Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Betty Lou Becraft

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Wife Betty Lou Becraft [7561] ¹

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           Born: 1927 - Illinois, United States 2
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           Died: Bef 2009
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FamilySearch ID: GWJL-S8S

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         Father: John Edward James Becraft [1320] (1887-1957)
         Mother: Etta Grace Shockley [6763] (1899-1937)

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Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Woodside, Sangamon, Illinois, United States. Name: Betty L Becroft
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Woodside, Sangamon, Illinois
Gender: Female
Age: 3
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birthplace: Illinois
Estimated Birth Year: 1927
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Father's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Enumeration District Number: 0093
Family Number: 140
Sheet Number and Letter: 6A
Line Number: 41
NARA Publication: T626, roll 560
Film Number: 2340295
Digital Folder Number: 4584641
Image Number: 00256
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head John Becroft M 42 Illinois
Wife Etta Becroft F 30 Illinois
Son Leonard Becroft M 10 Illinois
Son Clarence Becroft M 5 Illinois
Daughter Betty L Becroft F 3 Illinois
Daughter Dorris Becroft F 1 Illinois.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1940. Illinois Soldiers & Sailers Childrens School

Betty Lou Becraft
United States Census, 1940
Name Betty Lou Becraft
Event Type Census
Event Date 1940
Event Place Normal Town, Normal Township, McLean, Illinois, United States
Sex Female
Age 13
Marital Status Single
Race (Original) White
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) State Ward
Relationship to Head of Household Ward
Birthplace Illinois
Birth Year (Estimated) 1927
Last Place of Residence Same Place.

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Children

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Sources

1 jernjeanne@hotmail.com, ancestry.com Becraft Query.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 6 Nov 2025), entry for Betty Lou Becraft, person ID GWJL-S8S.