Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

William Franklin Cossel and Ethel Leta Becraft

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Husband William Franklin Cossel [3520] ¹

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           Born: 17 Dec 1881 - Davis, Iowa, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Jun 1975 - Memphis, Scotland, Missouri, United States 1
         Buried:  - Barker Cemetery, Hitt, Scotland, Missouri, United States
FamilySearch ID: L7VS-WNJ

       Marriage: 27 Feb 1910 - Scotland, Missouri, United States 1

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Wife Ethel Leta Becraft [643] ¹

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           Born: 11 Aug 1885 - Scotland, Missouri, United States 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Jun 1981 - Longmont, Boulder Co, CO 1
         Buried: 1981 - Barker Cemetery, Hitt, Scotland, Missouri, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: L7VS-WBH

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         Father: John Harrison Becraft [447] (1850-1939)
         Mother: Sarah Samantha Martin [639] (1852-1889) 3

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Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Scotland, Missouri, United States. John H Becraft, born abt 1850; Mary, 1880; William, 1882; Ethel, 1886.

• Her obituary was published. Ethel Leta Cossel, daughter of John Harrison and Sara Samantha Martin Becraft, was born August 11, 1885, in Davis County, Iowa and passed away June 16, 1981, at the Longmont United Hospital, Longmont, Colorado. She was 95 years of age.

February 28, 1910, she was married to William Frank Cossel and to this union, two children were born, Carl Lewis Cossel and Glen Harrison Cossel.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank, June 29, 1975; one son, Carl Lewis, September 9, 1954; two sisters, Maud Riney and Kate Farnsworth.

Surviving are one son, Glen Cossel, of Boulder, Colorado; two grandsons, Jack Cossel of Butte, Montana and Donald Cossel, of Longmont, Colorado; one brother, William Becraft, of Memphis, Missouri; five great-grandchildren, Jackie Kay, Shawn Glen, Wendy Sue, Cristi and Michael.

At an earl(y) age she united with the Barker United Brethren Church, now Barker United Methodist Church.

Mrs. Cossel lived most of her life on the family farm in Scotland County. After her husband's death she moved to Boulder, Colorado to be near her family.

Funeral services were conducted by the Payne-Gerth Funeral Home from the Barker United Methodist Church.

Rev. Lowell Newland officiated. Burial was in the Barker Cemetery. Body bearers were Millard Becraft, Sydney Moore, Herschel Humphrey, Kinney Cossel, Edwin Cossel and Verne Spees. Pianist, Florence Weilbrenner. Vocalists, Elmer Weilbrenner, Helen Newland, Rosalie Gooden, and LaVerne Weilbrenner.

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Children

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1 M Glen Harrison Cossel [7046]

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           Born: 7 Apr 1915 - Scotland, Missouri, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Oct 2006 - Longmont, Boulder Co, CO
         Buried: 26 Oct 2006 - Foothills Gardens of Memory, , CO
FamilySearch ID: KPQX-WYL

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2 M Carl Lewis Cossel [12637]

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Sep 1954
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: L7VS-49S

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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 7 Nov 2025), entry for Ethel Leta Becraft, person ID L7VS-WBH.

3 dad1037@yahoo.com (Emails, etc from her sources.), "Samantha."