Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



picture
Robert Beecroft and Minnie



Husband Robert Beecroft [4290] 1

           Born: 23 Jul 1843 - Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1 2
     Christened: 25 Dec 1843 - Holy Trinity, Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England 1
           Died: 12 Mar 1910 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States 1 3


         Buried: Mar 1910 - Fairview Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States 3 4
FamilySearch ID: LH1D-KJT
Find A Grave ID: 53932092


         Father: Henry Beecroft Sr. [4278] (1815-1915) 1
         Mother: Isabella Frazor [4285] (1816-1903) 1


       Marriage: 

Events

• Military: Civil War. The Roster of Enlisted Men from Council Bluffs or Pottawattamie County, Iowa who served in the civil war, reconstructed from the Adjutant Generals' Reports of 1862-1863.

• Immigrated: Kennebec from Liverpool, England, 10 Jan 1852, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. Departure on Kennebec from Liverpool, England for Isabella age 35, Emma age 15, Robert age 8; Isabella age 6, and Elizabeth age 4.

The Kennebec arrived in New Orleans, LA on 19 March 1852.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1860 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. Henry Beecroft, age 45, born England; wife Isabella age 44, born England; dau Emma age 24, born England; son Henry, age 20, born England; son Robert age 17, born England; dau Isabella, age 15, born England; dau Elizabeth, age 13, born England; dau Matilda age 5, born Utah.

• Military: 14 Aug 1862. Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion, Together with Historical Skeches…

Page 1358
Beecroft, Robert. Age 17. Residence Council Bluffs, nativity England. Enlisted Aug 14, 1862, as Drummer. Mustered Nov 7, 1862. Mustered out on Aug 10, 1865, New Orleans, La.
.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1870 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. HJ Beecroft, age 30, teamster, personal value 700, born ENG; wife Mary, age 25, keeping house, born ENG; son Robert H, age 6, born IA.

Minnie age 21, born IA; Wm, age 2, born IA and Robert age 27, Teamster, born ENG also listed.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1880 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. Name: Robert Becroft
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Musician
Race (Original): W
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Birthplace: England
Birth Date: 1843
Spouse's Name: Annie Becroft
Spouse's Birthplace: Ohio, United States
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: England
Page: 217
Page Letter: C
Entry Number: 2425
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0361
GS Film number: 1254361
Digital Folder Number: 004241092
Image Number: 00440
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Robert Becroft M 37 England
Wife Annie Becroft F 23 Ohio, United States
Daughter Fannie Becroft F 5 Iowa, United States
Daughter Ada Becroft F 2 Iowa, United States.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. Name: Robert Beecroft
Titles & Terms:
Residence: Council Bluffs city, Pottawattamie, Iowa
Birth Date: Jul 1844
Birthplace: England
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Spouse: Ada Beecroft
Spouse's Titles & Terms:
Spouse's Birthplace: Illinois
Father:
Father's Titles & Terms:
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother:
Mother's Titles & Terms:
Mother's Birthplace: England
Race or Color (expanded): White
Head-of-household Name: Robert Beecroft
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 26
Estimated Marriage Year: 1874
Mother How Many Children:
Number Living Children:
Immigration Year: 1859
Enumeration District: 0134
Page: 1
Sheet Letter: B
Family Number: 14
Reference Number: 62
Film Number: 1240455
Image Number: 00683
HouseholdGenderAge
Robert Beecroft M
Spouse Ada Beecroft F
Child Ada Beecroft F
Child Nellie Beecroft F
Child Pearl Beecroft F.




Wife Minnie [4351]

           Born: 1849 - Iowa, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1870 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. HJ Beecroft, age 30, teamster, personal value 700, born ENG; wife Mary, age 25, keeping house, born ENG; son Robert H, age 6, born IA.

Minnie age 21, born IA; Wm, age 2, born IA and Robert age 27, Teamster, born ENG also listed.


Children
1 M Harry Beecroft [7665]

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



2 F Mary Beecroft [7666]

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Jacob Koupal [7668] (      -      )
           Marr: 6 Oct 1897 - Nebraska, United States


3 F Olive Beecroft [7667]

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: McLain [7669] (      -      )



Burial Notes: Husband - Robert Beecroft

Plot: Sec. C lot 50

picture

Sources


1 lamar@ida.net, DarrelLaMarWakley9 (rootsweb.com).

2 LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org).

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Robert Beecroft, person ID LH1D-KJT.

4 Findagrave.com.


Table of Contents | Surnames | Name List

This website was created 2 Dec 2025 with Legacy 10.0, a division of MyHeritage.com; content copyrighted and maintained by castlewrks@aol.com