Elijah Sherwood Becraft

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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          Birth: 29 Aug 1869 - Pierceton, Kosciusko Co, IN 1
    Christening: 
          Death: 17 Apr 1939 - Warsaw, Kosciusko Co, IN 1
         Burial: in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Kosciusko Co, IN 1
 Cause of Death: 
           AFN : 
                 

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Events

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• Census, 1870 Census, 1870 in Washington, Kosciusko Co, IN

Thomas Becraft, age 25, farm laborer, born in Maryland listed with wife, Martha age 21, keeping house, born in Indiana and children Ellsworth age 3, born in Indiana, and Elijah S, age 1, born in Indiana.

• Census, Federal, 1880 in Salem, Auglaize Co, OH

Thomas Beecraft, age 37, born MD, laborer; Martha, wife, age 33, born IN, Keeps house; Sherwood, son, age 10, born MD, attends school; Franklin, son, age 8, born MD; Belle, dau, age 7, born MD; Homer, son, age 5, born MD; Valentine, son, age 3, born MD; Catharine, dau, age 2, born MD; Florence, dau, age 1, born MD.

• Census, Federal, 1900 in Prairie Township, Kosciusko Co, IN

Sherwood Becraft, b Aug 1869, age 30y, married 6 years, born IN, day laborer; wife
Della L, b June 1878, age 22y, (1 child, 1 living), born IN; dau Flossie M, b March 1895, age 5y, born IN.

• Census, Federal, 1910 in Kosciusko Co, IN

Sherwood Becraft, born about 1870; wife Della, born about 1878; Flossie, born about 1895; Donald, born about 1901.

• Visit, The Fort Wayne News, 18 Jul 1917

Mrs. Jennie Garee is visiting her brother, Sherman Becraft, in Fort Wayne.

• Census, Federal, 1920 in Allen Co, IN

Sherwood Becraft, age 50y; wife Della, age 41y; dau Flossie, age 24y; son Donald, age 19y; dau-in-law Mary, age 18y; Belle Hunterham, age 40y; Rube Hunterham, age 45y.

• Census, 1930 Census, 1930 in Warsaw, Kosciusko Co, IN

Sherwood Becraft age 60 listed as head of household with wife Dellie age 52.

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Parents

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         Father: Thomas Francis Jefferson Becraft
         Mother: Martha Jane Fifer

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Dell Luella Griffith
       Marriage: 19 Apr 1894 - Warsaw, Kosciusko Co, IN
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Flossie Mae Becraft
                2. Donald Glen Becraft

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Notes

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General:

LDS AFN: 1889-HVL

Marriage Notes (Dell Luella Griffith)

J:447

Sources

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1. Findagrave.com.

1 Findagrave.com.