Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Benjamin Franklin Becraft and Henrietta Tillet

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Husband Benjamin Franklin Becraft [1991]

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           Born: 13 Dec 1852 - Bath, Kentucky, United States
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           Died: 25 Mar 1907 - Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
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FamilySearch ID: 9HY4-3FL

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         Father: Benjamin Franklin Becraft Jr [374] (Cir 1815-1864)
         Mother: Dulcenia Gore [514] (Cir 1812-      )

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       Marriage: 13 Jul 1892 - Bath, Kentucky, United States 1

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Honards Will, Montgomery Co, KY. Benjamin F Becraft, head, b July 1855, age 44y, married 8 years, born KY, farmer; wife Henrietta, b Jan 1857, age 42y, (2 children, 2 living), born KY; dau Mattie J, b Mar 1894, age 6, born KY; dau Lettie L, b Apr 1897, age 3, born KY.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. Ben Becraft, age 56y; wife Henreratte, age 53y; dau Lettie Lee, age 13y; Ike Stakehouse, age 26y.

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Wife Henrietta Tillet [1992] ²

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           Born: 4 Apr 1859 - Bath, Kentucky, United States 2
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           Died: 17 Nov 1913 - Mongtomery Co, KY 2 3
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LZ29-FQW

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Honards Will, Montgomery Co, KY. Benjamin F Becraft, head, b July 1855, age 44y, married 8 years, born KY, farmer; wife Henrietta, b Jan 1857, age 42y, (2 children, 2 living), born KY; dau Mattie J, b Mar 1894, age 6, born KY; dau Lettie L, b Apr 1897, age 3, born KY.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. Ben Becraft, age 56y; wife Henreratte, age 53y; dau Lettie Lee, age 13y; Ike Stakehouse, age 26y.

• She died in 1913 in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. Name: Henriette Becraft
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Event: Death
Event Date: 1913
Event Place: Mt. Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky
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Father: Harm Tillet
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Mother: Rebecca Foley
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Volume/Page/Certificate Number: 30362
Film Number: 1915023.

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Children

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1 F Mattie J Becraft [10820]

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           Born: Mar 1894 - Kentucky, United States
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FamilySearch ID: L87C-R5R

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2 F Lettie Lee Becraft [10808]

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           Born: 15 Apr 1897 - Kentucky, United States
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           Died: 5 Nov 1923 - Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
 Cause of Death: labor pneumonia//acute cardiac dilatation
         Buried:  - Floral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
FamilySearch ID: LBGB-MDQ
Find A Grave ID: 191435112

         Spouse: Shelton C Crowe [16417] (1885-1921)
           Marr: 1914 4

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Death Notes: Wife - Henrietta Tillet

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Death Volume: 1913
Certificate Number: 30362
Age: 54
Father: Harm TILLET
Mother: Rebecca FOLEY
Informant: Ben BECRAFT

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 Benjamin Franklin Becraft, person ID 9HY4-3FL.

2 Kentucky Vital Records Project (http://kyvitals.com).

3 Ancestry.com (Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning, comp. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present.), Henriette Becraft, d. 17 Nov 1913, Montgomery, age 54.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 Nov 2025), entry for Lettie Lee Becraft, person ID LBGB-MDQ.