Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Frank J Lanahan Dr and Eva Marie Becraft

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Husband Frank J Lanahan Dr [761]

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           Born: 
     Christened:  - Manassas, VA
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: PW42-TGB

       Marriage: 3 Oct 1932 - Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United States

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Wife Eva Marie Becraft [618]

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           Born: 26 Apr 1898 - Clarksburg, Montgomery, Maryland, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Apr 1989 - Manassas, VA
         Buried:  - Forest Oak Cemetery, Gaithersburg, Montgomery, Maryland, United States of America 1
FamilySearch ID: L6H7-F47

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         Father: Charles Edwin Becraft [432] (1866-1949)
         Mother: Katie Bromwell Penn [611] (1872-1954)

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Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Clarksburg, Montgomery, Maryland, United States. Election District 2
Charles E Becraft, age 33, Nov 1866, MD, married 7 years, farmer; wife Kate B age 27, Jul 1872, MD (4 children, 4 living); daughter Mabel V age 6, Oct 1893, MD; son John H age 4, Jan 1896, MD; Eva age 2, Apr 1898, MD; Clarence E age 7/12 Nov 1899, MD; servant Tobias Pralis, b Mar 1881, age 19, single, MD.
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• She appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Gaithersburg, Montgomery, Maryland, United States. Becraft, C E age 53, born in Maryland, Rents, manages farm is listed with
KB, wife, age 47, no occupation
MV, daughter, age 26, teacher school
JH, son, age 23, labor farm
EM, daughter, age 21, clerk office
CE, son, age 20, labor farm
HW, son, age 15, none
HM, daughter, age 15, none.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Gaithersburg, Montgomery, Maryland, United States. Charles E. Becraft age 63, listed as head of household with wife Katie B age 57 and children Mabel V. age 35; John H age 32; Eva M age 30; Henry W age 25; and Helen M age 15.

• Her obituary was published in The Frederick Post on 13 Apr 1989. Mrs. Eva Lanahan Mrs. Eva BECRAFT Lanahan, 90, of Manassas, Va., died Wednesday, April 12. She was the widow of Dr. Frank R. Lanahan, Mrs. Lanahan was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, a member of Prince William Hospital Auxiliary, both of Manassas, and a former member of United Methodist Church, Gai...

Marriage Events

• Marriage: The Daily Mail, 5 Oct 1932. Frank R. Lanahan, 37, Manassas, Va., and Eva M. Becraft, 33, of Washington Grove, Md.

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Children

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Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 Nov 2025), entry for Eva Marie Becraft, person ID L6H7-F47.