Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Samuel Lee Cotten and Mary Elizabeth Beecroft

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Husband Samuel Lee Cotten [16643]

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           Born: 14 Dec 1926 - Anaheim Hills, Orange Co, CA
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Dec 1983 - Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
         Buried:  - National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: G8B3-P68
Find A Grave ID: 527240

       Marriage: 1949

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Wife Mary Elizabeth Beecroft [7343]

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           Born: 10 Nov 1928 - Tucumcari, Quay, New Mexico, United States 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Jun 2006 - Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States 2
         Buried:  - All Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa Co, AZ 3
FamilySearch ID: KNCK-VYG
Find A Grave ID: 66921786

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         Father: Samuel Aylmer Beecroft [6697] (1903-1980)
         Mother: Annie Elizabeth Bell [6704] (1903-1984)

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   Other Spouse: John Reeves Hardin [9803] (1926-2008) - 1959

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Sudan, Lamb Co, TX. living on First Ave.
Samuel A. Beecroft, head, rent $25, owns a radio, age 28, 1st married at 21, can write/speak English, he/parents born in England, manager in lumber yard
Annie C?, wife, age 26, 1st married at 20, can write/speak English, she/parents born in Texas
May C?, daughter, age 1 yr. & 5 mos., born in New Mexico.

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Children

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Burial Notes: Husband - Samuel Lee Cotten

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3C, 0, C172

Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Samuel Lee Cotten, person ID G8B3-P68.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Mary Elizabeth Beecroft, person ID KNCK-VYG.

3 Findagrave.com.