Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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J. Burr Becraft and Marjorie Mary Engle

Husband J. Burr Becraft [3772] 1 

           Born: 1884 - Michigan, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1926 2



         Buried:  - Maple Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Van Buren Co, MI 2
FamilySearch ID: LJRS-GWB
Find A Grave ID: 52597170


         Father: Mead Clarence Becraft [3752] (1854-1941) 1
         Mother: Eudora J Soule [3771] (1861-1934) 1 3


       Marriage: 10 Feb 1913 - Hartford, Van Buren Co, MI 4

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan, United States. ED 81, p. 7A, res. 164
Watervliet twp., Berrien Co., MI:
Becraft, Clarence, b. Oct. 1855 (?), 45, m. 18 y., MI NY PA, merchant
Endora, b. June 1861, 38, 7 ch. (6 alive), NY NY NY
Burr, son, b. Jan 1884, 16, MI, at school
Ima (?), dau, b. Mar 1886, 14, MI, at school
Lucy, dau, b. Jul 1888, 12, MI, at school
Charlotte, dau, b. Sept 1891, 9, MI
Frank, son, b. Jan. 1896, 4, MI
Mead, son, b. Oct. 1897, 2, MI

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• Visit: The Weekly Press, 30 Aug 1906, Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan, United States. WATERVLIET. Burr BECRAFT of Chicago has been spending his annual vacation with his parents here.

• Visit: The Weekly Press, 27 Feb 1908. Burr Becraft of Chicago, is at home with his parents here this week.

• Visit: The Weekly Press, 9 Apr 1908. Burr Becraft of Chcago, is the guest of relatives in the city for a few days.

• Visit: The Weekley Press, 16 Apr 1908. WATERVLIET. Burr BECRAFT who has been working in Chicago for some time, is home for the summer.

• Visit: The Weekly Press, 5 Aug 1909. Frank Soule and Burr BECRAFT of Watervliet are spending the day in this city.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan, United States. Clarence M Becraft, age 56y; wife Eudora J, age 49y; son Burr J, age 26y; son Frank E, age 16y; son Mead S, age 14y.

• Event: 1914, Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan, United States. 90 YEARS AGO - 1914
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Ray September 23rd.
Harry Clark and Austin Higbee and family plan to start Saturday for a trip down the Missippi.
A ten-pound daughter arrived at the home of Dr. and Mrs. M.H. Tuttle September 25th.
Among those who attended the automobile races in Kalamazoo last Saturday were: P.H. Lewis, Doric Hawks, Dr. M.H. Tuttle, Paul Merrifield, and Burr Becraft.
C.M. Becraft and W.H. Ball represented Watervliet township at the Republican convention held in Kalamazoo Wednesday.
The Watervliet township representatives for the Democratic party that attended the convention in Detroit Wednesday were: F.H. Merrifield, Leon D. Case, and A.A. Howard.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Adrian City, Lewanee Co, MI. ED 52, p. 10A, res.
Adrian city, Lewanee Co., MI:
Becraft, J. Burr, 33, MI MI NY, T__ salesman for hardware co.
Marjorie M., 29, MI MI MI
E__gle M., son, 3 4/12, MI
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Wife Marjorie Mary Engle [3782] 

           Born: May 1890 - Michigan, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 1987 2



         Buried:  - Maple Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Van Buren Co, MI 2
FamilySearch ID: LJRS-N3V
Find A Grave ID: 52615739


         Father: Manlius Arthur Engle [13091] (1868-1938) 2
         Mother: Maude L Gray [13092] (1871-1934) 2


   Other Spouse: Pettibone [13090]

   Other Spouse: Clyde Henry Bontz [13089] (1888-1940)

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Adrian City, Lewanee Co, MI. ED 52, p. 10A, res.
Adrian city, Lewanee Co., MI:
Becraft, J. Burr, 33, MI MI NY, T__ salesman for hardware co.
Marjorie M., 29, MI MI MI
E__gle M., son, 3 4/12, MI
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• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Adrian City, Lewanee Co, MI. Marjorie Becraft, age 35, born 1894, MI; Engle M, age 13, born 1916, son.

Marriage Events

• Marriage: 10 Feb 1913, Hartford, Van Buren Co, MI. Groom's Name: J. Burr Becraft
Groom's Race:
Groom's Age: 29 years
Groom's Birth Date: 1884
Groom's Birthplace: Michigan
Bride's Name: Mary Marjorie Engle
Bride's Race:
Bride's Age: 22 years
Bride's Birth Date: 1891
Bride's Birthplace: Michigan
Marriage Type:
Marriage Date: 10 Feb 1913
Marriage Place: Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan
Groom's Father: Clarence M.
Groom's Mother: Soule
Bride's Father: Manlius A.
Bride's Mother: Gray
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife:
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband:
Film Number: 2342700
Frame Number:
Digital Folder Number: 4209171
Image Number: 197
Reference Number: v 1 p 7 rn 94.

Children
1 M Engle Mead Becraft [3783] 5 6 7 8 9 

           Born: 26 Sep 1916 - Michigan, United States 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Aug 1996 - Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States 10 11 12 13
         Buried:  - Maple Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Van Buren Co, MI 2 14
FamilySearch ID: LJYX-S43
Find A Grave ID: 52597150

         Spouse: Mary Hewitt Crumpton 15 16 17 18 19 20 [13759] (1921-2022)
           Marr: 16 Apr 1946 - Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States

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Sources

1 cblyeth@yahoo.com, "My American Family, July 2004" (rootsweb.com).

