Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

William Thomas Becraft and Maurine Helen Josephine Riedesel

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Husband William Thomas Becraft [13248]

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Wife Maurine Helen Josephine Riedesel [13249]

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           Born: 21 Sep 1919 - Rural, Dewitt Co, TX
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           Died: 28 Feb 2015 - Seguin, , TX
         Buried:  - Nordheim Cemetery, Nordheim, DeWitt Co, TX 1
FamilySearch ID: LK2Y-86H
Find A Grave ID: 144813300

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         Father: Oscar Frederick Riedesel [13250] (1890-1962)
         Mother: Eugenia Againa Garbe [13251] (1889-1972) 2

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Events

• She was born on 21 Sep 1919 in Yorktown, DeWitt, Texas, United States. NameMaurine Helen Josephine Riedesel
SexFemale
Father's NameOscar Riedesel
Father's SexMale
Mother's NameEugenia Garbe
Mother's SexFemale
Event TypeBirth
Event Date21 September 1919
Event PlaceYorktown, DeWitt, Texas, United States
Source Details42037.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Nordheim, DsWitt Co, TX. NameMaurine Riedesel
SexFemale
Age10 years
Birth Year (Estimated)1920
BirthplaceTexas
Marital StatusSingle
RaceWhite
Relationship to Head of HouseholdGranddaughter
Father's BirthplaceTexas
Mother's BirthplaceTexas
Event TypeCensus
Event Date1930
Event PlaceNordheim, DeWitt, Texas, United States
Line Number27
Sheet LetterA
Sheet Number2
Affiliate Publication NumberT626
Affiliate NameThe U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Maurine Riedesel's Parents and Siblings
Eynina Riedesel Mother F 41 years Texas
Oscar Riedesel Father M 40 years Texas
Viola Riedesel Sister F 18 years Texas
Forrest Riedesel Brother M 14 years Texas

Other People on This Record
Emma Riedesel F 75 years Texas.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Yorktown, DeWitt, Texas, United States. NameM* Riedesel
SexFemale
Age19 years
Birth Date1921
BirthplaceTexas
Residence Date1935
Residence PlaceSame Place
Marital StatusSingle
RaceWhite
Relationship to Head of HouseholdDaughter
Event TypeCensus
Event Date1940
Event PlaceYorktown, DeWitt, Texas, United States
Enumeration District Number62-10 Justice Precinct 3, Yorktown Town, Allen Hospital, Eckardt Hospital
Line Number74
Sheet LetterB
Sheet Number3
Affiliate Publication NumberT627

M* Riedesel's Parents and Siblings
Oscar Riedesel Father M 50 years Texas
Eugenia Riedesel Mother F 51 years Texas
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• Her obituary was published in the San Antonio Express-News on 10 Apr 2015. Maurine H. Riedesel Becraft passed away February 28, 2015 at the age of 95 in Seguin, Texas.
She was born on September 21, 1919. Survived by her daughters: Elizabeth Hartman (Chad) and Helen Bartley of LaVernia, TX; Grandchildren, Jakki Evans (Shane), R.D. Cofield, Colton Cofield, Misty Hartman, Shane and Deanna Bartley; great-grandson, Flynn Hutton; Loving Family, Gilbert and Janes Buch, Gaylon, Vayden, Lila, Kenneth and Claydell Baker, Kim and Rhianen Neton. Preceded in death by, Father and Mother, Oscar and Eugeine Riedesel; sister, Viola Schueneman; brother, Forest Riedesel and Son, Mark Becraft.

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Children

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1 M Mark Wayne "Bubba" Becraft [13247]

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           Born: 30 Sep 1954 - Alice, , TX
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           Died: 8 Jun 2003 - Adkins, , TX
         Buried:  - Nordheim Cemetery, Nordheim, DeWitt Co, TX 1
Find A Grave ID: 130277399

         Spouse: Elizabeth Ann Smith [16290] (living)

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2 F Elizabeth Becraft [16286] (details suppressed for this person)

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         Spouse: Chad Hartman [16287] (living)

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3 F Helen Becraft [16288] (details suppressed for this person)

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         Spouse: Bartley [16289] (living)

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Sources

1 Findagrave.com.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 29 Nov 2025), entry for Eugina Garbe, person ID 9M8D-1CH.