John Herbert "Herb" Becraft

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      Sex: M

AKA: Herb

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Individual Information

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          Birth: 28 Feb 1896 - Baltimore, Baltimore Co, MD 1
    Christening: 20 Jul 1896 - Kemptown Circuit, Montgomery Co, MD
          Death: 7 Feb 1967 - Washington Grove, Montgomery Co, MD 1
         Burial: 10 Feb 1967 - Forest Oak Cemetery, Gaithersburg, Montgomery Co, MD
 Cause of Death: 
           AFN : 
                 

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Events

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• Residence, 316 East Diamond Avenue in Gaithersburg, Montgomery Co, MD
• Soc Sec Num ¹, 214-03-9120
• Census, Federal, 1900 in Clarksburg, Montgomery Co, MD

Election District 2
Charles E Becraft, age 33, Nov 1866, MD, married 7 years, farmer; wife Kate B age 27, Jul 1872, MD (4 children, 4 living); daughter Mabel V age 6, Oct 1893, MD; son John H age 4, Jan 1896, MD; Eva age 2, Apr 1898, MD; Clarence E age 7/12 Nov 1899, MD; servant Tobias Pralis, b Mar 1881, age 19, single, MD.

• Census, Federal, 1920 in Gaithersburg, Montgomery Co, MD

Becraft, C E age 53, born in Maryland, Rents, manages farm is listed with
KB, wife, age 47, no occupation
MV, daughter, age 26, teacher school
JH, son, age 23, labor farm
EM, daughter, age 21, clerk office
CE, son, age 20, labor farm
HW, son, age 15, none
HM, daughter, age 15, none

• Organizations, Pentalpha Lodge #194, AF&AM, 1922 in Gaithersburg, Montgomery Co, MD

Past Master

• Census, Federal, 1930 in Gaithersburg, Montgomery Co, MD

Charles E. Becraft age 63, listed as head of household with wife Katie B age 57 and children Mabel V. age 35; John H age 32; Eva M age 30; Henry W age 25; and Helen M age 15.

• Occupation, Owned Becraft & Bean Motor Compay, 1958-1988 in Gaithersburg, Montgomery Co, MD

established in 1958

• Obituary, The Frederick Post, 9 Feb 1967

John H. Becraft

John Herbert Becraft, 71, of Washington Grove, died Tuesday at Montgomery General Hospital, Olney.

Husband of the late Laura C. Becraft, he was the son of the late Charles E. and Katie P. Becraft.

Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Eva B. Lanahan of Manassas, VA, and Mrs. Ellen B. Bean of Washington Grove, two brothers, Clarence E. Becraft, of Gaithersburg and Henry W. Becraft of Washington Grove.

Funeral services from the Gartner Funeral Home, Gaithersburg, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Interment will be in the Forest Oak Cemetery, Gaithersburg. In lieu of flowers contribution may be made to the Montgomery General Hospital building fund.

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Parents

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         Father: Charles Edwin Becraft
         Mother: Katie Bromwell Penn

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Laura C. (Mrs.) Walker
       Marriage: 
         Status: 

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Notes

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Christening Notes:

Rev A.D. Dick, page 68, bk I, Kemptown Circuit, Charles E. & K. Becraft

Sources

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1. U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.

1 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.