Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Sterling Gordon "Bill" Becraft and Marie Sara Tourtillott

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Husband Sterling Gordon "Bill" Becraft [8349]

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           Born: 13 Jul 1899 - Newton, Harvey, Kansas, United States 1
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           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

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

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       Marriage: 10 Sep 1934 - Kansas, United States 4

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. ...

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Wife Marie Sara Tourtillott [7572]

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           Born: 13 Aug 1904 - Newton, Harvey, Kansas, United States 5
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           Died: 22 Oct 1960 - Newton, Harvey, Kansas, United States 2 5

         Buried:  - Greenwood Cemetery, Newton, Harvey Co, KS 2
FamilySearch ID: KCDH-29N
Find A Grave ID: 52886224

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         Father: John Kingsley Tourtillott [13245] (1862-1933) 2
         Mother: Ida Elizabeth Boyd [13246] (1869-1959) 2

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Children

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1 F Nancy Ann Becraft [11811] (details suppressed for this person)

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2 F Patricia Becraft [7571] (details suppressed for this person)

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3 F Virginia Becraft [13244] (details suppressed for this person)

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General Notes: Husband - Sterling Gordon "Bill" Becraft

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

Sources

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

2 Findagrave.com.

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

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Sterling Gordon "Bill" Becraft, person ID 96NV-NNS.

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Nov 2025), entry for Marie Sara Tourtillott, person ID KCDH-29N.