James Christopher Becraft

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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          Birth: Cir 1836 - Cedar Grove, Montgomery Co, MD
    Christening: 
          Death: 1894 - Cedar Grove, Montgomery Co, MD 1
         Burial: in Salem United Methodist Cemetery, Cedar Grove, Montgomery Co, MD 1
 Cause of Death: 
           AFN : 
                 

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Events

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• Census, Federal, 1850 in Anne Arundel Co, MD
• Census, Federal, 1860 in New Market, Frederick Co, MD

New Market, Frederick, MD, p. 447, family 3317
James Becraft, mw 23, MD, no occup. listed
Mary, fw 19, MD
Eliza Gadden, fw 20, MD

• Census, Federal, 1870 in Howard Co, MD

District 3
C James Becraft, age 32, 1838, MD; wife J Mary age 31, 1839; daughter C Mary, age 8, 1862, MD; daughter K Virginia age 5, 1865, MD; son A Charles age 4, 1866, MD; son C George age 1, 1869, MD.

• Census, Federal, 1880 in Clarksburg, Montgomery Co, MD

James C Becraft, age 45, 1835, MD, listed as head of household. Wife Mary A age 40, 1840, MD; daughter Mary C, age 18, 1862, MD; daughter Kezia V age 15, 1865, MD; son Charles A, age 14, 1866, MD; son George C age 11, 1869, MD; daughter Clara age 9, 1871, MD; and son Benjamin F age 5, 1875, MD.

• Occupation, Farmer, 1880 in Clarksburg, Montgomery Co, MD

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Parents

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         Father: John Becraft
         Mother: Mary Ann Cugle

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Mary Ann Golden
       Marriage: 17 Dec 1859 - Frederick Co, MD 2
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Mary Catherine Becraft
                2. Kesiah Virginia Becraft
                3. Charles Albert Becraft
                4. George Christopher Becraft
                5. Clara E. Becraft
                6. Benjamin Franklin Becraft

2. Annie Elizabeth Phelps
       Marriage: 13 Jun 1886 - Sykesville, Carroll Co, MD
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Annie E Becraft
                2. Nellie M Becraft
                3. James R Becraft

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Notes

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Marriage Notes (Annie Elizabeth Phelps)

FHL 859285 DAR Records, Bethesda Presbyterian Church, Montgomery Co., MD
James Christopher BECRAFT of Baltimore, age 40 to Annie Elizabeth PHELPS of Baltimore , age 19, married 13 Jun 1886, Sykesville, Carroll Co.

Sources

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1. Cemetery Transcription Library, interment.net.

2. Marriage Licenses of Frederick Co, MD, Page 16. .... Ancestry.com (Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Maryland Marriages, 1667-1899.)

1 Cemetery Transcription Library, interment.net.

2 Marriage Licenses of Frederick Co, MD, Page 16. .... Ancestry.com (Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Maryland Marriages, 1667-1899.)