Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Vernon Becraft Sr. and Essie Mae Barker



Husband Vernon Becraft Sr. [4493]

           Born: 2 Oct 1914 - Bath, Kentucky, United States 1 2 3 4 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Feb 1995 - Brown, Ohio, United States 1 2 5
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GSQC-CFG


         Father: John Wesley Becraft [1480] (1884-1976)
         Mother: Elizabeth Florence "Bettie" Pergram [1485] (1883-1944)


       Marriage: 4 Feb 1939 - Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 400-34-5516.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Clark, Kentucky, United States. John W Becraft, age 36y; wife Bettie, age 36y; son Clay, age 18y; dau Grace, age 16y; son Lamar, age 13y; son Eerldon, age 8y; son Herman, age 7y; son Vernon, age 4y2m; son Emerson, age 1y4m.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. John Becraft, age 45, born 1884, KY; wife Bettie, age 46, born 1883; Herldon, age 20, born 1909, son; Herman, age 18, born 1911, son; Vernon, age 16, born 1913, son; Emerson, age 11, born 1918, son; Paul, age 8, born 1921, son; Lodema, age 1, born 1928, daughter.

• Military: 15 Nov 1944, Huntington, , WV. Army Serial Number: 35785608
Name: Becraft, Vernon
Residence: State #2 (Undefined code)
Residence: County 173 (Undefined Code)
Place of Enlistment: 5442 (Huntington, West Virginia)
Date of Enlistment Day: 15
Date of Enlistment Month: 11
Date of Enlistment Year: 44
Grade: Alpha Designation: PVO#
Grade: Code 8 (Private)
Branch: Alpha Designation: NO# (No branch assignment)
Branch: Code: 02
Term of Enlistment:5 (Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus sixs months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law)
Longevity: ###
Source of Army Personnel:0 (Civil life)
Nativity: 52 (KY)
Year of Birth: 14
Race and Citizenship: 1 (White, citizen)
Education: 0 (Grammar school)
Civilian Occupation: 306 (General farmers)
Marital Status: 2 (married)
Component of the Army: 7 (Selectees (Enlisted men))
Card Number: #
Box Number: 0991
Film Reel Number: 5.53#
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• His obituary was published in The Cincinnati Post on 3 Feb 1995.




Wife Essie Mae Barker [5749]

           Born: 5 Nov 1921 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Jan 1944 - Clark, Kentucky, United States 6 7


         Buried:  - Winchester Cemetery, Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, United States 8
FamilySearch ID: L29F-8K6
Find A Grave ID: 25019540


         Father: William Madison Barker [13105] (1881-1931) 8
         Mother: Anna Mae Baber [13106] (1882-1967)


Marriage Events

• Marriage: 4 Feb 1939, Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, United States. Groom's Name: Vernon Becraft
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Bride's Name: Essie Backer
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Marriage Date: 04 Feb 1939
Marriage Place: Winchester, Clark, Kentucky
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I08919-5
System Origin: Kentucky-EASy
Source Film Number: 1943688
Reference Number: p 405.


Children
1 M Vernon Francis Becraft [8738] (details suppressed for this person)

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
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         Spouse: Marjorie Lois Hall [16102] (1938-2023)


2 M Ralph Becraft [16108] (details suppressed for this person)

           Born: 
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Joyce [16109] (living)



Birth Notes: Husband - Vernon Becraft Sr.

certificate # 99-49224


Death Notes: Wife - Essie Mae Barker

Certificate # 2-654


Burial Notes: Wife - Essie Mae Barker

Sec-S.S.3 Lot-134 Grv-1


General Notes: Wife - Essie Mae Barker

Daughter of Madison Barker and Anna Baber.

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Sources


1 Ancestry.com.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Vernon Becraft, person ID GSQC-CFG.

3 rootsweb.com, BATH COUNTY KENTUCKY BIRTH INDEX FOR 1911 - 1920 LETTER B (SOURCE: KENTUCKY BIRTH, MARRIAGE AND DEATH DATABASES
BIRTHS 1911-1960 CD KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES).

4 www.familytreelegends.com.

5 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.

6 www.familytreelegends.com, KY Deaths.

7 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 Nov 2025), entry for Essie Mae Barker, person ID L29F-8K6.

8 Findagrave.com.


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