Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Houston Coates and Bessie Lee Becraft

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Husband Houston Coates [1841]

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           Born:  - Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LCF9-H1S

       Marriage: 21 Oct 1907 - Hamilton, Ohio, United States

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Wife Bessie Lee Becraft [1840]

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           Born: 28 Aug 1885 - Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, United States 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Aug 1939 - Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States 1 2
         Buried: 7 Aug 1939 - Oak Hill
FamilySearch ID: LCF9-CC8

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         Father: James A. Becraft [1837] (1857-1891)
         Mother: Mary A. Snell [1839] (1860-1953)

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Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States. Name: Bessie Becraft
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 44 Precinct A Cincinnati City Ward 5, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Birth Date: Aug 1885
Birthplace: Indiana
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Race or Color (Standardized): White
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Years Married:
Estimated Marriage Year:
Mother How Many Children:
Number Living Children:
Immigration Year:
Page: 4
Sheet Letter: A
Family Number: 78
Reference Number: 16
Film Number: 1241274
Digital Folder Number: 004117735
Image Number: 00928
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Mary Becraft F 40 Indiana
Son Clifford Becraft M 21 Indiana
Daughter Bessie Becraft F 15 Indiana
Daughter Olie Becraft F 13 Indiana
Boarder James B O Conner M 48 Indiana
Boarder John T Stout M 26 Alabama
Boarder Nellie Kelly F 23 Ohio
Boarder Katie Kelly F 28 England
Boarder Mamie Kerby F 25 Kentucky
Boarder Clinton Cowen M 38 Ohio
Boarder Anna Mclean F 26 Ohio
Boarder Kate Donegan F 21 Ohio
Boarder John W Finn M 26 Ireland
Boarder Millie Critze F 29 Kentucky
Boarder Magdelane Pfalzgraf F 31 Ohio
Boarder J B Hettinger M 58 Ohio
Boarder Carrie Hettinger F 26 Indiana
Boarder Thomas Ballan M 49 New York
Boarder Minnie Healey F 30 Ohio
Boarder Nellie G Healey F 23 Ohio
Boarder Annie Siebert F 27 Ohio
Boarder Albert C Elsessere M 31 Mississippi
Boarder Mary M Manning F 65 Ireland
Boarder Tate Manning M 26 Ohio
Boarder James Manning M 19 Ohio
Boarder Annie Manning F 27 Ohio
Boarder Mary Ann Davis F 22 Ohio
Boarder Manetta Zeh F 21 Indiana
Boarder May Magee F 26 Canada Eng
Boarder John Phillip M 21 Ohio
Boarder James Stewart M 38 Pennsylvania
Boarder John Smith M 34 Illinois
Boarder Frank Steiner M 33 Illinois
Boarder Ray Steiner F 40 Pennsylvania
Boarder Warren Cowen M 41 Ohio
Boarder Mary Dickeson F 40 Indiana
Servant Betty Cambell F 55 Virginia.

• She died on 5 Aug 1939 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States. birth:Indiana
spouse:Mary Snell

record title:Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953
name:Bessie Becraft Coates
death date:05 Aug 1939
death place:Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
birth date:28 Aug 1885
birthplace:Greensburg, Indiana
death age:53 years 11 months 8 days
gender:Female
marital status:Married
race or color:Caucasian
street address:2234 St. James Ave.
occupation:Housewife
residence:Cincinnati
burial date:07 Aug 1939
cemetery name:Oak Hill
spouse's name:Houston Coates
father's name:James Becraft
father's birthplace:Indiana
mother's name:Mary Snell
mother's birthplace:Greensburg, Indiana
digital folder number:4027222
certificate number:fn 48489.

Marriage Events

• Marriage: 21 Oct 1907, Hamilton, Ohio, United States. Groom's Name: Houston Coates
Groom's Birth Date:
Groom's Birthplace: Cincinnati
Groom's Age:
Bride's Name: Bessie Becraft
Bride's Birth Date: 1885
Bride's Birthplace: Ind
Bride's Age: 22
Marriage Date: 21 Oct 1907
Marriage Place: Hamilton County, Ohio
Groom's Father's Name: Charles O.
Groom's Mother's Name: Carrie Barnes
Bride's Father's Name: James Becraft
Bride's Mother's Name: Mary Schnell
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status: Single
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status: Single
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M86917-3
System Origin: Ohio-VR
Source Film Number: 0355087
Reference Number: 2:3VQFST8.

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Children

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Sources

1 LDS, Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953.

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 Bessie Lee Becraft, person ID LCF9-CC8.