Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Frederick William Beecroft and Ethel Hortense Taylor

Husband Frederick William Beecroft [8710] 

           Born: 18 Jul 1887 - Nevada, Vernon Co, MO
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Oct 1960 - Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
 Cause of Death: bronch pneunomia
         Buried: 8 Oct 1960 - Forest Hill Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co, TN 1
FamilySearch ID: GM1T-JD5
Find A Grave ID: 126450120


         Father: Frederick Henry Beecroft [12439] (1863-1912)
         Mother: Mary Catherine Armstrong [12440] (1867-1944) 1


       Marriage: 5 Jul 1911 - Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Raleigh, Shelby Co, TN. Name: Willie F Beecroft
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 34 Civil District 6 (east part) Raleigh town, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Birth Date: Jul 1888
Birthplace: Missouri
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's Birthplace: Missouri
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Years Married:
Marriage Year (Estimated):
Mother of how many children:
Number of Living Children:
Immigration Year:
Page: 4
Sheet Letter: B
Family Number: 61
Reference ID: 55
GS Film number: 1241596
Digital Folder Number: 004118730
Image Number: 00555
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Fred Beecroft M 37 Missouri
Wife Mary C Beecroft F 33 Tennessee
Son Willie F Beecroft M 12 Missouri
Daughter Herman Beecroft F 10 Missouri
Son Hugh Beecroft M 8 Missouri
Son Robert Beecroft M 5 Missouri
Boarder Andrew J Miller M 23 Georgia.

• Military: World War I Draft, 1917-1918. Name: F W Beecroft
Event Type: Draft Registration
Registration Year Range: 1917-1918
Event Place: Memphis City no 1, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 18 Jul 1887
Birthplace: Nevada, Missouri, United States
Nationality: United States
Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
Affiliate Publication Number: M1509
GS Film number: 1877495
Digital Folder Number: 005152431
Image Number: 03426.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Shelby, Tennessee, United States. Wm F Beecroft, born abt 1888; wife Ethel H, 1887; Tom I, 1913; Jas F, 1916; Hugh P, 1919; Fred W, 1924.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States. Name: Fred Beecroft
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Ward 25, Memphis, Civil District 2, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 51
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original):
Race (Standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Head
Birthplace: Arkansas
Estimated Birth Year: 1889
Residence in 1935: Same House
Enumeration District Number: 98-162
Family Number: 16
Sheet Number and Letter: 1B
Line Number: 59
NARA Publication Number: T627
NARA Roll Number: 3965
Digital Folder Number: 005461337
Image Number: 00591
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Fred Beecroft M 51 Arkansas
Wife Hortense Beecroft F 50 Tennessee
Son Hugh Beecroft M 21 Tennessee
Son William Beecroft M 16 Tennessee.

• His obituary was published in The Commercial Appeal on 8 Oct 1960. Frederick W. Beecroft Sr. of 615 East McLemore, who recently retired as clerk of Juvenile Court after 17 years, died at 7:15 a.m. yesterday at Methodist Hospital. He was 73. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at National Funeral Home. Burial will be in Forest Hill. "Mr. B," as many called him, was born in Nevada, Mo., and had lived in Memphis more than 50 years. Before joining Juvenile Court, he worked with the American Fork and Hoe Co. in Memphis for 14 years and for a time was a Federal employee. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. Mr. Beecroft, who had been in ill health for two years, had been on sick leave for several weeks before his retirement in August. He leaves his wife; four sons, Taylor Beecroft of 1359 Goodbar, James Beecroft also of Memphis, Hugh Beecroft and F.W. Beecroft Jr., of Atlanta; two brothers, Hugh Beecroft of Seattle, Wash., and Robert O. Beecroft of Dayton, Ohio, and four grandchildren. (Published in The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN, on October 8, 1960).


