Auston Allen Becraft

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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          Birth: 30 Dec 1909 - Burtonsville, Montgomery Co, MD 1
    Christening: 
          Death: 21 Nov 2000 - Montgomery Co, MD 2
         Burial: in Union Memorial Cemetery, Burtonsville, Montgomery Co, MD
 Cause of Death: operation
           AFN : 
                 

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Events

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• Obituary

<http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/md/frederick/obits/gazettenet/gnet200012.txt>
*****Dec. 15, 2000*****

Austin Allen Becraft
Well digger

Austin Allen Becraft, 90, a resident of Fairland Adventist Home since 1997, died Nov. 21 from complications after surgery. The son of the late Benjamin and the late Mary L. Kruhm Becraft, he was born in Burtonsville, and christened at Liberty Grove United Methodist Church in Burtonsville.

Becraft was the last hand-dug, water well digger in the Laurel, Burtonsville and Beltsville area. He loved to play bingo and rummy, and was well liked by the residents and employees of Fairland Adventist Home.

Becraft was predeceased by wife, Alice Nash Becraft, and son, Earl Becraft.

He is survived by two sons, Leonard Becraft of Brookeville and Roland Becraft of Beltsville; one daughter, Mary Hardisty of Cape Coral, Fla.; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

A funeral was held Dec. 12.

• Soc Sec Num, 577-26-3094
• Census, Federal, 1910 in Colesville, Montgomery Co, MD
• Census, Federal, 1920 in Colesville, Montgomery Co, MD

Becraft, B F, age 44, born in Maryland; Mary, age 38; Louis, age 17; Harry, age 16; Albert, age 14; Ben, age 12; Austin, age 10; Arthur, age 6; Ella, age 2/12.

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Parents

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         Father: Benjamin Franklin Becraft
         Mother: Mary Louise Kruhm

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Alice May Nash
       Marriage: 4 Jan 1937
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Leonard Allen Becraft
                2. Roland Edward Becraft
                3. Mary Alice Becraft
                4. Earl Leroy Becraft

Sources

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1. Liberty Grove Methodist Church Birth Records. .... U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.

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

1 Liberty Grove Methodist Church Birth Records. .... U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.

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