Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Melvin Freemont Beecroft and Leve J. Brooks



Husband Melvin Freemont Beecroft [8358]

           Born: 17 Aug 1918 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Feb 1974 - Spring Garden Township, York Co, PA 1 2
         Buried:  - Mount Rose Cemetery, Spring Garden Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States 2 3
FamilySearch ID: 94PF-89F
Find A Grave ID: 98020951


         Father: Meredith Joseph Beecroft [7626] (1875-1958) 4
         Mother: Lillie Sarah Priestnall [8357] (1877-1931)


       Marriage: 

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Name: Melvin Beecroft
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Philadelphia (Districts 1001-1236), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gender: Male
Age: 12
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Estimated Birth Year: 1918
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's Birthplace: Connecticut
Mother's Birthplace: England
Enumeration District Number: 1060
Family Number: 36
Sheet Number and Letter: 2B
Line Number: 58
NARA Publication: T626, roll 2135
Film Number: 2341869
Digital Folder Number: 4639472
Image Number: 00063
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Meredith Beecroft M 55 Connecticut
Wife Lilly Beecroft F 52 England
Daughter Glads Beecroft F 25 Pennsylvania
Daughter Ellen Beecroft F 16 Pennsylvania
Son Melvin Beecroft M 12 Pennsylvania.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Name: Melvin Beecroft
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 40, Philadelphia, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Birth Year (Estimated): 1918
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Melvin Beecroft Head M 22 Pennsylvania
Dorothy Beecroft Wife F 26 Pennsylvania
Barbara Beecroft Daughter F 1 Pennsylvania
District: 51-1571 , Family Number: 156 , Sheet Number and Letter: 7B , Line Number: 49 , Affiliate Publication Number: T627 , Affiliate Film Number: 3736 , Digital Folder Number: 005456849 , Image Number: 00130.




Wife Leve J. Brooks [5811]




           Born: 28 Apr 1922 - Wilkes, North Carolina, United States 1 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Dec 2003 - Manor Care Kingston Court, , , PA 1
         Buried:  - Mount Rose Cemetery, Spring Garden Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States
FamilySearch ID: GHDZ-HYR
Find A Grave ID: 98020948

   Other Spouse: Paul Cleveland Sutton 6 [5812] (1911-1965)

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 193-18-6853.

• Her obituary was published in the York Daily Register on 30 Dec 2003. Leve J. Beecroft
Leve J. (Brooks) (Sutton) Beecroft, 81, died at 11:30 a.m., Monday, December 29, 2003, at Manor Care Kingston Court. She was the wife of the late Paul C. Sutton who died in 1965 and the late Melvin F. Beecroft who died in 1974. Her funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, January 2, 2004 at The Diehl Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Inc. 87 South Main St., Mt. Wolf. Viewing will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Rose Cemetery. Officiating at the service will be the Rev. Richard Godfrey from Madison Avenue Church of The Brethren. Mrs. Beecroft was born April 28, 1922, in Wilkes County, NC. She was one of 15 children of Thomas and Laura (Caudill) Brooks. She was a retired seamstress from Bern Haven Sewing Factory in Mt. Wolf. She loved children, cooking, reading, traveling and playing the slots. She was a member of the Madison Avenue Church of The Brethren in York. Mrs. Beecroft is survived by three daughters, Betty Altland of Spring Grove, Nancy Knouse of Santa Fe, NM and Ruth Hoffmaster of Wrightsville; one son, John Sutton of Coloma, Mich.; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; one greatgreat-grandchild; two stepdaughters, Barbara Elliott of Yorklyn, Marie Hoffman of North York; two stepsons, Melvin Beecroft of Millsboro, Del. and Thomas Beecroft of Hagerstown, Md.; nine step-grandchildren; 14 step great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews across the country. Mrs. Beecroft was preceded in death by a son, David P. Sutton, who died in 1968. Memorial contributions may be made to Heartland Home Healthcare & Hospice, 2600 Eastern Blvd., Suite 209, York, PA 17402; or to the American Diabetes Association, 3544 North Progress Ave., Suite 202, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Published in the York Daily Record, York Dispatch & York Sunday News on 12/30/2003.


Children

Burial Notes: Husband - Melvin Freemont Beecroft

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Burial Notes: Wife - Leve J. Brooks

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Sources


1 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.

2 GED from Geoff.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 11 Nov 2025), entry for Melvin Freemont Beecroft, person ID 94PF-89F.

4 LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org).

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 11 Nov 2025), entry for Leve J. Brooks, person ID GHDZ-HYR.

6 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 11 Nov 2025), entry for Paul C. Sutton, person ID K2H9-NV4.


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