Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Clifford Arnold Grove and Meda Lenore Harden

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Husband Clifford Arnold Grove [17578] ¹

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           Born: 5 Sep 1912 - Moscow, Latah, Idaho, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Jan 2002 - Albany, Linn, Oregon, United States 1
         Buried: 2002 - Willamette Memorial Park, Albany, Linn, Oregon, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: GL31-QBZ
Find A Grave ID: 76651800

       Marriage: 15 Jul 1967 - Albany, Linn, Oregon, United States 1

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Wife Meda Lenore Harden [11094] ²

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           Born: 22 Feb 1912 - Polk, Oregon, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Aug 1998 - Linn, Oregon, United States 1

         Buried: 1998 - Willamette Memorial Park, Albany, Linn, Oregon, United States 1 3
FamilySearch ID: G77Y-SR5
Find A Grave ID: 76651823

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   Other Spouse: Earl Riby Beecroft 4 [10547] (1902-1971) - 27 Dec 1933 - San Mateo, San Mateo, California, United States (Divorced on 4 Oct 1946) 5

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States. NameMeda Harden
SexFemale
Age

18 years

Birth Year (Estimated)1912
BirthplaceOregon
Marital StatusSingle
RaceWhite
Relationship to Head of HouseholdDaughter
Father's BirthplaceOregon
Mother's BirthplaceOregon
Event TypeCensus
Event Date1930
Event PlaceSalem, Marion, Oregon, United States
Event Place (Original)Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States
Line Number63
Sheet LetterB
Sheet Number6
Affiliate Publication NumberT626
Affiliate NameThe U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Meda Harden's Parents and Siblings
Jasper HardenFatherM45 yearsOregon
Bertha HardenMotherF42 yearsOregon
Jean HardenSisterF11 yearsOregon

Other People on This Record
Clarence WengerM25 yearsOregon.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States. NameMeda L Beecroft
SexFemale
Age28
BirthplaceOregon
Residence Date1935
Residence PlaceSan Francisco, San Francisco, California
Marital StatusMarried
RaceWhite
Relationship to Head of HouseholdWife
Event TypeCensus
Event Date1940
Event PlaceTract 39, Portland, Portland City Election Precinct 364, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
Event Place (Original)Tract 39, Portland, Portland City Election Precinct 364, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
Enumeration District Number37-482 Portland City, Election Precinct 364 (Tract 39 - part), Willamette Boulevard Sanitarium
Line Number39
Sheet LetterA
Sheet Number7
Affiliate Publication NumberT627

Meda L Beecroft's Spouses and Children
Meda L BeecroftDaughterF5California
Earl R BeecroftHusbandM38Minnesota.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1950 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States. NameMeda L Beecroft
SexFemale
Age36 years
Birth Year (Estimated)1914
BirthplaceOrgon
Marital StatusDivorced
OccupationSprayer
IndustryStenographer Manufacturin
RaceW
Relationship to Head of HouseholdHead
Father's BirthplaceUsa
Mother's BirthplaceUsa
Event Date11 April 1950
Event PlacePortland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
Event Place (Original)Portland, Multnomah, Oregon
Enumeration District37-511
Line Number1
Page Number82

Meda L Beecroft's Spouses and Children
Meda L BeecroftDaughterF15 yearsCalifornia
Norman E BeecroftSonM8 yearsOregon
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Children

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Burial Notes: Wife - Meda Lenore Harden

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Plot: Colonnades 2 - under long breezeway

Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Meda Lenore Harden, person ID G77Y-SR5.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Madana A, person ID G77Y-SR5.

3 Findagrave.com.

4 (http://people.mnhs.org/bci/).

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Earl Riby Beecroft, person ID G389-63K.