Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Walter Pete Becraft



Husband Walter Pete Becraft [8816]

           Born: 8 Feb 1884 - Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
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           Died: 10 Aug 1951 - Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
 Cause of Death: Basil skull fractures
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LZKF-LDT
Find A Grave ID: 284584584


         Father: Walter Becraft [2649] (1838-1917)
         Mother: Mary Ridgeway [3093] (1850-1932) 1


Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Cartwright Township Pleasant Plains Village, Sangamon, IL. Walter Becraft, b Apr 1838, age 62y, married 33 years, born KY, day laborer; wife Mollie, b Mar 1850, age 50y, (4 children, 3 living), born IL; son Robert L, b Dec 1871, age 28y, born IL, day laborer; dau Nellie, b May 1881, age 19y, born IL; son Walter, b Feb 1884, age 16y, born IL.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Cartwright, Sangamon Co, IL. Mary Becraft, married, age 60y; son Robert L, age 31y; son Walter P, age 24y.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Cartwright Township Pleasant Plains Village, Sangamon, IL. Mary Becraft, age 72y, born IL; son Walter, age 36y.




Wife

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Children

Burial Notes: Husband - Walter Pete Becraft

Body donated to medical science.


Medical Notes: Husband - Walter Pete Becraft

street fight, homicide

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Sources


1 Ancestry.com (Dood, Jordan R., Liahona Research, comp. Illinois Marriage Records, 1851-1900.).


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