Douglas Raymond Becraft and Evelyn Wambolt
Husband Douglas Raymond Becraft [5620] 1 2
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Born: 29 May 1884 - Little Saumico, Oconto, Wisconsin 3 4 5 Christened: Died: 27 Sep 1932 - Marblemount, Skagit, Washington, United States 3 4 6 Cause of Death: killed by falling snag![]()
Buried: 30 Sep 1932 - Union Cemetery, Skagit, Washington Territory, United States 4 7 8 FamilySearch ID: G7GH-D51 Find A Grave ID: 230762979
Father: Raymond Henry Becraft I [5618] (1857-1927) 3 Mother: Minerva Jane "Minnie" Elliott [5619] (1866-1920) 3
Marriage: 19 Dec 1905 - Lewis, Washington, United StatesEvents
• He was born on 29 May 1884 in Little Suamico, Oconto Co, WI. Name:
Raymond Douglass Becroft
Gender:Male
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Birth Date:29 May 1884
Birthplace:Little Saumico, Oconto, Wisconsin
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Race:White
Father's Name:Raymond Henry Becroft
Father's Birthplace:Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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Mother's Name:Minerva Jane Elliott
Mother's Birthplace:Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number:C00323-5
System Origin:Wisconsin-EASy
Source Film Number:1305135
Reference Number:1305135 file 00822. • Draft Registration: Between 1917 and 1918, Seattle City no 12, Skagit County, Washington, United States.
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Lyman, Skagit Co, WA. 199 10A line 28
135-136 Becraft, Raymond head Aug. 1857 42 m18 WI PA PA
Minerva wife Mar 1867 33 m18 (6-6 ch) WI PA PA
Douglass son May 1884 16 WI WI WI
Verna dau Aug. 1887 12 WI WI WI
James son Aug. 1889 10 WI WI WI
Charles son Mar 1892 8 WI WI WI
Elmer son Feb. 1895 5 WI WI WI
Nellie dau Feb. 1900 4/12 WI WI WI
.• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Lyman, Skagit Co, WA. Douglas R Becraft, age 24y; wife Evalina, age 21y; father Raymond Decraft, age 52y; mother Mineva J Decraft, age 41y; John Marshal, age 43y.
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Skagit, Washington, United States. Douglas Beecroft, born abt 1890; wife Evelyn, 1884; Elmer, 1914; Jan, 1919; Alna, 1921; Theodore; 1927.
• He died on 27 Sep 1932 in Concrete, Skagit Co, WA. Name:
Douglas Becraft
Death Date:27 Sep 1932
Death Place:Concrete, Skagit, Washington
Gender:Male
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Age at Death:48 years 3 months 29 days
Estimated Birth Year:1884
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Marital Status:Married
Spouse's Name:Evylin Becraft
Father's Name:R.H. Becraft
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Mother's Name:Minerva Becraft
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Film Number:2022967
Digital GS Number:4221555
Image Number:2040
Volume/Page/Certificate Number:303.
Wife Evelyn Wambolt [5626] 3
Born: Abt 1890 - Wisconsin, United States 3 Christened: Died: - Washington, United States 3 Buried: FamilySearch ID: G7G4-RNWEvents
• She appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Lyman, Skagit Co, WA. Douglas R Becraft, age 24y; wife Evalina, age 21y; father Raymond Decraft, age 52y; mother Mineva J Decraft, age 41y; John Marshal, age 43y.
• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Skagit, Washington, United States. Douglas Beecroft, born abt 1890; wife Evelyn, 1884; Elmer, 1914; Jan, 1919; Alna, 1921; Theodore; 1927.
Children
1 M Elmer Douglas Becraft [5627] 3
Born: 21 Jul 1914 - Sedro-Woolley, Skagit, Washington, United States 3 7 9 10 Christened: Died: 30 Aug 1998 - Mt Vernon Life Care Center, Mt Vernon, , WA 7 9![]()
Buried: - Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake, Skagit Co, WA 7 FamilySearch ID: LY6W-VPG Find A Grave ID: 260755380Spouse: Martha May Daves 3 [5628] (1919-2011) Marr: 1 Aug 1936 - Mount Vernon, Skagit, Washington, United States 3
2 F Jane Becraft [8720] (details suppressed for this person)
Born: Christened: Died: Buried: FamilySearch ID: PW4N-CGL
3 F Zelma June Becraft [5652] (details suppressed for this person)
Born: Christened: Died: Buried: FamilySearch ID: GZJD-9C1Spouse: Carl Folkland [5653] (living)Spouse: Henry Johnson 3 [5654] (1903- )
4 M Theodore Ray Becraft [5655] (details suppressed for this person)
Born: Christened: Died: Buried: FamilySearch ID: G261-2KDSpouse: Dorothy Loretta Johnson [5656] (living)
Death Notes: Husband - Douglas Raymond Becraft
He was a lumberman working in the woods with lots of other men and several men were sleeping together in tents overnight, a snag fell on the tent he was sleeping in, the others hurried to get help but it was too late. It had killed him.
1 rangers_rainbow@msn.com, Eric Nelson's Family Genealogy (rootsweb.com), Douglas R.
2 Sarah Hunt, Cohen Stancyk Family Tree (Published on Ancestry.com).
3 rangers_rainbow@msn.com, Eric Nelson's Family Genealogy (rootsweb.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 Douglas Raymond Becraft, person ID G7GH-D51.
5 LDS, Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926.
6 LDS, Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960.
7 Findagrave.com.
8 Billion Graves (billiongraves.com : accessed 14 Apr 2020).
9 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.
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Ancestor.com, Washington State Birth Index, 1907-1919 [database] (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. Original data: Washington Department of Health. Washington State Births 1907-1919. Washington: Department of Health, 19--.).
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