Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Floyd Charles Bigcraft and Dorothy Pearl Smith



Husband Floyd Charles Bigcraft [13793]

           Born: 3 Apr 1914 - Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Dec 1980 - Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States


         Buried: 5 Dec 1980 - Woodland Cemetery, Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: GSC5-RS5
Find A Grave ID: 31780984


         Father: James Wilber Bigcraft [13790] (1857-1920) 2
         Mother: Lucy May Lewis [8862] (1888-1970)


       Marriage: 

Events

• His obituary was published. Bigcraft, Floyd C. --
Of 327 N. West Ave., passed away at Foote Hospital West, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 1980, aged 66 years. Surviving are his wife, Dorothy; one daughter, Mrs. Jery (Joyce) Lorencen of Jackson; one Son, Frederick at home; three granddaughters, Kathy, Christine and Teresa; two nieces. He was a retiree of Jackson Public Schools. Mr. Bigcraft is at the Chas. J. Burden and Son Funeral Home, 1806 E. Michigan Ave., where services will be held Friday 1:30 p.m. interment Woodland. The Reverend Lloyd Johnson and the Reverend Robert Oliveira officiating.




Wife Dorothy Pearl Smith [13794]

           Born: 24 Jun 1917
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Dec 1998 - Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States


         Buried: 2 Jan 1999 - Woodland Cemetery, Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States 1
Find A Grave ID: 25163251

Events

• Her obituary was published. BIGCRAFT, DOROTHY P. ---
Of Jackson, passed away December 29, 1998, aged 81. Survived by two children, Frederick Bigcraft of Jackson and Joyce (Jerry) Lorencen of Jackson; three grandaughters, Kathy (Pat) Hartman of Arkansas, Chris (Gordon) Bernstein of Muir, Teresa (John) Hill of Jackson; three great-grand children, Patrick and Melissa Hartman and Gordon Bernstein; one sister and three brothers. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home Saturday 1:00 p.m. with Chaplain Jean Housmann officiating. Burial Woodland Cemetery. Visitation Wednesday, 7 to 9 and Thursday, 2 to 5 p.m.


Children
1 M Baby Boy Bigcraft [13795]

           Born: May 1936 - Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: May 1936 - Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States
         Buried: 15 May 1936 - Woodland Cemetery, Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States
Find A Grave ID: 25163238
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


2 M Frederick Charles "Fred" Bigcraft [16888]




           Born: 6 Feb 1939 - Michigan, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Oct 2023 - Blackman Township, Jackson Co, MI
         Buried: 23 Oct 2023 - Woodland Cemetery, Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States
Find A Grave ID: 261750453



3 F Dorothy Pearl Bigcraft [13796]

           Born: 28 Jan 1942 - Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States
     Christened: 


           Died: 14 Jun 1942 - Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States 3
         Buried:  - Woodland Cemetery, Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States
FamilySearch ID: GSC5-K8T
Find A Grave ID: 25163243



4 F Joyce Bigcraft [16889] (details suppressed for this person)

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Jerry Lorencen [16890] (living)



Burial Notes: Husband - Floyd Charles Bigcraft

Sec 23 Lot 50 (owner Lucy Mae Elliott)


Burial Notes: Wife - Dorothy Pearl Smith

Sec 11 Lot 24 (owner Floyd & Dorothy Bigcraft)

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Sources


1 Findagrave.com.

2 dhufft@aol.com, Hufft (rootsweb.com).

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 26 Nov 2025), entry for Dorothy Pearl Bigcraft, person ID GSC5-K8T.


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