Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

William Jackson and Thelma Emily Beacraft

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Husband William Jackson [11691] (details suppressed for this person)

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Wife Thelma Emily Beacraft [11686]

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           Born: 20 Oct 1937 - New York, United States 1
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           Died: 18 Mar 2000 - St. Clare's Hospital, Schenectady, , NY
         Buried:  - Lawyersville Union Cemetery, Lawyersville, Schoharie, New York, United States
FamilySearch ID: GWM9-J37

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         Father: Palmer Slingerland Beacraft [11073] (1899-1963)
         Mother: Sarah Slater [10484] (1907-      )

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Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York, United States. 14 Spring Street
Beacroft, Palmer, head, age 39, born NY, laborer, village; wife, Sarah, age 33, born NY; son Palmer Jr., age 13, born NY; daughter Jamie M, age 11, born NY; son Walter C, age 8, born NY; daughter Carrie E, age 5, born NY; daughter Thelma E, age 3, born NY; son Arthur W, age 5/12, born NY.

• Her obituary was published in The Daily Gazette on 20 Mar 2000. Thelma E. Jackson
WARNERVILLE - Mrs. Thelma E. Jackson, 62, of Warnerville, died Saturday at St. Clare's Hospital in Schenectady after a long illness.

Mrs. Jackson was born in Central Bridge and attended Cobleskill Central Schools. She was a lifelong resident of Warnerville.

For many years, she worked as a nurse's aide at the former Lela Brown Rest Home and the former Jackson Rest Home, both in Cobleskill.

Later, Mrs. Jackson provided in-home care to the elderly in the Cobleskill and Warnerville areas.

She was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Cobleskill.

Survivors include her husband, William Jackson, whom she married June 14, 1955; four sons, John Jackson, David Jackson, Daniel Jackson, and Michael Jackson, all of Cobleskill; a daughter, Lynn Lesinski of Cobleskill; three brothers, Walter Beacraft of Sharon Springs, Les Beacraft of Beaumont, Texas, and Palmer Beacraft of Worcester; a sister, Carrie Stone of Beaumont; and six grandchildren.

A service will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Lappeus Funeral Home, 32 Park St., Sharon Springs. Burial will be at a later date in Lawyersville Cemetery.

Calling hours will be 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Richmondville Volunteer Emergency Squad, Richmondville 12149.

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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 Thelma Emily Beacraft, person ID GWM9-J37.