Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Howard Webster Wissing and Dorothy May Becraft

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Husband Howard Webster Wissing [3554] ¹

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           Born: 5 Dec 1905 - Walker Township, Rush, Indiana, United States 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Dec 1974 - Rushville, Rush, Indiana, United States 2
         Buried: 24 Dec 1974 - Manilla, Rush, Indiana, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: L2LV-8FN

       Marriage: 14 Mar 1931 - Rush, Indiana, United States 1

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Wife Dorothy May Becraft [1759]

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           Born: 31 Jul 1905 - Rushville, Rush, Indiana, United States 1 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 May 1980 - Walker Township, Rush, Indiana, United States 1 3
         Buried: 20 May 1980 - Manilla, Rush, Indiana, United States 3
FamilySearch ID: L2LV-ZGT

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         Father: Frank William Becraft [1210] (1879-1952)
         Mother: Pearl Casey [1758] (1885-1965)

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Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Union, Rush Co, IN. Frank Becraft, age 30y; wife Pearl, age 24y; dau Dorothy, age 4y; dau Frances, age 2y; brother-in-law Claud Casey, age 16y.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Rush, Indiana, United States. Frank Becraft, age 40y; wife Pearl, age 34y; dau Dorthy, age 14y; dau Frances E, age 11y; dau Eidath, age 3y6m; son John R, age 9m.

• She appeared on the 1930 Census census in 1930 in Rushville, Rush, Indiana, United States. Dorothy M. Becraft age 24 listed as daughter with father Frank W. age 50, mother Pearl C. age 44 and sister Edith J age 13 and brother John R. age 11.

Marriage Events

• Marriage: 14 Mar 1931, Rush, Indiana, United States. Groom: Howard Wissing
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Date of Birth: 05 Dec 1905
Groom's Place of Birth: Rush
Groom's Residence: Rush
Groom's Number of Marriage:
Groom's Father: J M Wissing
Groom's Mother: Dena Webster
Bride: Dorothy Becraft
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Date of Birth: 31 Jul 1905
Bride's Place of Birth: Rush
Bride's Residence: Rush
Bride's Number of Marriage:
Bride's Father: Frank Becraft
Bride's Mother: Pearl Casey
Informant Name:
Date of License:
County of License: Rush
Date of Marriage: 14 Mar 1931
Place of Marriage: , Rush,
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Record Number:
Film Number: 1837933
Digital Folder Number: 4186014
Image Number: 00357
Number of Images: 1.

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Children

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Sources

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

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 23 Nov 2025), entry for Howard Webster Wissing, person ID L2LV-8FN.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 Nov 2025), entry for Dorothy May Becraft, person ID L2LV-ZGT.