Franklin Lawton Becraft

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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          Birth: 31 Jan 1854 - Lansing, , MI
    Christening: 
          Death: 16 Jan 1925 - Huntsville Township, Schuyler Co, IL
         Burial: 18 Jan 1925 - Huntsville, Schuyler Co, IL
 Cause of Death: 
           AFN : 
                 

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Events

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• Census, 1870 Census, 1870 in Augusta, Hancock Co, IL

Father John Becraft, age 50, born NY; wife Clarissa age 43, born NY; daughter Eva age 14, born MI; son Franklin age 16, born MI; daughter Hattie age 9, born MI; daughter Julia age 10, born MI.

• Place, Prairie Directory, 1881 in Huntsville, Schuyler Co, IL

Becraft, F. L. (Sarah Phelps) Ch *George, *William, *Irene, *Inez Huntsville R1 Huntsville Sec4 O3a (1881) Tel. Farmers' Line Huntsville

• Census, Federal, 1900 in Huntsville, Schuyler Co, IL

Frank Becraft, b Jan 1854, age 46, married 18 years, born MI, farmer; wife Alice, b Dec 1859, age 40y, (4 children, 4 living), born IL; son George, b Feb 1883, age 17, born IL, farm laborer; son William H, b Jul 1887, age 12, born IL, farm laborer; dau Irene M, b Nov 1889, age 10y, born IL, at school; dau Inez G, b Dec 1894, age 5y, born IL.

• Census, Federal, 1910 in Huntsville, Schuyler Co, IL

Franklin L Becraft, age 56y; wife Sarah E, age 50y; son William H, age 22y; dau Inez M, age 15y.

• Census, Federal, 1920 in Huntsville Township, Schuyler, IL

Frank L Becraft, age 65y; wife Alice, age 59y; son William H, age 32y; dau-in-law Gertrude, age 26y; grandson Earnest, age 3y11m.

• Death, 16 Jan 1925 in Huntsville, Schuyler Co, IL

Name: Franklin Lawton Becraft
Titles and Terms (original):
Death Date: 16 Jan 1925
Death Place: Huntsville, Schuyler, Illinois
Gender: Male
Marital Status:
Race or Color:
Age: 70
Estimated Birth Year: 1855
Birth Date: 31 Jan 1854
Birthplace: Lansing, Michigan
Father: John Becraft
Father's Titles and Terms (original):
Father's Birth Place:
Mother: ...Rantis Brownel
Mother's Titles and Terms (original):
Mother's Birth Place:
Occupation: farmer
Residence: Huntsville, Schuyler, Illinois
Street Address:
Spouse: Alice S. Becraft
Spouse's Titles and Terms (original):
Spouse's Birthplace:
Burial Date: 18 Jan 1925
Burial Place: Huntsville, Ill.
Cemetery:
Informant:
Additional Relatives:
Digital Folder Number: 4007947
Image Number: 2150
Film Number: 1487773
Volume/Page/Certificate Number: V 25

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Parents

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         Father: John M Becraft
         Mother: Clarissa Browne

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Sarah Alice Phelps 1 
       Marriage: 17 Jan 1882 - Adams Co, IL 2
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. William Henry Becraft 3
                2. George Becraft 1
                3. Irene M. Becraft 1
                4. Inez G Becraft 1

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Notes

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Death Notes:

Reported 1925-01-18, certificate # 0850025

General:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilschuyl/PrairieDirectory/PFD-B.html

Becraft, F.L. (Sarah Phelps) Ch. * George, *William, *Irene, *Inez Huntsville R1 Huntsville Sec 4 O3a (1881) Tel. Farmers' Line Huntsville

Notes from RJB: Augusta, Hancock Co, IL is about 4 miles from the location where Frank and family in Huntsville are found in subsequent census records and directories. Because of this proximity, I have placed Frank as the 16 year old Franklin in the 1870 census.

Marriage Notes (Sarah Alice Phelps)

Certificate # 00001994

Sources

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1. Michael J Kelly, Kelly Family Tree (rootsweb.com).

2. Ancestry.com (Dood, Jordan R., Liahona Research, comp. Illinois Marriage Records, 1851-1900.)

3. Michael J Kelly, Kelly Family Tree (rootsweb.com). .... Birth Records, BK2, 1885-1903, page 22-28, "Henry."

1 Michael J Kelly, Kelly Family Tree (rootsweb.com).

2 Ancestry.com (Dood, Jordan R., Liahona Research, comp. Illinois Marriage Records, 1851-1900.)

3 Michael J Kelly, Kelly Family Tree (rootsweb.com). .... Birth Records, BK2, 1885-1903, page 22-28, "Henry."