Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

William Horace Wagaman and Clara E Kauffman

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Husband William Horace Wagaman [15993]

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           Born: 2 Dec 1894 - Quincy Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Jun 1981 - Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
         Buried:  - Strang Cemetery, South Mountain, Quincy Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
FamilySearch ID: LX94-NL2

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         Father: Ambrose Columbus Wagaman [5472] (1863-1951)
         Mother: Emma Frances Mentzer [6391] (1865-1932)

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       Marriage: Nov 1951

Events

• His obituary was published in The Record Herald on 22 Jun 1981. William H. Wagaman, 86, of 6338 Furnace Road, died at 2:40 a.m. Sunday in the Waynesboro Hospital. He had been in failing health since March and was last admitted to the hospital after becoming critically ill on Saturday evening. He was born in Quincy Township on Dec 2, 1894, a son of the late Ambrose and Emma (Mentzer) Wagaman. He lived all his life in Quincy Township and he had resided at the present residence since 1949. Wagaman was a moulder and, prior to his retirement in 1959, was employed in the foundry at Frick Co. for 48 years.
His wife, Mrs. Clara E. (Kauffman) Wagaman, died in October, 1977. Wagaman was a member of the Eagles Club Inc, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Loyal Order of Moose and a Gold Star member of the VFW. He is survived by six children of a previous marriage; Mrs. John Christman, Mrs Carl Shetler and Mrs. George Sweeney, all of Mont Alto, John Wagaman, Slabtown Road, Glen Wagaman, Chambersburg R D 8, and Mark Wagaman, Back Lane. Also surviving are 15 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m in the Grove Funeral Home in charge of the Rev. Ray Jackson. Burial will be in Strang's Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m today.

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Wife Clara E Kauffman [15992]

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           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

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

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

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   Other Spouse: Theodore Wagaman [5469] (1889-1940)

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

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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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Children

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