Wife Ethel Hortense Taylor [8711] 

           Born: 30 Jun 1886 - Tennessee, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Jul 1953 - Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
         Buried:  - Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Shelby Co, TN 1
FamilySearch ID: GSDB-T22
Find A Grave ID: 44071681

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Shelby, Tennessee, United States. Wm F Beecroft, born abt 1888; wife Ethel H, 1887; Tom I, 1913; Jas F, 1916; Hugh P, 1919; Fred W, 1924.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States. Name: Hortense Beecroft
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Ward 25, Memphis, Civil District 2, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 50
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original):
Race (Standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Wife
Birthplace: Tennessee
Estimated Birth Year: 1890
Residence in 1935: Same House
Enumeration District Number: 98-162
Family Number: 16
Sheet Number and Letter: 1B
Line Number: 60
NARA Publication Number: T627
NARA Roll Number: 3965
Digital Folder Number: 005461337
Image Number: 00591
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Fred Beecroft M 51 Arkansas
Wife Hortense Beecroft F 50 Tennessee
Son Hugh Beecroft M 21 Tennessee
Son William Beecroft M 16 Tennessee.

• She died on 18 Jul 1953 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States. Name: Ethel H. Beecroft
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 18 Jul 1953
Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
Gender: Female
Marital Status:
Race:
Age: 67
Birth Year (Estimated): 1886
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Tom P. Taylor
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Address:
Residence Place:
Cemetery:
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Burial Date:
Informant's Name:
Additional Relatives:
Digital Folder Number: 004181496
Image Number: 00106
GS Film number: 2372483
Reference ID: cn 16649.

• Her funeral was held The Commercial Appeal on 20 Jul 1953. Services for Mrs. Hortense Beecroft, wife of F.W. Beecroft Sr., clerk of Juvenile Court, will be held at 2 this afternoon at National Funeral Home. Burial will be in Forest Hill. Mrs. Beecroft died at 11:30 Saturday night at Baptist Hospital after a two-month illness. She was 67. Mrs. Beecroft had lived here 42 years. She was born in Crockett County, Tenn. Her home was at 615 East McLemore. She was a member of Calvary Methodist Church. She also leaves four sons, Taylor Beecroft of Memphis, James Beecroft of Augusta, Ga., Hugh Beecroft of Houston, Texas, and F.W. Beecroft Jr. of Atlanta, and a sister, Mrs. Mattie Lawrence of Memphis. (Published in The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN, on July 20, 1953).

Children
1 M Taylor Thomas Beecroft [8712] 

           Born: 12 Oct 1912 - Tennessee, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Dec 1972 - Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
         Buried: 1972 - Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Shelby Co, TN 1
FamilySearch ID: G8PQ-NZ4
Find A Grave ID: 75354572

         Spouse: Iris Irene Walker [12444] (1912-1995)
           Marr: 24 Jul 1938 - Shelby, Tennessee, United States

2 M James Frederick Beecroft [8713] 

           Born: 1 Jun 1915 - Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Oct 1988 - Olive Branch, DeSoto, Mississippi, United States
 Cause of Death: self-inflicted gunshot wound, handgun
         Buried:  - Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Shelby Co, TN 1
FamilySearch ID: G8PQ-PLK
Find A Grave ID: 126450599

         Spouse: Margaret L [16175] (1914-1980)

         Spouse: Gertrude Cline [10937] (1921-2008)
           Marr: 22 May 1939 - Mississippi, United States

3 M Hugh Pershing Beecroft [8714] 

           Born: 2 Nov 1918 - Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Oct 1984 - Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States 2
         Buried: 18 Oct 1984 - Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co, TN
FamilySearch ID: LBD3-GJ3
Find A Grave ID: 44087127

         Spouse: Bethana Elizabeth Morgan 3 [9759] (1916-2007)
           Marr: 20 May 1947 - Union, Arkansas, United States

4 M Frederick William Beecroft Jr. [8715] 

           Born: 9 May 1923 - Tennessee, United States 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Jul 2002 4
         Buried:  - College Park Memorial Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA 4
FamilySearch ID: G8P7-9R2
Find A Grave ID: 203433849

         Spouse: Murle Hall [16176] (1925-1987)

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Sources

1 Findagrave.com.

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

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Bethana M Morgan, person ID L25P-3Q8.

4 gravelocator.cem.va.gov.

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