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: DivorcedEvents
• 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
HeadLuthur J Taylor M 73 North Carolina
WifeBessie L Taylor F 43 North Carolina
Son-in-lawWesley D Becraft M 26 Virginia
StepdaughterEvelyn Becraft F 26 Virginia
GrandsonWesley D Becraft M 4 Virginia
GrandsonLeslie 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
.• 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
HeadLuthur J Taylor M 73 North Carolina
WifeBessie L Taylor F 43 North Carolina
Son-in-lawWesley D Becraft M 26 Virginia
StepdaughterEvelyn Becraft F 26 Virginia
GrandsonWesley D Becraft M 4 Virginia
GrandsonLeslie 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: 21956987Spouse: Grace Copeland [10864] (1937-1976) Marr: 1 Sep 1961 - Gates, , NC
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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