Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Robert Walker Becraft and Francis King Cline

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Husband Robert Walker Becraft [7005]

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           Born: 7 Apr 1913 - Saline Co, MO
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Mar 1988 - Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States 1 2
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: L6JC-T8T

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         Father: Laban Walker Becraft [7000] (1887-1979) 3
         Mother: Leona Brown Greene [7003] (1890-1987) 3

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       Marriage: 22 Dec 1934 - Appleton City, St. Clair Co, MO

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Saline Co, MO. Laban Becraft, age 32y; wife Leona, age 29y; son Robert W, age 7y; dau Mildred L, age 4y; son Alber H, age 2y.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States. Laban Becraft, age 43, born 1886, MO; Leona, wife, age 40, born 1889; Robert W, son, age 18, born 1911; Mildred, daughter, age 14, born 1915; Harris, son, age 12, born 1917; Annie, age 65, born 1864, in KY, mother-in-law.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Appleton City, St. Clair Co, MO.
Robert W Becraft
United States Census, 1940
Name Robert W Becraft
Event Type Census
Event Date 1940
Event Place Appleton City, Appleton Township, St. Clair, Missouri, United States
Sex Male
Age 28
Marital Status Married
Race (Original) White
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son-In-Law
Relationship to Head of Household Son-in-law
Birthplace Missouri
Birth Year (Estimated) 1912
Last Place of Residence Marshall, Saline, Missouri

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Caryll E Cline Head M 58 Missouri
Mattie A Cline Wife F 58 Missouri
Robert W Becraft Son-in-law M 28 Missouri
Francis K Becraft Daughter F 26 Missouri
Robert D Becraft Grandson M 3 Missouri.

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Wife Francis King Cline [7008]

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           Born: 10 Nov 1913 - Missouri, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LRZV-73C

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         Father: Caryll E Cline [13114]
         Mother: Mattie A [13115]

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Children

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1 M Robert Dean Becraft [7011] (details suppressed for this person)

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           Born: 
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         Spouse: Kay Voxland [9037] (living)

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Sources

1 WikiTree.com, database (WikiTree.com).

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Robert Walker Becraft, person ID L6JC-T8T.

3 Elizabeth ("Bess") L. Hawthorne and Nina R Grimes, The Grimes Family, A Genealogical History of Decendants of Nicholas Grimes (I), containing much hitherto scattered and unassembled information about the family. (Printed 1974).