Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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George Washington Becraft and Sarah Elizabeth Brown



Husband George Washington Becraft [2543]

           Born: 20 Jul 1880 - St Mary's, Auglaize Co, OH 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 May 1935 - Tiffin, Seneca, OH 2


         Buried: 20 May 1935 - Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Wayne Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States 1 2 3
FamilySearch ID: PW4F-TJN
Find A Grave ID: 48213496


         Father: Thomas Francis Jefferson Becraft [2530] (1842-1922)
         Mother: Martha Jane Fifer [2533] (1848-1927)


       Marriage: 24 Sep 1917 - Hillsdale, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States

Events

• Draft Registration: WWI Draft Registration Card. George Washington Becraft, 2 Jul 1880, White, Fort Wayne, Allen, IN.

• He worked as a sheet metal worker.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States. Thomas Becraft, born about 1842, age 68y; wife ?, age 52y; son George, age 28y.

• He died on 18 May 1935 in Tiffin, Seneca, OH. Name: George Becraft
Titles & Terms:
Death Date: 18 May 1935
Death Place: Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio
Birth Date: 02 Jul 1880
Estimated Birth Year:
Birthplace: St. Marys, Ohio
Death Age: 55 years 10 months 6 days
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Race or Color: Caucasian
Street Address: 24 East Perry St.
Occupation: Sheet Metal Worker
Residence:
Burial Date: 20 May 1935
Burial Place: Warsaw, Ind.
Cemetery Name:
Spouse's Name: Sarah Becraft
Father's Name: John Becraft
Father's Title & Terms:
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Name: Phefer
Mother's Titles & Terms:
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Film Number: 2022519
Digital Folder Number: 4001927
Image Number: 1120
Certificate Number: fn 33466.




Wife Sarah Elizabeth Brown [8864] 3

           Born: 1880 - Noble Co, IN 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Mar 1958 - Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States 3
         Buried:  - Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States 3
FamilySearch ID: LYWQ-MS7

   Other Spouse: Wilson O Reidinger 3 [8880] (1877-1932) - 1893 (Divorced)

   Other Spouse: Walter Alvin Thomas 4 [5022] (1878-1960) - 16 Mar 1941 - Allen, Indiana, United States


Children

Burial Notes: Husband - George Washington Becraft

Plot: Lot E 1/2 22 Blk 17


General Notes: Husband - George Washington Becraft

LDS AFN: 1889-JSC


Burial Notes: Wife - Sarah Elizabeth Brown

Plot 2, Lot 47


General Notes: Wife - Sarah Elizabeth Brown

According to George's death certificate his spouse's name was Sarah.

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Sources


1 LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org).

2 LDS, Ohio Deaths 1908-1953.

3 Findagrave.com.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Nov 2025), entry for Walter A Thomas, person ID LY53-GQH.


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