Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Raymond Clarence Becraft and Lillian Helen Alderson

Husband Raymond Clarence Becraft [1167] 

           Born: 26 Nov 1905 - Lawrenceburg, Dearborn, Indiana, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Sep 1985 - Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States 1
         Buried: 20 Sep 1985 - Floral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States 1 2
FamilySearch ID: GV8G-WDC
Find A Grave ID: 128659530


         Father: John Wilder Becraft [1160] (1879-1963)
         Mother: Annie Gertrude Yocum [1161] (1884-1961)


       Marriage: 11 Dec 1970 - Marion, Indiana, United States

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, United States. Raymond, age 15, b. 1905, single

John W Becraft, 41, b. 1879, married
Gertrude E Becraft, 38, b. 1882, married.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Palmyra, Trimble Co, KY. Raymond C Beecraft
United States Census, 1930

Name:
Raymond C Beecraft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1930
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Event Place:
Palmyra, Trimble, Kentucky, United States
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Gender:
Male
Age:
24
Marital Status:
Married
Race:
White
Race (Original):
White
Birth Year (Estimated):
1906
Birthplace:
Indiana
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Father's Birthplace:
Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace:
Kentucky
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Head
Sheet Letter:
B
Sheet Number:
1
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Raymond C BeecraftHeadMale24Indiana
Helon L BeecraftWifeFemale19Indiana
Mary K BeecraftDaughterFemale2Kentucky
Charles W BeecraftSonMale0Kentucky.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, United States. Raymond Becraft
United States Census, 1940

Name:
Raymond Becraft
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Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1940
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Event Place:
Ward 3, Kokomo, Center Township, Howard, Indiana, United States
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Last Place of Residence:
Same Place
Gender:
Male
Age:
34
Marital Status:
Divorced
Race:
White
Race (Original):
White
Birth Year (Estimated):
1906
Birthplace:
Indiana
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Son
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Gertrude BecraftHeadFemale58Indiana
Raymond BecraftSonMale34Indiana
Betty BecraftDaughterFemale9Indiana
Billy BecraftGrandsonMale8Indiana.

• His obituary was published in 1985. Raymond C. Becraft

Services for Raymond C. Becraft, 79, Indianapolis, will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Wilson-St. Pierre Chapel of the Chimes. Calling will be until 9 tonight. Burial will be in Floral Park Cemetery. Becraft, who died Tuesday in a nursing home, worked for Dalton's Nursery 10 years. He retired in 1971. He attended First Friendship Pentecostal Church. Survivors - wife Lillian H.; sons Charles W., Clarence E.; daughters Mary K. McGarr, Ruth P. Hobbs; stepsons Norman P., Charles O., J. W. "Johnny", Robert E. Wilson; step daughters Edna F. Bond, Lucille B. Ashcraft.


Wife Lillian Helen Alderson [13754] 

           Born: 27 Sep 1912 - Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Jul 1997 - Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States 3
         Buried:  - Floral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
FamilySearch ID: G45S-2MR
Find A Grave ID: 128659529

   Other Spouse: Ora Deloss Wilson [15049] (1880-1956)

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930. Name:
Helon L Beecraft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1930
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Event Place:
Palmyra, Trimble, Kentucky, United States
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Gender:
Female
Age:
19
Marital Status:
Married
Race:
White
Race (Original):
White
Birth Year (Estimated):
1911
Birthplace:
Indiana
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Father's Birthplace:
Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace:
Kentucky
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Wife
Sheet Letter:
B
Sheet Number:
1
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Raymond C BeecraftHeadMale24Indiana
Helon L BeecraftWifeFemale19Indiana
Mary K BeecraftDaughterFemale2Kentucky
Charles W BeecraftSonMale0Kentucky.

• Her obituary was published in 1997. Lillian Alderson Wilson Becraft, 85, Greenwood, died July 15. She was a homemaker. Services: 10 a.m. July 18 in Forest Lawn Wilson St. Pierre Funeral Home, Greenwood West, with calling from 4 to 8 p.m. July 17. Burial: Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Greenwood. She was the widow of Ora Wilson and Raymond Becraft. Survivors: children Norman Pete, Charles, Johnny, Robert Wilson, Lucille Ashcraft, Edna Fay Bonds; brother Pete Alderson; sisters Bertha Martin, Carol Alderson; 16 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren.

Children
Burial Notes: Husband - Raymond Clarence Becraft

Sec-LOVE Lot-160 SP-2

Burial Notes: Wife - Lillian Helen Alderson

Sec-GELC Lot-47 Sp-2

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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 8 Nov 2025), entry for Raymond Clarence Becraft, person ID GV8G-WDC.

2 Findagrave.com.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 Nov 2025), entry for Lillian Helen Alderson, person ID G45S-2MR.

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