Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Roy Bently Hurt and Eleanor Kirkwood Becraft

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Husband Roy Bently Hurt [2456]

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           Born: 23 Mar 1885 - Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Jan 1951 - Radford, Virginia, United States
         Buried:  - West View Cemetery, Radford, Radford City, VA 1
FamilySearch ID: LKY8-P7N

       Marriage: 27 Jun 1906 - Lynchburg, Virginia, United States

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Wife Eleanor Kirkwood Becraft [2455]

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           Born: 26 Sep 1884 - Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Jun 1948 - Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States 2
         Buried:  - West View Cemetery, Radford, Radford City, VA 1
FamilySearch ID: GQS3-SKB

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         Father: Charles Kirkwood Becraft [2437] (1859-1929)
         Mother: Eleanor Eugene McAllister [4301] (1861-1916) 3 4

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Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States. C K Becraft, b Jany 1860, age 40, married 16 years, born VA, Capitalist, rents house; wife Eleanor L, b June 1860, age 39, (4 children, 4 living); born VA; dau Eleanor K, Apr 1884, age 16, single, born VA, at school; dau Grace Edna, Oct 1887, age 12y, single, born VA, at school; dau Winifred D, Jany 1895, age 5, single, born VA; dau Eugenia M, May 1898, age 2y, single, born VA.

Marriage Events

• Marriage: 27 Jun 1906, Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. Groom's Name: Roy Bentley Hurt
Groom's Birth Date: 1885
Groom's Birthplace: Wytheville, Virginia
Groom's Age: 21
Bride's Name: Eleanor Kirkwood Becraft
Bride's Birth Date: 1885
Bride's Birthplace: Lynchburg, Virginia
Bride's Age: 21
Marriage Date: 27 Jun 1906
Marriage Place: Lynchburg, Virginia
Groom's Father's Name: Jos. C. Hurt
Groom's Mother's Name: Ida Hurt
Bride's Father's Name: C. K. Becraft
Bride's Mother's Name: Eleanor Becraft
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status: Single
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Marital Status: Single
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01861-5
System Origin: Virginia-EASy
Source Film Number: 2048489
Reference Number: Entry 165.

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Children

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1 M Edward Leslie Hurt [2458] (details suppressed for this person)

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FamilySearch ID: GQS3-T3K

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2 M George Tyre Hurt [2459] (details suppressed for this person)

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FamilySearch ID: GQS3-YZM

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3 M Charles Evans Hurt [2460] (details suppressed for this person)

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FamilySearch ID: GQS3-8JH

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4 F Eleanor Mccallister Hurt [2461] (details suppressed for this person)

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FamilySearch ID: GQS3-BD5

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5 M Bently Joseph Kirkwood Hurt [2457]

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           Born: 30 Mar 1907 - Radford, Virginia, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Jun 1957 - Bethesda, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
         Buried:  - Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Fairfax Co, VA
FamilySearch ID: GQS3-TTK

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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 7 Nov 2025), entry for Eleanor Kirkwood Becraft, person ID GQS3-SKB.

3 LDS.

4 Leonard A Becraft, Research done by Leonard.