Charles Edward Becraft
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Oct 1856 - CA
Christening:
Death: 1938 - WA 1
Burial: in Union Cemetery, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Co, WA 1
Cause of Death:
AFN :
Events
• Census, Federal, 1860 in Fillmore, Plumas Co, CA
James Beecroft, age 32, born KY; wife Rebecca, age 25, born IN; son William age 6, born CA; son Charles age 5, born CA; son James age 4, born CA; son Ripley age 2 born CA; daughter Martha age 4/12 born CA.• Event, Plumas National, 15 Nov 1879 in Quincy, Plumas Co, CA
page 3• Directory, 1885 in Crescent Mills, Plumas Co, CA
Hotel Arrivals
For the week ending Friday, Nov. 14.
Plumas House, J.E. Edwards, Prop'r.
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C Becraft Eureka Mills
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Becraft, Charles E. - laborer• Land 2, Document # 13369, 23 Nov 1891 in Seattle, King Co, WA
Becraft, James S. - teamster
Becraft, James T. - miner
145.57 acres• Census, Federal, 1900 in Avon, Skagit Co, WA
SESE, 24/, 33-N, 4-E, No, Willamette, WA, Skagit
3, 19/, 33-N, 5-E, No, Willamette, WA, Skagit
Remarks: Lot 3 or NWSW Quarter
4, 19/, 33-N, 5-E, No, Willamette, WA, Skagit
Remarks: Lot 4 or SWSW Quarter
2, 30/, 33-N, 5-E, No, Willamette, WA, Skagit
Remarks: Lot 2 or NWNW Quarter
Skagit County, Avon, ED: 203 sheet 4B (67-69)• Biography, 1906
Charles Beecraft b. Oct. 1856 CA
Annie b. Sept 1863 CA
John E. b. May 1885
Rebecca A. b. Oct. 1887
Agnes R. b. Aug. 1890
Ruth M. b. Apr. 1893
Archie b. Dec. 1896
Charles Leo b. Feb. 1899
"An Illustrated History of Skagit and Snohomish Counties" Author: various compilers• Census, Federal, 1910 in Sedro Wooley, Skagit Co, WA
Interstate Publishing Company,1906;Page 591
CHARLES E. BECRAFT is one of the successful farmers of the Mount Vernon district of Skagit county and one of the type of men who exchanged mining for agriculture. He was born in
Plumas county, California, in October of 1855, the son of James Becraft, a native of Kentucky, born in the days soon after Daniel Boone had opened up the Ohio valley and called the attention of the Virginians to its fertility and attractiveness. The elder Becraft was born near the old Boone place, and as a boy knew the famous old pioneer and hunter. In 1853 he crossed the plains to California and engaged in mining. In 1890 he came north to Oregon and commenced to raise cattle. He is still living there. Mrs. Rebecca (Holmes) Becraft, the mother, was a native of Indiana and was living in Missouri when married. She was the mother of nine children. Charles E. Becraft received his education in the schools of Plumas county, though when nine years of age he commenced to alternate school with work in the underground mines. Hearing of good mining prospects along the Skagit river, he came here to prospect. Mining did not repay him for his efforts and he worked at logging and farming. In 1889 Mr. Becraft took up a pre-emption at McMurray lake and resided there for three years, when he came to Mount Vernon and bought forty acres of land. After clearing seven acres of it and putting out three in orchard, Mr. Becraft sold out and purchased his present farm of ten acres about a mile northwest of town, where he has made his home since 1899.
In Seattle in 1883 Mr. Becraft married Miss Annie B. Snyder, daughter of John W. Snyder, a Pennsylvania farmer, who went to California in 1849. He later returned to the East, but in 1862 was back in California, coming to Skagit county in 1890. In 1903 he returned to California and passed away there a year later. Mrs. Narcissa (Murphy) Snyder was also a native of Pennsylvania, now living in California. Mrs. Becraft was born in Plumas County, California, in 1863, and there attended the schools. She came to Washington with a brother-in-law in 1883, met and married Mr. Becraft. Mr. Becraft is the father of eight children, all born in Skagit county. They are John E., Rebecca, Rachel, Ruth, Archibald, Leo, Irene and Ethel. In politics Mr. Becraft is a Democrat. His small farm is all under cultivation and in excellent condition. He has a small herd of good cattle. Though not one of the Skagit fanners who are enjoying large estates, he is recognized as one of the good citizens of the community and of unimpeachable integrity.
Becraft C E 53 CA Skagit Sedro Woolley P1 259 299B 59• Census, Federal, 1920 in Sedro Wooley, Skagit Co, WA
Becraft Anna 46 CA Skagit Sedro Woolley P1 259 299B 60
Becraft Rachel 19 WA Skagit Sedro Woolley P1 259 299B 61
Becraft Ruth 17 WA Skagit Sedro Woolley P1 259 299B 62
Becraft Archie 12 WA Skagit Sedro Woolley P1 259 299B 63
Becraft Leo 11 WA Skagit Sedro Woolley P1 259 299B 64
Becraft Orem 9 WA Skagit Sedro Woolley P1 259 299B 65
Becraft Ethel 7 WA Skagit Sedro Woolley P1 259 299B 66
Becraft James T 82 KY Skagit Sedro Woolley P1 259 299B 67
Skagit, Sedro Woolley ED: 115 Sheet 7B/ p.14 line 65• Census, Federal, 1930 in Snohomish, WA
169-181 Charles Beecraft 64 CA KY IN
Annie 56 CA PA KY
Leo 20 WA CA CA
Irene 18 WA CA CA
Ethel 16 WA CA CA
1930 WA Snohomish ED:47 sheet 3B (p.6)
64-75 Olsen, Hjahman head 32 ND Norway Norway
Irene wife 29 WA CA CA
Joanne dau. 5 WA ND WA
Becraft, Charles father-in-law 74 widowed CA KY IN
Parents
Father: James Thomas Becraft 3
Mother: Rebecca Ann Holmes 4
Spouses and Children
1. *Annie B Snyder 5
Marriage: 9 Oct 1883 - King Co, WA 6
Status:
Children:
1. John E. Becraft
2. Rebecca A Becraft
3. Agnes Rachel Becraft
4. Ruth M Becraft
5. Archie R Becraft
6. Charles Leo Becraft
7. Irene Becraft
8. Ethel Mae Becraft
Sources
1. Findagrave.com.
2. Bureau of Land Management (http://www.glorecords.blm.gov).
3. Tim Becraft, "Thomas."
4. Tim Becraft.
5. LDS, Annie B. Snyder.
6. LDS.