2 Findagrave.com.

3 Michigan Department of Health.

4 LDS, Michigan Marriages 1868-1925.

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2022), entry for Engle Mead Becraft, person ID LJYX-S43; citing Engle M Becraft, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014", https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK5B-N4FT, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK5B-N4FT : accessed 21 November 2022), Engle M Becraft, Florida, United States, 19 Aug 1996; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing St. Petersburg Times, born-digital text.

6 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2022), entry for Engle Mead Becraft, person ID LJYX-S43; citing Engle M. Becraft, "Florida Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001", https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJVW-QYB, "Florida Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJVW-QYB : 28 November 2014), Engle M. Becraft, 1946; from "Florida, Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville, Florida; and Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research.

7 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2022), entry for Engle Mead Becraft, person ID LJYX-S43; citing Engle M Becraft, "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993", https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23H5-CK8, "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23H5-CK8 : 22 February 2021), Engle M Becraft and Mary H Crumpton, 1946; citing Marriage, Hillsborough, Florida, United States, citing multiple County Clerks of Court, Florida; FHL microfilm 1,903,287.

8 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2022), entry for Engle Mead Becraft, person ID LJYX-S43; citing Engle M Becraft, "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993", https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23HQ-6T6, "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23HQ-6T6 : 22 February 2021), Engle M Becraft and Mary H Crumpton, 1946; citing Marriage, Florida, United States, citing multiple County Clerks of Court, Florida; FHL microfilm 2,115,800.

9 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2022), entry for Engle Mead Becraft, person ID LJYX-S43; citing E Becraft, "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KLRW-QTD, "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KLRW-QTD : 9 November 2019), Engle Mead Becraft, 1993-2000.

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

11 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2022), entry for Engle Mead Becraft, person ID LJYX-S43; citing Engle M Becraft, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014", https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKPL-GM3B, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKPL-GM3B : accessed 21 November 2022), Engle M Becraft, Florida, United States, 19 Aug 1996; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Tampa Tribune, The, born-digital text.

12 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2022), entry for Engle Mead Becraft, person ID LJYX-S43; citing Engle M Becraft, "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998", https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVXG-JW5, "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVXG-JW5 : 25 December 2014), Engle M Becraft, 17 Aug 1996; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol., certificate number 97790, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.

13 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2022), entry for Engle Mead Becraft, person ID LJYX-S43; citing Engle M Becraft, "United States Social Security Death Index", https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRR9-JJW, "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRR9-JJW : 9 January 2021), Engle M Becraft, 17 Aug 1996; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

14 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2022), entry for Engle Mead Becraft, person ID LJYX-S43; citing Engle M. Becraft, "Find A Grave Index", https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK1-Q5T1, "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK1-Q5T1 : 10 September 2021), Engle M. Becraft; Burial, Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan, United States of America, Maple Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 52597150, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

15 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2022), entry for Mary Hewitt Crumpton, person ID LJYX-SZC; citing Mary H Crumpton in household of Adolph Hearn, "United States Census, 1930", https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPW6-JYD, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPW6-JYD : accessed 21 November 2022), Mary H Crumpton in household of Adolph Hearn, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 125, sheet 7A, line 50, family 107, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2240; FHL microfilm 2,341,974.

16 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2022), entry for Mary Hewitt Crumpton, person ID LJYX-SZC; citing Mary H Crumpton in household of Josephine Hearn, "United States Census, 1940", https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4CJ-W88, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4CJ-W88 : 11 January 2021), Mary H Crumpton in household of Josephine Hearn, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 99-56, sheet 8A, line 20, family 177, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3972.

17 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2022), entry for Mary Hewitt Crumpton, person ID LJYX-SZC; citing Mary in entry for Engle M Becraft, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014", https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK5B-N4FY, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK5B-N4FY : accessed 21 November 2022), Mary in entry for Engle M Becraft, Florida, United States, 19 Aug 1996; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing St. Petersburg Times, born-digital text.

18 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2022), entry for Mary Hewitt Crumpton, person ID LJYX-SZC; citing Mary H Crumpton, "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993", https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23H5-CKD, "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23H5-CKD : 22 February 2021), Engle M Becraft and Mary H Crumpton, 1946; citing Marriage, Hillsborough, Florida, United States, citing multiple County Clerks of Court, Florida; FHL microfilm 1,903,287.

19 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2022), entry for Mary Hewitt Crumpton, person ID LJYX-SZC; citing Mary in entry for Engle M Becraft, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014", https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKPL-GM31, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKPL-GM31 : accessed 21 November 2022), Mary in entry for Engle M Becraft, Florida, United States, 19 Aug 1996; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Tampa Tribune, The, born-digital text.

20 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2022), entry for Mary Hewitt Crumpton, person ID LJYX-SZC; citing Mary H Crumpton, "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993", https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23HQ-6TX, "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23HQ-6TX : 22 February 2021), Engle M Becraft and Mary H Crumpton, 1946; citing Marriage, Florida, United States, citing multiple County Clerks of Court, Florida; FHL microfilm 2,115,800.

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