Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Alfred Waldemer Wistrom and Annie Beecroft

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Husband Alfred Waldemer Wistrom [7134] ¹

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           Born: 24 Jan 1880 - Blackstad, Kalmar, Sweden 2
     Christened: 8 Feb 1880 - Blackstad, Kalmar, Sweden 2
           Died: Oct 1959 - Turtle Lake, Barron, Wisconsin, United States
         Buried:  - Lakeview Cemetery, Turtle Lake, Barron, Wisconsin, United States
FamilySearch ID: KJM4-JHJ
Find A Grave ID: 107766289

       Marriage: 8 Apr 1908 - Barron, Wisconsin, United States 3

Events

• Immigrated: 1886, Newman Grove, Madison Co, NE.

• His obituary was published in the Cumberland Advocate on 29 Oct 1959. From the Cumberland Advocate, Cumberland, Wisconsin dated October 29, 1959.

ALFRED W. WISTROM

Funeral services were held on Sunday for Alfred Walford Wistrom, 79, at the Methodist Church in Cumberland with Rev. Arvid Morey officiating. Cotone Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. He was born on January 24, 1880 in Sweden and came to the United States in 1886 and settled with his family at Newman Grove, Nebraska. He moved to Almena at the age of 24 where he purchased a farm west of the village. He served as a member of the town board of the Town of Almena and was treasurer of the Midway School for several years. He was an active member of the Modern Woodmen Fraternal organization for 52 years. Mr. Wistrom was married to Annie Beecroft and they had one son, Clarence, who lives at Spooner. Survivors include his wife, son, and two grandsons. Interment was in Lakeview Cemetery, Turtle Lake. Pall-bearers were Carl Ernst, Isador Kuhn, Irvin Pearson, Nick Feidt, Alfred Sandberg, and Adolph Shepps. Alternate was Theodore Torgerson.

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Wife Annie Beecroft [6019]

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           Born: 16 Nov 1881 - Barton upon Humber, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Nov 1962 - Turtle Lake, Barron, Wisconsin, United States
         Buried:  - Lakeview Cemetery, Turtle Lake, Barron, Wisconsin, United States 4
FamilySearch ID: KGCK-MBB
Find A Grave ID: 107766298

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         Father: Thomas Beecroft [5981] (1856-1907)
         Mother: Anna Lucy Fenwick [5982] (1856-1916)

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Events

• She appeared on the England census in 1881 in Barton upon Humber, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. Rg11, Piece 3290, Folio 101, Page 25
Registration District Glandord Brigg
Civil Parish Barton Upon Humber St Peter
Address Whitecross Street
NameRelationship to Head of HouseholdConditionGenderAgeOccupation/DisabilityBirth Place
Thomas BeecroftHeadMarriedM25Working Gardener (N D)East Halton, Lincolnshire
Annie BeecroftWifeMarriedF24Bishop Burton, Yorkshire
Herbert BeecroftSonSingleM4Barton On Humber, Lincolnshire
Frank BeecroftSonSingleM2Grimston, Yorkshire
Annie BeecroftDaughterSingleF0Barton On Humber, Lincolnshire
William MorrisLodgerSingleM22General LabourerSanton, Yorkshire.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Clinton Twp, Barron Co, WI. Tom (44, married for 24 years, born in England), Annie (43, England), Herbert (23, England), Frank (21, England), Annie (19, England), Sarah (16, England), Tomas (16, England), William (14, England), Harry (12, WI), James (8, WI), Jane (8, WI), Alice (2, WI), Mary (7 months, WI).

• Her obituary was published in the Cumberland Advocate on 1 Nov 1962. From the Cumberland Advocate, Cumberland, Wisconsin dated Thursday,
November 1, 1962.

ANNE WISTROM

Funeral services for Anne Wistrom, 80, Turtle Lake, will be held today
(Thursday) at the Cumberland Methodist Church with the Rev. Fay Johnson
officiating. Interment will be in Lakeview Cemetery at Turtle Lake. Cotone
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was born in England on
November 16, 1881, the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Beecroft. She is
survived by a son, Clarence of Spooner and two grandchildren.

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Children

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1 M Clarence Arthur Wistrom [10561] ⁵

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           Born: 18 Jan 1909 - Almena, Barron, Wisconsin, United States 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Jan 2005 - Spooner, Washburn, Wisconsin, United States 6
         Buried: 21 Jan 2005 - Spooner Cemetery, Spooner, Washburn, Wisconsin, United States 4
FamilySearch ID: KLBD-6GS
Find A Grave ID: 24221029

         Spouse: Ina Catherine Devereaux 7 [16628] (1919-2008)
           Marr: 21 Jun 1939 6

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Sources

1 Family Trees, "Waldemer."

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 23 Nov 2025), entry for Alfred Waldemer Wistrom, person ID KJM4-JHJ.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 23 Nov 2025), entry for Annie Beecroft, person ID KGCK-MBB.

4 Findagrave.com.

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 23 Nov 2025), entry for Clarence A Wistrom, person ID KLBD-6GS.

6 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 23 Nov 2025), entry for Clarence Arthur Wistrom, person ID KLBD-6GS.

7 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 23 Nov 2025), entry for Ina C Devereaux, person ID KJWY-413.