Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Cecil Edmund Becraft and Evelyn Bernice Bordeaux



Husband Cecil Edmund Becraft [1774]

           Born: 22 Jun 1921 - Indiana, United States 1 2 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Sep 1989 - Southport, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States 1 2 3 4


         Buried: Sep 1989 - Northwood Cemetery, Southport, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States 2 3
FamilySearch ID: GS1M-NBX
Find A Grave ID: 22897826


         Father: Harley Becraft [1181] (1893-1950)
         Mother: Dorothy Isabella McCorkhill [1182] (1904-1938) 5


       Marriage: 

Events

• He was employed as a Southport Texaco in Southport, IN. Owned and operated for many years.

• Soc Sec Num: 307-12-8987.

• He appeared on the 1930 Census census in 1930 in Spiceland, Henry Co, IN. Cecil E. Becraft age 8 listed with father Harley Becraft age 38 listed as head of household mother Dortha Becraft age 26 and siblings Mary T. age 7; Imogene age 5; Leslie L age 3 and Ralph E. age 1.

• Military: AAD, 19 Oct 1942, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States. Army Serial Number: 35563720
Name: Becraft, Cecil E
Residence: State #51 (IN)
Residence: County 139 (Rush)
Place of Enlistment: 5140 (Indianapolis IN)
Date of Enlistment Day: 19
Date of Enlistment Month: 10
Date of Enlistment Year: 42
Grade: Alpha Designation: PVT# (Private)
Grade: Code 8
Branch: Alpha Designation: BI# (Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA)
Branch: Code: 00
Term of Enlistment:5 (Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law)
Longevity: ###
Source of Army Personnel:0 (Civil Life)
Nativity: 51 (IN)
Year of Birth: 21
Race and Citizenship: 1 (White, citizen)
Education: 0 (Grammar school)
Civilian Occupation: 735 (Semiskilled routemen)
Marital Status: 6 (Single, without dependents)
Component of the Army: 7 (Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Card Number: #
Box Number: 0959
Film Reel Number: 5.21#
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• Event: National Road Traveler, 19 Jul 1951. Man at City Dump
(Knightstown Banner)
Cecil Becraft, Rushville, was arrested by local law officers on two...

• He died on 23 Sep 1989 in Southport, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States. Name: Cecil Edman Becraft
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 23 Sep 1989
Death Place: Southport, Brunswick, North Carolina
Age: 68
Birth Date: 1921
Birthplace:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Bernice Bordeaux
Father's Name: Harley Becraft
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Dorothy Mccorkle
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09305-6
System Origin: North Carolina-EASy
Source Film Number: 1991562
Reference Number: cn 37836.




Wife Evelyn Bernice Bordeaux [3103]

           Born: 19 Dec 1926 - Wilmington, North Carolina, United States 1 3 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Nov 2003 - Southport, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States 1 3 6


         Buried:  - Northwood Cemetery, Southport, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States 3 7
FamilySearch ID: L1SJ-J6X
Find A Grave ID: 22897834

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 242-32-4081.

• Her obituary was published in the Wilmington on 16 Nov 2003. BECRAFT, Evelyn Bernice (BORDEAUX); 76; ; Wilmington S-N (NC); 2003-11-16; rtsy.


Children
1 F Dorothy Mae Becraft [3105] (details suppressed for this person)

           Born: 
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         Spouse: Robert Neal Clevenger Jr. [3106] (living)


2 M Harley Ray Becraft [3104]

           Born: 28 May 1945 - New Hanover, NC 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Apr 2007 1


         Buried: 28 Apr 2007 - Northwood Cemetery, Southport, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States 3 8
Find A Grave ID: 33846780
         Spouse: Judy Long [11079] (living)


3 F Belinda Kay Becraft [3107] (details suppressed for this person)

           Born: 
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Stephen Michael Clark [3108] (living)


4 F Bonnie B. Becraft [3109] (details suppressed for this person)

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
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         Spouse: Hewlett Demoleyns Lewis [3110] (living)


5 F Denise Gay Becraft [3111] (details suppressed for this person)

           Born: 
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: Herbert Gene Ballard [3112] (living)



Burial Notes: Husband - Cecil Edmund Becraft

Inscription
"Peace in the Valley"

PFC US ARMY
WORLD WAR II

Gravesite Details
Middle name reads "Edmund" on main headstone; "Edman" on individual military marker.

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Sources


1 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.

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 Cecil Edmund Becraft, person ID GS1M-NBX.

3 Findagrave.com.

4 dad1037@yahoo.com (Emails, etc from her sources.).

5 Lorraine Plotner Becraft.

6 Wilmington Star.

7 Wilmington Star, 11/17/2003, Ancestry.com link.

8 gravelocator.cem.va.gov.


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