Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Charles William "Charlie" Becraft and Jennie Stull

Husband Charles William "Charlie" Becraft [1237] 

           Born: 12 Jul 1871 - Bath, Kentucky, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Aug 1938 - Donaldson Pike, Montgomery Co, KY
 Cause of Death: Sarcoma of left kidney



         Buried: 30 Aug 1938 - Machpelah Cemetery, Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: L7GB-7FN
Find A Grave ID: 36689470


         Father: William J Becraft [516] (1842-1917)
         Mother: Ellen Kerrick [1055] (1853-1924)


       Marriage: 19 May 1897 - Bath, Kentucky, United States

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1880 in Polksville, Bath, KY. Name: Charles Becraft
Residence: Polksville, Bath, Kentucky
Birthdate: 1873
Birthplace: Kentucky, United States
Relationship to Head: Son
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Father's Name: William Becraft
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky, United States
Mother's Name: Elen Becraft
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky, United States
Race or Color (Expanded): White
Ethnicity (Standardized): American
Gender: Male
Martial Status: Single
Age (Expanded): 7 years
Occupation: At Home
NARA Film Number: T9-0402
Page: 315
Page Character: B
Entry Number: 894
Film number: 1254402
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF William Becraft M 38 Kentucky, United States
WIFE Elen Becraft F 27 Kentucky, United States
SON Charles Becraft M 7 Kentucky, United States
Thomas Karrick M 20 Kentucky, United States
Bettie Rennolds F 17 Kentucky, United States.

• He appeared on the 1910 Kentucky Miracode Index census in 1910 in Bath, Kentucky, United States. Charlie Becraft, age 38, born KY; wife Tennie 33, born KY; son Shirly age 12, born KY; dau Mattie W age 9, born KY; dau Emmie age 7, born KY; dau Stela age 6, NR; son Danford age 4, born KY; son Frank NR, born KY.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Bath, Kentucky, United States. Magisterial District 5
Charlie Becraft, age 38y; wife Lennie, age 33y; son Shirly, age 12y; dau Mathe W, age 9y; dau Emmie, age 7y; dau Stela, age 6y; son Banford, age 4y; son Frank, age 1y2m.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. Charley Becraft, age 49y; son Shirley, age 21y; dau Emma, age 18y; dau Stella, age 16y; son Bantford, age 13y; son Frank, age 11y.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. Name: Charley Becroft
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: District 3, Montgomery, Kentucky
Gender: Male
Age: 64
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Kentucky
Estimated Birth Year: 1866
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Enumeration District Number: 0006
Family Number: 119
Sheet Number and Letter: 6A
Line Number: 3
NARA Publication: T626, roll 770
Film Number: 2340505
Digital Folder Number: 4584854
Image Number: 00421
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Charley Becroft M 64 Kentucky
Wife Sally Becroft F 45 Kentucky
Son Bandford Becroft M 24 Kentucky
Son Frank Becroft M 21 Kentucky
Son Ollie Becroft M 14 Kentucky
Daughter Ella Becroft F 12 Kentucky
Son Charley Becroft M 7 Kentucky
Daughter Fanny Becroft F 6 Kentucky.

• Death Certificate: Montgomery County, Kentucky Death Certificate #20621
1. Place of death: Donaldson Pike, Montgomery County, Kentucky
2. Full name: Charley Becraft
3. Sex: male
4. Color or race: white
5. Single or married: married to Sallie Becraft
6. Date of birth: 7-12-1871
7. Age: 67 years 1 month
8, 9, 10, 11. Occupation: farmer
12. Birthplace: Bath County, Kentucky
13. Father's name: Wm. Becraft
14. Father's birthplace: Kentucky
15. Mother's maiden name: Ellen Karrick
16. Mother's birthplace: Kentucky
17. Informant: Banford Becraft, Mt. Sterling
18. Burial: Mt. Sterling, Kentucky 8-30-1838
19. Undertaker: A. L. Mitchell, Mt. Sterling
20. Filed: 8-31-1938
21. Date of death: 8-28-1938
22, 23. Cause of death: Sarcoma of left kidney.


Wife Jennie Stull [1238] 

           Born: Oct 1879 - Kentucky, United States 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Mar 1911 - Preston, Bath, Kentucky, United States
         Buried:  - Stull Family Cemetery, Olympia, Bath, Kentucky, United States
FamilySearch ID: LZYF-TYN
Find A Grave ID: 45433852


         Father: Travis Stull [15043] (1839-1923)
         Mother: Louisa Carpenter [15044] (1847-1880)

Events

• She appeared on the 1910 Kentucky Miracode Index census in 1910 in Bath, Kentucky, United States. Charlie Becraft, age 38, born KY; wife Tennie 33, born KY; son Shirly age 12, born KY; dau Mattie W age 9, born KY; dau Emmie age 7, born KY; dau Stela age 6, NR; son Danford age 4, born KY; son Frank NR, born KY.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Bath, Kentucky, United States. Magisterial District 5
Charlie Becraft, age 38y; wife Lennie, age 33y; son Shirly, age 12y; dau Mathe W, age 9y; dau Emmie, age 7y; dau Stela, age 6y; son Banford, age 4y; son Frank, age 1y2m.

