Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

James Spurgeon Purdy and Dora Ann Becraft

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Husband James Spurgeon Purdy [3538] ¹

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           Born: 16 Aug 1878 - Sioux City, IA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 Sep 1945 - Tulare Co, CA 1
 Cause of Death: Heart Attack
         Buried: 4 Oct 1945 - Lindsay-Strathmore Cemetery, Lindsay, Tulare, California, United States 2 3
FamilySearch ID: MCHR-7KZ

       Marriage: 26 Feb 1899 - Mesa, Colorado, United States 1

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Wife Dora Ann Becraft [3537] ¹

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           Born: 26 Apr 1881 - Memphis, Scotland, Missouri, United States 1
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           Died: 1 Dec 1977 - Richmond, Contra Costa, California, United States 1 4
         Buried: 4 Dec 1977 - Lindsay-Strathmore Cemetery, Lindsay, Tulare, California, United States 2 4
FamilySearch ID: LHXF-2VB

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         Father: William Harrison Becraft [1934] (1850-1921)
         Mother: Nancy Catherine Shook [3529] (1859-1947) 1

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Events

• She appeared on the Iowa State Census, 1895 census in 1895 in Davis, Iowa, United States. William Becraft, age 44, born IN; Nancy K age 33, born MO; Jessie age 16, born Davis Co, IA; Dava age 13 born ??.

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Children

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Sources

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

2 Amy Rummelhart (azureami@hotmail.com), "Amy's Tree" (http://www.gencircles.com/users/daygirl/5/data/4565).

3 Findagrave.com.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 Nov 2025), entry for Dora Ann Becraft, person ID LHXF-2VB.