Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Richard Harold Becraft and Frances B Bivins



Husband Richard Harold Becraft [8689]

           Born: 14 Feb 1919
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Jul 2016


         Buried:  - Sarasota National Cemetery, Sarasota, Sarasota Co, FL 1
Find A Grave ID: 167876095


         Father: Ira Clayton Becraft [3542] (1885-1968) 2
         Mother: Dorothy Gillson [8687] (1887-1957) 3


       Marriage: 2001

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Dade Co, FL. Ira C Becraft, age 33y; Dorothy, age 32y; son Clarence E, age 3y; son Richard H, age 10m.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Finney Co, KS. Name: Richard H Beecraft
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Garden, Finney, Kansas
Gender: Male
Age: 11
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birthplace: Florida
Estimated Birth Year: 1919
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's Birthplace: Kansas
Mother's Birthplace: England
Enumeration District Number: 0002
Family Number: 435
Sheet Number and Letter: 17A
Line Number: 37
NARA Publication: T626, roll 702
Film Number: 2340437
Digital Folder Number: 4584458
Image Number: 00069
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Ira C Beecraft M 45 Kansas
Wife Dorothy Beecraft F 47 England
Son Clarence E Beecraft M 13 Florida
Son Richard H Beecraft M 11 Florida.

• His obituary was published in the Sun-Sentinel on 19 Jul 2016. Richard H. Becraft, 97, of Plantation, died July 16, 2016. LANDMARK Funeral Home 954-989-8220 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sunsentinel/obituary.aspx?pid=180717808#sthash.kkphU243.dpuf.

• He was buried at the Nationwide Gravesite Locator. BECRAFT, RICHARD H
CPL US ARMY AIR FORCES
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 02/14/1919
DATE OF DEATH: 07/16/2016
BURIED AT: SECTION 3 SITE 1537Click to view the cemetery map
SARASOTA NATIONAL CEMETERY
9810 STATE ROAD 72 SARASOTA, FL 34241
(877) 861-9840.




Wife Frances B Bivins [12773]

           Born: 20 Jul 1923 - Liberty, Sullivan Co, NY
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Aug 2001 - Port Charlotte, Charlotte Co, FL
         Buried:  - Bay Pines National Cemetery, Bay Pines, Pinellas Co, FL 1
FamilySearch ID: GF24-ZC3
Find A Grave ID: 12528564


         Father: Earl V Bivins [13125] (1902-1986) 1
         Mother: Eva V [13126] (1905-1986) 1



   Other Spouse: Herbert Irving Spielman [12774] (1916-1967) - 1963 4

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 137-20-0747.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Rockland, Sullivan Co, NY.
Frances B Bivins
United States Census, 1930
Name: Frances B Bivins
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Rockland, Sullivan, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 6
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1924
Birthplace: New York
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Earl V Bivins Head M 27 New York
Eva V Bivins Wife F 24 New York
Frances B Bivins Daughter F 6 New York
Roy C Bivins Son M 2 New York
Eva V Bivins Daughter F 1 New York
Earl D Bivins Son M 0 New York
District: 0033 , Sheet Number and Letter: 11A , Household ID: 269 , Line Number: 38 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: T626 , Affiliate Film Number: 1653 , GS Film number: 2341387 , Digital Folder Number: 004638867 , Image Number: 00500
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• She appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Lewbeach, Rockland Town, Sullivan Co, NY.
Frances Bevins
United States Census, 1940
Name: Frances Bevins
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Election Districts 5 & 6, Lewbeach, Rockland Town, Sullivan, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Marital Status: Single
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birthplace: New York
Birth Year (Estimated): 1924
Last Place of Residence: Liberty, Sullivan, New York
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Earl Bevins Head M 38 New York
Eva Bevins Wife F 34 New York
Frances Bevins Daughter F 16 New York
Roy Bevins Son M 12 New York
Eva Bevins Daughter F 11 New York
Earl Bevins Son M 10 New York
Charlett Bevins Daughter F 8 New York
Clara Bevins Daughter F 3 New York
Winfred Bevins Son M 2 New York
District: 53-38 , Family Number: 135 , Sheet Number and Letter: 6B , Line Number: 53 , Affiliate Publication Number: T627 , Affiliate Film Number: 2790 , Digital Folder Number: 005459448 , Image Number: 00837.

• Her obituary was published in the Sullivan County Democrat on 7 Sep 2001. Frances S. Becraft Ret. Realtor, 78
Frances B. Spielman Becraft of Port Charlotte, Fla., a retired realtor and former resident of White Sulphur Springs, died Tuesday, August 28, 2001. She was 78 years of age.
The daughter of the late Earl and Eva Bivins, she was born July 20, 1923, in Liberty.
Mrs. Becraft was a charter member of the White Sulphur Springs Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, a charter member of the Catskill Bastardettes and a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose.
She is survived by her husband, Richard Becraft, at home; two sons, James Quinn of Connecticut and Leslie Chapman and his wife, Georgia, of Slidell, La.; two daughtes, Linda Kinne and her husband, Jack, of Brighton, Colo., and Lorraine Barrett and her husband, Harry, of Loch Sheldrake; two brothers, Earl Bivins of Liberty and Winfred Bivins of Parksville; four sisters, Eva Barry of Liberty, Charlotte Hewlitt of Monticello, Clara Ross of Livingston Manor and Eleanor Edwards of Parksville; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service was held at the Ramsay's Funeral Home in Liberty Thursday evening.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice.


Children

Burial Notes: Husband - Richard Harold Becraft

Section 3, Site 1537


Burial Notes: Wife - Frances B Bivins

SECTION 58 ROW 10 SITE 60

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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 6 Nov 2025), entry for Dorothy, person ID LBW6-8XP.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Herbert Irving Spielman, person ID GFKT-8WH.


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