Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



picture
Louis Gene Becraft and Phyllis Betty Mackorwicz



Husband Louis Gene Becraft [2554]

           Born: 19 Jan 1921 - Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States 1 2 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Mar 1979 - White Pigeon, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States 2 3 4 5


         Buried:  - White Pigeon Cemetery, White Pigeon, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States 6
FamilySearch ID: M7K9-TZN
Find A Grave ID: 103896559


         Father: Franklin Alexander Becraft [2550] (1871-1940)
         Mother: May Shank [2551] (1884-1928)


       Marriage: 20 Jun 1942 - St. Joseph, Indiana, United States

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 310-18-9692.

• He appeared on the 1930 Census census in 1930 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States. Luie G. Becraft age 9 listed as son with father Frank A. Becraft age 58, listed as head of house and siblings Ellen R. age 24; Bessie A age 18; Leonard J age 11; Devon F. age 4 and Marie Z age 4.

• Military: AAD, 3 Sep 1942, Toledo, Lucas Co, OH. Army Serial Number: 35339133
Name: Becraft, Louis G
Residence: State #51 (Indiana)
Residence: County 141 (St Joseph)
Place of Enlistment: 5384 (Toledo Ohio)
Date of Enlistment Day: 03
Date of Enlistment Month: 09
Date of Enlistment Year: 42
Grade: Alpha Designation: PVT# (Private)
Grade: Code 8
Branch: Alpha Designation: BI# (Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA)
Branch: Code: 00
Term of Enlistment:5 (Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law)
Longevity: ###
Source of Army Personnel:0 (Civil Life)
Nativity: 51 (Indiana)
Year of Birth: 21
Race and Citizenship: 1 (White, citizen)
Education: 4 (4 year of high school)
Civilian Occupation: 636 (Semiskilled occupations in manufacture of furniture, n.e.c.)
Marital Status: 2 (Married)
Component of the Army: 7 (Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Card Number: #
Box Number: 0926
Film Reel Number: 3.348
.

• His obituary was published in the Sturgis Daily Journal.




Wife Phyllis Betty Mackorwicz [2659]

           Born: 28 May 1924 - Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, United States 3 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Mar 1979 - White Pigeon, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States 3 5


         Buried:  - White Pigeon Cemetery, White Pigeon, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States 6
FamilySearch ID: M7K9-TNP
Find A Grave ID: 103896560

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 315-12-8767.

• Her obituary was published in the Sturgis Daily Journal.


Children
1 F Becraft [6257] (details suppressed for this person)

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



2 F Becraft [6258] (details suppressed for this person)

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



3 F Becraft [6259] (details suppressed for this person)

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 




Death Notes: Husband - Louis Gene Becraft

Obituary, Sturgis Daily Journal, Newspaper of the St. Joseph Co, MI area.


General Notes: Husband - Louis Gene Becraft

LDS AFN: 1889-QTL


Death Notes: Wife - Phyllis Betty Mackorwicz

Obituary, Sturgis Daily Journal, Newspaper of the St. Joseph Co, MI area.


Notes: Marriage (Phyllis Betty Mackorwicz):

Book 130, page 148

picture

Sources


1 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index, 19 Jan 1921.

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 Louis Gene Becraft, person ID M7K9-TZN.

3 Ancestry.com, Michigan Death Index (Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records. Michigan Death Index, 1971-96 [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1998-. Original electronic data from: Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records. Michigan Death Index, Lansing, MI, 1971-.).

4 Sturgis Daily Journal, Obituary.

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

6 Findagrave.com.


Table of Contents | Surnames | Name List

This website was created 2 Dec 2025 with Legacy 10.0, a division of MyHeritage.com; content copyrighted and maintained by castlewrks@aol.com