Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

John Edwin Beacroft and Hannah Hughes

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Husband John Edwin Beacroft [7017] ¹

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           Born: 15 Dec 1885 - Junedale, Banks Township, Carbon, Pennsylvania, United States 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 May 1947 2
         Buried: May 1947 - Vine Street Cemetery, Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: L158-BDR

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         Father: Thomas Gardiner Beacroft [7015] (1865-1930) 3
         Mother: Jemima Jermyn [7016] (1865-1920)

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       Marriage: 2 Jul 1910 - Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States 2

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Banks, Carbon Co, PA. Thomas Beacroft, age 44y, born [Ata], immigrated 1865; wife Jemimiah, age 44y, born PA; son John E, age 25y, born PA; Edward J, age 23y, born PA; dau May G, age 20y, born PA; dau Mattie J, age 18y, born PA; dau Devilla I, age 16y, born PA; dau H Gertrude, age 14y, born PA; son Evan G, age 10y, born PA; mother-in-law, Mary Ann Jermyn, age 75y, widowed, born PA.

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Wife Hannah Hughes [18591] ²

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           Born: 9 May 1886 - Junedale, Carbon, Pennsylvania, United States 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Feb 1964 - Junedale, Carbon, Pennsylvania, United States 2
         Buried: 1964 - Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: G71X-4FD

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Children

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1 M Mervin Hughes Beacroft [18592] ²

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           Born: 21 Oct 1911 - Junedale, Banks Township, Carbon, Pennsylvania, United States 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Feb 1977 - Junedale, Banks Township, Carbon, Pennsylvania, United States 2
         Buried: Feb 1977 - Vine Street Cemetery, Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: GY6X-RLH

         Spouse: Gertrude Heck 4 [18593] (1913-2002)

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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 21 Nov 2025), entry for John E Becroft, person ID L158-BDR.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for John Edwin Beacroft, person ID L158-BDR.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Thomas Becroft, person ID 98GG-L64.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Mervin Hughes Beacroft, person ID GY6X-RLH.