Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Forrest E "Toots" Becraft and Lucille E Steiner

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Husband Forrest E "Toots" Becraft [10812]

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           Born: 13 Nov 1893 - Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Feb 1972 - Hallandale, , FL 1
         Buried: 14 Feb 1972 - Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, OH 2
FamilySearch ID: LTLX-49D
Find A Grave ID: 78891328

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         Father: Charles Becraft [3088] (1866-      )
         Mother: Lucinda C. "Lou" Forbes [3527] (1872-      ) 3 4

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       Marriage: 16 Sep 1911 - Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 294-16-6074.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States. Ward 1
Charles Becraft, b Mar 1866, age 34y; married 9 years, born IN, Printer John, rents house; wife Lucinda S, b Mar 1872, age 28y; born IN; so Holman, b Apr 1892, age 8y, born IN, at school; son Forrest, b Nov 1893, age 8y, born OH, at school; son Russell L, b Mar 1899, age 1, born OH.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States. Name: Forest Becroft
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Cincinnati (Districts 340, 395-576), Hamilton, Ohio
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Ohio
Estimated Birth Year: 1895
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Enumeration District Number: 0422
Family Number: 183
Sheet Number and Letter: 5A
Line Number: 8
NARA Publication: T626, roll 1807
Film Number: 2341541
Digital Folder Number: 4639626
Image Number: 00433
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Forest Becroft M 35 Ohio
Wife Betty Becroft F 29 Ohio
Lodger David Boyd M 34 Ohio.

• His obituary was published. Becraft
Forest, husband of the late Gertrude Rhoades Becraft, dear father of Mrs. Charles (Thelma) Fitch; Wednesday, February 9, 1972, in Hallandale, Fla., age 79 years. Friends may call at the Chas. A. Miller Sons Funeral Home, Hamilton Ave., at Knowlton St., Northside, Sunday 3 to 8 P.M. Funeral service Monday at 11 A.M.

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Wife Lucille E Steiner [10841] ⁵

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           Born: 5 Jan 1894 - Atlanta, Georgia, United States 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Mar 1985 - Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States 6
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: 9C8Y-1KF

Marriage Events

• Marriage: 16 Sep 1911, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States. Groom's Name: Forest Becraft
Groom's Birth Date: 1890
Groom's Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio
Groom's Age: 21
Bride's Name: Lucille Steiner
Bride's Birth Date: 1893
Bride's Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia
Bride's Age: 18
Marriage Date: 16 Sep 1911
Marriage Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio
Groom's Father's Name: Charles Becraft
Groom's Mother's Name: Lulu Forbes
Bride's Father's Name: John Steiner
Bride's Mother's Name: Clara Jenks
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status: Single
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status: Single
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02281-9
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
Source Film Number: 365186
Reference Number: Vol 235 No 43.

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Children

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1 F Thelma M Becraft [12792]

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           Born: 28 Feb 1912 - Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Mar 2002 - Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
         Buried:  - Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, OH 2
FamilySearch ID: GDLN-B47

         Spouse: Charles F Fitch [13758] (1907-1997)

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Burial Notes: Husband - Forrest E "Toots" Becraft

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Plot Garden MM, Section W109, Lot F1, Space 0

Sources

1 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.

2 Findagrave.com.

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

4 Ancestry.com (Works Progress Administration. Index to Marriage Records Indiana: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940.).

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Lucille Steiner, person ID 9C8Y-1KF.

6 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Lucille E Steiner, person ID 9C8Y-1KF.