Mary Ann Grey
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 19 Feb 1842 - Osgood, Ripley Co, IN
Christening:
Death: 9 Jan 1918 - Rochester, IN, At Farm, North
Burial: 11 Jan 1918 - Rochester IOOF Cemetery, Rochester, Fulton Co, IN 1
Cause of Death:
AFN :
Events
• Census, Federal, 1870 in Center, Ripley Co, IN
William Becraft, age 29, listed as a farm laborer with Meary age 28, keeping house and children Meartha age 3 and Meary age 2.• Census, Federal, 1880 in Rochester, Fulton Co, IN
Also above is a family of Gray and immediately below this family is Herman (?) Gray age 66 a farmer and wife Florina age 56 keeping house, both born in KY.
William Becraft, age 39, born IN; wife Mary age 36, born IN; all daughters, Mattie age 13 born IN; Mary C. age 10 born IN; Halley age 8, born IN; Addie age 6 born IN.• Census, Federal, 1900 in Rochester Township, Fulton Co, IN
William H Becraft, b Sept 1840, age 59y, married 32 years, born IN, farmer; wife Mary A, b Feb 1842, age 58y, (4 children, 4 living), born IN; dau Ada Pratt, b Dec 1873, age 26y, (2 children, 2 living), born IN; grand-dau Retta Pratt, b Sept 1892, age 8y, born IN, at school; grand-dau Ferne Pratt, b March 1894, age 6y, born IN, at school.• Census, Federal, 1910 in Richland, Fulton Co, IN
Will Brubaker, age 41y; wife Hall Brubaker, age 38y; dau Mary I Brubaker, age 0y 6m; father-in-law William Becraft, age 69y; mother-in-law Mary, age 68y.• Obituary, The News-Sentinel, 9 Jan 1918
Wednesday, January 9, 1918• Obituary, 10 Jan 1918
Mrs. William BECRAFT, 74, died Wednesday morning at one o'clock at the farm home north of Rochester. She had been ill for some time. Mrs. Becraft leaves a husband and four daughters: Mrs. Lyman BRACKETT, who is now in Colorado Springs, Colo., Mrs. John FULTZ, Mrs. William BRUBAKER and Mrs. George NORRIS.
[NOTE: Jean C. & Wendell C. Tombaugh, Fulton County Indiana Cemeteries, Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery: William H. BECRAFT, 1840-1923; Mary A. BECRAFT, 1842-1918]
Thursday, January 10, 1918
Funeral of Mrs. William BECRAFT Friday afternoon at 1:30 at the Sand Hill church, Rev. A. S. WARRINER in charge.
Thursday, January 17, 1918
Mary Ann GREY, daughter of Joseph and Adaline GRAY, was born near Osgood, Ripley Co., Ind., Feb 19th, 1842. She was the sixth child of a family of eight and departed this life at her home, north of Rochester, Jan. 9th, 1918. She united with the Methodist church when a child and had lived a devoted Christian life. She was united in marriage to Wm. H. BECRAFT near Osgood, Ind., Nov. 9th, 1865.
To this union four daughters were born. She has been a resident of Fulton Co. for forty-four years. She leaves a husband and four children: Mrs. Geo. NORRIS, Mrs. L. M. BRACKETT, Mrs. W. H. BRUBAKER and Mrs. J. F. FULTZ of this county, one sister, Mrs. Ed RUTLEDGE of Elwood, Ind., nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral at Sand Hill church Friday.
Parents
Father: Joseph Grey
Mother: Adeline
Spouses and Children
1. *William H. Becraft
Marriage: 9 Nov 1865 - Osgood, Ripley Co, IN
Status:
Children:
1. Martha Jane "Mattie" Becraft 2
2. Mary Catherine Becraft
3. Hallie "Hallevenia" Becraft
4. Adeline Becraft
Notes
Death Notes:
Sources
1. Findagrave.com.
2. dad1037@yahoo.com (Emails, etc from her sources.)