Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Wendell Orgie Becraft and Effie Bernice Patee



Husband Wendell Orgie Becraft [3535] 1

           Born: 24 Feb 1909 - Mesa, Colorado, United States 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Jan 1975 - Manhattan, Riley, Kansas 2


         Buried:  - Sunrise Cemetery, Manhattan, Riley Co, KS 2
FamilySearch ID: LJ18-LYL
Find A Grave ID: 85937657


         Father: Jesse Abram Becraft [3531] (1878-1962) 1
         Mother: Eunice Janet Harris [3532] (1880-1956) 1


       Marriage: 18 Jul 1931

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Finney Co, KS. Wendell Becraft, age 10.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Garden City, Finney, Kansas, United States. Name: Wendall Bechraft
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Garden, Finney, Kansas
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birthplace: Colorado
Estimated Birth Year: 1909
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's Birthplace: Iowa
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
Enumeration District Number: 0004
Family Number: 140
Sheet Number and Letter: 7A
Line Number: 38
NARA Publication: T626, roll 702
Film Number: 2340437
Digital Folder Number: 4584458
Image Number: 00157
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head J A Bechraft M Iowa
Wife Eunice Bechraft F 51 Iowa
Son Wendall Bechraft M 21 Colorado
Daughter Lavona Bechraft F 17 California.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Garden City, Finney, Kansas, United States. Name: Wendell Becraft
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Ward 2, Garden City, Garden City, Finney, Kansas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 31
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race (Standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Head
Birthplace: Colorado
Estimated Birth Year: 1909
Residence in 1935: Rural, Finney, Kansas
Enumeration District Number: 28-2
Family Number:
Sheet Number and Letter: 24A
Line Number: 4
NARA Publication Number: T627
NARA Roll Number: 1231
Digital Folder Number: 005449136
Image Number: 00400
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Wendell Becraft M 31 Colorado
Wife Bernice Becraft F 31 Kansas.

• His obituary was published in The Salina Journal on 22 Jan 1975. Becraft is dead
Manhattan, Kan. (AP) - Wendell Becraft, a former state director of the Agricultural Stabilization...




Wife Effie Bernice Patee [3847]

           Born: 5 Feb 1909 - Greensburg, Kiowa, Kansas, United States 2 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 May 1994 - Manhattan, Riley, Kansas 2 3


         Buried:  - Sunrise Cemetery, Manhattan, Riley Co, KS 2
FamilySearch ID: 9F3D-CRJ
Find A Grave ID: 85937411


         Father: Abraham Lincoln Patee [13293] (1863-1955) 2
         Mother: Amy Drucilla Sparling [13294] (1868-1910) 2



   Other Spouse: John Walter Ferguson [3848] (      -      ) - 14 May 1925 - Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Garden City, Finney, Kansas, United States. Name: Bernice Becraft
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Ward 2, Garden City, Garden City, Finney, Kansas, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 31
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: 1909
Residence in 1935:
Enumeration District Number: 28-2
Family Number:
Sheet Number and Letter: 24A
Line Number: 5
NARA Publication Number: T627
NARA Roll Number: 1231
Digital Folder Number: 005449136
Image Number: 00400
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Wendell Becraft M 31 Colorado
Wife Bernice Becraft F 31 Kansas.


Children
1 F Nancy D Becraft [16185]




           Born: 23 Jan 1944 - Manhattan, Riley, Kansas
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Apr 2018 - Kansas City, Clay Co, MO
         Buried: 
Find A Grave ID: 271186571
         Spouse: Bob McConnell [16186] (1943-2013)


2 M David Richard Becraft [15434]

           Born: 6 Sep 1946 - Manhattan, Riley, Kansas
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 May 2024 - Overland Park, Johnson Co, KS
         Buried: 
Find A Grave ID: 271142493
         Spouse: Janet [15436] (living)


3 M Larry Becraft [15435] (details suppressed for this person)

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Ann [15437] (living)



Burial Notes: Husband - Wendell Orgie Becraft

E-01-064-S


Burial Notes: Wife - Effie Bernice Patee

E.01-064-N

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Sources


1 dad1037@yahoo.com (Emails, etc from her sources.).

2 Findagrave.com.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Effie Bernice Patee, person ID 9F3D-CRJ.


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