Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

James Stoup and Flora Miranda Smith

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Husband James Stoup [3240] ¹

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           Born: 5 Apr 1878 - La Paz, , IN
     Christened: 
           Died: 1954
         Buried:  - Fairmount Cemetery, Plymouth, Marshall Co, IN 2
Find A Grave ID: 34870066

       Marriage: 17 Nov 1909 - Marshall, Indiana, United States 1

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Wife Flora Miranda Smith [2754]

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           Born: 14 Jun 1859 - Eaton, Michigan, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Mar 1940 - Bremen, Marshall Co, IN
         Buried:  - Fairmount Cemetery, Plymouth, Marshall Co, IN
FamilySearch ID: L7FX-R7T
Find A Grave ID: 88230416

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   Other Spouse: Elijah Franklin Becraft 1 [2562] (1852-Between 1900/1909) - 1876 - Vermontville, Eaton, Michigan, United States 1

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   Other Spouse: Martin Van Buren Faust [14978] (1839-1920) - 1903

Events

• She was contained in a pension record Pension Application.

OLD AGE PENSION APPLICATIONS
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inmarsha/2/oldage.html
BOOK ONE
From the Marshall County Roots and Branches - 1997
The following applications were made from Aug. 22, through Oct. 30, 1933.

Pension granted were small, usually $4.00 per month. Applicants were listed as either married or single. (Those listed as single with children may be widowed but it is impossible to make that determination from this record.)

Flora Maranda Stoup, 608 N. Marshall, Bremen, b. 14 June 1860 in Easton Co., Mich. Husband, James Stoup; children - Frank J. Becraft, Ella & Martin Foust, Eva Dennison, and Mary Sager.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Georgetown, Price, Wisconsin, United States. Elijah Becraft, b June 1852, age 49, married 24 years, born NY, farmer; wife Flora M, b June 1862, age 37, (6 children, 5 living), born MI; son James W, b Dec 1885, age 14, born KY, at school; dau Lora Ella, b Sept 1891, age 9y, born WI, at school; son John F, b Aug 1893, age 7y, at school; dau May A, b Sept 1898, age 1y.

• Her obituary was published. Mrs. James Stoup.

Mrs. Flora Mirandie Stoup, eighty-one years old, wife of James Stoup, North Marshall street, died Monday night at her home. She was born in Michigan, June 14, 1859, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith, and was married to Mr. Stoup thirty-one years ago at Plymouth. She is survived by her husband and three children: Frank Beacraft, Phelps, Wis.; Ella Foust, Beloit, Wis.; Martin Foust, Black River, Wis. She leaves also one sister, Mrs. Susan Stoup of LaPaz, and one brother, William Smith of Illinois.

Funeral services were held this morning at the Huff Funeral Home, in charge of Rev. E. C. Reidenbach of Grace United Brethren church, followed by interment in Fairmount cemetery.

Marriage Events

• Marriage: 17 Nov 1909, Marshall, Indiana, United States. Groom: James Stoup
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Bride: Flora Becraft
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Date of License: 17 Nov 1909
County of License: Marshall
Date of Marriage: 17 Nov 1909
Place of Marriage: , Marshall, Indiana
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Record Number: 2
Film Number: 1651772
Digital Folder Number: 4476690
Image Number: 00421
Number of Images: 1.

• Marriage: 17 Nov 1909. Groom: James Stoup
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Date of Birth: 05 Apr 1878
Groom's Place of Birth: La Paz, , Indiana
Groom's Residence: La Paz, , Indiana
Groom's Number of Marriage:
Groom's Father: Adam Stoup
Groom's Mother: Clara Wisely
Bride: Flora Becraft
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Date of Birth: 14 Jun 1862
Bride's Place of Birth: , , Michigan
Bride's Residence: , Marshall, Indiana
Bride's Number of Marriage: twice previous
Bride's Father: W H Smith
Bride's Mother: Elmira Snover
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Date of License: 17 Nov 1909
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Film Number: 1651775
Digital Folder Number: 4476691
Image Number: 00226
Number of Images: 1.

