Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

William James Becraft and Ida Edwards

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Husband William James Becraft [4311] ¹

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           Born: 20 Feb 1897 - Quincy, Plumas, California, United States 1 2 3 4 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Feb 1968 - Quincy, Plumas, California, United States 2 3 4 5
         Buried: 16 Feb 1968 - Quincy Cemetery, Quincy, Plumas, California, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: MXXY-QQ6
Find A Grave ID: 261510883

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         Father: William Preston Becraft [3835] (1854-1930)
         Mother: Mary Jane Penman [4310] (1859-1904)

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       Marriage: 26 Mar 1934 - Reno, Washoe, Nevada, United States

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 700-12-8553.

• Military Draft Registration: Between 1917 and 1918, Plumas, California, United States.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Quartz, Plumas Co, CA. William P Becraft, b July 1854, age 45y, married 23 years, born CA, gold miner; wife Mary J, b May 1859, age 41y, (6 children, 6 living), born CA; dau Mary A, b Oct 1887, age 12, born CA, at school; dau Maude, b Dec 1889, age 10y, born CA, at school; son William J, b Feb 1897, age 3, born CA.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Quartz, Plumas Co, CA. William P Becraft, widowed, age 55y; dau Annie M, age 22y; son William J, age 13y.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in New York Township, Brownsville Precinct, Yuba Co, CA. William P Becraft, age 65y; wife Susan B, age 61y; son William J, age 22y; Benjamin H Brown, age 75y.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Beckwourth, Plumas, California, United States. William J Becraft, age 33, born in CA, Head.

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Wife Ida Edwards [8857]

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           Born: 1903
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GG43-SMF

Events

• Deserted Husband: 5 Dec 1934.

• Divorce Action Filed - Wm. J. Becraft v Ida Becraft: Grounds of Desertion, 9 Nov 1937, Plumas, California, United States.

Marriage Events

• Marriage: Reno Evening Gazette, 26 Mar 1934. Marriage Licenses
Becraft-Edwards -- William J. Becraft, over 21, and Ida Edwards, 31, both of Porlotz [?], Cal.

• They were divorced in 1938 in Plumas, California, United States.

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Children

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Sources

1 LDS.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 11 Nov 2025), entry for William James Becraft, person ID MXXY-QQ6.

3 California Death Index, 1940-1997 (Sacramento, Ca: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, 19--.).

4 www.familytreelegends.com, California Deaths, 1940-1997.

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