John Louis Becraft

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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          Birth: Jul 1840 - MD
    Christening: 
          Death: 3 Sep 1914 - Ridgeville, Frederick Co, MD 1
         Burial: in Mt. Airy Prospect Cemetery, Mt. Airy, Frederick Co, MD
 Cause of Death: 
           AFN : 
                 

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Events

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• Occupation, Farmer


• Census, Federal, 1850 in Anne Arundel Co, MD
• Census, Federal, 1870 in Montgomery Co, MD

District 3
Jno Becraft, age 29, born 1840, in MD; Fannie, age 23, born 1846, in MD; Charles H, age 6, born 1863, MD; Ada G, age 2, born 1867, in MD; Edward, age 5/12, born 1869, in MD; Geo E, age 4, born 1865, in MD.

• Census, 1880 Census, 1880 in Frederick Co, MD

John L Becraft, age 40, 1840, MD; wife Elizabeth age 34, 1846, MD; son Charles H age 16, 1864, MD; son George E, age 13, 1867, MD; daughter Attie G, age 11, 1869, MD; daughter Fannie age 6, 1874, MD; son John E, age 9, 1871, MD; son Vernon, age 4, 1876, MD; and son Spencer J age 1 1879, MD.

• Census, 1900 Census, 1900 in Woodville, Frederick Co, MD

Election District 18
John L Becraft, age 59, Jul 1840, MD, married 38 years, farmer; wife Frances N, age 54, Sep 1845, MD, (14 children, 10 living); son Charles H, age 34, May 1866, MD, farm laborer; son Spencer, age 24, Dec 1875, MD, farm laborer; son Elmer, age 14, Oct 1885, MD, at school; son Gilmore age 13, Apr 1887, MD, at school; and son Albert S age 10, Jul 1889, MD, at school.

• Census, Federal, 1910 in Woodville, Frederick Co, MD

John L Becraft, age 68y; wife Frances E, age 64y; son Gilmore, age 23y; son Albert, age 20y.

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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. *Francis Elizabeth Herrington
       Marriage: 3 Mar 1862 - Frederick Co, MD 2
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Charles Henry Becraft
                2. George E. Becraft
                3. Attie Gertrude Becraft
                4. John Edward Becraft
                5. Fannie Dell Becraft
                6. Spencer J. Becraft
                7. James Vernon Becraft
                8. Howard Elmer Becraft
                9. Effie May Becraft
                10. Gilmore Arthur Becraft
                11. Albert Augusta Becraft

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Notes

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Burial Notes:

aged 73 years. "Rest husband, rest in quiet sleep while friends in sorrow o'er thee weep"

General:

Death Certificate John L. Becraft 8988

Sources

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1. Holdcraft, Names in Stone 75,000 Cemetery Inscriptions.

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

1 Holdcraft, Names in Stone 75,000 Cemetery Inscriptions.

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