Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Douglas Raymond Becraft and Evelyn Wambolt



Husband Douglas Raymond Becraft [5620] 1 2




           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 States

Events

• He was born on 29 May 1884 in Little Suamico, Oconto Co, WI. Name: Raymond Douglass Becroft
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date:
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Birth Date: 29 May 1884
Birthplace: Little Saumico, Oconto, Wisconsin
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race: White
Father's Name: Raymond Henry Becroft
Father's Birthplace: Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Minerva Jane Elliott
Mother's Birthplace: Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Mother's Age:
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
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• 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
Race (Displayed on Form):
Age at Death: 48 years 3 months 29 days
Estimated Birth Year: 1884
Birth Date:
Birth Place:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Evylin Becraft
Father's Name: R.H. Becraft
Father's Birth Place:
Mother's Name: Minerva Becraft
Mother's Birth Place:
Occupation:
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Additional Relatives:
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-RNW

Events

• 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: 260755380
         Spouse: 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-9C1
         Spouse: 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: G261-2KD
         Spouse: 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.

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Sources


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.

10 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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