Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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John Beecroft and Lydia Ann Kepner

Husband John Beecroft [6550] 1 

           Born: 17 Aug 1859 - High Moorsely, England 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Aug 1917 - Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
         Buried:  - Mountain View Cemetery, West Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: GHB7-JQS
Find A Grave ID: 168875414


         Father: Matthew Beecroft [6552] (1837-1868) 1
         Mother: Elizabeth Thompson [6553] (1847-1893)


       Marriage:

Events

• He emigrated from England in 1862.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States. Name:John Beecroft
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1900
Event Place:Hazle Township, Election District 9, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Event Place (Original):ED 69 Hazle Township, Election District 9, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Sex:Male
Age:41
Marital Status:Married
Race:White
Birth Date:Apr 1859
Birthplace:England
Marriage Year (Estimated):1882
Immigration Year:1862
Father's Birthplace:England
Mother's Birthplace:England
Relationship to Head of Household:Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):Head
Sheet Letter:B
Sheet Number:9

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
John BeecroftHeadMale41England
Lydia BeecroftWifeFemale40Pennsylvania
Robert BeecroftSonMale12Pennsylvania
Elizabeth KepplerMother-in-lawFemale68Pennsylvania.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States. Name:John Beacroft
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1910
Event Place:Hazleton Ward 13, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Event Place (Original):Hazleton Ward 13, , Pennsylvania
Sex:Male
Age:51
Marital Status:Married
Race:White
Race (Original):White
Birth Year (Estimated):1859
Birthplace:England
Immigration Year:1862
Father's Birthplace:England
Mother's Birthplace:England
Relationship to Head of Household:Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):Head
Sheet Letter:B
Sheet Number:15

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
John BeacroftHeadMale51England
Lydia BeacroftWifeFemale48Pennsylvania
Robert J BeacroftSonMale21Pennsylvania.

• He died in 1917. PA Death Certificate:
son of Matthew Beacroft and Elizabeth, both born in England. He was married and was an assistant mine foreman.

Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates,
Name:John Beacraft [John Beacroft]
Gender:Male Race:White Age:58 married
Birth Date:17 Apr 1859 Birth Place:England
Death Date:21 Aug 1917 Death Place:Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Father:Mathew Beacraft [Beacroft] b. England
Mother:Elizabeth Beacraft [Beacroft] b. England
Certificate Number:86113 informant Harry ____? Burial Mt View.


Wife Lydia Ann Kepner [6551] 

           Born: 24 Jul 1864 - Stockton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Jun 1946 - Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
         Buried:  - Mountain View Cemetery, West Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States 2
Find A Grave ID: 145431922

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1870 in Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States. Name:Lydia Kepner
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1870
Event Place:Hazle Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Event Place (Original):Hazle, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Sex:Female
Age:8
Race:White
Birth Year (Estimated):1862
Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Page Number:12

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Jacob KepnerMale40Baden
Elizabeth KepnerFemale32Pennsylvania
Rebecca KepnerFemale13Pennsylvania
Catherine KepnerFemale14Pennsylvania
Jacob KepnerMale11Pennsylvania
Lydia KepnerFemale8Pennsylvania
Lizzie KepnerFemale5Pennsylvania
William KepnerMale3Pennsylvania
Nathan KepnerMale0Pennsylvania.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1880 in Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States. Name:Lydia Kepner
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1880
Event Place:Hazel, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Event Place (Original):Hazel, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Sex:Female
Age:18
Marital Status:Single
Race:White
Race (Original):W
Birth Year (Estimated):1862
Birthplace:Pennsylvania, United States
Father's Birthplace:Germany
Mother's Birthplace:Pennsylvania, United States
Relationship to Head of Household:Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):Dau
Sheet Letter:C
Sheet Number:657
Person Number:3
Volume:1

