Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Robert Oliver Beecroft and Cecelia Catherine Batta

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Husband Robert Oliver Beecroft [3617]

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           Born: 14 Dec 1895 - Missouri, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Dec 1964 - Ohio, United States 1
         Buried:  - Calvary Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery Co, OH
FamilySearch ID: GSDY-TSK
Find A Grave ID: 134203901

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         Father: Frederick Henry Beecroft [12439] (1863-1912)
         Mother: Mary Catherine Armstrong [12440] (1867-1944) 2

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       Marriage: 31 Dec 1917 - Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States 3

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 287-09-3025.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Raleigh, Shelby Co, TN. Name: Robert Beecroft
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 34 Civil District 6 (east part) Raleigh town, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Birth Date: Dec 1895
Birthplace: Missouri
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's Birthplace: Missouri
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Years Married:
Marriage Year (Estimated):
Mother of how many children:
Number of Living Children:
Immigration Year:
Page: 4
Sheet Letter: B
Family Number: 61
Reference ID: 58
GS Film number: 1241596
Digital Folder Number: 004118730
Image Number: 00555
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Fred Beecroft M 37 Missouri
Wife Mary C Beecroft F 33 Tennessee
Son Willie F Beecroft M 12 Missouri
Daughter Herman Beecroft F 10 Missouri
Son Hugh Beecroft M 8 Missouri
Son Robert Beecroft M 5 Missouri
Boarder Andrew J Miller M 23 Georgia.

• Draft Registration: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Tippecanoe, IN. Robert Oliver Beecroft, born 14 Dec 1895, Caucasian, born in MO, Registered Not Stated, Tippecanoe, IN.

• He appeared on the 1930 Census census in 1930 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States. Robert O. Beecroft age 34, born MO; wife Cecilia, age 32; daughter Mary C. age 11; son Robert G. age 9; son Frederich C, age 7; son William C. age 2.

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Wife Cecelia Catherine Batta [3618]

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           Born: 15 Apr 1898 - Fairfield Township, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States 4 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Jan 1983 - Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States 4 5
         Buried:  - Calvary Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery Co, OH
FamilySearch ID: GHLX-XXB
Find A Grave ID: 281581073

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 271-62-3375.

• She appeared on the 1930 Census census in 1930 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States. Robert O. Beecroft age 34, born MO; wife Cecilia, age 32; daughter Mary C. age 11; son Robert G. age 9; son Frederich C, age 7; son William C. age 2.

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Children

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1 F Mary C. Beecroft [3630]

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           Born: 1918
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GH5Y-NSK

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2 M Robert George Beecroft [3631]

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           Born: 19 Aug 1920 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Jan 2006 - Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States 6

         Buried:  - Calvary Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery Co, OH 7
FamilySearch ID: GQK6-HFC
Find A Grave ID: 143137730

         Spouse: Rita Colette Zimmer [4928] (1916-2001)
           Marr: 21 Aug 1943 - Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States 8

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3 M Frederich C. Beecroft [3632]

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           Born: 1922
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GHW2-G8K

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4 M William Calvin Beecroft [3633]

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           Born: 1 Oct 1927 - Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States 1 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Dec 1998 - Westerville, Franklin Co, OH 1 4

         Buried:  - Blendon Central Cemetery, Westerville, Blendon Township, Franklin, Ohio, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: GH5Y-TWJ
Find A Grave ID: 71186360

         Spouse: Joyce Lydia Spadjinski [11128] (1939-2019)
           Marr: 14 May 1966 - Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States

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Burial Notes: Husband - Robert Oliver Beecroft

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Sec 16, Tier X, Lot 9, Grave 9

Sources

1 Ancestry.com.

2 Findagrave.com.

3 Ancestry.com (Works Progress Administration. Index to Marriage Records Indiana: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940.), Book C-35, page 22.

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

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 Nov 2025), entry for Cecelia Catherine Batta, person ID GHLX-XXB.

6 http://www.eons.com.

7 gravelocator.cem.va.gov.

8 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 11 Nov 2025), entry for Robert George Beecroft, person ID GQK6-HFC.