William Becraft

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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          Birth: 8 Mar 1845 - KY 1
    Christening: 
          Death: 12 Mar 1917 - Millersburg, Bourbon Co, KY 1
         Burial: 14 Mar 1917
 Cause of Death: 
           AFN : 
                 

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Events

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• Census, Federal, 1860 in Bourbon Co, KY

1860, KY, Bourbon, 674/436
BECRAFT, I. L., 41 m, MD, farmer, $21000/ $12500
Priscilla 37 f KY
James H. 17 m KY
William 15 m KY
Mary 12 f KY
Maria 10 f KY
Aquilla 8 m KY
Charles 5 m KY
Edwin 2 m KY
FITZPATRICK Julia 38 f KY
PARKER Luvina 72 f MD

• Census, Federal, 1870 in Millersburg, Bourbon Co, KY

I L Becraft, age 52, born KY; A Becraft, age 18 born KY; Aquilla age 17 born KY; Charley age 15, born KY; Maria age 20, born KY; Walker age 13, born KY; and Will age 25, born KY.

• Census, Federal, 1880 in Condit, Champaign, IL

William Becraft age 35, born KY, wife Sarah age 26, born CA, son William R. age 1 born IL.

• Census, Federal, 1900 in Millersburg, Bourbon Co, KY

Magisterial District 2
William Becraft, b Jan 1844, age 56y, married 24 years, born KY, farmer; wife Sarah, b Nov 1853, age 46, (2 children, 2 living), born KY; son Reynolds, b May 1879, age 21y, single, born KY, laborer farm; dau Florence, b Jan 1885, single, born KY, at school.

• Census, Federal, 1910 in Millersburg, Bourbon Co, KY

William Becroft, age 65y, born KY; wife Sarah J, age 55, born CA.

James W Taylor, black, age 26y, born KY; wife Anna B Taylor, black, age 26y, born KY; Minnie M Jones, mulato, age 6y, born KY.

• Census, 1910 Kentucky Miracode Index, 1910 in Bourbon Co, KY

William Becraft, born KY, wife Sarah J age 55, born CA; 3 non-relatives.

• Obituary, Lexington Herald, 13 Mar 1917 in KY

William Becraft, one of the oldest citizens of Bourbon county, died this afternoon at his home on the Jackstown pike, near Millersburg, following an illness of...

• Obituary, Lexington Herald, 14 Mar 1917

The funeral of William Becraft, who died Monday afternoon at his home on the Jackstown pike, near Millersburg, will take place Wednesday afternoon...

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Parents

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         Father: Israel Laban Becraft 2
         Mother: Priscilla Parker

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Sarah Jane Reynolds
       Marriage: 28 Oct 1875 - Morgan Co, IL 3
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. William Reynolds Becraft
                2. Florence Becraft

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Notes

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Death Notes:

Death Volume: 1917
Certificate Number: 6526
Age: 72
Informant: Jas T JEFFERSON

Marriage Notes (Sarah Jane Reynolds)

Volume C, page 99, certificate # 00000611

Sources

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1. Kentucky Vital Records Project (http://kyvitals.com).

2. jmh533quin@yahoo.com, Laban, a biblical name.

3. www.familytreelegends.com.

1 Kentucky Vital Records Project (http://kyvitals.com).

2 jmh533quin@yahoo.com, Laban, a biblical name.

3 www.familytreelegends.com.