Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Joel Tannery Becraft and Mary Barbara Phyle

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Husband Joel Tannery Becraft [6148] ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1 Jul 1872 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1 3 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Oct 1952 - Alameda, Alameda, California, United States 1 3 4
         Buried:  - Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda, California, United States
FamilySearch ID: M535-XGY
Find A Grave ID: 283564751

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         Father: Adam Henry Becraft [6144] (1847-1916) 1 2
         Mother: Sarah T [6145] (1849-1924) 1

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       Marriage: 1918 1

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 567-24-5422.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Suffem village, Rockland Co, NY. Joel Becraft, boarder, b Jul 1872, age 27, single, born NY, grocer.

Living in house of James E Sherwood, head, b June 1869, age 30, married 9 years, born NY; wife Etta Sherwood, b Mar 1871, age 29y, (3 children, 3 living), born NJ; son George J Sherwood, b Dec 1891, age 8y, born NY; son Leroy Sherwood, b Aug 1894, age 5y, born NY; son James Sherwood, b Sep 1899, age 8/12y, born NY.

Also in house, Bell White, servant, b Feb 1879, age 21, single, born NJ, servant; Kate Martin, nurse, b Feb 1827, age 73y, widowed, born Ireland, emigrated 1850, in country 50 years, nurse.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Oakland Ward 6, Alameda, California. Joel T Becraft, single, age 35y, listed with large group of others.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Alameda, Alameda, California, United States. Joel T Becraft, age 44y; wife Mary, age 38y; stepdaughter, Marion B Schneider, age 17y; stepdaughter, Helen V Schneider, age 16y.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Alameda, Alameda, California, United States. Joel T, age 57, born 1872, NY, head; Mary B, age 49, born 1880, wife.

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Wife Mary Barbara Phyle [6149] ¹

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           Born: 30 Jun 1880 - Washington, District of Columbia, United States 1 3 4 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 May 1952 - Alameda, Alameda, California, United States 1 3 4
         Buried:  - Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda, California, United States
FamilySearch ID: LVZK-QQS
Find A Grave ID: 279049917

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Alameda, Alameda, California, United States. Joel T Becraft, age 44y; wife Mary, age 38y; stepdaughter, Marion B Schneider, age 17y; stepdaughter, Helen V Schneider, age 16y.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Alameda, Alameda, California, United States. Joel T, age 57, born 1872, NY, head; Mary B, age 49, born 1880, wife.

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Children

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Burial Notes: Husband - Joel Tannery Becraft

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Plot 68, Grave 1240

Sources

1 davidmw00@yahoo.com (David Wallace
email: davidmw00@yahoo.com).

2 Majorie Smeltzor-Stevenot, Families of the Ramapos: Becraft, Call, Charleston, Hogencamp, Pitt, Starr and related families (N.p.: FamilySearch International, n.d.), 15.

3 www.familytreelegends.com.

4 California Death Index, 1940-1997 (Sacramento, Ca: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, 19--.).

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Mary Barbara Phyle, person ID LVZK-QQS.