Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Laban Walker Becraft and Leona Brown Greene



Husband Laban Walker Becraft [7000] 1




           Born: 30 Apr 1887 - Walker, Vernon, Missouri, United States 1 2 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Sep 1979 - Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States 2 3


         Buried:  - Ridge Park Cemetery, Marshall Township, Saline, Missouri, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: LCJQ-BQP
Find A Grave ID: 78572096


         Father: David Walker "Dink" Becraft [387] (1857-1921) 1
         Mother: Annie Washington Grimes [3447] (1864-1956) 1 4


       Marriage: 22 Mar 1911 - Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 496-03-5176.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Saline Co, MO. Walker Becraft, abt 1859; Annie, 1865; Lillian, 1886; Laban, 1887; Lucile, 1896.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Saline Co, MO. Laban Becraft, age 32y; wife Leona, age 29y; son Robert W, age 7y; dau Mildred L, age 4y; son Alber H, age 2y.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States. Laban Becraft, age 43, born 1886, MO; Leona, wife, age 40, born 1889; Robert W, son, age 18, born 1911; Mildred, daughter, age 14, born 1915; Harris, son, age 12, born 1917; Annie, age 65, born 1864, in KY, mother-in-law.

• His obituary was published. Laban Becrafts's obituary

Entered Into Eternal Rest Monday, Sept. 3, 1979. L. W. Becraft, 92, of 106 N. Bell, died Monday, Sept. 3, at Mar-Saline Manor. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Campbell-Lewis Chapel. Burial will be at Ridge Park Cemetery. Friends may call at anytime at Campbell-Lewis Chapel. Masonic Services will be held at the graveside.

Born April 30, 1887 at Walker, Mo., he was the son of the late D. W. Becraft and Annie Grimes Becraft. On March 22, 1911 in Marshall he was married to Leona B. Greene, who survives of the home. He was a member of the Marshall United Methodist Church and the Trilumina Lodge No. 205 A.F.&A.M. He had lived his entire life in Saline County.

Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Robert (Mildred) Canright of Seattle, Wash.; two sons, Robert W. Becraft of Phoenix, Ariz., and A. Harris Becraft of Harrisonville; one grandchild; one great grandchild; and two sisters, Mrs. G.R. (Lillian) Hutcherson and Lucille Macker, both of Marshall.




Wife Leona Brown Greene [7003] 1




           Born: 4 Mar 1890 1 3 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Oct 1987 - Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States 3 5


         Buried:  - Ridge Park Cemetery, Marshall Township, Saline, Missouri, United States 6
FamilySearch ID: LCJQ-B7B
Find A Grave ID: 77142995


         Father: Robert E "Bob" Greene [13221] (1855-1947) 6
         Mother: Leona Brown [13222] (1863-1890) 6


Events

• Soc Sec Num: 486-56-2609.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Saline Co, MO. Laban Becraft, age 32y; wife Leona, age 29y; son Robert W, age 7y; dau Mildred L, age 4y; son Alber H, age 2y.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States. Laban Becraft, age 43, born 1886, MO; Leona, wife, age 40, born 1889; Robert W, son, age 18, born 1911; Mildred, daughter, age 14, born 1915; Harris, son, age 12, born 1917; Annie, age 65, born 1864, in KY, mother-in-law.


Children
1 M Robert Walker Becraft [7005]

           Born: 7 Apr 1913 - Saline Co, MO
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Mar 1988 - Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States 7 8
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: L6JC-T8T
         Spouse: Francis King Cline [7008] (1913-      )
           Marr: 22 Dec 1934 - Appleton City, St. Clair Co, MO


2 F Mildred Leona Becraft [7006] 1




           Born: 7 Dec 1915 - Saline Co, MO 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Mar 1984 - Seattle, King, Washington, United States 1 7
         Buried:  - Ridge Park Cemetery, Marshall Township, Saline, Missouri, United States 6
FamilySearch ID: L6J6-SFF
         Spouse: Robert Thatcher Canright 1 [7009] (1913-1989)
           Marr: 1 May 1941 - Lafayette Co, MO


3 M Albert Harris "Buddy" Becraft [7007]




           Born: 29 Nov 1917 - Saline Co, MO 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Aug 2009 - Harrisonville, Cass Co, MO 3


         Buried: 17 Aug 2009 - Ridge Park Cemetery, Marshall Township, Saline, Missouri, United States 6
FamilySearch ID: L6JC-TKM
Find A Grave ID: 40691236
         Spouse: Catherine Ann Lower [7010] (1915-2008)
           Marr: Pettis Co, MO



Burial Notes: Wife - Leona Brown Greene

Plot Grave # Unk Lot 17 Section 9

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Sources


1 Elizabeth ("Bess") L. Hawthorne and Nina R Grimes, The Grimes Family, A Genealogical History of Decendants of Nicholas Grimes (I), containing much hitherto scattered and unassembled information about the family. (Printed 1974).

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 Nov 2025), entry for Laban Walker Becraft, person ID LCJQ-BQP.

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

4 http://www.rootsweb.com/~deschart/z0000038.html.

5 http://www.eons.com.

6 Findagrave.com.

7 WikiTree.com, database (WikiTree.com).

8 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Robert Walker Becraft, person ID L6JC-T8T.


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