Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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George Wakefield Beecroft and Emma Isabell Duff



Husband George Wakefield Beecroft [5407]

           Born: 31 Oct 1864 - Kansas, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Aug 1936 1


         Buried:  - De Soto Cemetery, De Soto, Johnson Co, KS 1 2
FamilySearch ID: L1GC-5D7
Find A Grave ID: 14717314


         Father: John S Beecroft [5404] (1836-1898)
         Mother: Mary Elisabeth Wakefield [5405] (1842-1907)


       Marriage: 1883

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1870 in Kansas, United States. Name: George Becroft
Estimated Birth Year: 1865
Gender: Male
Age in 1870: 5y
Color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, Indian): White
Birthplace: Kansas
Home in 1870: Kansas, United States
HouseholdGenderAge
John Becroft M 33y
Elizabeth Becroft F 27y
Laura Becroft F 7y
George Becroft M 5y
John Becroft M 3y
Charles Becroft M 6m.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1880 in De Soto, Johnson, Kansas, United States. John S Beecroft, age 44, born NJ, Dry Good and Groc, father born ENG, mother born NJ; Elisabeth, age 37, born IL, keeping house; Laura, dau, age 17, born KS, at home; George W., son, age 15, born KS, clerk in store; John, son, age 13, born KS, attending school; Charls S., son, age 10, born KS, at school; May dau, age 4, born MO.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States. Name: George Beecroft
Titles & Terms:
Residence: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas
Birth Date: Oct 1864
Birthplace: Kansas
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Spouse: Emma Beecroft
Spouse's Titles & Terms:
Spouse's Birthplace: Indiana
Father:
Father's Titles & Terms:
Father's Birthplace: New Jersey
Mother:
Mother's Titles & Terms:
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Race or Color (expanded): White
Head-of-household Name: George Beecroft
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 17
Estimated Marriage Year: 1883
Mother How Many Children:
Number Living Children:
Immigration Year:
Enumeration District: 0162
Page: 16
Sheet Letter: B
Family Number: 364
Reference Number: 57
Film Number: 1240505
Image Number: 00038
HouseholdGenderAge
George Beecroft M
Spouse Emma Beecroft F
Child Charles L Beecroft M
Child Daisy Beecroft F
Child George L Beecroft M
Grace Bryant F.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Lexington, Johnson Co, KS. Name: George 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: New Jersey
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Family Number: 44
Page Number: 2
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF George Beecroft M 45y Kansas
WIFE Isabell Beecroft F 47y Indiana.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in De Soto, Johnson, Kansas, United States. Name: George W Beecroft
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: De Soto, Johnson, Kansas
Gender: Male
Age: 65
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Kansas
Estimated Birth Year: 1865
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: New Jersey
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Enumeration District Number: 0004
Family Number: 50
Sheet Number and Letter: 2B
Line Number: 58
NARA Publication: T626, roll 706
Film Number: 2340441
Digital Folder Number: 4584462
Image Number: 00527
HouseholdGenderAge
George W Beecroft M 65
Spouse Emma Beecroft F 67.




Wife Emma Isabell Duff [6781] 1

           Born: 1 Nov 1862 - Indiana, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Apr 1958 - Bonner Springs, Wyandotte Co, KS 1


         Buried:  - De Soto Cemetery, De Soto, Johnson Co, KS 1 2
FamilySearch ID: KG79-L91
Find A Grave ID: 14717298

