Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Charles Lyle "Lyle" Beecroft and Nana Lou Watson



Husband Charles Lyle "Lyle" Beecroft [7593]




           Born: 4 Aug 1884 - Edgerton, Johnson, Kansas, United States 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Mar 1949 - De Soto, Johnson, Kansas, United States 1 2


         Buried: Mar 1949 - Desoto Cemetery, De Soto, Johnson, Kansas, United States 1 2
FamilySearch ID: LVDR-WN3
Find A Grave ID: 15588549


         Father: George Wakefield Beecroft [5407] (1864-1936)
         Mother: Emma Isabell Duff [6781] (1862-1958) 1


       Marriage: 4 Sep 1907 - Jackson, Missouri, United States 2

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States. Name: Charles L Beecroft
Titles & Terms:
Residence: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas
Birth Date: Aug 1884
Birthplace: Kansas
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Spouse:
Spouse's Titles & Terms:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Father: George Beecroft
Father's Titles & Terms:
Father's Birthplace: Kansas
Mother: Emma Beecroft
Mother's Titles & Terms:
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Race or Color (expanded): White
Head-of-household Name: George Beecroft
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Years Married:
Estimated Marriage Year:
Mother How Many Children:
Number Living Children:
Immigration Year:
Enumeration District: 0162
Page: 16
Sheet Letter: B
Family Number: 364
Reference Number: 59
Film Number: 1240505
Image Number: 00038
HouseholdGenderAge
Parent George Beecroft M
Parent Emma Beecroft F
Charles L Beecroft M
Daisy Beecroft F
George L Beecroft M
Grace Bryant F.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Lexington, Johnson Co, KS. Name: Lyle Beecroft
Birthplace: Kansas
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Residence: Lexington, Johnson, Kansas
Marital Status: Married
Race : White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Kansas
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Family Number: 82
Page Number: 3
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF Lyle Beecroft M 25y Kansas
WIFE Nana Beecroft F 22y Kansas
SON Martin Beecroft M 1y Kansas
SON Chandis Cheatwood M 7y Kansas

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• He appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Johnson, Kansas, United States. Name: C L Beecroft
Residence: , Johnson, Kansas
Estimated Birth Year: 1897
Age: 23
Birthplace: Kansas
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Father's Birthplace: Kansas
Mother's Birthplace: Nebraska
Film Number: 1820535
Digital Folder Number: 4300852
Image Number: 00630
Sheet Number: 9
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF C L Beecroft M 23y Kansas
WIFE Nana Beecroft F 30y Kansas
SON Martin Beecroft M 5y Kansas
SON Berton Beecroft M 6y Kansas
SON Lenord Beecroft M 5y Kansas
SON Nelson Beecroft M 2y Kansas.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in De Soto, Johnson, Kansas, United States. Name: Charles L Beecroft
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: De Soto, Johnson, Kansas
Gender: Male
Age: 44
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Kansas
Estimated Birth Year: 1886
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Kansas
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Enumeration District Number: 0004
Family Number: 66
Sheet Number and Letter: 3A
Line Number: 1
NARA Publication: T626, roll 706
Film Number: 2340441
Digital Folder Number: 4584462
Image Number: 00528
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Charles L Beecroft M 44 Kansas
Wife Nana L Beecroft F 42 Kansas
Son Burton Beecroft M 19 Kansas
Son Leonard Beecroft M 17 Kansas
Son Nelson Beecroft M 12 Kansas
Son Hubert Beecroft M 9 Kansas
Daughter Louise Beecroft F 6 Kansas
Daughter Jean Beecroft F 4 Kansas
Daughter Audrey Beecroft F 1 Kansas.

• Event: Apr 1935. 70 years ago
FROM THE DE SOTO NEWS
April 1935
E.C. Blaylock's dog was discovered to have rabies, causing its death. Since it was unknown whether the dog bit other dogs or not, the mayor ordered all dogs tied or muzzled at once.
• The brooder house of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Bowling caught fire causing little damage.
• Herbert Sheldon had taken over the express hauling from the depot to the stores.
• Bertha Belle Whitelaw and Annie Anderson entertained the Athenaeum Club.
• The roof of the Lyle Beecroft house caught fire, but was discovered when only a hole was burned near the chimney.
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• He appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in De Soto, Johnson, Kansas, United States. Name: Charles L Beecroft
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: De Soto, Lexington Township, Johnson, Kansas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race (Standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Head
Birthplace: Kansas
Estimated Birth Year: 1885
Residence in 1935: Rural, Johnson, Kansas
Enumeration District Number: 46-4
Family Number: 9
Sheet Number and Letter: 1A
Line Number: 37
NARA Publication Number: T627
NARA Roll Number: 1237
Digital Folder Number: 005449142
Image Number: 00065
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Charles L Beecroft M 55 Kansas
Wife Nana L Beecroft F 52 Kansas
Son Nelson A Beecroft M 22 Kansas
Son Hubert S Beecroft M 18 Kansas
Daughter Louise N Beecroft F 15 Kansas
Daughter Lida J Beecroft F 14 Kansas
Daughter Audry J Beecroft F 10 Kansas.