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Children

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General Notes: Wife - Flora Miranda Smith

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http://www.geocities.com/dgjones2/d0001/g0000059.htm#I217

Perhaps Martin Van Buren Foust's 3rd wife, mother of Martin V. Foust????

Martin Van Buren FOUST
[136] <../sources.htm> [137] <../sources.htm>
BIRTH: 4 MAR 1839, Winchester,Randolph Co.,IN [133] <../sources.htm> [134] <../sources.htm>
DEATH: 15 JUL 1920, Black River Falls,,WI [135] <../sources.htm>
BURIAL: Boydtown Cem,Boydtown,Crawford Co.,WI
OCCUPATION: Farmer
Father: John FOUST <../d0001/g0000056.htm>
Mother: Elizabeth LOY <../d0002/g0000102.htm>

Family 1: Sarah MERANDA <../d0002/g0000110.htm>
MARRIAGE: 24 SEP 1865, ,Randolph Co.,IN
Allen D. FOUST <../d0001/g0000051.htm>
Marion M. FOUST <../d0001/g0000058.htm>
Family 2: Zephry Fidelia MERITT <../d0002/g0000110.htm>
MARRIAGE: 19 DEC 1876
Ida E. FOUST <../d0001/g0000055.htm>
Martin L. FOUST <../d0001/g0000058.htm>
Bertha M. FOUST <../d0001/g0000052.htm>
Elizabeth (Elsie) F. FOUST <../d0001/g0000054.htm>
Artie Leander FOUST <../d0001/g0000052.htm>
Nora Viola FOUST <../d0001/g0000060.htm>
Zephry Maud FOUST <../d0001/g0000063.htm>
Rhoda A. or C. FOUST <../d0001/g0000061.htm>
Family 3: Flora M. BECRAFT <../d0001/g0000014.htm>
MARRIAGE: 27 AUG 1903, Woodman,Grant Co.,WI
DIVORCE: Y
Martin V. FOUST <../d0001/g0000059.htm>
Family 4: Louisa Maria SLATER <../d0002/g0000153.htm>
MARRIAGE: ,,WI

Daughter of William Henry Smith and Elmira/Almira Weston (also found Snover).

Flora first married Elijah F. Becraft ca. 1876 with whom she had six children: Eva A. (16 Nov 1878 - 7 Mar 1936), George H. (ca. 1879 - before 1900), James W. (b. Dec 1885), Laura Ella (16 Sep 1890 or 1891 - 14 Jan 1979, m. Chester Faust), John Franklin (1 Aug 1894 - 11 Sep 1961), Mary Agnes (3 Sep 1898 - 7 Sep 1970, m. name Burns)
Flora and Elijah appear with their children on the 1880 and 1900 Census records. Elijah appears to have died in the decade that followed.

Flora second married Martin Van Buren Faust in 1903. Martin was about 20 years older than Flora and had also been previously married. His wife Fidelia had died in 1902.

Their blended family appeared together on the 1905 Wisconsin State Census, living in Brockway, Jackson Co., Wisconsin. Martin V. Foust, 66, was noted as a farmer. Flora, aged 43, was keeping house. There with their father/step-father and mother/step-mother were Martin's two children--Artie, 19, and Pepa, 15; Flora's three children--Laura, 13, John Frank, 11, and Mary Agnes, 8, all listed with the Becraft surname and identified as Martin's step-children; and Flora and Martin's shared child, son Martin Jr., just 8 months old on 1 Jun 1905.

Flora third married James Stoup on 17 Nov 1909. As second-husband Martin Faust didn't died until 1920, it seems safe to assume that he and Flora parted ways between 1905 and 1909.

**Flora's sister, Susan Aimiral Smith Stoup, is findagrave memorial 32951610

Sources

1 Joanne Murray (lajkam@gmail.com), The Becraft Family of Morehouse (http://hamilton.nygenweb.net/bios/Becraft1.html).

2 Findagrave.com.