Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

William George Landsman Beecroft II and Norma Hogan

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Husband William George Landsman Beecroft II [6586] ¹

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           Born: 24 Aug 1905 - Hackensack, , NJ 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Dec 1988 - Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States 2
         Buried: 12 Dec 1988 - Rose Hill Burial Park, Springfield, Clark Co, OH
FamilySearch ID: GXDM-LT7

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         Father: William George Landsman Beecroft [6568] (1874-1924) 3
         Mother: Fredericka/Frieda Bette Schmidt [6569] (1878-1964)

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       Marriage: 20 Jun 1935 4

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 161-07-6093.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States. Ward 12
William G Beecroft, age 35y, born IL; wife Fredrica, age 32y, born NY; son William G, age 4y, born NJ; dau Elizabeth V, age 5y, born NY; son Richard E, age 0y 2m, born NY; mother Elizabeth, age 59y, born PA.

• His obituary was published in the News-Sun on 11 Dec 1988 in Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States. BEECROFT , EISWERT , HOGAN , SCHMIDT Name of Newspaper is News-Sun, Springfield, OH on Sunday, December 11, 1988

William G. Beecroft II, 83, of 3350 Lycoming Boulevard, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, died unexpectedly at 4:01 p.m. Wednesday, December 7, 1988 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, August 24, 1905, son of William George and Fredrica (SCHMIDT) BEECROFT I. He was a retired employee of White Superior. A former member of Oakland Presbyterian Church, presently a member of Pine Street United Methodist Church in Williamsport. Bill was very active in the Boy Scouts of America for over 50 years, including working with Troop 12 in Oakland Presbyterian Church. Commission member, Chairman, Exployer advisor, Scouting coordinator, and last served as a Unit commissioner. He earned many awards in scouting including Commission Arrowhead, Commission Key, and the last District Commission award. He is survived by his wife, Martha (HOGAN) EISWERT BEECROFT whom he married November 26, 1988; one son and daughter-in-law, William G. and Kay BEECROFT III of Xenia; two granddaughters, Laura and Lisa BEECROFT; one brother; two sisters. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Norma, January 24, 1985. Private graveside services will be held Monday at Rose Hill Burial Park. A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Monday in Oakland Presbyterian Church with Rev. Janice Hilkerbaumer officiating. The Austin Richards and Raff Memorial Home is handling the arrangements.
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Wife Norma Hogan [6588] ⁵

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           Born: 20 Dec 1898 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Jan 1985 6
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GXDM-TG8

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 287-42-7544.

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Children

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1 M William G Beecroft III [6587] (details suppressed for this person)

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         Spouse: Kay [6589] (living)

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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 William George Landsman Beecroft, person ID G3HT-M57.

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

3 LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org), William "George" Beecroft.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for William George Landsman Beecroft, person ID GXDM-LT7.

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 9 Nov 2025), entry for Norma, person ID GXDM-TG8.

6 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index, Jan 1985.