Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



picture
Rudolph Francisco Becraft and Grace Cline



Husband Rudolph Francisco Becraft [6429]

           Born: 25 Dec 1927 - Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Jan 1991 - Babtist Hospital, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co, NC 1 2


         Buried:  - Oakland Memorial Cemetery, Clarksville, Johnson Co, AR 3
FamilySearch ID: GMH4-WF3
Find A Grave ID: 50907097


         Father: Frank James Becraft [6427] (1904-1977)
         Mother: Virginia Phillippi [6428] (1910-1986)


       Marriage: 

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 228-44-0031.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States. Marion Becraft, age 26, 1903, born VA; Virginia, age 20, 1909, wife; Rudolph, age 2, 1927, son; Jack, age 0, 1930, son.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States. Name: Rudolph M Becraft
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: East Ward, Wytheville, Wytheville Magisterial District, Wythe, Virginia, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 12
Marital Status: Single
Race (Original):
Race (Standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Son
Birthplace: Virginia
Estimated Birth Year: 1928
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Enumeration District Number: 99-18
Family Number: 309
Sheet Number and Letter: 15B
Line Number: 69
NARA Publication Number: T627
NARA Roll Number: 4303
Digital Folder Number: 005449095
Image Number: 00465
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Frank J Becraft M 35 Virginia
Wife Virginia P Becraft F 28 Virginia
Son Rudolph M Becraft M 12 Virginia
Son Jack D Becraft M 10 Virginia.

• Event: Local Boy Sets Record, Conservatory, 1946.

• He died on 14 Jan 1991 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States. Name: Rudolph Francisco Becraft
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Salem, Virginia
Death Date: 14 Jan 1991
Death Place: Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina
Age: 63
Birth Date: 25 Dec 1927
Birthplace: Wytheville, Virginia
Occupation: Teacher-School
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Grace Cline
Father's Name: Frank James Becraft
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Virginia Phillips
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06343-3
System Origin: North Carolina-EASy
Source Film Number: 1991784
Reference Number: v 1B cn 1614.

• His obituary was published in the Roanoke Times on 15 Jan 1991. Page: B-2
BECRAFT, RUDOLPH F. Rudolph Francisco Becraft, age 63, of 495 South Tenth Street, died Monday morning in the North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem. He taught piano and music theory in Russell and Wythe Counties and taught Spanish for 19 years in the Wythe County schools. He received his B.A. degree from Shenandoah Conservatory of Music and his master's degree from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. He is survived by his wife, Grace Cline Becraft, Wytheville; one son, Bruce BeCraft of Cincinnati, Ohio; a brother Jack BeCraft of Wytheville, and a grandson, Brian BeCraft.

The family will receive freiends at the residence at 495 S. 10th Street, Wytheville this evening (Wednesday), Jan. 16, from 7 to 9.

Those who prefer to do so may make donations to the National Kidney Foundation, 503 Libbie Ave., Richmond, Va. 23226.

The rubb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
.




Wife Grace Cline [6486]

           Born: 4 Dec 1929 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Sep 2003 - Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States
         Buried: 19 Sep 2003
FamilySearch ID: G58H-CW8
Find A Grave ID: 171987550


         Father: John Jerome Cline [10644] (1895-1963) 4
         Mother: Grace Pearl Southerlan [10660] (1896-1986) 4


Events

• Soc Sec Num: 225-58-0121.

• Her obituary was published in The Roanoke Times on 18 Sep 2003. OBIT - BECRAFT, GRACE CLINE

Published on September 18, 2003. Article 1 of 1 found.

Page: B3

BeCRAFT, Grace Cline, 73, of Wytheville, died Wednesday, September 17, 2003. Memorial service 2 p.m. Friday at the Grubb Funeral Home Chapel.


Children
1 M Frank Bruce Becraft [7732]

           Born: 15 Dec 1952 - Lebanon, , VA
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Aug 2015 - Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States
         Buried: 



picture

Sources


1 http://www.eons.com.

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

3 Findagrave.com, Oakland Memorial Cemetery, Clarksville, Johnson Co, AR.

4 Findagrave.com.


Table of Contents | Surnames | Name List

This website was created 2 Dec 2025 with Legacy 10.0, a division of MyHeritage.com; content copyrighted and maintained by castlewrks@aol.com