Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Ralph Harrison Cooley and Lavonna Ruth Becraft

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Husband Ralph Harrison Cooley [13677]

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           Born: 13 Jul - Goddard, Sedgwick Co, KS
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Jul 1986 - Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, United States 1
         Buried:  - Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson, Reno Co, KS 1
FamilySearch ID: G92X-127

       Marriage: 

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Wife Lavonna Ruth Becraft [3536] ²

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           Born: 30 Dec 1912 - Lindsay, Tulare, California, United States 2 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Jun 1995 - Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, United States 1 3
         Buried:  - Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson, Reno Co, KS 1
FamilySearch ID: GHM3-3Q1

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         Father: Jesse Abram Becraft [3531] (1878-1962) 2
         Mother: Eunice Janet Harris [3532] (1880-1956) 2

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Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Finney Co, KS. Lavona Becraft, age 7, daughter.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Garden City, Finney, Kansas, United States. Name: Lavona Bechraft
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Garden, Finney, Kansas
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birthplace: California
Estimated Birth Year: 1913
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Father's Birthplace: Iowa
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
Enumeration District Number: 0004
Family Number: 140
Sheet Number and Letter: 7A
Line Number: 39
NARA Publication: T626, roll 702
Film Number: 2340437
Digital Folder Number: 4584458
Image Number: 00157
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head J A Bechraft M Iowa
Wife Eunice Bechraft F 51 Iowa
Son Wendall Bechraft M 21 Colorado
Daughter Lavona Bechraft F 17 California.

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Children

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Burial Notes: Husband - Ralph Harrison Cooley

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Dev 4 25 8-A

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Burial Notes: Wife - Lavonna Ruth Becraft

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Dev 4 257-A

Sources

1 Findagrave.com.

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

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 Nov 2025), entry for Lavonna Ruth Becraft, person ID GHM3-3Q1.