Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

William Edward Adams and Serena Ethel Becraft

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Husband William Edward Adams [13930]

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           Born: 30 Jul 1885 - Oakland, Alameda, California, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Jun 1976 - Concord, Contra Costa, California, United States 1
         Buried:  - Oakmont Memorial Park, Lafayette, Contra Costa, CA 2
FamilySearch ID: LWVV-7DT

       Marriage: 24 Jun 1909

Events

• He had a residence in 1940 in Oakland Judicial Township, Alameda, California, United States.

• He had a residence in 1930 in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States.

• He had a residence on 7 Apr 1950 in Contra Costa, California, United States.

• He received his citizenship in United States.

• He had a residence in 1920 in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States.

• He had a residence in 1910 in Berkely, Alameda, California, United States.

• He had a residence in 1900 in Oakland city Ward 4, Alameda, California, United States.

• Military Draft Registration: Between 1917 and 1918, Oakland, Alameda, California, United States.

• Ethnicity: W, .

• He worked as a Selling Leather & Shoe Printing on an unknown date.

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Wife Serena Ethel Becraft [2740] ³

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           Born: 25 Mar 1889 - Utica, Oneida, New York, United States 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Feb 1969 - Walnut Creek, Contra Costa, California, United States
         Buried:  - Oakmont Memorial Park, Lafayette, Contra Costa, CA 2
FamilySearch ID: L7FK-1BJ

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         Father: Nathaniel Becraft [2567] (1851-1942)
         Mother: Isadora Francis Brandis [2736] (1856-1933) 4

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Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. Ward 4
Nathaniel Becraft, b Jan 1851, age 49y, married 25 years, born NY, car repairman; wife Isadora, b Dec 1856, age 43y, born NY; son Harry, b Aug 1881, age 18y, born NY; dau Belle, b July 1885, age 14y, born NY; dau Rena, b Mch 1889, age 11y, born NY; son Alva, b Nov 1894, age 5y, born Utah.

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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 5 Nov 2025), entry for William Edward Adams, person ID LWVV-7DT.

2 Findagrave.com.

3 Joanne Murray (lajkam@gmail.com), The Becraft Family of Morehouse (http://hamilton.nygenweb.net/bios/Becraft1.html).

4 Family Trees.