Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Robert John Beecroft and Amelia Elizabeth Hess

Husband Robert John Beecroft [6874] 

           Born: 14 Jun 1888 - Stockton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Jan 1969 - Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States 2
         Buried:  - Mountain View Cemetery, West Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States 3
FamilySearch ID: LTVV-3BG
Find A Grave ID: 179436227


         Father: John Beecroft [6550] (1859-1917) 4
         Mother: Lydia Ann Kepner [6551] (1864-1946)


       Marriage: 18 Jun 1912 - Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States. Name:Robert Beecroft
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1900
Event Place:Hazle Township, Election District 9, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Event Place (Original):ED 69 Hazle Township, Election District 9, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Sex:Male
Age:12
Marital Status:Single
Race:White
Birth Date:Jun 1888
Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Father's Birthplace:England
Mother's Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Relationship to Head of Household:Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):Son
Sheet Letter:B
Sheet Number:9

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
John BeecroftHeadMale41England
Lydia BeecroftWifeFemale40Pennsylvania
Robert BeecroftSonMale12Pennsylvania
Elizabeth KepplerMother-in-lawFemale68Pennsylvania.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States. Name:Robert J Beacroft
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1910
Event Place:Hazleton Ward 13, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Event Place (Original):Hazleton Ward 13, , Pennsylvania
Sex:Male
Age:21
Marital Status:Single
Race:White
Race (Original):White
Birth Year (Estimated):1889
Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Father's Birthplace:England
Mother's Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Relationship to Head of Household:Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):Son
Sheet Letter:B
Sheet Number:15

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
John BeacroftHeadMale51England
Lydia BeacroftWifeFemale48Pennsylvania
Robert J BeacroftSonMale21Pennsylvania.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States. Name:Robert Beacroft
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1920
Event Place:Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Event Place (Original):ED 91, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Sex:Male
Age:29
Marital Status:Married
Race:White
Race (Original):White
Birth Year (Estimated):1891
Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Father's Birthplace:England
Mother's Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Relationship to Head of Household:Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):Head
Sheet Letter:B
Sheet Number:20

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Robert BeacroftHeadMale29Pennsylvania
Emilia BeacroftWifeFemale29Pennsylvania
Thelma BeacroftDaughterFemale6Pennsylvania
Walter BeacroftSonMale4Pennsylvania.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States. Name: Robert B Beecroft
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Estimated Birth Year: 1890
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Enumeration District Number: 0087
Family Number: 213
Sheet Number and Letter: 11A
Line Number: 43
NARA Publication: T626, roll 2068
Film Number: 2341802
Digital Folder Number: 4639399
Image Number: 00837
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Robert B Beecroft M 40 Pennsylvania
Wife Amelia E Beecroft F 38 Pennsylvania
Daughter Thelma M Beecroft F 16 Pennsylvania
Son Walter J Beecroft M 14 Pennsylvania
Daughter Doris M Beecroft F 10 Pennsylvania.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States. Name:Robert B Beecroft
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1940
Event Place:Ward 13, Hazleton, Hazleton City, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Sex:Male
Age:50
Marital Status:Married
Race:White
Race (Original):White
Birth Year (Estimated):1890
Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Relationship to Head of Household:Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):Head

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Robert B BeecroftHeadMale50Pennsylvania
Amelia BeecroftWifeFemale48Pennsylvania
Walter BeecroftSonMale23Pennsylvania
Thelma BeecroftDaughterFemale26Pennsylvania
Doris BeecroftDaughterFemale20Pennsylvania
Shirley BeecroftGranddaughterFemale1Pennsylvania
Lydia BeecroftMotherFemale80Pennsylvania.


Wife Amelia Elizabeth Hess [7355] 

           Born: 3 Jan 1891 - Drums, Butler Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States 3 5
     Christened: 8 Apr 1906 - Freeland, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States 5
           Died: 13 Apr 1960 - Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States 3 5
         Buried: 16 Apr 1960 - Mountain View Cemetery, West Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States 3 5
FamilySearch ID: LTVJ-19G
Find A Grave ID: 155792278


         Father: Baltzer Hess [13343] (1859-1926)
         Mother: Julia Anna Young [13344] (1868-1945) 6

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Butler Township, Luzerne Co, PA. Name:Melia E Hess
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1900
Event Place:Butler Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Event Place (Original):ED 37 Butler Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Sex:Female
Age:9
Marital Status:Single
Race:White
Birth Date:Jan 1891
Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Father's Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Relationship to Head of Household:Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):Daughter
Sheet Letter:B
Sheet Number:4

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Balser HessHeadMale42Pennsylvania
Julia HessWifeFemale32Pennsylvania
Melia E HessDaughterFemale9Pennsylvania
Mary A HessDaughterFemale7Pennsylvania
Bertha J HessDaughterFemale6Pennsylvania
Lillie M FreasDaughterFemale2Pennsylvania.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States. Name:Amelia Hess
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1910
Event Place:Hazleton Ward 12, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Event Place (Original):Hazleton Ward 12, , Pennsylvania
Sex:Female
Age:19
Marital Status:Single
Race:White
Race (Original):White
Birth Year (Estimated):1891
Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Father's Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace:Germany
Relationship to Head of Household:Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):Daughter
Sheet Letter:B
Sheet Number:33

