Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

James Frederick Beecroft and Gertrude Cline

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Husband James Frederick Beecroft [8713]

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           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

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

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       Marriage: 22 May 1939 - Mississippi, United States

Events

• 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.

• Military: 27 Apr 1945, Ft. Oglethorpe, , GA. Name: James F Beecroft
Name (Original): BEECROFT JAMES F
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 27 Apr 1945
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Event Place: Ft Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
Residence Place:
Race: White
Citizenship Status: citizen
Birth Year: 1915
Birthplace: TENNESSEE
Education Level: 3 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: General industry clerks
Marital Status: Married
Military Rank: Private
Army Branch: No branch assignment
Army Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source Reference: Civil Life
Serial Number: 44118710
Affiliate Publication Title: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946
Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1263923
Box Film Number: 15533.377.

• His obituary was published. BEECROFT rites set Monday

Services will be Monday for James Frederick Beecroft of Olive Branch, retired Goldsmith's employee, who died Friday at his home of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Beecroft, 73, formerly of Memphis, shot himself with a handgun, said Olive Branch Police Chief Frank Brown. THe chief said Beecroft's death had been ruled a suicide by coroner Jeff Pounders.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown.

Beecroft was a World War II veteran.

He leaves two sons, Don Beecroft and Dan Beecroft, both of Olive Branch, and a brother, Bill Beecroft of Atlanta, six grand-children and five great-grandchildren.

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Wife Gertrude Cline [10937]

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           Born: 14 Jun 1921 - Tennessee, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Sep 2008
         Buried:  - Blocker Cemetery, Olive Branch, DeSoto, MS 1
FamilySearch ID: G3Q4-4H3
Find A Grave ID: 105956075

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   Other Spouse: Vernon Lester Hartsfield 2 [16174] (1916-1986)

Marriage Events

• Marriage: Groom: James Frederick Beecroft
Groom's Age:
Groom's Estimated Birth Year:
Groom's Residence: Memphis, Tennessee
Bride: Gertrude Beecroft
Bride's Age:
Bride's Estimated Birth Year:
Bride's Residence: Memphis, Tennessee
Marriage Date: 25 Nov 1944
Marriage License Date:
Marriage Place: , Poinsett, Arkansas, United States
Film Number: 2401891
Digital Folder Number: 4338480
Image Number: 00897
Page Number: 262
Source: Arkansas County Marriage Records, 1837-1957.

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Children

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1 M James Donald Beecroft [15750]

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           Born: 25 Mar 1940 - Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Nov 1997 - De Soto, Clarke Co, MS
         Buried:  - Blocker Cemetery, Olive Branch, DeSoto, MS
Find A Grave ID: 105956031

         Spouse: Betty [16170] (living)

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2 M Daniel Lee Beecroft [16162]

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           Born: 26 Dec 1942 - Tennessee, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Aug 1991
         Buried:  - Blocker Cemetery, Olive Branch, DeSoto, MS
Find A Grave ID: 105956107

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Burial Notes: Husband - James Frederick Beecroft

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Sources

1 Findagrave.com.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025) Hartsfield, person ID G21M-GXM.