Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Winfield Earl Welch and Eleanor Etta Beecroft

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Husband Winfield Earl Welch [12098]

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           Born: 1885
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GZM1-M3R

       Marriage: 1 Aug 1910 - Claysville, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

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Wife Eleanor Etta Beecroft [12093]

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           Born: 7 May 1886 - Claysville, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Apr 1933 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
         Buried: 19 Apr 1933
FamilySearch ID: GZJ7-CRN

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         Father: Thomas Beecroft [12084] (1851-1911)
         Mother: Mary Catherine Alexander [12085] (1852-1928)

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Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Buffalo Township, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States. Name:Etta Beecroft
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1900
Event Place:Buffalo Township, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Event Place (Original):Buffalo Township, ED 118, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Sex:Female
Age:18
Marital Status:Single
Race:White
Birth Date:May 1882
Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Father's Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Relationship to Head of Household:Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):Daughter
Sheet Letter:A
Sheet Number:4

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Thomas BeecroftHeadMale48Pennsylvania
Mary BeecroftWifeFemale48Pennsylvania
Etta BeecroftDaughterFemale18Pennsylvania
Robert BeecroftSonMale17Pennsylvania
Lizzie May BeecroftDaughterFemale15Pennsylvania
Fannie BeecroftDaughterFemale13Pennsylvania
Russell J BeecroftSonMale11Pennsylvania
Thomas R BeecroftSonMale8Pennsylvania.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States. Name:Eleanor Welch
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1920
Event Place:Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Event Place (Original):Pittsburgh Ward 13, ED 530, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Sex:Female
Age:33
Marital Status:Married
Race:White
Race (Original):White
Birth Year (Estimated):1887
Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Father's Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Relationship to Head of Household:Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):Wife
Sheet Letter:A
Sheet Number:10

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Winfield WelchHeadMale34West Virginia
Eleanor WelchWifeFemale33Pennsylvania
William WelchSonMale7Pennsylvania.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga Co, OH. Name:Eleanor Welsch
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1930
Event Place:Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
Sex:Female
Age:44
Marital Status:Married
Race:White
Race (Original):White
Birth Year (Estimated):1886
Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Father's Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Relationship to Head of Household:Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):Wife
Sheet Letter:A
Sheet Number:19

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Winfield E WelschHeadMale44West Virginia
Eleanor WelschWifeFemale44Pennsylvania
William E WelschSonMale17Pennsylvania.

• She died on 16 Apr 1933 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. Eleanor E Welch
from Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953

Name:Eleanor E Welch
Event Type:Death
Event Date:16 Apr 1933
Event Place:Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Sex:Female
Age:46
Marital Status:Married
Race:w
Occupation:Housewife
Birth Date:07 May 1886
Birth Year (Estimated):1887
Birthplace:Claysville, Washington, Pa.
Burial Date:19 Apr 1933
Cemetery:Lakewood
Father's Name:J. H. Beacroft
Father's Birthplace:Pa.
Spouse's Name: Winfield E. Welch
Record Number:22
Record Number:22.

Marriage Events

• Marriage: 1 Aug 1910, Claysville, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States. Winfield Earl Welch
from Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950

Name:Winfield Earl Welch
Event Type:Marriage
Event Date:1 Aug 1910
Event Place:Claysville, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Event Place (Original):Claysville, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Sex:Male
Age:25
Birth Year (Estimated):1885
Spouse's Name:Eleanor Etta Beacroft
Spouse's Sex:Female
Spouse's Age:27
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated):1883.

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Children

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Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Eleanor Etta Beecroft, person ID GZJ7-CRN.