Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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David Clyde Beacraft and Edna Tempest Wickens



Husband David Clyde Beacraft [6171]

           Born: 14 May 1882 - Port Dover, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 May 1922 - Plain Township, Stark, Ohio, United States 1 2


         Buried: 16 May 1922 - Port Dover Cemetery, Port Dover, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada 2 3
FamilySearch ID: MJBN-1Y1


         Father: David Beacraft [7062] (1838-1906) 4
         Mother: Martha Laney Smith [7063] (1846-1929) 4


       Marriage: 

Events

• He appeared on the Canadian census in 1901 in Brantford Township, Brant, Ontario, Canada. Listed with brother as lodger...

1901 Census of Canada Page Information
District: ON BRANT (South/Sud) (#46)
Subdistrict: Brantford (City/Cité) A-16 Page 6

Beacraft William M Head M Aug 14 1864 - 36
Beacraft Minnie F Wife M Apr 6 1867 - 34
Beacraft Orton L. M Son S Sep 12 1886 - 14
Beacraft Grace F Daughter S Oct 3 1888 - 12
Beacraft Josephine F Daughter S Mar 8 1891 - 10
Weekly Claudis M Adopted Son S Dec 28 1897 - 3
Cable Mary F Domestic W Nov 12 1859 - 41
Beacroft Clyde M Lodger S May 13 1882 - 18.




Wife Edna Tempest Wickens [6172]

           Born: 6 Mar 1884 - Grant Ford, Ontario, Canada 5
     Christened: 
           Died: Feb 1967 - Alliance, Stark Co, OH 5
         Buried:  - Highland Memorial Park, Knox Township, Columbiana, Ohio, United States of America
FamilySearch ID: MC62-XD8

Events

• Her obituary was published. Mrs. Edna Templar Beacraft, 82, of 141 W.
Wayne St. died at 11:05am yesterday at the
city hospital following an extended illness.
Mrs. Beacraft was born in Grant Ford Ontario
March 6 1884 and had lived in Alliance 55
years. Prior to living here she lived in
Michigan for 5 years.
Mrs. Beacraft retired in 1960 as cafeteria
manager at the Clarion Elementary school.
She was a member of the Union Avenue
Methodist Church and the Order of the
Eastern Star.
Survivors include a son, David W. Beacraft
of Alliance and a daughter Margret Watson of
Alliance. ? (unreadable) grandchildren and
3 great grandchildren.
Her husband Clyde died in 1921 and 2 brothers
and 4 sisters also preceded her in death.
Funeral serviced will be held at 2pm Friday
at the Sharer Funeral Home with Rev. Leonard
Salt of the Union Ave Methodist Church
presiding.
Burial at Highland Memorial Park.


Children
1 F Margaret Jessie Beacraft [6173] 6

           Born: 17 Aug 1912 - Brant, Ontario, Canada 7
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1995
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GZYN-XV2
         Spouse: Watson [6174] (living)


2 M David W Beacraft [6170]

           Born: 25 Feb 1914 - Brantford Township, Brant, Ontario, Canada 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 Oct 1995 - Alliance, Stark Co, OH 8
         Buried:  - Highland Memorial Park, Knox Township, Columbiana, Ohio, United States of America 9
FamilySearch ID: L6HW-GBT




Birth Notes: Husband - David Clyde Beacraft

Name: Annie Maud Mabel Bucroft
Gender: Female
Baptism/Christening Date:
Baptism/Christening Place:
Birth Date: 20 Feb 1882
Birthplace: Artemesia Twp, Grey, Ontario
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: James Bucroft
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Annie Cowling
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C01656-3
System Origin: Canada-EASy
Source Film Number: 1845579
Reference Number: cn 8849


General Notes: Husband - David Clyde Beacraft

http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~clifford/Norfolk.htm has a tombstone with:

David Beacraft 1838-1908
Martha Beacraft 1846-1929
Smith M. Beacraft 1869-1918
Clyde Beacraft 1882-1922

?? Is this Clyde? (RJB)

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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 5 Nov 2025), entry for David Clyde Beacraft, person ID MJBN-1Y1.

2 LDS.

3 Findagrave.com.

4 Ken Root Jr., Ken Root's Family (Rootsweb.com, krrotfinder@comcast.net).

5 http://www.eons.com.

6 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 Nov 2025), entry for Margaret Beacraft, person ID GZYN-XV2.

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 Margaret Jessie Beacraft, person ID GZYN-XV2.

8 http://www.eons.com, 27 Oct 1995.

9 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 Nov 2025), entry for David W Beacraft, person ID L6HW-GBT.


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