Wife Nana Lou Watson [7594]

           Born: Apr 1887 - De Soto, Johnson, Kansas, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1943 - De Soto, Johnson, Kansas, United States 1


         Buried: 1943 - De Soto Cemetery, De Soto, Johnson Co, KS 1 3
FamilySearch ID: LVDR-WNY
Find A Grave ID: 15588445

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Lexington, Johnson Co, KS. Name: Nana Beecroft
Birthplace: Kansas
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Residence: Lexington, Johnson, Kansas
Marital Status: Married
Race : White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Family Number: 82
Page Number: 3
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF Lyle Beecroft M 25y Kansas
WIFE Nana Beecroft F 22y Kansas
SON Martin Beecroft M 1y Kansas
SON Chandis Cheatwood M 7y Kansas

Name: Chandis Cheatwood
Birthplace: Kansas
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Residence: Lexington, Johnson, Kansas
Marital Status: Single
Race : White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Family Number: 82
Page Number: 3

[1920 Census for Chandis]
Shawnee, KS
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF Charley Cheatwood M 52y North Carolina
WIFE Ola Cheatwood F 38y Kansas
SON Chandos Cheatwood M 17y Kansas
SON Walden Cheatwood M 9y4m Kansas

[1940 Census for Chandis]
Name: Chandos Cheatwood
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Ward 2, Topeka, Topeka City, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Marital Status: Divorced
Race (Original): White
Race (Standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Son
Birthplace: Kansas
Estimated Birth Year: 1903
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Enumeration District Number: 89-30
Family Number: 99
Sheet Number and Letter: 4B
Line Number: 72
NARA Publication Number: T627
NARA Roll Number: 1259
Digital Folder Number: 005449164
Image Number: 00835
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Charles Cheatwood M 72 North Carolina
Wife Ola Cheatwood F 58 Kansas
Son Chandos Cheatwood M 37 Kansas
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• She appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Johnson, Kansas, United States. Name: Nana Beecroft
Residence: , Johnson, Kansas
Estimated Birth Year: 1890
Age: 30
Birthplace: Kansas
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Father's Birthplace: United States
Mother's Birthplace: United States
Film Number: 1820535
Digital Folder Number: 4300852
Image Number: 00630
Sheet Number: 9
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF C L Beecroft M 23y Kansas
WIFE Nana Beecroft F 30y Kansas
SON Martin Beecroft M 5y Kansas
SON Berton Beecroft M 6y Kansas
SON Lenord Beecroft M 5y Kansas
SON Nelson Beecroft M 2y Kansas.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in De Soto, Johnson, Kansas, United States. Name: Nana L Beecroft
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: De Soto, Johnson, Kansas
Gender: Female
Age: 42
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Kansas
Estimated Birth Year: 1888
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Enumeration District Number: 0004
Family Number: 66
Sheet Number and Letter: 3A
Line Number: 2
NARA Publication: T626, roll 706
Film Number: 2340441
Digital Folder Number: 4584462
Image Number: 00528
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Charles L Beecroft M 44 Kansas
Wife Nana L Beecroft F 42 Kansas
Son Burton Beecroft M 19 Kansas
Son Leonard Beecroft M 17 Kansas
Son Nelson Beecroft M 12 Kansas
Son Hubert Beecroft M 9 Kansas
Daughter Louise Beecroft F 6 Kansas
Daughter Jean Beecroft F 4 Kansas
Daughter Audrey Beecroft F 1 Kansas.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in De Soto, Johnson, Kansas, United States. Name: Nana L Beecroft
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: De Soto, Lexington Township, Johnson, Kansas, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 52
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race (Standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Wife
Birthplace: Kansas
Estimated Birth Year: 1888
Residence in 1935: Rural, Johnson, Kansas
Enumeration District Number: 46-4
Family Number: 9
Sheet Number and Letter: 1A
Line Number: 38
NARA Publication Number: T627
NARA Roll Number: 1237
Digital Folder Number: 005449142
Image Number: 00065
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Charles L Beecroft M 55 Kansas
Wife Nana L Beecroft F 52 Kansas
Son Nelson A Beecroft M 22 Kansas
Son Hubert S Beecroft M 18 Kansas
Daughter Louise N Beecroft F 15 Kansas
Daughter Lida J Beecroft F 14 Kansas
Daughter Audry J Beecroft F 10 Kansas.


