Burton "Bert" Becraft and Carrie A Miller
Husband Burton "Bert" Becraft [4153] 1
Born: Feb 1870 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 2 Christened: Died: 8 Oct 1936 - Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States 3![]()
Buried: - Sloatsburg Cemetery, Sloatsburg, Rockland, New York, United States 4 FamilySearch ID: G637-SXL Find A Grave ID: 178648386
Father: James Archabald Becraft [4143] (1837-1915) 1 5 Mother: Martha A Finch [4144] (1835-1909) 1 6
Marriage: 10 Oct 1894 - Methodist Episcopal Church, Sloatsburg, Rockland Co, NY 1Events
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1870 in Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States. James A. age 32, laborer, real property value $800, personal property value $100, born NY; Martha, age 32, keeping house, born NY; Ella, age 4, born NY; Emma, age 3, born NY; Burton, age 3/12, born NY.
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1880 in District 2, Ramapo, Rockland Co, NY. James A. Becraft, age 42, born NY, works at bark mill; Martha, age 44, born NY, keeping house; dau Emma age 12, born NY, at school; son Bertie, age 10, at school; son Wilbur age 8, born NY, at school; son Frederick, age 5, born NY; son Ernest, age 3, born NY.
• He appeared on the New York census in 1892 in Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States. Bert Becraft
New York State Census, 1892
Name:Bert Becraft
Sex:Male
Age:22y
Event Date:1892
Event Place:Ramapo, E.D. 04
District:04
Citizenship Status:Citizen
Citizenship Status:C
Birth Year (Estimated):1870
Birthplace:United States
Record Number:27287
Record Number:27287. • He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States. Bert Becraft, head, b Feb 1870, age 30y, married 5 years, born NY, carpenter; wife Cassie, b Nov 1873, age 26, (0 children, 0 living), born NY.
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Wayne, Michigan, United States. Event Type
Census
NameBert Becraft
SexMale
Age50
Event Date1920
Event PlaceWayne, Michigan, United States
Event Place (Original)Michigan, Wayne
Birth Year (Estimated)1870
BirthplaceNew York
Marital StatusMarried
RaceWhite
Relationship to Head of HouseholdHead
Father's BirthplaceNew York
Mother's BirthplaceNew York
Household Identifier81
Line Number27
Sheet LetterA
Sheet Number4
Sheet Number and Letter4A
Affiliate Film Number805
Affiliate Publication NumberT625
Affiliate NameThe U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Bert Becraft's Spouses and Children
Margarete Becraft
Wife
F
30
New York
Martha Becraft
Daughter
F
10
New York
Irene Becraft
Daughter
F
8
New York.• He died on 8 Oct 1936 in Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States. Bert Becraft
Death • Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952
NameBert Becraft
SexMale
Age66
Death Date08 Oct 1936
Death PlaceHighland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Marital StatusWidowed
Father's NameWilliam Becraft
Birth Date27 Feb 1870
BirthplaceSloatsburg, New York
Birth Year (Estimated)1870. • He appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. Bert Becraft
United States Census, 1930
Event Type:
Census
Name:
Bert Becraft
•
Sex:
Male
Age:
60
Event Date:
1930
•
Event Place:
Detroit (Districts 0251-0500), Wayne, Michigan, United States
•
Birth Year (Estimated):
1870
Birthplace:
New York
•
Marital Status:
Widowed
Race:
White
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Father's Birthplace:
New York
Mother's Birthplace:
New York
Sheet Letter:
B
Sheet Number:
25.
Wife Carrie A Miller [4154] 1
Born: 21 Nov 1873 - Hampton, Orange Co, NY 1 Christened: Died: 26 Jan 1906 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1 Cause of Death: result of an operation![]()
Buried: - Sloatsburg Cemetery, Sloatsburg, Rockland, New York, United States 1 4 Find A Grave ID: 119850964Events
• She appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States. Bert Becraft, head, b Feb 1870, age 30y, married 5 years, born NY, carpenter; wife Cassie, b Nov 1873, age 26, (0 children, 0 living), born NY.
• She died on 26 Jan 1906 in Kings, New York, United States. Surname
Given Name Age Month Day Year Certificate
NumberCounty Soundex
BecroftCarrie 31 y Jan 26 1906 1994 Kings B261. • Her funeral was held Middletown Daily Press on 30 Jan 1906 in Sloatsburg, Rockland, New York, United States. Attended Funeral at Sloatsburgh. Po1iceman Fred B. Wood, Randall Wood and wife, Mrs. Benjamin Wood and Fred B. Degraw' attended the funeral of Mrs. Albert BECRAFT at Sloatsburgh Monday. Deceased was formerly Miss Carrie Miller of Hampton. Her death occurred in a Brooklyn Hospital following an operation.
• Her obituary was published in the Middletown Daily News on 30 Jan 1906. Mrs. BECRAFT's Funeral- Mrs. Benjamin Wood, Mr. and R. D. Wood. Fred B. Wood and Fred B. DeGraw attended the funeral of Mrs. Bert BECRAFT. of Brooklyn, which was held at Sloatsburgh. Monday. Mrs. BECRAFT, -who was formerly Miss Carrie Miller, of New Hampton, died Friday in a...
Marriage Events
• Marriage: Middletown Daily Argus, 29 Sep 1894. Correspondence ARGUS and MERCURY. are out for the wedding on Oct. 10th of Miss Carrie Miller and Mr. Bert BECRAFT, of this place.
Children
Notes: Marriage (Carrie A Miller):
witnesses: George H. Miller & Catherine McMintry; Chas. J. Knapp & Emily Allen.
1
davidmw00@yahoo.com (David Wallace
email: davidmw00@yahoo.com).
2
davidmw00@yahoo.com (David Wallace
email: davidmw00@yahoo.com), Jul 1870.
3
davidmw00@yahoo.com (David Wallace
email: davidmw00@yahoo.com), 1906, Rampano, NY.
4 Findagrave.com.
5 Majorie Smeltzor-Stevenot, Families of the Ramapos: Becraft, Call, Charleston, Hogencamp, Pitt, Starr and related families (N.p.: FamilySearch International, n.d.), 7.
6
Majorie Smeltzor-Stevenot, Families of the Ramapos: Becraft, Call, Charleston, Hogencamp, Pitt, Starr and related families (N.p.: FamilySearch International, n.d.), 9.
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