Arthur Frederick Frazee and Lucy Wallace Becraft
Husband Arthur Frederick Frazee [3780] 1
Born: 1881 - Hamilton, , MI 1 Christened: Died: 1946 Buried: FamilySearch ID: KK3Y-72WMarriage: 31 Dec 1912 - Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan, United States 2Events
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Dowagiac City, Cass Co, MI. ED 3, p. 4B, res. 108
206 Courtland
Dowagiac city, Cass Co., MI:
Frazee, Arthur F., 32, MI MI MI, superintendant for public schools
Lucy, 31, MI MI NY
Eudora, 4 2/12, MI
Charlotte, 1/12, MI
Becraft, Ruth, cousin, 50, wid., NY NY NY, pub. school teacher
.• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Dowagiac City, Silver Creek Twp, Cass Co, MI. ED 3, p. 6A, res. 151
206 Courtland
Dowagiac city, Silver Creek twp., Cass Co., MI:
Frazee, Arthur F., 42, m. @ 25, MI MI MI, secretary of Rudy Mfg. (owned by Arthur and Phebe (Hunter) Rudolphi - elsewhere in database)
Lucy, 41, m. @ 24, MI MI NY
Eudora, 14, MI
Charlotte, 10, MI
.• His obituary was published in The News-Palladium on 3 Sep 1946. ... was ??? ??? in two world wars.
Married Lucy Becraft
Mrs. Frazee, who survives her husband is the daughter of the late C. M. Becraft, one of Watervliet's pioneer business men and...
Wife Lucy Wallace Becraft [3774] 1
Born: 1 Jul 1888 - Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan, United States 3 4 5 6 Christened: Died: Jan 1980 - Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, United States 4 Buried: FamilySearch ID: 97WT-2SG
Father: Mead Clarence Becraft [3752] (1854-1941) 1 Mother: Eudora J Soule [3771] (1861-1934) 1 7
Events
• She was born on 1 Jul 1888 in Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan, United States. Name:
Lucy M. Becraft
Birth Date:01 Jul 1888
Birthplace:Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan
Gender:Female
Race:
Father's Name:C.M. Becraft
Father's Birthplace:Michigan
Father's Age:
Mother's Name:Dora Becraft
Mother's Birthplace:Germany
Mother's Age:
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Additional Relatives:
Death Date:
Death Age:
Film Number:2321093
Digital Folder Number:4207536
Image Number:117
Frame Number:
Reference Number:item 1 p 315 rn 588. • She appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan, United States. ED 81, p. 7A, res. 164
Watervliet twp., Berrien Co., MI:
Becraft, Clarence, b. Oct. 1855 (?), 45, m. 18 y., MI NY PA, merchant
Endora, b. June 1861, 38, 7 ch. (6 alive), NY NY NY
Burr, son, b. Jan 1884, 16, MI, at school
Ima (?), dau, b. Mar 1886, 14, MI, at school
Lucy, dau, b. Jul 1888, 12, MI, at school
Charlotte, dau, b. Sept 1891, 9, MI
Frank, son, b. Jan. 1896, 4, MI
Mead, son, b. Oct. 1897, 2, MI
.• She attended school at The Weekly Press on 19 Sep 1907. The Misses Lucy Becraft and Myra Enos will attend college at Ypailanti this year.
• Event: The Weekly Press, 24 Oct 1907. Miss Lucy Becraft, who has been attending college at Ypailanti, was brought home Friday seriously ill...
• She attended school at The Weekly Press on 9 Jan 1908. ... studies Monday: Ford Smith and Arthur Frasee to Ann Arbor; Mira Enos and Lucy Becraft to Ypailanti; Rollie Carmody to Collegeville, Ind; Carl and Walter Hetsel to...
• She appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Dowagiac City, Cass Co, MI. ED 3, p. 4B, res. 108
206 Courtland
Dowagiac city, Cass Co., MI:
Frazee, Arthur F., 32, MI MI MI, superintendant for public schools
Lucy, 31, MI MI NY
Eudora, 4 2/12, MI
Charlotte, 1/12, MI
Becraft, Ruth, cousin, 50, wid., NY NY NY, pub. school teacher
.• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Dowagiac City, Silver Creek Twp, Cass Co, MI. ED 3, p. 6A, res. 151
206 Courtland
Dowagiac city, Silver Creek twp., Cass Co., MI:
Frazee, Arthur F., 42, m. @ 25, MI MI MI, secretary of Rudy Mfg. (owned by Arthur and Phebe (Hunter) Rudolphi - elsewhere in database)
Lucy, 41, m. @ 24, MI MI NY
Eudora, 14, MI
Charlotte, 10, MI
.Marriage Events
• Marriage: 31 Dec 1912, Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan, United States. Groom's Name:
Arthur F Frazie
Groom's Race:
Groom's Age:25 years
Groom's Birth Date:1887
Groom's Birthplace:Mich
Bride's Name:Lucy W Becraft
Bride's Race:
Bride's Age:24 years
Bride's Birth Date:1888
Bride's Birthplace:Mich
Marriage Type:
Marriage Date:31 Dec 1912
Marriage Place:Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan
Groom's Father:John
Groom's Mother:Klett
Bride's Father:Clarence M
Bride's Mother:Soule
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife:
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband:
Film Number:2342696
Frame Number:
Digital Folder Number:4209156
Image Number:202
Reference Number:v 1 p 349 rn 1742.
Children
1 F Charlotte Frazee [5075]
Born: 30 Dec 1919 - Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, United States Christened: Died: 15 Feb 2005 - Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States Buried: FamilySearch ID: LRK9-MDRSpouse: William F. Cody [5076] ( -1995) Marr: 12 Jun 1948 - Michigan, United States
Notes: Marriage (Lucy Wallace Becraft):
Married: Lucy W. Becraft December 31, 1912 in Watervliet by a Clergy. Arthur was 25, and he was born in Hamilton and residing in Watervliet, MI. His occupation was teaching. Arthur's father was John and his mother's maiden name was Emma Klett, both born in Michigan. Berrien Birth C-117. Lucy was 24and residing in Watervliet. Her father was Clarence M. her mother's maiden name was Eudora Soule. Berrien Marriage K-351.
Tri-City Record page 4 January 1, 2003 --- Rolling Back the Years --- Watervliet Record 90 years ago \endash 1913
Miss Lucy Wallace Beecraft married Mr. Arthur Fredrick Frazee on New Year's Eve at the house of the bride's parents Mr. & Mrs. C.M. Beecraft, on December 31.
1 cblyeth@yahoo.com, "My American Family, July 2004" (rootsweb.com).
2 LDS, Michigan Marriages 1868-1925.
3 cblyeth@yahoo.com, "My American Family, July 2004" (rootsweb.com), 1889, MI.
4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 Nov 2025), entry for Lucy Wallace Becraft, person ID 97WT-2SG.
5 LDS.
6 LDS, Michigan Births 1867-1902.
7
Michigan Department of Health.
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