Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Horace Copeland Wilson and Bertha Reffitt

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Husband Horace Copeland Wilson [18700] ¹

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           Born: 4 Aug 1917 - Butts, Georgia, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Dec 1988 - Cobb, Georgia, United States 1
         Buried: 1988 - Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Stark, Henry, Georgia, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: GMMY-GQM

       Marriage: 23 Dec 1954 - Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 1

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Wife Bertha Reffitt [14876]

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           Born: 17 Nov 1913 - Bethel, Bath, Kentucky, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Mar 1982 - Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: L24G-RHW

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   Other Spouse: William Ben Johnson 1 [18701] (1918-1962) - 11 Oct 1948 - Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 1

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   Other Spouse: Charles Kenneth Lawrence 1 [18702] (1912-1960)

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   Other Spouse: Clay Becraft [3096] (1901-1982)

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Howards Mill, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. Name:
Bertha D Becraft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1930
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Event Place:
Howardsmill, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
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Gender:
Female
Age:
16
Marital Status:
Married
Race:
White
Race (Original):
White
Birth Year (Estimated):
1914
Birthplace:
Kentucky
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Father's Birthplace:
Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace:
Kentucky
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Wife
Sheet Letter:
B
Sheet Number:
3
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Clay BecraftHeadMale26Kentucky
Bertha D BecraftWifeFemale16Kentucky
Jessie ThompsonCousinFemale5Kentucky.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. Name:
Bertha Becraft
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Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1940
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Event Place:
Magisterial District 3, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
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Event Place (Original):
Kentucky, Montgomery, Magisterial District 3
Last Place of Residence:
Same House
Gender:
Female
Age:
26
Marital Status:
Married
Race:
White
Race (Original):
White
Birth Year (Estimated):
1914
Birthplace:
Kentucky
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Wife
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Clay BecraftHeadMale36Kentucky
Bertha BecraftWifeFemale26Kentucky
Bairl BecraftSonMale9Kentucky
Harold BecraftSonMale7Kentucky
Maradie BecraftDaughterFemale5Kentucky.

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Children

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Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 24 Nov 2025), entry for Bertha Reffitt, person ID L24G-RHW.