Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Wesley David Becraft and Evelyn



Husband Wesley David Becraft [702] 1

           Born: 9 Jun 1914 - Norfolk, Virginia, United States 2 3 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Apr 1997 - Healdsburg, Sonoma, California, United States 2 3 4
 Cause of Death: heart attack


         Buried:  - Oak Mound Cemetery, Healdsburg, Sonoma Co, CA 5
FamilySearch ID: GP8P-H1P
Find A Grave ID: 36255544


         Father: James Alfred Becraft [536] (1893-1950)
         Mother: Ivy Mae Davis [697] (1894-1964)


       Marriage: 
   Marr. Status: Divorced

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 223-14-6791.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Name: Wesley D Becraft
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Pleasant Grove Magisterial District, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original):
Race (Standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Son-in-law
Birthplace: Virginia
Estimated Birth Year: 1914
Residence in 1935: Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
Enumeration District Number: 65-8
Family Number: 323
Sheet Number and Letter: 19A
Line Number: 22
NARA Publication Number: T627
NARA Roll Number: 4279
Digital Folder Number: 005449071
Image Number: 00441
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Luthur J Taylor M 73 North Carolina
Wife Bessie L Taylor F 43 North Carolina
Son-in-law Wesley D Becraft M 26 Virginia
Stepdaughter Evelyn Becraft F 26 Virginia
Grandson Wesley D Becraft M 4 Virginia
Grandson Leslie E Staton M 18 Virginia.

• His obituary was published on 11 Apr 1997. WESLEY BECRAFT
Article 1 of 1 found.
Article ID: 9704110022
Published on April 11, 1997

Wesley Davis ``Dave'' Becraft, a former auto electric parts store owner, died Tuesday at a Santa Rosa hospital after a heart attack. He was 82.
Becraft owned Dave's Auto Electric in Healdsburg for 15 years before his retirement. He previously worked many years as a machinist at Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo. He was born in Norfolk, Va. and lived 52 years in Geyserville and Healdsburg.
He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a past post
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• His obituary was published in The Virginia-Pilot on 24 Apr 1997. DATE: Thursday, April 24, 1997 TAG: 9704240319
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B9 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: HEALDSBURG, CALIF. LENGTH: 13 lines


WESLEY D. BECRAFT

Wesley Davis ``Dave'' Becraft, a former Norfolk resident, passed away April 8, 1997, in Santa Rosa, Calif. He was 83.

He was the brother of Luther Becraft and wife, Margaret, of Virginia Beach; a son, cousins, nieces and nephews. KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY.




Wife Evelyn [6045]

           Born: 1914 - Virginia, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 


         Father: 
         Mother: Bessie L [12421] (1897-      )


Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Name: Evelyn Becraft
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Pleasant Grove Magisterial District, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 26
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original):
Race (Standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Stepdaughter
Birthplace: Virginia
Estimated Birth Year: 1914
Residence in 1935: Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
Enumeration District Number: 65-8
Family Number: 323
Sheet Number and Letter: 19A
Line Number: 23
NARA Publication Number: T627
NARA Roll Number: 4279
Digital Folder Number: 005449071
Image Number: 00441
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Luthur J Taylor M 73 North Carolina
Wife Bessie L Taylor F 43 North Carolina
Son-in-law Wesley D Becraft M 26 Virginia
Stepdaughter Evelyn Becraft F 26 Virginia
Grandson Wesley D Becraft M 4 Virginia
Grandson Leslie E Staton M 18 Virginia.


Children
1 M Wesley "Jack-Bubba" David Becraft Jr. [5747]

           Born: 8 Jan 1936 - Norfolk, Virginia, United States 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Jun 1994 - Norfolk, Virginia, United States 5


         Buried: 14 Jun 1994 - Riverside Memorial Park, Norfolk, Norfolk Co, VA 5
Find A Grave ID: 21956987
         Spouse: Grace Copeland [10864] (1937-1976)
           Marr: 1 Sep 1961 - Gates, , NC


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Sources


1 California Death Index, 1940-1997 (Sacramento, Ca: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, 19--.), Wesley Davis.

2 California Death Index, 1940-1997 (Sacramento, Ca: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, 19--.).

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

4 www.familytreelegends.com.

5 Findagrave.com.


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