Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Benjamin Allen Becraft and Amanda Faye "Faye" Wright

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Husband Benjamin Allen Becraft [5752]

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           Born: 14 Dec 1895 - Wythe, Virginia, United States 1 2 3
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           Died: 15 Jul 1971 - Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, United States 3

         Buried:  - East End Cemetery, Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States 4 5
FamilySearch ID: GS22-SWD
Find A Grave ID: 101554154

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         Father: George Allen Becraft [2435] (1867-1908)
         Mother: Nannie Virginia "Nannie" Harkrader [5751] (1868-1935)

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       Marriage: 

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 233-09-6244.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States. Geo A Becraft, head, b Apr 1868, 32y, married 6 years, born VA, shoe maker; wife Nannie V, b Aug 1868,, 31y, born VA, (1 child, 1 living); son Benj. Allen, b Dec 1895, age 4y, born VA.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Wythe, Virginia, United States. Nannie V Buroft, born about 1870; Benjamin A Buroft, 1897; Edwin, 1903; George W, 1907.

• He died on 15 Jul 1971 in Mercer, West Virginia, United States. Name: Benjamin Allen Becraft
Death Date: 15 Jul 1971
Death Place: Mercer, West Virginia
Gender: Male
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Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Faye Wright
Father's Name: George Allen Becraft
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Mother's Name: Nannie Virginia Harkrader
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Film Number: 2114467
Digital Folder Number: 4259965
Image Number: 1094
Source: County Records
Reference Number: 10587.

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Wife Amanda Faye "Faye" Wright [6250]

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           Born: 7 Dec 1902 - Radford, Bedford, Virginia, United States 4 6
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           Died: 2 Jul 1990 - Life Care Center, Church Hill, , TN

         Buried: 4 Jul 1990 - East End Cemetery, Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States 4 5
FamilySearch ID: G3PW-2BT
Find A Grave ID: 101554171

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• Her obituary was published in the Enterprise newspaper in Wythe, Virginia, United States. Benjamin Allen BECRAFT died before 02 Jul 1990. He married Faye WRIGHT.
Enterprise newspaper Wythe County VA 7 Jul 1990
Faye WRIGHT was born about 1903. She died on 02 Jul 1990 in Life Care Center,Church Hill,TN. She was buried on 04 Jul 1990 in East End Cem,Wythe County,VA. She married Benjamin Allen BECRAFT.
Enterprise newspaper Wythe County VA 7 Jul 1990
Native of Radford
1 son
2 grand sons listed
Died: Life Care Center, Church Hill TN
Buried: East End Cemetery, Wytheville
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Children

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1 M Benjamin Allen Becraft III [6251]

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           Born: 20 Jul 1940
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Mar 2022
         Buried: 1 Apr 2022 - Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co, TN
Find A Grave ID: 238395942

         Spouse: Martha Ann Leslie [9707] (1942-2013)
           Marr: 1962 - Mercer, , WV 7

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Sources

1 Leonard A Becraft, Research done by Leonard.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 6 Nov 2025), entry for Benjamin Allen Becraft, person ID GS22-SWD.

3 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.

4 Findagrave.com.

5 Billion Graves (billiongraves.com).

6 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 23 Nov 2025), entry for Amanda Faye "Faye" Wright, person ID G3PW-2BT.

7 LDS, West Virginia Marriages, 1853-1970.