John Wesley Francis Becraft

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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          Birth: 12 Jul 1886 - MD
    Christening: 
          Death: 5 Feb 1965 - Cockeysville, MD
         Burial: in Mount Zion Methodist Cemetery, Finksburg, Carrol Co, MD
 Cause of Death: 
           AFN : 
                 

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Events

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• Soc Sec Num, 218-03-2899

Birth date: 12 Jul 1883, death Feb 1965.

• Census, 1900 Census, 1900 in Woolery, Carroll Co, MD

(south part)
William E Becraft, age 38, Apr 1862, MD, farm laborer; wife Ida F age 35, Jan 1865, MD; daughter Bertha age 16, Sep 1884, MD, spooler in mill; son John W F age 14, Jul 1886, MD, cleaner woolen mill; daughter Jesse M age 13, May 1887; daughter Rachel A age 9, May 1891, MD; daughter Gracie S, age 6, May 1894, MD; daughter Goldie I, age 6, May 1895, MD; son James R, age 3, Jun 1897, MD; and Mary L, age 1, Nov 1898, MD.

• Draft Registration ¹, WW I Draft Registration Card, 1917 in Baltimore, Baltimore City, MD

John Wesley Francis Becraft, 12 Jul 1886, Caucasian, born MD; USA, not stated, Baltimore, MD.

• Census, 1920 Census, 1920 in Freedom District, Carroll Co, MD

J. Francis Becraft age 33, born in Maryland; wife Ella R, age 24y; son Clarence W, age 9y; son James B, age 6y; dau Ethel M, age 3y2m.

• Obituary, Baltimore Sun, 2/7/1965, 7 Feb 1965 in Cockeysville, MD

John W. Francis Becraft --- d. 2/5/1965 aet 79.
Baltimore Sun, 2/7/1965

On February 5, 1965 John W. Francis of Cockeysville Road, Reisterstown, beloved husband of Mary A. Becraft (nee Seward), and father Mrs. Dorothy E. Wenner, Mrs. Jean M Johnson, Virginia M. Rosemary, Charlotte and Catherine, Thomas M. and Herman E. Becraft.

Funeral from the Eline Funeral Home 10 Main Street, Reisterstown, Monday at 2pm. Interment in Mount Zion Methodist Cemetery, Finksburg. Friends may call from 3-5 and 7-9 pm.

• Obituary, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb 1965

John W. Francis Becraft. Services for Mr. Becraft who before his retirement worked at the Old Oakland Mills in Carroll Co for many years will be held at 2 pm today at the Eline Funeral establishment in Reisterstown. Mr. Becraft who was born and educated in Carroll Co. died Friday after a short illness. He was 79 and a resident of Cockeysmille Road in Reisterstown.

Surviving are his wife the former Mary Seward; 3 sons, Thomas M., Herman E. and Edward Becraft, and six daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Wenner, Mrs. Jean M. Johnson and the Misses Virginia M., Rosmary, Charlotte, and Catherine Becraft.

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Parents

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         Father: William Eli Becraft
         Mother: Ida F. Wilson

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Ella R. Gamber
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Dorothy E. Becraft
                2. Jean M. Becraft
                3. Virginia M. Becraft
                4. Charlotte Becraft
                5. Catherine Becraft
                6. Thomas M. Becraft
                7. Herman E. Becraft
                8. Edward Becraft
                9. Clarence W Becraft 2

2. Mary Seward

Sources

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1. Ancestry.com (National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 20,243 rolls. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration.)

2. Findagrave.com.

1 Ancestry.com (National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 20,243 rolls. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration.)

2 Findagrave.com.