Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

David Theodore "Ted" Becraft and Dorinne E Dettwiler

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Husband David Theodore "Ted" Becraft [3834] ¹

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           Born: 2 Dec 1921 - Walla Walla, Washington, United States 2
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           Died: 29 Oct 2017 - Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States 2
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: PWC3-JF6

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         Father: Virgil Coomer Becraft [3823] (1897-1972)
         Mother: Verda Excelsia Burg [3824] (1898-1997) 3

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       Marriage: 30 Sep 1942 - Missoula Co, MT

Events

• Visit: Walla Walla Union Bulletin, 12 Oct 1945. ... their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Becraft, and their first grandchild, Linda Gale, who was born September 18. Young Becraft is taking a lawyer's cours in the nation's capital.

• Visit: Walla Walla Union Bulletin, 8 Nov 1945. ... their infant daughter returned from Washington, D.C. with their parents, Eldar and Mrs. V. C. Becraft. Young Becraft has been studying law in the nation's capital and will be employed in Los Angeles in...

• Event: Walla Walla Union Bulletin, 14 May 1946. Bob Becraft drove to Seattle over the weekend. Among others who went with him was his cousin, Bonnie Cornell, who lives in the sound city. Ted Becraft has gone to Los Angeles wehre he...

• Visit: Walla Walla Union Bulletin, 10 May 1947. David Ted Becraft, former resident, now of San Diego, is a weekend visitor here.

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Wife Dorinne E Dettwiler [8854]

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           Born: 20 Jun 1918 - Cascade Co, MT 4
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           Died: 16 Oct 1984 - Sonoma, California, United States 4
         Buried:  - Lawncrest Memorial Park, Redding, Shasta Co, CA
FamilySearch ID: GLXS-NDT
Find A Grave ID: 286068142

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 539-18-9569.

Marriage Events

• Marriage: 30 Sep 1942, Missoula Co, MT. Name: David T. Becraft
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Event: Marriage
Event Date: 30 Sep 1942
Event Place: , Missoula, Montana
Age: 20
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Estimated Birth Year: 1922
Father: V. C. Becraft
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Mother: Verda Burg
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Spouse: Dorinne E. Dettwiler
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Spouse's Age: 24
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Spouse's Estimated Birth Year: 1918
Spouse's Father: Rudolph Dettwiler
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Spouse's Mother: Verda Butcher
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Volume/Page/Certificate Number: p 289 cn 3449
Film Number: 1889003
Digital Folder Number: 4350515
Image Number: 465.

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Children

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1 F Linda Gale Becraft [8853] (details suppressed for this person)

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FamilySearch ID: GPBQ-6S1

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Burial Notes: Wife - Dorinne E Dettwiler

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Section K, Block H, Lot 10, Grave #1

Sources

1 Lorraine Plotner Becraft.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2025), entry for David Theodore "Ted" Becraft, person ID PWC3-JF6.

3 Tim Becraft.

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