Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Richard Eugene McGinnis and Ella Victoria Becraft

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Husband Richard Eugene McGinnis [13564]

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           Born: 4 Nov 1897 - Baltimore, Maryland, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Mar 1993 - Randallstown, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
         Buried:  - Mount Olive Cemetery, Randallstown, Baltimore, Maryland, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: GZTC-LJV
Find A Grave ID: 199722404

       Marriage: 

Events

• His obituary was published in The Baltimore Sun on 18 Mar 1993. "McGINNIS, RICHARD
On Tuesday March 16, 1993 RICHARD EUGENE of Randallstown, beloved husband of the late Ella V. (nee Becraft) McGinnis, devoted father of Bertha West, Robert D. McGinnis and the late Milburn E. McGinnis, also survived by nine grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
Friends may call at Loring Byers Chapel, 8728 Liberty road (2 miles west of beltway exit 18B), on Thursday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. where Services will be held on Friday, March 19 at 11 A.M. Interment Mt. Olive Cemetery. (Those desiring please make contributions to Mr. Olive United Methodist Church)."

The Baltimore Sun. 18 March 1993.

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Wife Ella Victoria Becraft [13563]

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           Born: Nov 1896 - Baltimore, Maryland, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Jul 1979 - Randallstown, Baltimore, Maryland, United States 2
         Buried:  - Mount Olive Cemetery, Randallstown, Baltimore, Maryland, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: GZTC-TZY
Find A Grave ID: 199722836

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         Father: William Henry Becraft [285] (1844-1918)
         Mother: Rhoda V Bennett [13562] (1857-1927)

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Events

• Her obituary was published in The Baltimore Sun on 16 Jul 1979. McGINNIS
On Friday, July 13, 1979, ELLA V. (nee Becraft), of Windsor Mill road, beloved wife of Richard Eugene McGinnis, devoted mother of Milburn ER. McGinnis, Bertha Payette and Robert D. McGinnis. Also survived by nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Friends may call at Loring Byers Chapel, 8728 Liberty road ( 2 miles west of Beltway exit 18), on Sunday and Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. where services will be held on Tuesday, July 17, at 2 P.M. Interment in Mount Olive Cemetery, Randallstown. Those desiring please make contributions to Mt. Olive United Methodist Church Building Fund or Baltimore County General Hospital."

The Baltimore Sun. 16 July 1979.

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Children

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Sources

1 Findagrave.com.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 Nov 2025), entry for Ella Victoria Becraft, person ID GZTC-TZY.