Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Alba Romanza Beecroft and Erma Viola Bryant

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Husband Alba Romanza Beecroft [5603]

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           Born: 15 Aug 1898 - California, United States 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Feb 1990 - Santa Clara, California, United States 1 2
         Buried:  - Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States 3
FamilySearch ID: 92MY-S4S
Find A Grave ID: 234523532

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         Father: Henry Lovell Beecroft [5601] (1861-1958) 4
         Mother: Emily Josephine Hoover [5602] (1861-1945)

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       Marriage: 30 Jun 1927 - Santa Clara, California, United States

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 554-18-8721.

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

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Hollister, San Benito, California, United States. Name: Alba R Beecroft
Titles & Terms:
Residence: Hollister Township (excl. Hollister town), San Benito, California
Birth Date: Sep 1899
Birthplace: California
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Spouse:
Spouse's Titles & Terms:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Father: Henry L Beecroft
Father's Titles & Terms:
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother: Emily J Beecroft
Mother's Titles & Terms:
Mother's Birthplace: California
Race or Color (expanded): White
Head-of-household Name: Henry L Beecroft
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Years Married:
Estimated Marriage Year:
Mother How Many Children:
Number Living Children:
Immigration Year:
Enumeration District: 0016
Page: 1
Sheet Letter: B
Family Number: 14
Reference Number: 62
Film Number: 1240097
Image Number: 00142
HouseholdGenderAge
Parent Henry L Beecroft M
Parent Emily J Beecroft F
Henry L Beecroft M
Ethelbert L Beecroft M
Alba R Beecroft M
Richard B Williams M
Annie F Williams F
Mary M Williams F
Rollie Williams M.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in San Luis Obispo Co, CA. Alba R Beecroft, born abt 1899; wife Emma V, 1905; Barbara, 1929.

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Wife Erma Viola Bryant [5606]

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           Born: 2 Jun 1904 - California, United States 1 2 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Jun 1991 - Santa Clara, California, United States 1 2 5
         Buried:  - Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States 3
FamilySearch ID: 92MY-S48
Find A Grave ID: 234523545

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 567-24-8679.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in San Luis Obispo Co, CA. Alba R Beecroft, born abt 1899; wife Emma V, 1905; Barbara, 1929.

• Her mother's obituary appeared in the Oakland Tribune on 6 Apr 1939.

Died.
Bryant - In San Jose, April 4, Isabel Jane Bryant, widow of the late John E. Bryant, mother of Oren and Vivien Bryant, Mrs. Erma Beecroft and Mrs. Virginia Custer; a native of Canada, aged 69 years.

Marriage Events

• Marriage: Oakland Tribune, 1 Jul 1927. Marriage Licenses
Vital Statistics
San Jose.

San Jose. July 1. - The following vital statistics were on file in this city today:
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Alba R. Beecroft, 28, and Erma Bryant, 23, both of San Jose.

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Children

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1 F Jo Ann Beecroft [7694]

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           Born: 21 Sep 1930 - San Luis Obisbo, San Luis Obisbo, California 6
     Christened: 19 Dec 1965 6
           Died: 20 May 2007 - Contra Costa, California, United States 6
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GMBM-XZT

         Spouse: William Meredith Plummer [7696] (1928-1989)
           Marr: 30 May 1953 - California, United States 6

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2 F Barbara Jeanne Beecroft [7695] ⁷

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           Born: 4 Jan 1929 - California, United States 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Jan 2009 7
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GHDJ-J1K

         Spouse: Robert James Strom 8 [7697] (1927-1993)

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Notes: Marriage (Erma Viola Bryant):

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Certificate# 2700903

Sources

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

2 www.familytreelegends.com.

3 Findagrave.com.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 20 Nov 2025), entry for Henry L Beecroft, person ID 92MY-S43.

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

6 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 20 Nov 2025), entry for Jo Ann Beecroft, person ID GMBM-XZT.

7 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 20 Nov 2025), entry for Barbara Beecroft, person ID GHDJ-J1K.

8 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 20 Nov 2025) Strom, person ID LB9H-HPM.