William Fenton Becraft

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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          Birth: 1841 - MI 2
    Christening: 
          Death: 1922 - Augusta, Kalamazoo Co, MI
         Burial: 22 Jul 1922 - Augusta Village Cemetery, Augusta, Ross Township, Kalamazoo Co, MI
 Cause of Death: 
           AFN : 
                 

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Events

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• Census, Federal, 1870 in Niles, Berrien Co, MI

p. 7, res. 46
Ward 2, Niles, Berrien Co., MI:
Becraft, William, 30, blacksmith, $500 pers. est., MI
Margaret, 31, keeping house, MI, parents of foreign birth

• Occupation, Blacksmith, 1870
• Census, Federal, 1880 in Ross Twp, Kalamazoo Co, MI

ED 141, p. 310, res.
Ross twp., Kalamazoo Co., MI:
Becraft, William F., 38, wagon maker, MI NY PA
Adda, 33, keeping house, MI NY NY
Lina, 10, MI
Mary, 8, MI
Charles, 6, MI

• Occupation, Wagon Maker, 1880
• Census, Federal, 1910 in Ross, Kalamazoo Co, MI

William F Becraft, age 69y; wife Adelaide, age 63y.

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Parents

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         Father: Isaiah Smith Becraft 3
         Mother: Lydia Wallace 1

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Margaret 1 
       Marriage: 
         Status: 

2. Adelaide "Adda" S Coddington 4 
       Marriage: 11 Nov 1869 - Ross, Kalamazoo Co, MI 5
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Adlena Alice Becraft 6
                2. Mary C "Mamie" Becraft 1
                3. Charles William Becraft 1

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Notes

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Burial Notes:

grave 139, Lot 52, age 80y

General:

Per Berrien Co. Marriage Records, William S. Becroft married Mattie A. Finch May 27, 1875 and Edna Dillon April 17, 1881.

Sources

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1. Craig Blyeth, "My American Family, July 2004" (rootsweb.com).

2. Craig Blyeth, "My American Family, July 2004" (rootsweb.com), Abt 1840.

3. Craig Blyeth, "My American Family, July 2004" (rootsweb.com). .... Michigan Department of Health, "Smith."

4. Craig Blyeth, "My American Family, July 2004" (rootsweb.com), "Adda." .... Virginia Meachum, "Meachum Family" (rootsweb.com).

5. LDS, William F Becraft married to Adaline Ceddington. .... LDS, Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925.

6. Craig Blyeth, "My American Family, July 2004" (rootsweb.com), Lina.

1 Craig Blyeth, "My American Family, July 2004" (rootsweb.com).

2 Craig Blyeth, "My American Family, July 2004" (rootsweb.com), Abt 1840.

3 Craig Blyeth, "My American Family, July 2004" (rootsweb.com). .... Michigan Department of Health, "Smith."

4 Craig Blyeth, "My American Family, July 2004" (rootsweb.com), "Adda." .... Virginia Meachum, "Meachum Family" (rootsweb.com).

5 LDS, William F Becraft married to Adaline Ceddington. .... LDS, Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925.

6 Craig Blyeth, "My American Family, July 2004" (rootsweb.com), Lina.