Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Arthur Garfield Becraft

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Husband Arthur Garfield Becraft [10827]

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           Born: 4 Nov 1880 - Carroll, Maryland, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Jan 1961 - Finksburg, Carroll, Maryland, United States 1
         Buried: 1961 - Old Oakland Cemetery, Eldersburg, Carroll, Maryland, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: GNCJ-XBK
Find A Grave ID: 149270478

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         Father: Edward Becraft [1605] (1840-1910) 2
         Mother: Mary Ellen Porter [4355] (Abt 1841-      ) 2

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Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Freedom District, Carroll Co, MD. Election District 5, Precinct 1
Edward Becraft, head, b Mar 1840, age 60, married 40 years, born MD, wheelwright; wife Mary E, b Feb 1860, age 40y [?], (11 children, 7 living), born MD; son James F, b Jan 1875, age 25, single, born MD, day laborer; son Arthur G, b Apr 1880, age 19, single, born MD, day laborer.

• His obituary was published in The Times on 26 Jan 1961. Arthur Garfield Becraft, 81, died at Hale's Home for the Aged, Deer Park Road, Finksburg, Thursday, January 19, 1961.
Graveside services weie held at at the Old Oakland Methodist Cemetery, Sykesville. The Rev Walter Zabel officiated.

The Times January 26, 1961.

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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 6 Nov 2025), entry for Arthur Garfield Becraft, person ID GNCJ-XBK.

2 Findagrave.com, in record for Edward Rufus Becraft.