Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Hughes and Loretta Thelma Mae Becraft

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Husband Hughes [15066] (details suppressed for this person)

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FamilySearch ID: G2P4-RXP

       Marriage: 

   Marr. Status:  (Divorced PEND)

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Wife Loretta Thelma Mae Becraft [5850] ¹

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           Born: 21 Nov 1924 - Batesville, Ripley, Indiana, United States 1
     Christened: ó
           Died: 8 Mar 1988 - Dillsboro Circuit, Dearborn, Indiana, United States 1
         Buried: 11 Mar 1988 - River View Cemetery, Aurora, Center Township, Dearborn, Indiana, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: L1KM-FHK

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         Father: Charles Emerson Becraft [5848] (1901-1934)
         Mother: Ottie Mae Shoopeman [5849] (1905-1972)

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Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Adams, Ripley Co, IN. Charles Becraft, head, age 29, born 1900, IN; wife Ottis Mae, age 25, born 1904; Malcolm, age 7, born 1922; Laurette, age 5, born 1924, dau; Thomas, age 3, born 1926, son; Charles, age 1, born 1928, son.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Aurora, Center Township, Dearborn Co, IN. Event TypeCensus
NameLoretta Becraft
SexFemale
Age15
Event Date1940
Event PlaceAurora, Center Township, Dearborn, Indiana, United States
Event Place (Original)Indiana, Dearborn, Center Township, Aurora, Ward 4
Marital StatusSingle
RaceWhite
Relationship to Head of HouseholdStepdaughter
Last Place of ResidenceRural, Ripley, Indiana
Birth Year (Estimated)1925
BirthplaceIndiana

Loretta Becraft's Parents and Siblings
John Nordhoff
Father
M
42
Indiana

Ida May Nordhoff
Mother
F
35
Kentucky

John Nordhoff
Brother
M
12
Missouri

William Nordhoff
Brother
M
11
Vicarra

Richard E Nordhoff
Brother
M
2
Indiana

Malcohm Becraft
Brother
M
17
Indiana

Wilbur Becraft
Brother
M
14
Indiana

Other People on This Record
Margaret Nordolf
F
63
Indiana.

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Children

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Burial Notes: Wife - Loretta Thelma Mae Becraft

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Permit # 11478
Burial - Section V, row1, Gr 11

Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 Nov 2025), entry for Loretta Mae Becraft, person ID L1KM-FHK.