Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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John Willard Evans and Orpha Belle Becraft



Husband John Willard Evans [10094]

           Born: 30 Aug 1891 - Marshall, Indiana, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Oct 1957 - Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
         Buried:  - Highland Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
FamilySearch ID: L49K-VP8
Find A Grave ID: 241625050
       Marriage: 6 Jul 1915 - Warsaw, Wayne Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States



Wife Orpha Belle Becraft [2538]

           Born: 22 Feb 1874 - St Mary's, Auglaize Co, OH 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Apr 1943 - Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States 1


         Buried:  - Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Wayne Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: G35N-97Y
Find A Grave ID: 41419239


         Father: Thomas Francis Jefferson Becraft [2530] (1842-1922)
         Mother: Martha Jane Fifer [2533] (1848-1927)



   Other Spouse: John Williamson [2674] (1865-1945) - 22 Dec 1896 - Van Wert, Ohio, United States

   Other Spouse: Clarence Green [10834] (      -      ) - 22 Nov 1908 - Paulding, Ohio, United States

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1880 in Salem, Auglaize Co, OH. Thomas Beecraft, age 37, born MD, laborer; Martha, wife, age 33, born IN, Keeps house; Sherwood, son, age 10, born MD, attends school; Franklin, son, age 8, born MD; Belle, dau, age 7, born MD; Homer, son, age 5, born MD; Valentine, son, age 3, born MD; Catharine, dau, age 2, born MD; Florence, dau, age 1, born MD.

• Her obituary was published. Mrs. Orpha Belle Evans, 69, of West Prairie St., passed away at the McDonald hospital. The deceased was born in St. Mary's Ohio, February 22,1874, the daughter of Thomas and Martha Becraft, and was married to John Evans, July 15, 1915 in the courthouse in Warsaw. Surviving relatives, children from a previous marriage, are three daughters, Mrs. Jacob Slusser, Huntington, Mrs. Claude Grey, Chicago, Miss Julia Williamson of Ohio; one son, Charles Williamson, Huntington; one brother, Hudson Becraft of Ft. Wayne; two sisters, Mrs. John Lee, Warsaw, and Mrs. Harry Thompson, Warsaw; thirteen grand children and four great grandchildren. Burial will be made in Oakwood cemetary.

• Her obituary was published in the Pierceton, Kosciusko Co, IN on 21 Apr 1943. Evans, Orpha Bell Mrs., maiden name Becraft, d. 15 Apr 1943, published 21 Apr 1943, page 2.


Children

Burial Notes: Husband - John Willard Evans

Chief Mechanic
38th Div., Battery F, 137th Field Artillery

Buried here per Military Headstone Application


Birth Notes: Wife - Orpha Belle Becraft

Name: Orphe B.
Gender: Female
Baptism/Christening Date:
Baptism/Christening Place: Auglaize, Ohio
Birth Date: 22 Feb 1873
Birthplace: Salem, Auglaize, OH.
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race: White
Father's Name: Thomas Becraft
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Martha J. Pipher
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C39648-2
System Origin: Ohio-VR
Source Film Number: 959200
Reference Number: 2:2R77QJF


General Notes: Wife - Orpha Belle Becraft

LDS AFN: 1889-PO8

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Sources


1 Findagrave.com.


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