Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Thomas "Tommy" Lee Howell and Catherine Virginia Mills



Husband Thomas "Tommy" Lee Howell [1971]




           Born: 3 Sep 1929 - Charles Town, Jefferson County, WV
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Nov 2016 - Pennsylvania, United States


         Buried:  - Meadowridge Memorial Park, Elkridge, Howard, Maryland, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: G4WZ-6QJ
       Marriage: 1 Mar 1986 2

Events

• His obituary was published. Thomas Lee Howell, 87 passed away 4th, November 2016 at the Villages at Morrisons Cove, Martinsburg, PA. 16662-1005. Thomas is retired from the Maryland State highway Department.

He is predeceased by his second wife Catherine Virgina Mills Howell and survived by three step-sons, Franklin Floyd Becraft, William O'Donald Becraft, Francis Louis Becraft, and one step-daughter, Linda Lou Kesterson and numerous step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Family and friends are invited to gather at the Gary L. Kaufman Funeral Home at Meadowridge Memorial Park, Inc., 7250 Washington Boulevard, Elkridge, MD 21075 (exit 6 off Rt. 100) on Friday, November 11th, 2016 from 11 am to 1 pm. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, November 11th, 2016 at 1:00 pm. Officiating interment Meadowridge Memorial Park, Elkridge, MD.

Gary L. Kaufman FH website.




Wife Catherine Virginia Mills [729]




           Born: 16 Dec 1911 - Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, United States 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Apr 2006 - Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States 2


         Buried: 6 May 2006 - Meadowridge Memorial Park, Elkridge, Howard, Maryland, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: G3DQ-296


         Father: Jacob Franklin "Jake" Mills [4534] (1882-1957)
         Mother: Ella Mae Butler [4533] (1892-1929)



   Other Spouse: Benjamin Henry Becraft [569] (1907-1972) - 9 Dec 1929 - Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland, United States 3

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, United States. Mills, Jacob F, head, renting, age 37, married; Ella Mae, wife, age 26; Catherine V., daughter, age 8; Charles L, son, age 7; Randolph C, son, age 6; Vergie M, daughter, age 4; Henry H, son, age 3; James E, son, age 1; Rebecca, mother, age 59, widowed.

• She appeared on the 1930 Census census in 1930 in Laurel, Prince George's, Maryland, United States. Benjamin H Becraft age 22 listed as head of household with Katherine V. age 18.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Colesville, Montgomery Co, MD. Becraft, Benjamin, head, age 32, born MD, laborer, dept agriculture; wife Catherine, age 28, born MD; son Benjamin Jr, age 8, born MD; son Franklin, age 6, born MD; son William O, age 4, born MD; son Frances, age 3/12, born MD.

• Her obituary was published in the Laurel Leader on 4 May 2006. Catherine Howell

Catherine Virginia Howell, 94, a resident of Laurel from 1925 to 1960, died April 29, 2006 at the Danohoe Manor Nursing Home in Bedford, Pa.

She was born Dec. 16, 1911 in Front Royal, Va. She was a seamstress for the National Institute of Cleaning and Dye.

She is survived by her second husband, Thomas Howell of Everett, Pa.; sons Franklin, William and Francis Becraft; daughter Linda Lou Kesterson; ((of)) first husband Benjamin Becraft Sr.; and numerous grandchildren and great- grandchildren.

Visitation will be held Saturday, May 6 from noon to 2 p.m. in the Vermillion Chapel of the Gary L. Kaufman Funeral Home at Meadowridge Memorial Park,7250 Washington Blvd. at Elkridge. Funeral services will follow immediately, with the Rev. Charles Zitzman, pastor of Carlisle Baptist Church of Carlisle, Pa., officiating. Burial will be at Meadowridge Memorial Park.


Children

Death Notes: Wife - Catherine Virginia Mills

Donohoe Manor Nursing Home

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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 10 Nov 2025), entry for Catherine Virginia Mills, person ID G3DQ-296.

3 Montgomery County Marriage Records, MD.


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