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Jacob KepnerSelfMale46Germany
Elizabeth KepnerWifeFemale46Pennsylvania, United States
Jacob J KepnerSonMale21Pennsylvania, United States
Lydia KepnerDaughterFemale18Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth KepnerDaughterFemale16Pennsylvania, United States
Robt KepnerSonMale13Pennsylvania, United States
Nathan KepnerSonMale10Pennsylvania, United States
Magaret KepnerDaughterFemale7Pennsylvania, United States
Emma KepnerDaughterFemale5Pennsylvania, United States.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States. Name:Lydia Beecroft
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1900
Event Place:Hazle Township, Election District 9, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Event Place (Original):ED 69 Hazle Township, Election District 9, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Sex:Female
Age:40
Marital Status:Married
Race:White
Number of Living Children:1
Birth Date:Jul 1860
Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Marriage Year (Estimated):1882
Father's Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Mother of how many children:2
Relationship to Head of Household:Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):Wife
Sheet Letter:B
Sheet Number:9

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
John BeecroftHeadMale41England
Lydia BeecroftWifeFemale40Pennsylvania
Robert BeecroftSonMale12Pennsylvania
Elizabeth KepplerMother-in-lawFemale68Pennsylvania.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States. Name:Lydia Beacroft
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1910
Event Place:Hazleton Ward 13, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Event Place (Original):Hazleton Ward 13, , Pennsylvania
Sex:Female
Age:48
Marital Status:Married
Race:White
Race (Original):White
Birth Year (Estimated):1862
Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Father's Birthplace:Germany
Mother's Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Relationship to Head of Household:Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):Wife
Sheet Letter:B
Sheet Number:15

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
John BeacroftHeadMale51England
Lydia BeacroftWifeFemale48Pennsylvania
Robert J BeacroftSonMale21Pennsylvania.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States. Name:Lydia Beacroft
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1920
Event Place:Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Event Place (Original):ED 91, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Sex:Female
Age:60
Marital Status:Widowed
Race:White
Race (Original):White
Birth Year (Estimated):1860
Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Father's Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Relationship to Head of Household:Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):Head
Sheet Letter:B
Sheet Number:20.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States. Name:Lydia Beacroft
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1930
Event Place:Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Sex:Female
Age:69
Marital Status:Widowed
Race:White
Race (Original):White
Birth Year (Estimated):1861
Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Father's Birthplace:Germany
Mother's Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Relationship to Head of Household:Sister-in-law
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):Sister-in-law
Sheet Letter:B
Sheet Number:3

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Frederick SchugartHeadMale63England
Lydia BeacroftSister-in-lawFemale69Pennsylvania.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States. Name:Lydia Beecroft
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1940
Event Place:Ward 13, Hazleton, Hazleton City, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Last Place of Residence:Same House
Sex:Female
Age:80
Marital Status:Widowed
Race:White
Race (Original):White
Birth Year (Estimated):1860
Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Relationship to Head of Household:Mother
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):Mother

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Robert B BeecroftHeadMale50Pennsylvania
Amelia BeecroftWifeFemale48Pennsylvania
Walter BeecroftSonMale23Pennsylvania
Thelma BeecroftDaughterFemale26Pennsylvania
Doris BeecroftDaughterFemale20Pennsylvania
Shirley BeecroftGranddaughterFemale1Pennsylvania
Lydia BeecroftMotherFemale80Pennsylvania.

• She died in 1946. PA Death Certificate:
daughter of Jacob Kepner, born in Germany, and Elizabeth Steiner, born in Stockton, PA.

Children
1 M Robert John Beecroft [6874] 

           Born: 14 Jun 1888 - Stockton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Jan 1969 - Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States 4
         Buried:  - Mountain View Cemetery, West Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: LTVV-3BG
Find A Grave ID: 179436227

         Spouse: Amelia Elizabeth Hess [7355] (1891-1960)
           Marr: 18 Jun 1912 - Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Notes: Husband - John Beecroft

Ward 13

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Sources

1 jimzimmermann@ewol.com, The BEECROFT's of Pennsylvania (rootsweb.com).

2 Findagrave.com.

3 http://www.eons.com.

4 http://www.eons.com, Boring, MD.

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