Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Theodore Wagaman and Clara E Kauffman



Husband Theodore Wagaman [5469]

           Born: 9 Nov 1889 - South Mountain, Quincy Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Mar 1940 - South Mountain, Quincy Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States 1
         Buried:  - Strang Cemetery, South Mountain, Quincy Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
FamilySearch ID: MZM1-6QW
       Marriage: 

Events

• His obituary was published in the Waynesboro Record Herald on 20 Mar 1940. Theodore Wagaman, 50, of near Fayetteville, Guilford Township, was almost instantly killed about 8:30 o'clock this morning when his automobile crashed into a concrete bridge on the New Baltimore Road near South Mountain. Wagaman, a former kitchen employee at the Mont Alto State Sanatorium, was traveling south on the New Baltimore road when the accident occurred. An investigation showed that the right front tire of the automoble blew out, swerving the car into the bridge. The accident was discovered by Miss Edith Reed, Fayetteville, Route 1, a teacher at a school some four hundred feet north of the bridge. Hearing the crash, Miss Reed went to investigate and disoveered the critically injured man. State Motor Policeman, J.L. Burkholder, stationed at the Mont Alto Sanitorium, was notified and accompanied by Dr. Stanley Synanski of the Sanatorium staff, arrived at 9:15 o'clock and Wagaman was dead. Mr. Wagaman is survived by his father, Peter Wagaman, South Mountain, and these brothers and sisters, Peter H., and Ephriam, Charles Town, W.Va.; Fred E., Arthur, and Jacob, of near Fayetteville; James, Quincy; Mrs. John Bailey, Waynesboro; Mrs. Mintard Monn, Mechanicsburg; Mrs. Charles Miller, Enhaut, Pa., and Bennett, Fort George Meade, Md. Interment will be made in Strang's Cemetery.




Wife Clara E Kauffman [15992]

           Born: 26 Jan 1905 - South Mountain, Quincy Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Oct 1977 - Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
         Buried:  - Strang Cemetery, South Mountain, Quincy Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
FamilySearch ID: LKSQ-BVG


         Father: Charles J Kauffman [15994] (1880-1967)
         Mother: Harriett Alice Reasman [15995] (1878-1960)



   Other Spouse: James Alfred Becraft [548] (1902-1952) - 2 Jul 1927 - Mont Alto, Franklin Co, PA

   Other Spouse: William Horace Wagaman [15993] (1894-1981) - Nov 1951

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Quincy, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States. NameClara Becraft
SexFemale
Age20
Event Date1930
Event PlaceQuincy, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Event TypeCensus
Birth Year (Estimated)1910
BirthplacePennsylvania
Marital StatusMarried
RaceWhite
Relationship to Head of HouseholdHead
Relationship CodeHead
Father's BirthplacePennsylvania
Mother's BirthplacePennsylvania
Sheet LetterA
Sheet Number12.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1950 in Quincy, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States. NameClare E Becraft
SexFemale
Age45 years
Event Date19 May 1950
Event PlaceQuincy, Quincy Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Event Place (Original)Quincy, Franklin, Pennsylvania
Enumeration District28-68
Birth Year (Estimated)1905
BirthplacePennsylvania
Marital Statusd
RaceW
Relationship to Head of HouseholdMaid
Father's BirthplaceUSA
Mother's BirthplaceUSA
Line Number27
Page Number44

Other People on This Record
William H Wagaman.

• Her obituary was published in The Record Herald on 7 Oct 1977. Mrs. Clara E. Wagaman, 72, wife of William H. Wagaman, Waynesboro R D 1, died at 9:45 pm Thursday at the Waynesboro Hospital. She had been in failing health for the past three years and was admitted to the hospital for surgery after becoming critically ill on Wednesday. Mrs. Wagaman was born at South Mountain, June 26, 1905, daughter of the late Charles and Harriett (Reasman) Kauffman. Her early life was lived at South Mountain and in the Baltimore area. As a young woman, Mrs. Wagaman was employed at the Westinghouse Corp. in Baltimore, and after returning to South Mountain, she worked at the Samuel Drxon Hospital. She and Mr. Wagaman were married in November, 1951, and had lived at the R D 1 residence since that time. In addition to her husband, she is survived by a son of a previous marriage, Thomas Becraft, Waynesboro R. D 1, and these stepchildren; John Wagaman and Mark Wagaman, both of Waynesboro R D 1, Glenn Wagaman, Cham-bersburg R D 1, Mrs. Esther Christman, Mrs Helen Shetler and Mrs. Eva Sweeney, all of Mont Alto Also surviving are four grandchildren, a number of step-grandchildren and a brother, Edward Kauffman, Waynesboro R D 6 . The funeral will be held Sunday at 2 p.m in the Grove Funeral Home, in charge of Mr. John Dillon. Burial will be in Strang's Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p m Saturday.


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Sources


1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Nov 2025), entry for Theodore Wagaman, person ID MZM1-6QW.


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