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States. Name: Emma Beecroft
Titles & Terms:
Residence: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas
Birth Date: Nov 1862
Birthplace: Indiana
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Spouse: George Beecroft
Spouse's Titles & Terms:
Spouse's Birthplace: Kansas
Father:
Father's Titles & Terms:
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother:
Mother's Titles & Terms:
Mother's Birthplace: Vermont
Race or Color (expanded): White
Head-of-household Name: George Beecroft
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 17
Estimated Marriage Year: 1883
Mother How Many Children: 3
Number Living Children: 3
Immigration Year:
Enumeration District: 0162
Page: 16
Sheet Letter: B
Family Number: 364
Reference Number: 58
Film Number: 1240505
Image Number: 00038
HouseholdGenderAge
Spouse George Beecroft M
Emma Beecroft F
Child Charles L Beecroft M
Child Daisy Beecroft F
Child George L Beecroft M
Grace Bryant F.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Lexington, Johnson Co, KS. Name: Isabell Beecroft
Birthplace: Indiana
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Residence: Lexington, Johnson, Kansas
Marital Status: Married
Race : White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Family Number: 44
Page Number: 2
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF George Beecroft M 45y Kansas
WIFE Isabell Beecroft F 47y Indiana.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in De Soto, Johnson, Kansas, United States. Name: Emma Beecroft
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: De Soto, Johnson, Kansas
Gender: Female
Age: 67
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Illinois
Estimated Birth Year: 1863
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Vermont
Enumeration District Number: 0004
Family Number: 50
Sheet Number and Letter: 2B
Line Number: 59
NARA Publication: T626, roll 706
Film Number: 2340441
Digital Folder Number: 4584462
Image Number: 00527
HouseholdGenderAge
Spouse George W Beecroft M 65
Emma Beecroft F 67.

• Her obituary was published. Emma Isabel Duff was born Nov. 1, 1862, in Logassport, Indiana. In her early years, the Duff family came further west by covered wagon, traveling from place to place until they found a satisfactory home site in Nebraska, where she spent much of her girlhood. One of her keenest memories has to do with the experiences they had with the many Indians who lived and hunted in that part of the Territory. She also spoke of her conversion and Baptism, in the Platte River, not far from her home.

On October 5, 1883 she was married in David City, Nebraska, to George Wakefield Beecroft. The couple came to De Soto, Kansas to make their home, where they lived for more than 50 years. Mr. Beecroft died in 1936, and Mrs. Beecroft went to live with her daughter's family, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Berlin, where she has remained about 22 years.

After a long illness, death called her on April 17, 1958, at the age of 95 years, 5-1/2 months. Surviving her passing is her daughter, Mrs. Daisy Berlin, Bonner Springs, Kansas; ten grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great grandchildren. Her two sons, Charles Lyle and George Louis Beecroft preceeded her in death.


Children
1 M Charles Lyle "Lyle" Beecroft [7593]




           Born: 4 Aug 1884 - Edgerton, Johnson, Kansas, United States 1 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Mar 1949 - De Soto, Johnson, Kansas, United States 1 3


         Buried: Mar 1949 - Desoto Cemetery, De Soto, Johnson, Kansas, United States 1 3
FamilySearch ID: LVDR-WN3
Find A Grave ID: 15588549
         Spouse: Nana Lou Watson [7594] (1887-1943)
           Marr: 4 Sep 1907 - Jackson, Missouri, United States 3


2 F Daisy Clyde Beecroft [11416]

           Born: Jul 1886 - Kansas, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 1974
         Buried:  - Bonner Springs Cemetery, Bonner Springs, Wyandotte Co, KS 1
FamilySearch ID: L1GJ-L2S
Find A Grave ID: 41644638
         Spouse: William Grant Berlin [11810] (1887-1966)
           Marr: 28 Nov 1908 - Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, United States


3 M George Louis Beecroft [11413]

           Born: 10 Apr 1891 - De Soto, Johnson, Kansas, United States
     Christened: 


           Died: 21 Nov 1952 - Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
 Cause of Death: subdural and subarachinoid hemorage, fractured skull
         Buried:  - Bonner Springs Cemetery, Bonner Springs, Wyandotte Co, KS
         Spouse: Edith V Trueblood [11415] (1897-      )
           Marr: 30 Dec 1918 - Hamilton, Indiana, United States
         Spouse: Lola Marshall [11414] (1910-      )
           Marr: (Divorced)



Burial Notes: Husband - George Wakefield Beecroft

s/w Emma I Beecroft, Sec. Morgan, Row-3, Block 8, Lot #A


General Notes: Husband - George Wakefield Beecroft

George was the son of John S. and Elizabeth Wakefield Beecroft. He was a tank wagon gasoline salesman and later the town electrician. He and his son Lyle operated the first electric plant.


Burial Notes: Wife - Emma Isabell Duff

s/w George W Beecroft, Sec. Morgan, Row-3, Block 8, Lot #A

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Sources


1 Findagrave.com.

2 Cemetery Transcription Library, interment.net.

3 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.


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