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Baltzer HessHeadMale50Pennsylvania
Julia HessWifeFemale50Germany
Amelia HessDaughterFemale19Pennsylvania
Mary HessDaughterFemale17Pennsylvania
Lillian HessDaughterFemale12Pennsylvania
Edna HessDaughterFemale8Pennsylvania
Arthur HessSonMale5Pennsylvania.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States. Name:Emilia Beacroft
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1920
Event Place:Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Event Place (Original):ED 91, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Sex:Female
Age:29
Marital Status:Married
Race:White
Race (Original):White
Birth Year (Estimated):1891
Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Father's Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Relationship to Head of Household:Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):Wife
Sheet Letter:B
Sheet Number:20

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Robert BeacroftHeadMale29Pennsylvania
Emilia BeacroftWifeFemale29Pennsylvania
Thelma BeacroftDaughterFemale6Pennsylvania
Walter BeacroftSonMale4Pennsylvania.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States. Name: Amelia E Beecroft
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
Gender: Female
Age: 38
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Estimated Birth Year: 1892
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Enumeration District Number: 0087
Family Number: 213
Sheet Number and Letter: 11A
Line Number: 44
NARA Publication: T626, roll 2068
Film Number: 2341802
Digital Folder Number: 4639399
Image Number: 00837
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Robert B Beecroft M 40 Pennsylvania
Wife Amelia E Beecroft F 38 Pennsylvania
Daughter Thelma M Beecroft F 16 Pennsylvania
Son Walter J Beecroft M 14 Pennsylvania
Daughter Doris M Beecroft F 10 Pennsylvania.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States. Name:Amelia Beecroft
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1940
Event Place:Ward 13, Hazleton, Hazleton City, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Sex:Female
Age:48
Marital Status:Married
Race:White
Race (Original):White
Birth Year (Estimated):1892
Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Relationship to Head of Household:Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):Wife

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Robert B BeecroftHeadMale50Pennsylvania
Amelia BeecroftWifeFemale48Pennsylvania
Walter BeecroftSonMale23Pennsylvania
Thelma BeecroftDaughterFemale26Pennsylvania
Doris BeecroftDaughterFemale20Pennsylvania
Shirley BeecroftGranddaughterFemale1Pennsylvania
Lydia BeecroftMotherFemale80Pennsylvania.

• Her obituary was published in the Hazleton Newspaper on 14 Apr 1960. <http://www.rootsweb.com/~paluzern/obits/hazleton2.htm>
OBITUARIES IN HAZLETON NEWSPAPERS Part II

BEECROFT,AMELIA HESS14 APR 1960 SS12
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Marriage Events

• Marriage: 18 Jun 1912, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States. Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950
Name:Robert J Beicroft
Event Type:Marriage
Event Date:18 Jun 1912
Event Place:Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Event Place (Original):Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Sex:Male
Spouse's Name:Amelia E Hess
Spouse's Sex:Female.

Children
1 F Thelma May Beecroft [7356] 7 

           Born: 5 May 1913 - Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Sep 2003 - Boring, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LTVJ-BM9

         Spouse: Albert Paul Sweisford 8 [7359] (1894-1967)
           Marr: Abt 1940 - Montour, Pennsylvania, United States 9

2 M Walter John Beecroft [7357] 







           Born: 13 Aug 1915 - Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Nov 1999 - Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States 11







         Buried:  - Mount Laurel Memorial Park, Hazleton, Luzerne Co, PA 3 12
FamilySearch ID: LTVJ-R5S
Find A Grave ID: 71841788



         Spouse: Anna Marcela Zikus 13 [7360] (1920-1984)
           Marr: 24 Nov 1945 - Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States






3  F  Doris Marie Beecroft [7358]





           Born: 17 Feb 1920
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Aug 1988 - Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States







         Buried:  - Hollenack Cemetery, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co, PA 3
FamilySearch ID: G4DL-KD8
Find A Grave ID: 111714092











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Sources




1
http://www.eons.com.

2
http://www.eons.com, Boring, MD.

3
Findagrave.com.

4
jimzimmermann@ewol.com, The BEECROFT's of Pennsylvania (rootsweb.com).

5
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 20 Nov 2025), entry for Amelia Elizabeth Hess, person ID LTVJ-19G. 

6
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 23 Nov 2025), entry for Julia Young, person ID KGDB-F4W. 

7
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 20 Nov 2025), entry for Thelma M Beecroft, person ID LTVJ-BM9. 

8
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 20 Nov 2025), entry for Paul Sweisford, person ID G2SJ-D78. 

9
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 20 Nov 2025), entry for Thelma May Beecroft, person ID LTVJ-BM9. 

10
U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index, 13 Aug 1915.

11
U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.

12
gravelocator.cem.va.gov.

13
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 23 Nov 2025), entry for Anna Marcella Zikus, person ID G4DL-57Q. 







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