Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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John Richard Becraft and Esther Irene Moore



Husband John Richard Becraft [1762] 1

           Born: 21 Mar 1919 - Rushville, Rush, Indiana, United States 2 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Mar 1995 - Marble Falls, Burnet Co, TX 1 3 4


         Buried:  - Greenwood Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Gillespie Co, TX 5
Find A Grave ID: 132829926


         Father: Frank William Becraft [1210] (1879-1952)
         Mother: Pearl Casey [1758] (1885-1965)


       Marriage: 24 Feb 1943 - Souix Falls, SD 1

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 303-10-2510.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Rush, Indiana, United States. Frank Becraft, age 40y; wife Pearl, age 34y; dau Dorthy, age 14y; dau Frances E, age 11y; dau Eidath, age 3y6m; son John R, age 9m.

• He appeared on the 1930 Census census in 1930 in Rushville, Rush, Indiana, United States. John R Becraft age 11 listed as daughter with father Frank W. age 50 and mother Pearl C age 44 and sisters Edith J age 13 and Dorothy M age 24.

• Military: 3 Jun 1941. Army Serial Number: 15062807
Name: Becraft, John R
Residence: State #51 (Indiana)
Residence: County 139 (Rush)
Place of Enlistment: 5124 (Ft Benjamin Harrison Indiana)
Date of Enlistment Day: 03
Date of Enlistment Month: 06
Date of Enlistment Year: 41
Grade: Alpha Designation: PVT#
Grade: Code 8 (Private)
Branch: Alpha Designation: AC# (Air Corps)
Branch: Code: 20 (Air Corps)
Term of Enlistment:3 Enlistment for Hawaiian Department
Longevity: ###
Source of Army Personnel:0 (Civil life)
Nativity: 51 (Indiana)
Year of Birth: 19
Race and Citizenship: 1 (White, citizen)
Education: 4 (4 years of high school)
Civilian Occupation: 781 (Semiskilled mechanics and repairmen, motor vehicles)
Marital Status: 6 (Single, without dependents)
Component of the Army: 1 (Regular Army including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Card Number: #
Box Number: 0179
Film Reel Number: 2.36#
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• Biography: 1976-1981. Name: Becraft , John Richardntbl Birth - Death: 1919- ntbl Accession Number: 287166ntbl Source Citation: Who's Who in America. 42nd edition, 1982-1983. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1982.(WhoAm 42) Who's Who in the Midwest. 15th edition, 1976-1977. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1976.(WhoMW 15) Who's Who in the Midwest. 16th edition, 1978-1979. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1978.(WhoMW 16) Who's Who in the Midwest. 17th edition, 1980-1981. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1980.(WhoMW 17) .

• Biography: 1979. Name: Becraft , John Rntbl Birth - Death: 1919- ntbl Accession Number: 287165ntbl Source Citation: Dun & Bradstreet Reference Book of Corporate Managements. 13th edition. New York: Dun & Bradstreet, 1979. Use the "Principal Officers and Directors Index" in the Cross-Reference volume to locate biographies. The "Principal Officers and Directors Index" often alphabetizes by titles of address, such as Dr., Mrs., and Baron. Names with prefixes, such as Mc, De, and De La, may sometimes be located in more than one place in the index.(Dun&B 1979) .

• He died on 31 Mar 1995 in Travis Co, TX. Name: John Richard Becraft
Title:
Gender: Male
Marital Status:
Death Date: 31 Mar 1995
Death County: Travis
Death Place: Travis, Texas, United States.

• His obituary was published in the Austin American-Statesman on 2 Apr 1995 in Texas, United States. Austin American-Statesman (TX) - Sunday, April 2, 1995

BECRAFT, JOHN R., 76, of Marble Falls died Friday. Services 2 p.m. Monday, the Church at Horseshoe Bay. Burial 5:30 p.m. Monday, Greenwood Cemetery, Fredericksburg. (Clements- Wilcox, Marble Falls).




Wife Esther Irene Moore [3556] 1

           Born: 5 Oct 1918
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Sep 1992 - Travis Co, TX 6 7 8


         Buried:  - Greenwood Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Gillespie Co, TX
Find A Grave ID: 132830082

Events

• Her obituary was published in the Austin American-Statesman on 23 Sep 1992. Austin American-Statesman (TX) - Wednesday, September 23, 1992

BECRAFT, Irene, 73, of Marble Falls died Tuesday. Services 11 a.m. Thursday, Chapel at Horseshoe Bay, near Marble Falls. Burial 3 p.m., Greenwood Cemetery, Fredericksburg.


Children
1 M Frank Joseph Becraft [3557] 1

           Born: 29 Nov 1943 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Sandra Sue Alm [4732] (living)


2 F Sue Ann Becraft [3558] 1




           Born: 23 Jul 1945 - Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Co, SD 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Aug 2024 - Cowden Cottage, Manor Park, Midland, TX
         Buried: 



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Sources


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

2 dad1037@yahoo.com (Emails, etc from her sources.), 1918.

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

4 rootsweb.com, Texas Deaths, 1964-1998, Travis Co, TX.

5 Findagrave.com.

6 rootsweb.com.

7 www.familytreelegends.com, Texas Deaths, 1964-1998.

8 LDS, Texas Death Index 1964-1998.


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