Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Clifford Andrew Becraft and Mary Louise Leasik

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Husband Clifford Andrew Becraft [10878]

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           Born: 1881 - Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Jul 1948 - Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, United States 1

         Buried:  - Lewistown City Cemetery, Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: MCVZ-ZZ6
Find A Grave ID: 77043758

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         Father: James A. Becraft [1837] (1857-1891)
         Mother: Mary A. Snell [1839] (1860-1953)

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       Marriage: 1 Nov 1911 - Fergus, MT

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States. Name: Clifford Becraft
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 44 Precinct A Cincinnati City Ward 5, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Birth Date: Nov 1879
Birthplace: Indiana
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Race or Color (Standardized): White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Years Married:
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Mother How Many Children:
Number Living Children:
Immigration Year:
Page: 4
Sheet Letter: A
Family Number: 78
Reference Number: 15
Film Number: 1241274
Digital Folder Number: 004117735
Image Number: 00928
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Mary Becraft F 40 Indiana
Son Clifford Becraft M 21 Indiana
Daughter Bessie Becraft F 15 Indiana
Daughter Olie Becraft F 13 Indiana
Boarder James B O Conner M 48 Indiana
Boarder John T Stout M 26 Alabama
Boarder Nellie Kelly F 23 Ohio
Boarder Katie Kelly F 28 England
Boarder Mamie Kerby F 25 Kentucky
Boarder Clinton Cowen M 38 Ohio
Boarder Anna Mclean F 26 Ohio
Boarder Kate Donegan F 21 Ohio
Boarder John W Finn M 26 Ireland
Boarder Millie Critze F 29 Kentucky
Boarder Magdelane Pfalzgraf F 31 Ohio
Boarder J B Hettinger M 58 Ohio
Boarder Carrie Hettinger F 26 Indiana
Boarder Thomas Ballan M 49 New York
Boarder Minnie Healey F 30 Ohio
Boarder Nellie G Healey F 23 Ohio
Boarder Annie Siebert F 27 Ohio
Boarder Albert C Elsessere M 31 Mississippi
Boarder Mary M Manning F 65 Ireland
Boarder Tate Manning M 26 Ohio
Boarder James Manning M 19 Ohio
Boarder Annie Manning F 27 Ohio
Boarder Mary Ann Davis F 22 Ohio
Boarder Manetta Zeh F 21 Indiana
Boarder May Magee F 26 Canada Eng
Boarder John Phillip M 21 Ohio
Boarder James Stewart M 38 Pennsylvania
Boarder John Smith M 34 Illinois
Boarder Frank Steiner M 33 Illinois
Boarder Ray Steiner F 40 Pennsylvania
Boarder Warren Cowen M 41 Ohio
Boarder Mary Dickeson F 40 Indiana
Servant Betty Cambell F 55 Virginia.

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Wife Mary Louise Leasik [10879]

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           Born: 1891 - Allenessen, Germany
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: KZBM-Q4Z

Marriage Events

• Marriage: 1 Nov 1911, Fergus, MT. Groom's Name: Clifford Becraft Or Becroft
Groom's Birth Date: 1881
Groom's Birthplace: Cincinnati Oh
Groom's Age: 30
Bride's Name: Mary Leasik
Bride's Birth Date: 1891
Bride's Birthplace: Allenessen Ger
Bride's Age: 20
Marriage Date: 01 Nov 1911
Marriage Place: Fergus, Montana
Groom's Father's Name: James Becraft Or Becroft
Groom's Mother's Name: Mary Snell
Bride's Father's Name: Joseph Leasik
Bride's Mother's Name: Josephine Reinish
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M71102-1
System Origin: Montana-EASy
Source Film Number: 1035939
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• Marriage: 1 Nov 1911, Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, United States. Name: Clifford Becraft
Titles & Terms:
Event: Marriage
Event Date: 01 Nov 1911
Event Place: Lewistown, , Montana
Age: 30
Marital Status: Single
Previous Spouse:
Race: White
Birth Date:
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio
Estimated Birth Year: 1881
Father: James Becraft
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Mother: Mary Snell
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Additional Relatives:
Spouse: Mary Leasik
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Spouse's Age: 20
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Race: White
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Spouse's Birthplace: Altenessen, Germany
Spouse's Estimated Birth Year: 1891
Spouse's Father: Joseph Leasik
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Spouse's Mother: Mary Reinish
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Volume/Page/Certificate Number: cn 1656
Film Number: 1941106
Digital Folder Number: 4351452
Image Number: 459.

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Children

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1 F Mary Louise Becraft [10881]

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           Born: 1913 - Hilger, Fergus, Montana, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Feb 2010 - Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, United States 1
         Buried: 24 Feb 2010 - Central Montana Memorial Gardens, Lewistown, Fergus Co, MT 1
Find A Grave ID: 48428997

         Spouse: Walter Raymond Jackson [10882] (1909-1996)
           Marr: 29 Oct 1932 - Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, United States

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2 F Elsie Mae Becraft [10883]

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           Born: 27 Dec 1914 - Hilger, Fergus, Montana, United States 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Jan 2011 - Moscow, Latah, Idaho, United States 1 2

         Buried:  - Greenwood Cemetery, Palouse, Whitman Co, WA 1
FamilySearch ID: LDYJ-8LN
Find A Grave ID: 110212575

         Spouse: Gardner Ralph Merrill [10884] (1912-2001)
           Marr: 25 Jul 1934 - Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, United States

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Sources

1 Findagrave.com.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 Nov 2025), entry for Elsie Mae Becraft, person ID LDYJ-8LN.