• She died in 1911 in Preston, Bath, Kentucky, United States. Name: Linnie Becraft
Titles & Terms:
Event: Death
Event Date: 1911
Event Place: Preston, Bath, Kentucky
Residence:
Street Address:
Gender: Female
Age:
Marital Status:
Race:
Occupation:
Estimated Birth Year:
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Cemetery:
Father: Trav Stull
Father's Titles & Terms:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother: Eliza Carpenter
Mother's Titles & Terms:
Mother's Birthplace:
Additional Relatives:
Spouse:
Spouse's Titles & Terms:
Volume/Page/Certificate Number: 16669
Film Number: 1904669.

Children
1 M Shirley Becraft [1239] 

           Born: 22 Apr 1898 - Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 1 3 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Sep 1974 - Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 1 4 5 6



         Buried:  - Machpelah Cemetery, Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 1 6
FamilySearch ID: LKG4-SVS
Find A Grave ID: 14025766

         Spouse: Lina Mable "Mattie" Witt [1240] (1904-1987)
           Marr: 8 Mar 1943 - Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, United States 7

         Spouse: Paulina W. “Lina” Witt 7 [18673] (1906-1991)

2 F Mattie Woodson Becraft [1952] 

           Born: 17 Dec 1899 - Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 May 1982
         Buried:  - Johns Hill Cemetery, Wilder, Campbell Co, KY 1
FamilySearch ID: LKG4-SKJ

         Spouse: Henry Lee "Lee" Couchman [14986] (1893-1983)
           Marr: 3 Jan 1919 - Preston, Bath, Kentucky, United States 9

3 F Emmie Becraft [1954] 

           Born: 1903 - Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Mar 1921 - Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
 Cause of Death: pulminary turbuculosis
         Buried: 20 Mar 1921 11
FamilySearch ID: LKG4-SL4

         Spouse: Taylor [14987] (      -      )

4 F Stella Becraft [1951] 

           Born: 22 Mar 1904 - Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 12
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Sep 1992 - Newport, Campbell, Kentucky, United States
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LKG4-SPW

         Spouse: Theodore "Teddy" Wilson 14 [14988] (1906-1975)
           Marr: 8 Jun 1929 - Newport, Campbell, Kentucky, United States 15

5 M Banford Becraft [1950] 

           Born: 12 Apr 1905 - Bath, Kentucky, United States 16 17 18
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Dec 1984 - Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 17 19 20



         Buried:  - Machpelah Cemetery, Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: LKG4-S5R
Find A Grave ID: 12870156

         Spouse: Iva Pearl Ginter 1 [3884] (1912-2001)

6 M Frank Becraft [1953] 

           Born: 9 Oct 1908 - Kentucky, United States 4 21
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Sep 1980 - Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 4 22



         Buried:  - Longview Cemetery, Bethel, Bath Co, KY 1 23
FamilySearch ID: LKG4-STC
Find A Grave ID: 157801201

         Spouse: Christine Rice [13044] (1914-2001)

General Notes: Wife - Jennie Stull

Daughter of Travis Stull & Louisa Carpenter Stull. Kentucky Death Certificate lists birth date as 10 May 1880; however, 1880 U.S. Census indicates subject was born in October and already one year of age at time of census. Certificate lists burial location as "Stull Graveyard."

Notes: Marriage (Jennie Stull):

Groom: Charlie BECRAFT
Bride: Jennie STULL
Date: 19 May 1897
Source: Bath County Records

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Sources

1 Findagrave.com.

2 Ancestry.com (National Archives and Records Administration. Kentucky 1910 Miracode Index.), age 33.

3 Ancestry.com (National Archives and Records Administration. Kentucky 1910 Miracode Index.), age 12.

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

5 Ancestry.com (Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning, comp. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present.), Shirley Becraft, d. 7 Sep 1974, Montgomery, age 76, residence Montgomery.

6 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Shirley Becraft, person ID LKG4-SVS.

7 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 23 Nov 2025), entry for Shirley Becraft, person ID LKG4-SVS.

8 Ancestry.com (National Archives and Records Administration. Kentucky 1910 Miracode Index.), age 9, 1901.

9 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 26 Nov 2025), entry for Henry Lee "Lee" Couchman, person ID LVSF-HC7.

10 Ancestry.com (National Archives and Records Administration. Kentucky 1910 Miracode Index.), age 7, KY.

11 Findagrave.com, Buried in a private cemetery.

12 Ancestry.com (National Archives and Records Administration. Kentucky 1910 Miracode Index.), age 6.

13 Findagrave.com, Unknown.

14 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 23 Nov 2025), entry for Theodore Wilson, person ID LKGL-RRX.

15 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 23 Nov 2025), entry for Theodore "Teddy" Wilson, person ID LKGL-RRX.

16 Ancestry.com (National Archives and Records Administration. Kentucky 1910 Miracode Index.), age 4, KY.

17 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 6 Nov 2025), entry for Banford Becraft, person ID LKG4-S5R.

18 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index, 12 Apr 1906.

19 Ancestry.com (Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning, comp. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present.), Banford Becraft, d. 17 Dec 1984, Montgomery, age 78, residence Montgomery.

20 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index, Dec 1984.

21 Ancestry.com (National Archives and Records Administration. Kentucky 1910 Miracode Index.), age NR, KY.

22 Ancestry.com (Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning, comp. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present.), Frank Becraft, d. 9 Sep 1980, Montgomery, age 71, residence Montgomery.

23 Cemetery Database (http://205.204.134.47/cemetery.asp).

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