Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Charles W Becraft Sr. and Hortense M Taylor



Husband Charles W Becraft Sr. [5834]

           Born: 12 Nov 1923 - Rushville, Rush, Indiana, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Dec 1989 - Pinellas, Florida, United States 1 2
         Buried:  - East Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Rush, Indiana, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: G3J7-26J
Find A Grave ID: 105790486


         Father: James Harvey Becraft [9634] (1896-1977)
         Mother: Mabel Marie Newman [9635] (1899-1977)


       Marriage: 24 May 1945 - Rushville, Rush, Indiana, United States



Wife Hortense M Taylor [5835]




           Born: 13 Aug 1927 - Plainfield, Hendricks Co, IN 1 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Mar 2010 - Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States 1 3
         Buried: 27 Mar 2010 - East Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Rush, Indiana, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: LB2M-SP5
Find A Grave ID: 50225532

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 306-26-1683.

• Her sister's obituary was published on 2 Jan 1999.

LENA DOAN
INDIANAPOLIS-Lena M. (Taylor) Doan, 90, died at the Wishard Hospital, Indianapolis, Sunday.
The funeral will be at the Hall-Baker Funeral Home, 339 E. Main St., Plainfield, Wednesday at 1 p.m. Interment will be in the Sparks Cemetery, Pittsboro, Ind.
Visitation is tonight from 3 to 8 at the funeral home.
She was born on March 6, 1908, in Plainfield, to Harry M. and Grace (Moon) Taylor. She married Herman Doan and he preceded her in death in 1975.
Doan was a homemaker.
Surviving are five sons, Herman Doan Jr., Washington; Melvin Doan, Greenwood; Phillip Doan, Indianapolis; Charles Doan, Orlando, Fla. and Richard Doan, Pebbles Valley, Ariz.; two daughters, Phyliss Haynes, Indianapolis and Alice McKenney, Albuquerque, N.M.; a brother, Charles Taylor, Beech Grove; four sisters, Leona Muncy, Plainfield; Bessie Wooldridge, Indianapolis; Hortence Becroft , Rushville and Barbara Brooks, Seymour; 21 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren. ; (Jan. 2, 1999)
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• Her obituary was published in the newsexaminer.com on 25 Mar 2010. Hortense M. Becraft
Published:
Thursday, March 25, 2010 10:46 PM EDT
RUSHVILLE, Ind. \emdash Hortense M. Becraft, 82, of Rushville passed away at 4:08 a.m. Thursday, March 25, 2010, at Major Hospital in Shelbyville, Ind.
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• Her obituary was published in The Shelbyville News on 26 Mar 2010. Hortense M. Becraft

Becraft
Published: Friday, March 26, 2010 7:15 AM US/eastern
Hortense M. Becraft, 82 of Rushville, died Thursday, March 25, 2010, at Major Hospital.

Born Aug. 13, 1927, in Plainfield, she was the daughter of Harry and Grace (Moon) Taylor. She married Charles W. Becraft on May 24, 1945, and he preceded her in death on Dec. 21, 1989.

Survivors include daughters, Linda Laytart of Ohio, Sherry Hampton of Shelbyville and Charlene Shelby of Connersville; a sister, Barbara (husband, Wayne) Brooks of Seymour; 11 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren.

She also was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Charles Becraft Jr.; a daughter, Patty; two brothers and three sisters.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Moster Mortuary, 334 N. Main St. in Rushville.

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the mortuary, with Pastor Jerri Cadwallader officiating.

Burial will follow in East Hill Cemetery in Rushville.

Marriage Events

• Marriage: 24 May 1945, Rush, Indiana, United States. Groom: Charles W Becraft
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Date of Birth: 12 Nov 1923
Groom's Place of Birth: Rushville Indiana
Groom's Residence: Rushville Indiana
Groom's Number of Marriage:
Groom's Father: James Harvey Becraft
Groom's Mother: Mabel Marie Newman
Bride: Hortence M Taylor
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Date of Birth: 13 Aug 1927
Bride's Place of Birth: Plainfield Indiana
Bride's Residence: Rushville Indiana
Bride's Number of Marriage:
Bride's Father: Harry Melvin Taylor
Bride's Mother: Grace Lena Moon
Informant Name:
Date of License:
County of License: Rush
Date of Marriage: 24 May 1945
Place of Marriage: , Rush,
Official:
Record Number:
Film Number: 1837934
Digital Folder Number: 4186015
Image Number: 00283
Number of Images: 1.

• Marriage: 25 Feb 1947, Rush, Indiana, United States. Groom: Charles W Becraft
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Date of Birth: 12 Nov 1923
Groom's Place of Birth: Rushville Indiana
Groom's Residence: Rushville Indiana
Groom's Number of Marriage: 1
Groom's Father: Harry Becraft
Groom's Mother: Mabel Newman
Bride: Hortence Becraft
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Date of Birth: 13 Aug 1927
Bride's Place of Birth: Plainfield Indiana
Bride's Residence: Rushville Indiana
Bride's Number of Marriage: 1
Bride's Father: Harry M Taylor
Bride's Mother: Grace Moon
Informant Name:
Date of License:
County of License: Rush
Date of Marriage: 25 Feb 1947
Place of Marriage: , Rush,
Official:
Record Number:
Film Number: 1837934
Digital Folder Number: 4186015
Image Number: 00535
Number of Images: 1.


Children
1 F Sherry Becraft [5841]




           Born: 17 Nov 1950
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Nov 2017 - Rushville, IN
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Hampton [5846] (living)


2 M Charles William "Oz" Becraft Jr. [5836]

           Born: 11 Jul 1963 - Rushville, Rush, Indiana, United States 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Feb 1998 - Resort Township, Emmet Co, MI 3


         Buried: 24 Feb 1998 - Greenwood Cemetery, Petoskey, Emmet Co, MI 1
FamilySearch ID: G1MC-FRD
Find A Grave ID: 8702707
         Spouse: Laura A. Deschermeier [5837] (living)


3 F Linda Becraft [5840] (details suppressed for this person)

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Laytart [5847] (living)


4 F Charlene Becraft [5842] (details suppressed for this person)

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Shelby [5845] (living)


5 F Patricia Ann Becraft [5843]

           Born: 1950
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Jan 2005 - Tampa Bay, , FL
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Jacobs [5844] (living)



Burial Notes: Husband - Charles W Becraft Sr.

Lot 20


Burial Notes: Wife - Hortense M Taylor

Section 18

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Sources


1 Findagrave.com.

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 Charles W Becraft, person ID G3J7-26J.

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


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