Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Harold Lee Becraft Sr. and Gloria A Hafele

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Husband Harold Lee Becraft Sr. [5786]

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           Born: 10 Aug 1924 - Cooksville, Howard, Maryland, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Jan 1996 - Owings Mills, Baltimore, Maryland, United States 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GY87-5S4

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         Father: 
         Mother: Bertha Lillian Becraft [15742] (1907-After 1950)

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       Marriage: 

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 216-18-6871.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. NameHarold Becraft
SexMale
Age15 years
Birth Date1925
BirthplaceMaryland
Residence Date1935
Residence PlaceSame Place
Marital StatusSingle
RaceWhite
Relationship to Head of HouseholdStepson
Event TypeCensus
Event Date1940
Event PlaceBaltimore, Maryland, United States
Enumeration District Number4-623 Baltimore City Ward 20 (Tract 20-5 - part)
Line Number40
Sheet LetterB
Sheet Number12
Affiliate Publication NumberT627

Other People on This Record
Franklin C Justice M 30 years Maryland
Bertha L Justice F 33 years Maryland
Nancy L Justice F 6 years Maryland
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• Military: World War II Draft Registration, 1942, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. NameHarold Lee Becraft
Birth Date1924
BirthplaceHoward, Maryland
Residence PlaceBaltimore, Maryland
OccupationBethlehem Fairfield Shipyard
ComplexionLight
RaceWhite
Height5 11
Weight150
Eye ColorBlue
Hair ColorBrown
Relative's NameBertha Justice
Event TypeDraft Registration
Event Date1942
Event PlaceBaltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Affiliate Publication Number563727
Affiliate Publication TitleWorld War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Maryland.

• He died on 23 Jan 1996. NameHarold L Becraft
Middle NameL
StateMaryland
Last Place of ResidenceBaltimore, Maryland
Previous Residence Postal Code21117
Age72
Birth Date10 Aug 1924
Death Date23 Jan 1996.

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Wife Gloria A Hafele [5787]

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           Born: 16 Feb 1928 - Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Jan 2012 - Owings Mills, Baltimore, Maryland, United States 2
         Buried: 20 Jan 2012
FamilySearch ID: GSQV-5KP

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         Father: Franklin Vernon Hafele [12620] (1899-1960)
         Mother: Anna Elizabeth Hissey [12621] (1908-      ) 3

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Events

• Her obituary was published. In Loving Memory
Gloria A. BeCraft
2/16/1928 - 1/17/2012 ...
Gloria A. BeCraft, 83, of Owings Mills passed away at her residence. She was born on February 16, 1928 in Baltimore, MD to the late Franklin Vernon and Anna E. Hissey Hafele. She was married to the late Harold Lee BeCraft.

She had been a housewife.

She is survived by daughter Jennifer Ann Broadwater of Owings Mills. Predeceased by her sons Harold Lee BeCraft, Jr and Terry Allan BeCraft. She had two sisters;Claudette Anderson and the late Betty Lou Blake and two brothers;Frank Hafele and the late Richard Hafele. She is also survived by her grandchildren;Michelle Ann Muller, Kimberly Broadwater, Wendy Grandroth and Garrett Lee Broadwater.

A service will be held on Friday, January 20, 2012 at 7:00pm at the Eline Funeral Home, 11824 Reisterstown Road, Reisterstown, MD.

• Her obituary was published.
Obituary for Gloria BeCraft
Gloria A. BeCraft, 83, of Owings Mills passed away at her residence. She was born on February 16, 1928 in Baltimore, MD to the late Franklin Vernon and Anna E. Hissey Hafele. She was married to the late Harold Lee BeCraft.

She had been a housewife.

She is survived by daughter Jennifer Ann Broadwater of Owings Mills. Predeceased by her sons Harold Lee BeCraft, Jr and Terry Allan BeCraft. She had two sisters;Claudette Anderson and the late Betty Lou Blake and two brothers;Frank Hafele and the late Richard Hafele. She is also survived by her grandchildren;Michelle Ann Muller, Kimberly Broadwater, Wendy Grandroth and Garrett Lee Broadwater.

A service will be held on Friday, January 20, 2012 at 7:00pm at the Eline Funeral Home, 11824 Reisterstown Road, Reisterstown, MD.
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Children

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1 M Harold Lee Becraft Jr. [5788]

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           Born: 24 Nov 1947 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Oct 1997 1
         Buried: 

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2 F Jennifer Ann Becraft [5789] (details suppressed for this person)

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
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         Spouse: Broadwater [5790] (living)

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3 M Terry Allan Becraft [5791]

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           Born: 5 Jul 1961 - Baltimore, Maryland, United States 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 May 2005 - Randallstown, Baltimore, Maryland, United States 4
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: PWKQ-L82

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Sources

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

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Gloria A Hafele, person ID GSQV-5KP.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Anna E Hissey, person ID G9TK-NZB.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Terry Allan Becraft, person ID PWKQ-L82.