Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Charles Sexton Newman and Florence Ellen "Ella" Loyd

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Husband Charles Sexton Newman [13038] ^{1 2}

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           Born: 19 Feb 1866 - Rushville, Rush, Indiana, United States 1 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Mar 1935 - Rush, Indiana, United States 1
         Buried:  - East Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Rush, Indiana, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: K64F-26N

       Marriage: 4 Jul 1892 - Rushville, Rush, Indiana, United States 4

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Wife Florence Ellen "Ella" Loyd [13039] ¹

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           Born: 20 Oct 1876 - Rushville, Rush, Indiana, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Nov 1937 - Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States 1 4
         Buried:  - East Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Rush, Indiana, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: KHKD-Z6R

Events

• Her obituary was published. Rushville Republican

Mrs. Ella Newman Expires Tuesday

Mrs. Ella L. Newman, age 61, widow of Charles Newman, and life-long resident of Rush County, succumbed at the Robert Long hospital in Indiana at 3:50 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. She had been seriously ill since last Friday and she was removed to the hospital on Monday afternoon.

Her death, due to spinal meningitis, is the first to be recorded in Rush County for month.

The deceased, who lived at 427 West Second Street, was born in Rush county October 20, 1876, the daughter of James and Matilda Loyd. She had resided in Rush county all her life and was a member of Mahoning Council No. 36, Pocahontas Lodge.

Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Charles Levi, Mrs. Mildred Myers, Mrs. Dorothy Miller and Mrs. Mable Becraft; two sons Earl and Dale Newman, all of Rushville; two sisters, Mrs. Walter Sterrett and Mrs. Jane Hobs of Rushville; four brothers, Charles, Rhyne and Taylor Loyd of Rushville and Theodore Loyd of Indianapolis; fifteen grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Private funeral services will be conducted at the Moster Mortuary this afternoon at three o'clock with the Rev. Gibson Wilson, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, officiating. Interment will follow in East Hill Cemetery.

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Children

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1 F Mabel Marie Newman [9635]

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           Born: 1 May 1899 - Rush, Indiana, United States 1 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Jan 1977 - Indiana, United States 1 5
         Buried:  - East Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Rush, Indiana, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: LKHB-L16
Find A Grave ID: 36928336

         Spouse: James Harvey Becraft [9634] (1896-1977)
           Marr: 22 Dec 1915 - Rushville, Rush, Indiana, United States

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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 22 Nov 2025), entry for Charles S Newman, person ID K64F-26N.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Charles Sexton Newman, person ID K64F-26N.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Florence Ellen "Ella" Loyd, person ID KHKD-Z6R.

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Mabel Marie Newman, person ID LKHB-L16.