Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Clay Becraft and Bertha Reffitt

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Husband Clay Becraft [3096]

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           Born: 1 Mar 1901 - Kentucky, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Mar 1982 - Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 1 2

         Buried:  - Machpelah Cemetery, Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 3
FamilySearch ID: GW2Z-C7H
Find A Grave ID: 14025728

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         Father: John Wesley Becraft [1480] (1884-1976)
         Mother: Elizabeth Florence "Bettie" Pergram [1485] (1883-1944)

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       Marriage: 

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 403-22-7771.

• He appeared on the Kentucky 1910 Miracode Index census in 1910 in Bath, Kentucky, United States. Jon W. Becraft, born in KY, Bath Co, wife Bettie age 23, born in KY; children son Clay age 9, born in KY; daughter Grace age 6, born KY; daughter Lamira age 3, born KY; and son Sam age NR, born in KY.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Bath, Kentucky, United States. Magisterial District 5
Jon W Becraft, age 26y; wife Bettie, age 27y; son Clay, age 9; dau Grace, age 6; dau Lamira, age 3y; son Sam, age 0y1m.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Clark, Kentucky, United States. John W Becraft, age 36y; wife Bettie, age 36y; son Clay, age 18y; dau Grace, age 16y; son Lamar, age 13y; son Eerldon, age 8y; son Herman, age 7y; son Vernon, age 4y2m; son Emerson, age 1y4m.

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Wife Bertha Reffitt [14876]

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           Born: 17 Nov 1913 - Bethel, Bath, Kentucky, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Mar 1982 - Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: L24G-RHW

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   Other Spouse: Horace Copeland Wilson 4 [18700] (1917-1988) - 23 Dec 1954 - Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 4

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   Other Spouse: William Ben Johnson 4 [18701] (1918-1962) - 11 Oct 1948 - Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 4

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   Other Spouse: Charles Kenneth Lawrence 4 [18702] (1912-1960)

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Howards Mill, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. Name:
Bertha D Becraft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1930
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Event Place:
Howardsmill, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
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Gender:
Female
Age:
16
Marital Status:
Married
Race:
White
Race (Original):
White
Birth Year (Estimated):
1914
Birthplace:
Kentucky
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Father's Birthplace:
Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace:
Kentucky
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Wife
Sheet Letter:
B
Sheet Number:
3
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Clay BecraftHeadMale26Kentucky
Bertha D BecraftWifeFemale16Kentucky
Jessie ThompsonCousinFemale5Kentucky.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. Name:
Bertha Becraft
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Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1940
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Event Place:
Magisterial District 3, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
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Event Place (Original):
Kentucky, Montgomery, Magisterial District 3
Last Place of Residence:
Same House
Gender:
Female
Age:
26
Marital Status:
Married
Race:
White
Race (Original):
White
Birth Year (Estimated):
1914
Birthplace:
Kentucky
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Wife
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Clay BecraftHeadMale36Kentucky
Bertha BecraftWifeFemale26Kentucky
Bairl BecraftSonMale9Kentucky
Harold BecraftSonMale7Kentucky
Maradie BecraftDaughterFemale5Kentucky.

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Children

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1 M Burl Finas Becraft [14877]

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           Born: 4 Feb 1931 - Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Apr 2020 - Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: G9DW-6Z9

         Spouse: Laura Fern Hall [14878] (living)

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2 M Harold T Becraft [14884]

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           Born: 1933
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Wayne Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
         Buried: 
Find A Grave ID: 58315794

         Spouse: Virginia L "Ginny" Ekers [15743] (1939-2008)

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3 F Maudie Louise Becraft [14885]

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           Born: 5 Apr 1935 - Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Feb 2021 - Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
         Buried: 

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Sources

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

2 Ancestry.com (Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning, comp. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present.), BEACRAFT, CLAY, age 081, MONTGOMERY, MONTGOMERY, 03-12-1982, 013, 06478, 1982.

3 Findagrave.com.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 24 Nov 2025), entry for Bertha Reffitt, person ID L24G-RHW.

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 24 Nov 2025), entry for Burl Finas Becraft, person ID G9DW-6Z9.