hospital following a six weeks' illness.
The decedent was born in Marshall co, Indiana, Dec. 7, 1869, a son of Lemuel and Catherine (France) Reed, and came to Valparaiso from Warsaw Jan. 1, 1934. He was a retired employee of the Pennsylvania railroad.
Surviving are one son, James Reed, South Bend; six daughters, Mrs. Nellie McColley, Gary; Mrs. Beula Rittel, Valparaiso; Mrs. Thelma Copeland, Atwood, Ind.; Mrs. Pansy Jamison, Sidney, Ind. and Mrs. Mattie Becraft, Fort Wayne; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Doty, Nashville, Tenn., and Mrs. Florence Cleveland, Lagrange, Ind.; 19 grandchildren and 19 great grand-children.
Sort memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the LePell Funeral home, 53 Monroe, the Rev. W. W. Byeers, of the Seventh Day Adventist church, officiating. The body will be taken to Warsaw for funeral services Sunday.




Wife Maggie Ella "Nellie" Freed [2921] 3

           Born: 8 Dec 1876 - Richmond, Wayne Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Nov 1963 - Kosciusko, Indiana, United States 2
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LDTT-MTK


Children
1 F Mattie Mae Reed [2656]

           Born: 1 Jun 1902 - Milwood, Kosciusko Co, IN 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Feb 1977 - Klamath Falls, Klamath Co, OR 4 5


         Buried:  - Eternal Hills Memorial Gardens, Klamath Falls, Klamath Co, OR 1 6
FamilySearch ID: M7K9-RBW
Find A Grave ID: 43964128
         Spouse: Walter Jacob Becraft [2654] (1900-1967)
           Marr: 4 Feb 1921 - Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States


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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 24 Nov 2025), entry for Maggie Ella "Nellie" Freed, person ID LDTT-MTK.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 24 Nov 2025), entry for Maggie Ell Freed, person ID LDTT-MTK.

4 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.

5 State of Oregon, "Oregon Death Index, 1903-98" (ancestry.com database).

6 Billion Graves (billiongraves.com : accessed 15 Apr 2020).


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