Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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William Homer Becraft and Alice Elizabeth Patterson



Husband William Homer Becraft [794]

           Born: 1 Aug 1924 - Germantown, Montgomery, Ohio, United States 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Dec 1981 - Jacksonville, Onslow, North Carolina, United States 1 2


         Buried: 6 Dec 1981 - Onslow Memorial Park, Jacksonville, Onslow, North Carolina, United States 3 4
FamilySearch ID: GGF5-M7D
Find A Grave ID: 84261066


         Father: James Robert Becraft [676] (1895-1945)
         Mother: Priscilla Pearl Bullock [788] (1904-1983)


       Marriage: 

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 275-26-8376.

• He worked as a Ret. U.S.M.C. on an unknown date.

• He appeared on the 1930 Census census in 1930 in Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. James R. Becraft age 35 listed as head of household with wife Pearl Louise age 25 and children James age 4; William age 3; Charlotte A. age 2 and Alma C. age 1.

• He died on 2 Dec 1981 in Jacksonville, Onslow, North Carolina, United States. Name: William Homer Becraft
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 06 Dec 1981
Burial Place: Jacksonville, North Carolina
Death Date: 02 Dec 1981
Death Place: Jacksonville, Onslow, North Carolina
Age: 57
Birth Date: 01 Aug 1924
Birthplace: Montgomery, Ohio
Occupation: Ret. U.S.M.C.
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Alice Patterson
Father's Name: Robert Becraft
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Pearl Bullock
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B01413-3
System Origin: North Carolina-EASy
Source Film Number: 1984816
Reference Number: v 48A cn 48135.




Wife Alice Elizabeth Patterson [945]

           Born: 18 Apr 1924 - Homestead, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States 1 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Feb 1999 - Delray Beach, FL 1 6


         Buried: 13 Feb 1999 - Onslow Memorial Park, Jacksonville, Onslow, North Carolina, United States 3 5 6 7 8
FamilySearch ID: GGFP-TB4
Find A Grave ID: 84260961

Events

• Military: American Legion, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, United States.

• Military: Aviation Women's Reserve Squadron, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, United States.

• Military: US Marine Corps, WW II.

• Soc Sec Num: 203-12-2179.

• Her obituary was published in the Jacksonville Daily News on 11 Feb 1999. http://www.jacksonvilledailynews.com/stories/1999/02/11/obit.shtml
Thursday, February 11, 1999
OBITUARIES

Alice Becraft
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. -- Alice Elizabeth Becraft, 74, of Delray Beach, Fla., died Feb. 9 at her residence.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, February 13 at Jones Funeral Home Chapel in Jacksonville. Burial will follow at Onslow Memorial Park.

She was a veteran of World War II serving with the U.S. Marine Corps. She was a member of Aviation Women's Reserve Squadron and the American Legion post in Jacksonville.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William Becraft.
Survivors include two sons, William Patrick Becraft and Thomas E. Becraft and his wife, Marsha, all of Delray Beach, Fla.; two grandchildren, Barbara and Michelle; a great-grandson, Matthew; a sister, Mary Sewart of Gaston, Ga.; two brothers, Davi d and Arthur Patterson of Pennsylvania; and a sister-in-law, Dolly Patterson of Georgia.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
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Children
1 M William Patrick Becraft [946]

           Born: 27 Mar 1946 - Middletown, Butler, Ohio, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Jun 2007 - Boca Raton, , FL 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GVC8-SNV
         Spouse: Shirley Terry [1027] (living)


2 M Thomas Earl Becraft [947] (details suppressed for this person)

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Carolyn [1028] (living)



Death Notes: Wife - Alice Elizabeth Patterson

at her residence

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Sources


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

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for William Homer Becraft, person ID GGF5-M7D.

3 Findagrave.com.

4 Billion Graves (billiongraves.com : accessed 16 Apr 2020).

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Alice Elizabeth Patterson, person ID GGFP-TB4.

6 OBIT: Jacksonville Daily News.

7 gravelocator.cem.va.gov.

8 Billion Graves (billiongraves.com : accessed 13 Apr 2020).


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