Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

John Reeves Hardin and Mary Elizabeth Beecroft

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Husband John Reeves Hardin [9803]

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           Born: 30 Apr 1926 - El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Oct 2008 - Glendale, Maricopa, Arizona, United States 1
         Buried:  - All Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa Co, AZ 2
FamilySearch ID: L6RG-9ZK
Find A Grave ID: 66921921

       Marriage: 1959

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Wife Mary Elizabeth Beecroft [7343]

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           Born: 10 Nov 1928 - Tucumcari, Quay, New Mexico, United States 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Jun 2006 - Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States 3
         Buried:  - All Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa Co, AZ 2
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: Samuel Lee Cotten [16643] (1926-1983) - 1949

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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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 John Reeves Hardin, person ID L6RG-9ZK.

2 Findagrave.com.

3 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.