Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Henry Harrison Montgomery and Amanda Becraft



Husband Henry Harrison Montgomery [1836] 1

           Born: 22 Apr 1846 2
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           Died: 18 Aug 1925 - Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States 1 2
         Buried: 1925 - Mound Grove Cemetery, Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: LZFV-JBC
       Marriage: 8 May 1877 - Decatur, Indiana, United States 3



Wife Amanda Becraft [1835]

           Born: 3 May 1851 - Indiana, United States 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 May 1880 - Decatur, Indiana, United States 4


         Buried:  - Sand Creek Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, United States 5
FamilySearch ID: K2VK-WXG
Find A Grave ID: 156898965


         Father: Thomas Becraft [352] (1821-Abt 1866)
         Mother: Jemina Lemaster [459] (1827-1890)


Events

• She appeared on the 1870 Census census in 1870 in Washington, Decatur Co, IN. Jemima Becraft, age 41, born in Indiana, listed as widow, in household of Chart Howard, age 41, Milliner, Ulkana Howard age 18 male farmer; Ella Howard age 15; Edgar Howard age 10 and 3 of her children Amanda Becraft age 17 keeping house; Hannah age 14; and Charles age 4.

Marriage Events

• Marriage: 8 May 1877, Decatur, Indiana, United States. Groom: Henry H Montgomery
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Bride: Amanda Becraft
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Date of License: 08 May 1877
County of License: Decatur
Date of Marriage: 08 May 1877
Place of Marriage: , Decatur,
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Film Number: 1516618
Digital Folder Number: 4170587
Image Number: 00281
Number of Images: 1.


Children

Notes: Marriage (Amanda Becraft):

Book K, page 492.

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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 22 Nov 2025), entry for Henry N Montgomery, person ID LZFV-JBC.

2 dad1037@yahoo.com (Emails, etc from her sources.).

3 Ancestry.com (Works Progress Administration. Index to Marriage Records Indiana: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940.), book K, page 492.

4 (file for Thomas and Jemima Becraft (both Lemaster and Ringo lines)).

5 Findagrave.com.


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