Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Adriaan Pieter August Willem Du Bois Alderwerelt and Charlotte Elizabeth Cunningham

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Husband Adriaan Pieter August Willem Du Bois Alderwerelt [8326]

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           Born: 6 Feb 1861 - Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Jan 1940 - Roy, Weber, Utah, United States
         Buried: 

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         Father: Owe van Alder [12012] (      -      )
         Mother: Ernestine Dorothy Krieger [12013] (      -      )

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       Marriage: 9 Aug 1932 - Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States

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Wife Charlotte Elizabeth Cunningham [2678] ^{1 2}

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           Born: Cir 1887 - Pike City, Sierra Co, CA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Jan 1973 - Lancaster, Los Angeles, CA
       Cremated: 31 Jan 1973
FamilySearch ID: GKK1-NV1

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         Father: James Cunningham [12014] (      -      )
         Mother: Kathleen Elizabeth Murphy [12015] (Abt 1840-      )

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   Other Spouse: Louis Henry Becraft 1 [2415] (1861-1931) - 20 May 1914 - Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States

Events

• She appeared on the 1920 Census census in 1920 in Clearfield, Davis, Utah, United States. Lewis H Becraft, age 55, born in NY. (Mother born at sea, French), is a farmer, home farm.
Wife is Charlott G. age 33, born in CA, father born in Illinois, mother born in CA.

• She appeared on the 1930 Census census in 1930 in Clearfield, Davis, Utah, United States. Louis H Becraft age 68, born in New York, head of household, listed with wife Charlotte E. Becraft age 43 and daughter Geraldine Becraft age 6.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States. Name: Charlotte Van Alder
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Assembly District 22, San Francisco, San Francisco City, San Francisco, California, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 54
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race (Standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Head
Birthplace: California
Estimated Birth Year: 1886
Residence in 1935: Clearfield, Davis, Utah
Enumeration District Number: 38-154
Family Number: 232
Sheet Number and Letter: 6B
Line Number: 68
NARA Publication Number: T627
NARA Roll Number: 304
Digital Folder Number: 005456385
Image Number: 00139
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Charlotte Van Alder F 54 California
Daughter Geraldine Becraft F 17 Utah.

Marriage Events

• Marriage: 9 Aug 1932, Davis Co, UT. Name: William Van Alder
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Event: Marriage
Event Date: 09 Aug 1932
Event Place: Davis, Utah, United States
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Father: Owe Van Alder
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Mother: Ernestine Dorothy Krieger
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Spouse: Charlotte Elizabeth Becraft
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Spouse's Father: James Cunningham
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Spouse's Mother: Kathleen Elizabeth Murphy
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Reference Number:
Film Number: 0484362
Digital Folder Number: 004624267
Image Number: 00600.

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Adriaan Pieter August Willem Du Bois Alderwerelt

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Adriaan Pieter August Willem du Bois van Alderwerelt, born Maastricht 6 February 1861, immigrated to the United States 1882, naturalized American citizen 1905, in 1900 Washington Census listed as William van Alderwerelt, in 1910 Nevada Census listed as William Van Alder which name he used for the rest of his life, died Roy, Utah 9 January 1940, married first Waterville, Douglas County, Washington 10 March 1898 Jenny (Jennie) Alvina Webley, born Richland Center, Wisconsin 17 September 1871, died probably Methow, Washington 10 June 1905, daughter of Harrison Jerome Webley and Eliza Ann Worden; married second Farmington, Utah 9 August 1932 Charlotte Elizabeth Cunningham, born Pike City, California 30 September 1886, died Palmdale, California 31 January 1973, widow of Louis Henry Becraft Sr. and daughter of James Cunningham and Catherina Elizabeth Murphy.

Sources

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

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 Nov 2025), entry for Charlotte E Cunningham, person ID GKK1-NV1.