Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Walter Gerald Hambrick and Mary Ann Beecroft

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Husband Walter Gerald Hambrick [12665]

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           Born: 28 Dec 1934 - Lander, Fremont, Wyoming, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Oct 2000 - Sierra, New Mexico, United States 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LV9M-Q3X

       Marriage: 21 Jan 1963 - Wyoming, United States

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Wife Mary Ann Beecroft [12662]

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           Born: 15 Nov 1939 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Mar 2014 - Kettering, Montgomery, Ohio, United States 2
         Buried: 17 Apr 2014 - Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lander, , WY
FamilySearch ID: GS4D-M6G

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         Father: Joseph W Beecroft [15236] (1905-1988)
         Mother: Anna Schmick [15237] (1913-1979)

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   Other Spouse: Quentin Harold Williams [12667] (1920-1991) - 1985

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Name: Mary Ann Beecroft
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 15, Philadelphia, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 0
Marital Status: Single
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Birth Year (Estimated): 1940
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Joseph Beecroft Head M 35 Pennsylvania
Anna Beecroft Wife F 26 Pennsylvania
Joseph Beecroft Son M 3 Pennsylvania
Mary Ann Beecroft Daughter F 0 Pennsylvania
District: 51-237 , Family Number: 232 , Sheet Number and Letter: 12A , Line Number: 12 , Affiliate Publication Number: T627 , Affiliate Film Number: 3694 , Digital Folder Number: 005456837 , Image Number: 00486.

• Her obituary was published. Mary Ann Williams
Submitted by rebecca on April 9, 2014 \endash 8:23 am

Mary Ann Williams was born in Philadelphia, Pa. on November 15, 1939. She died on March 24, 2014 in Kettering, Ohio, at 74 years of age.

She was the second child of Joseph and Anna (nee Schmick) Beecroft. Mary Ann married Walter Gerald Hambrick in 1963. They had one son David Gerald, who was killed May 21, 2002. Mary Ann married Quentin Harold Williams of Dayton, OH. in 1985.

She worked for many years at the Fremont County Library in Lander. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Olivet Chapter #3, a member of Dayton Victory Chapter #594 Dayton, OH, also a member of Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Chapter Alpha Delta #587.

She was an active worker in the fight against breast cancer, and a member of The Compassionate Friends.

She was preceded in death by her beloved son, David Gerald Hambrick, and by her husband Quentin.

She is survived by her grandson Jarrod William Hambrick and her grand daughter Amy Lee Hambrick. Also her brother Joseph Beecroft and his two sons, John and Joseph, of Pine Hill, N.J. Also her sister Genevieve Beecroft of Deptford, N.J.

Graveside services will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lander, Wy. Thursday, April 17, 2014 at 3:00pm, next to her beloved husband Quentin Williams.

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Children

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1 M David Gerald Hambrick [12666]

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           Born: 25 Dec 1970 - Casper, Natrona, Wyoming, United States 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 May 2002 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States 3
 Cause of Death: killed
         Buried:  - Lander, Fremont, Wyoming, United States 3
FamilySearch ID: GX8Y-FKZ

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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 21 Nov 2025), entry for Walter Gerald Hambrick, person ID LV9M-Q3X.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Mary Ann Beecroft, person ID GS4D-M6G.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for David Gerald Hambrick, person ID GX8Y-FKZ.