Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Oden Lee Dorsey and Alma Odetta Becraft



Husband Oden Lee Dorsey [586]

           Born: 21 Nov 1900 - West Friendship, Howard, Maryland, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Feb 1990 - Sykesville, Carroll, Maryland, United States 1


         Buried:  - Pine Grove Cemetery, Mount Airy, Carroll, Maryland, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: G9M9-HHL
Find A Grave ID: 104743511
       Marriage: 7 Feb 1920 - Howard, Maryland, United States

Events

• His obituary was published in the Carroll County Times on 22 Feb 1990. Oden Lee Dorsey, 89, of Sykesville, formerly of West Friendship, died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 1990, at the Sykesville Eldercare Center. Born Nov. 21, 1900, in West Friendship, he was the son of the late Harry and Annie Franciss Dorsey. He was a member of Emmarts United Methodist Church, Woodlawn.

Surviving are his wife Alma Becraft Dorsey of Sykesville; son Oden L. Dorsey Jr. of Ellicott City; daughters Charlotte A. Brant of Hampstead, and A. LaRue Anderson of Catonsville; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Carroll County Times 22 Feb 1990.




Wife Alma Odetta Becraft [585]

           Born: 10 Oct 1899 - Maryland, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Mar 1990 - Maryland, United States


         Buried:  - Pine Grove Cemetery, Mount Airy, Carroll, Maryland, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: G9M9-CPY
Find A Grave ID: 104743544


         Father: John Edward Becraft [422] (1870-1941)
         Mother: Annie G.H. Hartman [584] (1870-1917)


Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Mt. Airy, Carroll, Maryland, United States. John E Becraft, age 40y; wife Anna N, age 39y; dau Agnes L, age 12y; dau Alma A, age 10y; dau Bertha E, age 3y.

• Event: The News, 20 Sep 1916. Mt Airy- Alma BECRAFT, of Mt. Airy, spent Sunday in Damascus.
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Children

Burial Notes: Husband - Oden Lee Dorsey

A26-01a


Burial Notes: Wife - Alma Odetta Becraft

A26-01b, with husband Oden, and mother and father in A26-02a and A26-02b.


Notes: Marriage (Alma Odetta Becraft):

Becraft, Alma A.20Mt. Airy, MDDorsey, Oden L.21West Friendship, MD07 Feb 1920

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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 29 Nov 2025), entry for Oden Lee Dorsey, person ID G9M9-HHL.

2 Findagrave.com.


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