Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Frederick William Beecroft Jr. and Murle Hall

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Husband Frederick William Beecroft Jr. [8715]

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           Born: 9 May 1923 - Tennessee, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Jul 2002 1
         Buried:  - College Park Memorial Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA 1
FamilySearch ID: G8P7-9R2
Find A Grave ID: 203433849

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         Father: Frederick William Beecroft [8710] (1887-1960)
         Mother: Ethel Hortense Taylor [8711] (1886-1953)

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       Marriage: 

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 410-20-1795.

• 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 Raleigh, Shelby Co, TN. Name: William Beecroft
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Ward 25, Memphis, Civil District 2, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Marital Status: Single
Race (Original):
Race (Standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Son
Birthplace: Tennessee
Estimated Birth Year: 1924
Residence in 1935: Same House
Enumeration District Number: 98-162
Family Number: 16
Sheet Number and Letter: 1B
Line Number: 62
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.

• Military: WWII Veteran, US Merchant Marines.

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Wife Murle Hall [16176]

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           Born: 28 Oct 1925 - Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Jan 1987 - Fulton, Georgia, United States 2
         Buried:  - College Park Cemetery, College Park, Fulton Co, GA 3
FamilySearch ID: GN5F-W8C
Find A Grave ID: 203434098

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Children

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Burial Notes: Husband - Frederick William Beecroft Jr.

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US Merchant Marine
World War II

Sources

1 gravelocator.cem.va.gov.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Murle Hall, person ID GN5F-W8C.

3 Findagrave.com.