Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Sterling Gordon "Bill" Becraft and Dehlia Larner



Husband Sterling Gordon "Bill" Becraft [8349]

           Born: 13 Jul 1899 - Newton, Harvey, Kansas, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Oct 1985 - Kansas, United States 1
         Buried:  - Greenwood Cemetery, Newton, Harvey Co, KS 2
FamilySearch ID: 96NV-NNS
Find A Grave ID: 52886242


         Father: Charles Becraft [386] (1855-1900)
         Mother: Nancy Peterson [3446] (1873-      ) 3


       Marriage: 1964

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 495-03-4547.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Millersburg, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States. Magesterial District 2
Nancy Becraft, head, b July 1873, age 26y, widowed, (1 child, 1 living), born KY, farmer; son Sterling, b July 1899, age 11/12, born KY; Peterson, Cappi, sister, b Dec 1871, age 28y, single, born KY; Hawkins, Clara, servant, black, b May 1880, age 20, widowed, (2 children, 2 living), born KY, servant; Hawkins, Lucy, servants child, black, b Nov 1896, age 3y, born KY; Hawkings, Liza, servants child, black, b May 1898, age 2y, born KY.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Newton, Harvey, Kansas, United States. Name: Sterling G Becraft
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Ward 1, Newton, Newton City, Harvey, Kansas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race (Standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Head
Birthplace: Kentucky
Estimated Birth Year: 1900
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Enumeration District Number: 40-15
Family Number: 20
Sheet Number and Letter: 1B
Line Number: 72
NARA Publication Number: T627
NARA Roll Number: 1234
Digital Folder Number: 005449139
Image Number: 00727
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Sterling G Becraft M 40 Kentucky
Wife Marie Becraft F 35 Kansas
Daughter Nancy Ann Becraft F 3 Kansas.

• His obituary was published in The Wichita Eagle on 29 Oct 1985 in Kansas, United States. NEWTON - Sterling G. "Bill" Becraft, 86, retired automobile company owner, died Sunday. ...




Wife Dehlia Larner [8636]

           Born: 21 Sep 1904
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Nov 2002 - Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States


         Buried:  - Pleasant View Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Jefferson Co, KS 2
FamilySearch ID: L24P-SWJ
Find A Grave ID: 93209010

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 510-24-2308.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Newton, Harvey, Kansas, United States. Name: Marie Becraft
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Ward 1, Newton, Newton City, Harvey, Kansas, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 35
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race (Standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Wife
Birthplace: Kansas
Estimated Birth Year: 1905
Residence in 1935: Same House
Enumeration District Number: 40-15
Family Number: 20
Sheet Number and Letter: 1B
Line Number: 73
NARA Publication Number: T627
NARA Roll Number: 1234
Digital Folder Number: 005449139
Image Number: 00727
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Sterling G Becraft M 40 Kentucky
Wife Marie Becraft F 35 Kansas
Daughter Nancy Ann Becraft F 3 Kansas.

• Her obituary was published in the Wichita Eagle on 9 Nov 2002. Becraft, Dehlia (Larner), 98, retired USD 259 director of elementary curriculum and ... She is preceded in death by husband, SG "Bill" Becraft; brothers, ...


Children

General Notes: Husband - Sterling Gordon "Bill" Becraft

He was the owner of Becraft Sales and Service, a Hudson and Packard dealership once located at 6th and Poplar in Newton.

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Sources


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

2 Findagrave.com.

3 http://www.rootsweb.com/~deschart/z0000038.html.


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