Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Herbert Hayes Whiting and Myrtle Elizabeth Beecroft



Husband Herbert Hayes Whiting [7152] 1

           Born: 27 Mar 1899 - Fresno, Fresno, California, United States 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Jul 1972 - Los Gatos, Santa Clara, California, United States 1 2
         Buried:  - Los Gatos Memorial Park, San Jose, Santa Clara Co, CA 1
FamilySearch ID: LCY3-GX1
Find A Grave ID: 106853657
       Marriage: 12 Jul 1940 - McMinnville, Yamhill, Oregon, United States 3

Events

• His obituary was published. Retired Machinist dies

Funeral services were held Monday for Herbert Hayes Whiting, 73, of 303 Bachman Ave., a retired Westinghouse machinist and former member of Los Gatos Volunteer Fire Department, who died Friday at a local hospital of natural causes.
Rites were at Chapel of the Hills followed by interment in Los Gatos Memorial Park.
Whiting was born on March 27, 1899 in Coalinga and he moved with is family to Fellows before coming to Santa Clara County in 1920 and he lived at his Bachman home for 52 years.
For the past 19 years, Whiting was employed at Westinghouse Corp's Sunnyvale headquarters whree he was an active in Machinist Union Local 565.
He was named in 1965 chairman of Los Gatos Taxpayers' Assn. nominating committee, an anti-ta group.
Survivors are his wife, Myrtle B. Whiting; a son, George F. Whiting of Carson; four sisters, Mrs. Hazel Warren of Palo Alto, Mrs. Gladys Taylor of Sonora, Mrs. Lucille Maxwell of Richmond and Mrs. Opal Wood of Burlingame, and there brothers, Ellis E. Whiting of Bakersfield, Glenn Whiting of Reno, Nev., and Oliver Whiting of Sonora.




Wife Myrtle Elizabeth Beecroft [7151] 4

           Born: 30 Dec 1900 - Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota, United States 3 4 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Jun 1994 - Santa Cruz, California, United States 3 4


         Buried:  - Los Gatos Memorial Park, San Jose, Santa Clara Co, CA
FamilySearch ID: LCY3-P2X
Find A Grave ID: 106853621


         Father: Isaiah Beecroft [6883] (1860-1941)
         Mother: Lucinda E Riby [5593] (1864-1947) 4


Events

• Soc Sec Num: 571-03-0585.

• She appeared on the Minnesota census in 1905 in Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota, United States. Beecroft, Myrtle L, age 4, born MN.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota, United States. Isaiah Beacroft, aage 49y, born England, immigrated 1883; wife Lucida E, age 46y, born England, immigrated 1883; dau Alice M, age 21y, born WI; dau Ethel B, age 20y, born MI; son Ernest A, age 16y, born MN; Thomas E, age 17y, born MN; son Chas S, age 14y, born MN; son Percy G, age 13y, born MN; dau Myrtle E, age 9y, born MN; son Earl R, age 7y, born MN; dau Ellen E, age 7y, born MN; dau Vernice, age 5y, born MN.

• Event: Morning Oregonian, 11 Jun 1920. 118 GRADUATED AT SALEM

COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES HELD FOR HIGH SCHOOLS.

W. C. Winslow, Chairman of School Board, Presents Diplomas to Large Class

SALEM, Or., June 10. --(SPECIAL)-- Commencement exercises for the Salem high school were held here tonight, with 118 graduates receiving diplomas. The address was delivered by J. H. Ackerman, president of the Oregon Normal school and the diplomas were presented by W. C. Winslow, chairman of the Salem school board.

Members of the graduating class were:
...
, Myrtle Elizabeth Beecroft, ...

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Marion Co, OR. Isiah Beecroft, born abt 1861; wife Lucinda, 1864; Myrtle, 1901; Vernice, 1906.


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Sources


1 Findagrave.com.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Nov 2025), entry for Herbert Hayes Whiting, person ID LCY3-GX1.

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 Myrtle Elizabeth Beecroft, person ID LCY3-P2X.

4 www.familytreelegends.com.

5 (http://people.mnhs.org/bci/).


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