Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Robert Lee Becraft Sr. and Judith S Foster

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Husband Robert Lee Becraft Sr. [4737]

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           Born: 27 Jan 1937 - Peoria, Peoria Co, IL 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Nov 1994 - Peoria, Peoria Co, IL 1
         Buried:  - Swan Lake Memory Gardens, Peoria, Peoria Co, IL 2
Find A Grave ID: 134452472

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         Father: John Edward James Becraft [1320] (1887-1957)
         Mother: Etta Grace Shockley [6763] (1899-1937)

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       Marriage: 

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 329-30-9771.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1940. Illinois Soldiers & Sailers Childrens School

Robert Becraft
United States Census, 1940
Name Robert Becraft
Event Type Census
Event Date 1940
Event Place Normal Town, Normal Township, McLean, Illinois, United States
Sex Male
Age 3
Marital Status Single
Race (Original) White
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) State Ward
Relationship to Head of Household Ward
Birthplace Illinois
Birth Year (Estimated) 1937
Last Place of Residence Peoria, Peoria, Illinois.

• He died on 10 Nov 1994 in Peoria Co, IL. Name: Robert Lee Becraft
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 27 Jan 1937
Birth Place: Peoria Peori, Illinois
Death Date: 10 Nov 1994
Father: John E Becraft
Mother: Etta Schockley
Social Security Applications and Claims.

• His obituary was published in The Peoria Journal Star on 12 Nov 1994 in Illinois, United States. ROBERT BECRAFT SR.
Journal Star (Peoria, IL) - Saturday, November 12, 1994

PEORIA -- Robert L. Becraft Sr., 57, of 1614 W. Margaret Ave. died at 10:01 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, 1994, at Proctor Hospital.

Born Jan. 27, 1937, in Peoria to John Edward and Etta Schockley Becraft, he married Judith S. Foster on Feb. 3, 1974, in Galesburg. She survives.

Also surviving are three daughters, Robin D. Gleason of Georgetown, Rose Shearer of Deltona, Fla., and Jennifer Hicks of Morton; two sons, Robert L. Jr. of Germantown Hills and John E. of Peoria; two stepsons, Kerry Short and Kelly Short, both of Peoria; one stepdaughter, Kirsty Abel of Peoria; 14 grandchildren; one sister, Doris Becraft of Orlando, Fla.; and two brothers, Dick of Bellevue and LeRoy of Peoria.

The former chief of security for Peoria School District 150, he retired in 1992. He joined the Peoria police force in 1960 and was an officer for 11 years. He was the owner of Peoria Answering Service Inc. and Radio Paging of Illinois Inc. He was a past president of the Peoria Police Benevolent Association and a member of the National Association of Police Chiefs.

He was a member of Rotary International and South-West Kiwanis Club of Peoria.

He also was a member of Grace Presbyterian Church.

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Wife Judith S Foster [12747] (details suppressed for this person)

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Children

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Burial Notes: Husband - Robert Lee Becraft Sr.

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Plot: Resurrection

Sources

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

2 Findagrave.com.