Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Merritt L Hartman and Eva Elizabeth Becraft

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Husband Merritt L Hartman [3748] ¹

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           Born: 12 Aug 1909 - Kosciusko, Indiana, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Dec 1986 - Parkview Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Allen Co, IN 1
         Buried:  - Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Wayne Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: M7K9-TJL
Find A Grave ID: 92847265

       Marriage: 5 Dec 1931 - 1st Christian Church, Warsaw, Kosciusko Co, IN 1

Events

• His obituary was published. Ft Wayne Journal, obit in part (from Lorraine)

Merritt Hartman died age 77. Surviving is wife, Eva; 2 daughters; Beverly Fifer of Alburquerque, NM, and Marcia Stokes of Warsaw, IN. 1 son of Warsaw; 1 sister and 1 brother & 7 grandchildren.
Titus Funeral Home
Burial (I am sure at Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.) only one.
Memorials to Kosciusko Co Cancer Society.

• Anniversary: 21 Oct 1981, Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States. Times & Union Newspaper, Warsaw, IN 21 Oct 1981 Mr & Mrs Hartman celebrated 50th wedding Anniversary on Sun 18th. Parents of 3: Allen Hartman, Marcia Stokes both of Warsaw & Beverly Fifer of New Mexico. 5 gr ch, 2 step gr children & 1 gr gr ch.

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Wife Eva Elizabeth Becraft [2703]

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           Born: 15 Feb 1912 - Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Aug 1994 - Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
         Buried:  - Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Wayne Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: G6Y1-Y5C
Find A Grave ID: 92847342

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         Father: Sylvester Valentine Walter Becraft [2547] (1876-1924)
         Mother: Harriet Eliza Phillips [2663] (1887-1955) 3

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Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Wayne, Kosciusko Co, IN. Name: Eva Becroft
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Wayne, Kosciusko, Indiana
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birthplace: Indiana
Estimated Birth Year: 1912
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Enumeration District Number: 0031
Family Number: 30
Sheet Number and Letter: 3A
Line Number: 32
NARA Publication: T626, roll 598
Film Number: 2340333
Digital Folder Number: 4584693
Image Number: 00569
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Earl Fifer M 39 Indiana
Wife Hattie Fifer F 43 Indiana
Daughter Ruth Fifer F 12 Indiana
Daughter Ilene Fifer F 8 Indiana
Son Dale Berrafe M 22 Indiana
Daughter Eva Becroft F 18 Indiana.

Marriage Events

• Anniversary: 50th. Times & Union Newspaper, Warsaw, IN 21 Oct 1981 Mr & Mrs Hartman celebrated 50th wedding Anniversary on Sun 18th. Parents of 3: Allen Hartman, Marcia Stokes both of Warsaw & Beverly Fifer of New Mexico. 5 gr ch, 2 step gr children & 1 gr gr ch.

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Children

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Death Notes: Husband - Merritt L Hartman

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Ft Wayne Journal, obit in part
Merritt Hartman died age 77. Surviving is wife, Eva; 2 daughters; Beverly Fifer of Alburquerque, NM, and Marcia Stokes of Warsaw, IN. 1 son of Warsaw; 1 sister and 1 brother & 7 grandchildren.
Titus Funeral Home
Burial (I am sure at Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.) only one.
Memorials to Kosciusko Co Cancer Society.

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Birth Notes: Wife - Eva Elizabeth Becraft

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Kosciusko Co, Birth Records, 1882-1920, BK CH-5, pg. 30.

Sources

1 Lorraine Plotner Becraft.

2 Findagrave.com.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Harriot E Phillips, person ID L49K-L78.