Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Steward and Ruth Elizabeth Becraft



Husband Steward [8429] (details suppressed for this person)

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Wife Ruth Elizabeth Becraft [2910]

           Born: 24 Jul 1915 - Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States
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           Died: 7 May 1993


         Buried: 10 May 1993 - Greenlawn Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen Co, IN 1
FamilySearch ID: LKKW-DXT


         Father: Walter Hudson Becraft [2536] (1882-1956)
         Mother: Cecelia Elizabeth Spanley [2662] (1891-1989)



   Other Spouse: Everett R Higgins [9705] (1916-      ) - 12 Jun 1950 - Allen, Indiana, United States

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Allen, Indiana, United States. Walter H Becraft, age 36y; wife Celia, age 28y; dau Stella, age 7y; son Jack P, age 5y; dau Ruth E, age 4y6m; son Pershing, age 1y3m.

• She appeared on the 1930 Census census in 1930 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States. Ruth E Becraft age 14 appears with father Walter H. Becraft age 47 head of household; mother Celia Becraft, age 38 and siblings Stella M age 17; Jack F age 16; Pershing W age 11; Paul B age 9; Wayne L age 7; Gerald S age 6; Robert J age 4; Thomas E age 3 and Donald G (no age listed).

• Her obituary was published in The News-Sentinel on 8 May 1993 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States. RUTH E. (BECRAFT) STEWARD, 77, of Fort Wayne died yesterday at Parkview Memorial Hospital. The Fort Wayne native had lived here all her life and worked at the Indiana Hotel for 18 years.

Surviving are brothers Walter Becraft, Robert Becraft, Thomas Becraft, Nolan Becraft, Richard V. Becraft and Donald Becraft, all of Fort Wayne.

Services are 10 a.m. Monday at Tom Mungovan Funeral Home, 2221 S. Calhoun St., where calling is 4 to 8 p.m. tomorrow. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. News-Sentinel, The (Fort Wayne, IN) - May 8, 1993.


Children

General Notes: Wife - Ruth Elizabeth Becraft

She married twice and lived in Fort Wayne most of her life. She didn't have any children.

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Sources


1 Findagrave.com.


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