Burton "Bert" Becraft and Margaret Elizabeth O'Toole
Husband Burton "Bert" Becraft [4153] 1
Born: Feb 1870 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 2 Christened: Died: 8 Oct 1936 - Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States 3![]()
Buried: - Sloatsburg Cemetery, Sloatsburg, Rockland, New York, United States 4 FamilySearch ID: G637-SXL Find A Grave ID: 178648386
Father: James Archabald Becraft [4143] (1837-1915) 1 5 Mother: Martha A Finch [4144] (1835-1909) 1 6
Marriage: 11 Mar 1909 - Kings, New York, United StatesEvents
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1870 in Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States. James A. age 32, laborer, real property value $800, personal property value $100, born NY; Martha, age 32, keeping house, born NY; Ella, age 4, born NY; Emma, age 3, born NY; Burton, age 3/12, born NY.
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1880 in District 2, Ramapo, Rockland Co, NY. James A. Becraft, age 42, born NY, works at bark mill; Martha, age 44, born NY, keeping house; dau Emma age 12, born NY, at school; son Bertie, age 10, at school; son Wilbur age 8, born NY, at school; son Frederick, age 5, born NY; son Ernest, age 3, born NY.
• He appeared on the New York census in 1892 in Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States. Bert Becraft
New York State Census, 1892
Name:Bert Becraft
Sex:Male
Age:22y
Event Date:1892
Event Place:Ramapo, E.D. 04
District:04
Citizenship Status:Citizen
Citizenship Status:C
Birth Year (Estimated):1870
Birthplace:United States
Record Number:27287
Record Number:27287. • He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States. Bert Becraft, head, b Feb 1870, age 30y, married 5 years, born NY, carpenter; wife Cassie, b Nov 1873, age 26, (0 children, 0 living), born NY.
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Wayne, Michigan, United States. Event Type
Census
NameBert Becraft
SexMale
Age50
Event Date1920
Event PlaceWayne, Michigan, United States
Event Place (Original)Michigan, Wayne
Birth Year (Estimated)1870
BirthplaceNew York
Marital StatusMarried
RaceWhite
Relationship to Head of HouseholdHead
Father's BirthplaceNew York
Mother's BirthplaceNew York
Household Identifier81
Line Number27
Sheet LetterA
Sheet Number4
Sheet Number and Letter4A
Affiliate Film Number805
Affiliate Publication NumberT625
Affiliate NameThe U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Bert Becraft's Spouses and Children
Margarete Becraft
Wife
F
30
New York
Martha Becraft
Daughter
F
10
New York
Irene Becraft
Daughter
F
8
New York.• He died on 8 Oct 1936 in Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States. Bert Becraft
Death • Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952
NameBert Becraft
SexMale
Age66
Death Date08 Oct 1936
Death PlaceHighland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Marital StatusWidowed
Father's NameWilliam Becraft
Birth Date27 Feb 1870
BirthplaceSloatsburg, New York
Birth Year (Estimated)1870. • He appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. Bert Becraft
United States Census, 1930
Event Type:
Census
Name:
Bert Becraft
•
Sex:
Male
Age:
60
Event Date:
1930
•
Event Place:
Detroit (Districts 0251-0500), Wayne, Michigan, United States
•
Birth Year (Estimated):
1870
Birthplace:
New York
•
Marital Status:
Widowed
Race:
White
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Father's Birthplace:
New York
Mother's Birthplace:
New York
Sheet Letter:
B
Sheet Number:
25.
Wife Margaret Elizabeth O'Toole [15073]
Born: 18 Jun 1889 - Bronx, Bronx, NY Christened: Died: 5 May 1925 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Buried: 8 May 1925 - Roseland Park Cemetery, Berkley, Oakland, Michigan, United States 4 7 FamilySearch ID: MYT7-FZ4 Find A Grave ID: 245021103Events
• She appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Wayne, Michigan, United States. Event Type
Census
NameMargarete Becraft
SexFemale
Age30
Event Date1920
Event PlaceWayne, Michigan, United States
Event Place (Original)Michigan, Wayne
Birth Year (Estimated)1890
BirthplaceNew York
Marital StatusMarried
RaceWhite
Relationship to Head of HouseholdWife
Father's BirthplaceNew York
Mother's BirthplaceNew York
Household Identifier81
Line Number28
Sheet LetterA
Sheet Number4
Sheet Number and Letter4A
Affiliate Film Number805
Affiliate Publication NumberT625
Affiliate NameThe U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Margarete Becraft's Spouses and Children
Bert Becraft
Husband
M
50
New York
Martha Becraft
Daughter
F
10
New York
Irene Becraft
Daughter
F
8
New York.Marriage Events
• Marriage: 11 Mar 1909, Kings, New York, United States. Bert Becraft
Marriage • New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940
NameBert Becraft
SexMale
Age39
Birth Year (Estimated)1870
Father's NameJames A
Mother's NameMartha Finch
Spouse's NameMargaret O Toole
Spouse's SexFemale
Spouse's Age20
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated)1889
Spouse's Father's NamePatrick L
Spouse's Mother's NameMargaret Brady
Marriage Date11 Mar 1909
Marriage PlaceKings, New York, United States.
Children
1 F Martha Elizabeth Becraft [15074]
Born: 17 Oct 1909 - Long Island, New York, United States 8 Christened: Died: 10 Aug 1991 - Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, United States 8 Buried: - Roseland Park Cemetery, Berkley, Oakland Co, MI 4 FamilySearch ID: LJVT-L21 Find A Grave ID: 225602462Spouse: James C Brangar [15076] (1912-1983)Spouse: Robert Chester Coulter 8 [18630] (1906-1980) Marr: 1 Aug 1929 - Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States 8
2 F Irene Catherine Becraft [15075] 9
Born: 27 Sep 1911 - New York City, New York County, New York, United States 9 Christened: Died: 7 Dec 1989 9 Buried: FamilySearch ID: G637-H15Spouse: William Smith Graham Jr 9 [18629] (1911-1986) Marr: 26 Jan 1934 - Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States 9
Burial Notes: Wife - Margaret Elizabeth O'Toole
Section 18
1
davidmw00@yahoo.com (David Wallace
email: davidmw00@yahoo.com).
2
davidmw00@yahoo.com (David Wallace
email: davidmw00@yahoo.com), Jul 1870.
3
davidmw00@yahoo.com (David Wallace
email: davidmw00@yahoo.com), 1906, Rampano, NY.
4 Findagrave.com.
5 Majorie Smeltzor-Stevenot, Families of the Ramapos: Becraft, Call, Charleston, Hogencamp, Pitt, Starr and related families (N.p.: FamilySearch International, n.d.), 7.
6 Majorie Smeltzor-Stevenot, Families of the Ramapos: Becraft, Call, Charleston, Hogencamp, Pitt, Starr and related families (N.p.: FamilySearch International, n.d.), 9.
7 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Margaret Elizabeth O'Toole, person ID MYT7-FZ4.
8 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Martha Elizabeth Becraft, person ID LJVT-L21.
9
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Irene Becraft, person ID G637-H15.
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