Children
1 M Martin Lyle Beecroft [7598] 4

           Born: 15 Jun 1908 - De Soto, Johnson, Kansas, United States 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Mar 1965 4
         Buried:  - Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, Burlington Co, NJ 1 4
FamilySearch ID: GQYC-PST
Find A Grave ID: 347434
         Spouse: Ida [16849] (      -      )


2 M Burton Eugene Beecroft [7597] 1

           Born: 29 Sep 1910 - De Soto, Johnson, Kansas, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1944 - De Soto, Johnson, Kansas, United States 1


         Buried:  - De Soto Cemetery, De Soto, Johnson Co, KS 3
FamilySearch ID: LBNK-QYK
Find A Grave ID: 15642653
         Spouse: Lucy Florence Baker [11806] (1908-1985)


3 M Leonard Watson Beecroft [7602]

           Born: 10 Jan 1913 - De Soto, Johnson, Kansas, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Apr 1979 - Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
         Buried:  - Maple Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Wyandotte Co, KS
FamilySearch ID: GQYZ-Q9M
Find A Grave ID: 97660508
         Spouse: Mildred Marie Grob [11808] (1914-2012)


4 F Wanda Dayle Beecroft [16519]

           Born: 19 Jul 1915 - De Soto, Johnson, Kansas, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Feb 1916 - De Soto, Johnson, Kansas, United States
         Buried: 29 Feb 1916 - De Soto Cemetery, De Soto, Johnson Co, KS
FamilySearch ID: GQB9-H1C
Find A Grave ID: 130408008



5 M Nelson Edwin Beecroft [7601]

           Born: 25 May 1917 - De Soto, Johnson, Kansas, United States 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Dec 1996 - Albany, Dougherty, Georgia, United States
         Buried: 1996 - Floral Memory Gardens, Albany, Dougherty, Georgia, United States 1 5
FamilySearch ID: G41P-Z6X
Find A Grave ID: 110020080
         Spouse: Margaret Helen Musselman [16520] (1923-1986)


6 M Stanley Hubert Beecroft [7595] 6

           Born: 18 May 1921 - De Soto, Johnson, Kansas, United States 7 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 May 1977 - Junction City, Geary, Kansas, United States 6 9


         Buried:  - Highland Cemetery, Junction City, Geary, Kansas, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: K8Z4-7VF
Find A Grave ID: 90328999
         Spouse: Verna Ruth Morris 6 [7608] (1926-1952)
           Marr: 16 Sep 1946 - Junction City, Geary, Kansas, United States 6


7 F Wanda Louise N Beecroft [7600]

           Born: 1924 - De Soto, Johnson, Kansas, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 1983 - Pattonsburg, Daviess Co, MO
         Buried:  - Maple Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Wyandotte Co, KS 1
FamilySearch ID: GQYZ-WGQ
Find A Grave ID: 94624518
         Spouse: Leroy Edison Stone [16521] (1925-1997)
           Marr: 8 Aug 1944 - Union. Herford Co, NC


8 F Lila Jean "Jeannie" Beecroft [7596]

           Born: 10 Mar 1926 - De Soto, Johnson, Kansas, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Mar 1993 - Overland Park, Johnson Co, KS
         Buried:  - De Soto Cemetery, De Soto, Johnson Co, KS 1
FamilySearch ID: GQYZ-83T
Find A Grave ID: 16875876
         Spouse: Eldean Elmer Schultz [7640] (1921-2009)
           Marr: 18 Jan 1945 - Olathe, Johnson Co, KS


9 F Audry June Beecroft [7599]

           Born: 17 Jun 1928 - De Soto, Johnson, Kansas, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Jan 1992 - Edwardsville, Wyandotte Co, KS
         Buried:  - De Soto Cemetery, De Soto, Johnson Co, KS 1
FamilySearch ID: GQYZ-94L
Find A Grave ID: 75385170
         Spouse: William Sherman Turner [16522] (1909-1999)



Burial Notes: Husband - Charles Lyle "Lyle" Beecroft

Father, Sec Morgan, Row-3, Block 8, Lot #A


Burial Notes: Wife - Nana Lou Watson

Mother, Sec Morgan, Row-3, Block 8, Lot #A

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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 9 Nov 2025), entry for Charles Lyle "Lyle" Beecroft, person ID LVDR-WN3.

3 Cemetery Transcription Library, interment.net.

4 gravelocator.cem.va.gov.

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Nelson Edwin Beecroft, person ID G41P-Z6X.

6 LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org).

7 LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org), 19 May 1926.

8 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index, b. 18 May 1921, d. May 1977.

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


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