Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Ethelbert Lovell Beecroft and Hilda Alice Barnes

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Husband Ethelbert Lovell Beecroft [5604]

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           Born: 7 Mar 1897 - Hollister, San Benito, California, United States 1 2 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Mar 1987 - San Joaquin, California, United States 1 2 3

         Buried:  - Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States 4
FamilySearch ID: L1ZJ-8TJ
Find A Grave ID: 37457645

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         Father: Henry Lovell Beecroft [5601] (1861-1958) 5
         Mother: Emily Josephine Hoover [5602] (1861-1945)

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       Marriage: 1 Mar 1924 - Santa Clara, California, United States

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 557-07-8533.

• He was born The Free Lance on 2 Apr 1897 in Hollister, San Benito, California, United States. Born -- BEECROFT -- in Hollister, Mar. 7, to the wife of Henry BEECROFT, a son.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Hollister, San Benito, California, United States. Name: Ethelbert L Beecroft
Titles & Terms:
Residence: Hollister Township (excl. Hollister town), San Benito, California
Birth Date: Mar 1897
Birthplace: California
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Spouse:
Spouse's Titles & Terms:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Father: Henry L Beecroft
Father's Titles & Terms:
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother: Emily J Beecroft
Mother's Titles & Terms:
Mother's Birthplace: California
Race or Color (expanded): White
Head-of-household Name: Henry L Beecroft
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Years Married:
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Mother How Many Children:
Number Living Children:
Immigration Year:
Enumeration District: 0016
Page: 1
Sheet Letter: B
Family Number: 14
Reference Number: 61
Film Number: 1240097
Image Number: 00142
HouseholdGenderAge
Parent Henry L Beecroft M
Parent Emily J Beecroft F
Henry L Beecroft M
Ethelbert L Beecroft M
Alba R Beecroft M
Richard B Williams M
Annie F Williams F
Mary M Williams F
Rollie Williams M.

• Event: San Jose Mercury News, 17 Mar 1915, California, United States. Ethelbert Beecroft of San Jose is running a tractor orchard plow outfit at the Boynton orchard. He ahs been employed by the Boynton orchard in...

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Santa Clara, California, United States. Ethelbert L Beecroft, born about 1897; wife Hilda A, 1901; Jeanice M, 1927.

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Wife Hilda Alice Barnes [5607]

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           Born: 28 Dec 1901 - England, United Kingdom 1 3 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 May 1987 - San Joaquin, California, United States 1 2 3 7

         Buried:  - Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States 4 7
FamilySearch ID: GMBT-4C9
Find A Grave ID: 37457671

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 546-72-3204.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Santa Clara, California, United States. Ethelbert L Beecroft, born about 1897; wife Hilda A, 1901; Jeanice M, 1927.

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Children

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1 F Janice Maribel Beecroft [8685] ⁸

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           Born: 29 Jul 1927 - San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Oct 2022 - Silver Spring, Montgomery, Maryland, United States 9
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: G4LF-13V

         Spouse: Daryl William McNeilly 9 [18563] (1923-1998)
           Marr: 2 Apr 1950 - Mariposa, California, United States 9

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Birth Notes: Husband - Ethelbert Lovell Beecroft

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Births, Marriages & Deaths -- Apr-Jun 1897
>From ?The Free Lance?
Hollister, San Benito Co., CA
**2 Apr issue --
Born -- BEECROFT -- in Hollister, Mar. 7, to the wife of Henry BEECROFT, a son.

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Notes: Marriage (Hilda Alice Barnes):

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certificate # 2401117

Sources

1 California Death Index, 1940-1997 (Sacramento, Ca: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, 19--.).

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

3 www.familytreelegends.com.

4 Findagrave.com.

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 20 Nov 2025), entry for Henry L Beecroft, person ID 92MY-S43.

6 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index, 1900.

7 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 Nov 2025), entry for Hilda Alice Barnes, person ID GMBT-4C9.

8 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 20 Nov 2025), entry for Jeanice M Beecroft, person ID G4LF-13V.

9 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 20 Nov 2025), entry for Janice Maribel Beecroft, person ID G4LF-13V.