Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Albert B Beecroft and Mary Olive Whiting



Husband Albert B Beecroft [11572]

           Born: 15 May 1862
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Nov 1888 - Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, United States


         Buried:  - Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Dane Co, WI 1
FamilySearch ID: 9VLS-PBK
Find A Grave ID: 86366110


         Father: William Gird Beecroft [6963] (1826-1883) 2
         Mother: Mary B Boufller [6967] (1838-1914) 2


       Marriage: 29 Mar 1888 - Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, United States 3

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1880 in Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, United States. Name: Albert Beecroft
Residence: Madison, Dane, Wisconsin
Birthdate: 1862
Birthplace: Wisconsin, United States
Relationship to Head: Son
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Father's Name: Wm. G. Beecroft
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Name: Mary B. Beecroft
Mother's Birthplace: New York, United States
Race or Color (Expanded): White
Ethnicity (Standardized): American
Gender: Male
Martial Status: Single
Age (Expanded): 18 years
Occupation: Merchant
NARA Film Number: T9-1422
Page: 175
Page Character: A
Entry Number: 211
Film number: 1255422
HouseholdGenderAge
Parent Wm. G. Beecroft M 53
Parent Mary B. Beecroft F 42
Albert Beecroft M 18
Lillian Beecroft F 16
Daisy Beecroft F 14
Alice Beecroft F 10
W.G. Beecroft M 7.

• He worked as a Merchant.

• He died on 26 Nov 1888 in Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, United States. Name: Albert B. Beecroft
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 26 Nov 1888
Death Place: Madison, Dane Co., Wisconsin
Age: 26
Birth Date: 15 May 1862
Birthplace: Madison, Wis.
Occupation: Merchant
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary O. Beecroft
Father's Name: Wm. G. Beecroft
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mary A. Beecroft
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06543-7
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
Source Film Number: 1310177
Reference Number: 15337.




Wife Mary Olive Whiting [11573]

           Born: 18 Apr 1856 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Sep 1932
         Buried: 28 Sep 1932 - Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Dane Co, WI 1
FamilySearch ID: 9VLS-P18
Find A Grave ID: 86366119

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1900. Name: *Nnie Beecroft
Titles & Terms:
Residence: Madison city, Dane, Wisconsin
Birth Date: Apr 1857
Birthplace: Illinois
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Spouse:
Spouse's Titles & Terms:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Father:
Father's Titles & Terms:
Father's Birthplace: Connecticut
Mother:
Mother's Titles & Terms:
Mother's Birthplace: Connecticut
Race or Color (expanded): White
Head-of-household Name: *Nnie Beecroft
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Years Married:
Estimated Marriage Year:
Mother How Many Children: 1
Number Living Children: 1
Immigration Year:
Enumeration District: 0052
Page: 14
Sheet Letter: B
Family Number: 270
Reference Number: 75
Film Number: 1241783
Image Number: 00218
HouseholdGenderAge
*Nnie Beecroft F
Child Albert Beecroft M
William M Zo*Ffe M
Arthur Zo*Ffe M
Edward Cockerill M
Roy Saxton M
Harry C Stone M
Edna S Parks F.

• She appeared on the Wisconsin census in 1905. Name: Minnie O Beecroft
Residence: , , Wisconsin
Age: 48y
Estimated Birth Year: Abt 1857
Birthplace: Illinois
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Race: White
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Place of Birth: Parent 1: Connecticut
Place of Birth: Parent 2: Connecticut
Family Number: 7
Page Number: 619
Line Number: 48
Film Number: 1020444
Digital Folder Number: 4236850
Image Number: 00348
HouseholdGenderAge
Minnie O Beecroft F 48y
Child Albert I W B Beecroft M 16y
Lee P Jerrard M 19y
Ernest F Barker M 19y
Clarence J Rice M 19y
Herbert L Blankenburg M 20y
Charles A Haylbert M 21y
John R Vroman M 19y
Herbert J Peters M 20y.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, United States. Name: Mary O Beecroft
Birthplace: Illinois
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Residence: Madison Ward 5, Dane, Wisconsin
Marital Status: Widowed
Race : White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Connecticut
Mother's Birthplace: Connecticut
Family Number: 36
Page Number: 2
HouseholdGenderAge
Mary O Beecroft F 53y
Child Albert Beecroft M 20y.

• Her obituary was published in The Capital Times (Madison, WI) on 26 Sep 1932. Mrs. M. O. Beecroft, City Pioneer, Dead
Resident of Madison 70 years Dies Sunday at Hospital
Mrs. M. O. Beecroft, 76, of 308 N. Mills st., a resident of Madison for 70 years, died at a local hospital Sunday after a five weeks' illness. Mr. Beecroft, former owner of a Madison clothing store, died in 1889.
She was an active worker in the First Congregational church, and a member of the Wimodaughsis club, and Rebekah lodge. One Son, Albert B. Becraft, Madison, survives.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the First Congregational church, the Rev. A. W. Swan officiating. Burial will be at Forest Hill.

Marriage Events

• Marriage: 29 Mar 1888, Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, United States. Groom's Name: Albert B. Beecroft
Groom's Birth Date:
Groom's Birthplace: Madison, Wis.
Groom's Age:
Bride's Name: Mary Olive Whiting
Bride's Birth Date:
Bride's Birthplace: Chicago, Ill.
Bride's Age:
Marriage Date: 29 Mar 1888
Marriage Place: Madison, Dane, Wisconsin
Groom's Father's Name: Wm. G. Beecroft
Groom's Mother's Name: Mary A. Griffen Beecroft
Bride's Father's Name: James H. Whiting
Bride's Mother's Name: Mary Collington
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00343-3
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
Source Film Number: 1275929
Reference Number: 01256.


Children
1 M Albert B Beecroft II [11574]

           Born: 28 May 1889 - Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, United States 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 May 1959 - Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, United States
         Buried:  - Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Dane Co, WI 1
FamilySearch ID: 9VLS-PYJ
Find A Grave ID: 86366111
         Spouse: Mae M Ennis [11575] (1888-1959)
           Marr: 24 Nov 1914 - Cook, Illinois, United States 5



Burial Notes: Husband - Albert B Beecroft

Section 4, Lot 126, Grave 3


Burial Notes: Wife - Mary Olive Whiting

Section 4, Lot 126, Vault Other vault

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Sources


1 Findagrave.com.

2 jess_krus@hotmail.com, My Family Tree (Rootsweb.com).

3 LDS, Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930.

4 LDS, Wisconsin, Births and Christenings, 1826-1926.

5 LDS, Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920.


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