Mary A. Becraft
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1863 - KY
Christening:
Death:
Burial: in Slusher Cemetery, Menifee Co, KY 1
Cause of Death:
AFN :
Events
• Census, 1880 Census, 1880 in Slate, Menifee Co, KY
Soloman, head of household, married, male, W, age 40, KY, Farmer, KY, KY
Listed with wife Drusey, age 30, keeping house
Children Mary, dau, age 16, at home; John, son, age 14, works on farm; George, son, age 12, works on farm; July, age 10, at home; Dudley, age 8; Nancy, age 6; Janney, age 4; Albert, age 3.
Parents
Father: Solomon Becraft
Mother: Drusilla Smith
Spouses and Children
1. *William Hodge
Marriage: 26 Jul 1880 - Menifee Co, KY 2
Status:
Children:
1. Marshall Hodge
2. Benton DeRossett
Marriage: 1888 - Menifee Co, KY
Status:
Children:
1. Julia Daroset
Notes
Burial Notes:
Mary is buried in the Norris Cemetery, near Peter Trace where she was born. It is located behind the old Buchanan house and post office and Chester and Norma William's grocery store. Faye's little sister, Doris Buchanan Fox, is also buried there.General:
The railroad was a narrow guage that hooked up with the standard guage at Rothwell at the entrance to Peter Trace. Mary was raised on Peter Trace, a hollow located 18 miles east of Mt. Sterling, KY and 7 miles west of Frenchburg. She was the first woman to be the statewide chairman of the Democratic party and was the first woman to buy and drive a car (a model T, according to Faye Buchanan who reported this family).Marriage Notes (William Hodge)
(book 4)
Sources
1. Findagrave.com.
2. Book 4. .... ancestry.com (Dodd, Jordan, comp. Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900.)