Benjamin Franklin Becraft Jr

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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          Birth: Cir 1815 - Bath Co, KY
    Christening: 
          Death: 1 Sep 1864 - Jonesboro, Clayton Co, GA
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: civil war fighting, , killed near Jonesborro, GA
           AFN : 
                 

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Events

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• Military

Ancestry.com - Civil War Service Records: Benjamin F Becraft, Enlistment Date: 24 February 1863 Distinguished Service: Side Served: Confederacy State Served: Kentucky Unit Numbers: 1899 1899 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 24 February 1863; Enlisted in Company C, 5th Infantry Regiment Kentucky on 24 February 1863. Killed Company C, 5th Infantry Regiment Kentucky on 01 September 1864 in Jonesboro, GA

• Census, Federal, 1850 in Bath Co, KY

Benjamin Becraft, age 35, born KY; Dulcina, age 33, born KY; James H, age 11, born KY; William J, age 8, born KY; Eliza E, age 5, born KY; John J, age 2, born KY.

• Census, Federal, 1860

Record #267: Benjamin BECRAFT, 45, Ky, farmer, estate=$200;
Dulcina, 42/40; Howard, 20; William, 18; Eliza, 15; Jeff, 12;
Mary, 10; Mattie, 7; Benjamin, 4

• Military, Civil War Service, Confederate, 5th Kentucky Mounted Infantry, 24 Feb 1863

enlisted, fought in civil war till death.

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Parents

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         Father: Benjamin Franklin Becraft
         Mother: Mary Polly Fowler

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Dulcenia Gore
       Marriage: 7 Oct 1837 - Bourbon Co, KY
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. James Howard Becraft
                2. William J. Becraft
                3. Elizabeth E. Becraft
                4. John Jeffery\Jefferson Becraft
                5. Mary Becraft
                6. Benjamin Franklin Becraft
                7. Madison "Mollie"\"Mattie" Becraft

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Notes

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General:

Confederate, Orphan Brigade, all battles till death. dw@gni.com