Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

William Lewis "Bill" Clark and Frieda Anne Beecroft

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Husband William Lewis "Bill" Clark [7048]

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           Born: 12 Oct 1914 - Wellington, Sumner, Kansas, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Jun 1990 - Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: 28TD-J7C

       Marriage: 1947

Events

• He worked as a Chief Clerk on an unknown date.

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Wife Frieda Anne Beecroft [4927]

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           Born: 30 Nov 1926 - Alamosa, Alamosa, Colorado, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Oct 2006 - Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States
 Cause of Death: cancer
         Buried: 28 Oct 2006 - Santa Fe Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: KW82-WCC
Find A Grave ID: 16339766

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         Father: Joseph Parley Beecroft [2137] (1892-1987) 3
         Mother: Zetta Elmira Land [4926] (1906-1996)

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Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. Joseph P. Beecroft, age 30, born CO; Zetta age 24, wife; Freda, age 3, dau.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. Name: Freida Anne Beecroft
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Ward 3, Santa Fe, Election Precinct 33 Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 13
Marital Status: Single
Race (Original): White
Race (Standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Daughter
Birthplace: Colorado
Estimated Birth Year: 1927
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Enumeration District Number: 25-18
Family Number: 50
Sheet Number and Letter: 2B
Line Number: 60
NARA Publication Number: T627
NARA Roll Number: 2452
Digital Folder Number: 005461748
Image Number: 00494
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Joseph F Beecroft M 47 Colorado
Wife Zetta Elmira Beecroft F 33 Colorado
Daughter Freida Anne Beecroft F 13 Colorado
Son Ralph Emerson Beecroft M 8 Colorado.

• Her obituary was published in the Albuquerque Journal Online on 25 Oct 2006 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States. CLARK -- Frieda Anne Clark, age 79, a resident of Albuquerque since 1965, passed from this life at her home on Sunday, October 22, 2006, after battling cancer for many years with great courage and strength. Frieda Anne Beecroft was born in Alamosa, CO, on November 30, 1926 to Parlie and Zettie Beecroft. The family moved to Santa Fe in 1931 after purchasing the original Santa Fe campground and Grocery Store where she was raised before graduating from Santa Fe high School in 1945. In 1947, while working at the La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe, Frieda met and married her husband Bill Clark, and soon afterwards moved to Deming, NM where their three sons were born. The family moved again to Las Vegas ,NM and finally to Albuquerque, where they settled permanently. Frieda worked hard all her life to help support her four children. She was manager of the Lenkurt Cafeteria for many years, office manager at AM International and at Superior Business Products before retiring. But she will always be remembered most for her great cooking and delicious recipes, her excellent skills with sewing and quilting which always made her happy making beautiful things for family and friends. She was also very proud of her woodworking skills and often regretted not pursing her professional dreams of becoming a carpenter. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1990, William Lewis Clark; her parents, Joseph Parlie Beecroft and Zetta Elmira Land Beecroft; and her brother, Ralph Emerson Beecroft. She is survived by her three sons, Richard A. Clark and wife, Hyon Suk Clark of Bellflower, CA, Joseph M. Clark of Albuquerque, William L. Clark Jr. and wife, Jeanne Sill of Las Cruces, NM; one daughter, Vicki L. Clark and husband, Steven Dawes of Albuquerque; two stepdaughters, Anna Louise "Sue" Jones of San Rafael CA, Sandra Lynn Turner of Phoenix AZ; four grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren; other family members whom she loved and her dearest remaining friends. A public visitation will be held on Friday October 27, 2006 at 6:00 p.m. at the Daniels Family Funeral Services NE Heights Chapel. A Memorial Service for Frieda will take place on the following day, Saturday , October 28, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. at Daniels Family Funeral Services NE Chapel. Graveside Interment will follow at 1:00 p.m. at Santa Fe Memorial Gardens, 417 Rodeo Rd. Santa Fe, NM. The family also wishes to thank Marianita Gorman with Assisted Living, for caring and doing so much for our mother. Mary, Luella and staff with Vista Care for your wonderful help in her final days, and a big special thanks to Dr. Victor Vigil and his caring staff who gave our mom so much hope, love and even making her smile during her years of various cancer treatments. Daniels Family Funeral Services 7601 Wyoming Blvd. NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 (505) 821-0010
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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 11 Nov 2025), entry for William Lewis "Bill" Clark, person ID 28TD-J7C.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 11 Nov 2025), entry for Frieda Anne Beecroft, person ID KW82-WCC.

3 GenCircles (Family of Jim Beecroft at http://www.gencircles.com/users/jobeecroft/1, dated 2002.).