Eli Sheley Becraft and Mary Isabelle Benton
Husband Eli Sheley Becraft [5717]
Born: 21 Mar 1875 - Narcg, , WI 1 Christened:![]()
Died: 19 Jun 1965 - Castor Township, Stoddard, Missouri, United States 1 2 Cause of Death: Bronchopneumonia//Metastatic carcinoma, prostate![]()
Buried: 20 Jun 1965 - Bluff Hill Cemetery, Idalia, Stoddard Co, MO 1 FamilySearch ID: LTLH-KFX Find A Grave ID: 32510155
Father: Thomas J Becraft [5617] (1821-1887) 3 Mother: Catherine/Kathryn Gray [5713] (1843-1909)
Marriage: 3 Mar 1897 - Castor, Stoddard, Missouri, United States 4Events
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Castor, Stoddard, Missouri, United States. Eli Becraft, head, b Mch 1875, age 25y, married 3 years, born WI, blacksmith; wife Mary, b Oct 1881, age 19y, (0 children, 0 living), born IL.
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Richland, Stoddard Co, MO. Eli Becraft, age 35y; wife Mary E, age 24y; dau Gladys, age 9y; son Blair, age 3y; son Ralph, age 0y3m.
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Stoddard Co, MO. Elie S Becraft, age 44y; wife Mary I, age 37y; son Blair O, age 12y; son Ralph C, age 10y; dau Wanda K, age 7y; dau Charline F, age 4y; dau Georgia J, age 1y.
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Castor, Stoddard, Missouri, United States. Eli S Becraft, age 55, born 1874 in WI; Mary E, age 45, born 1884, wife; Ralph C, age 20, born 1909, son; Wanda K, age 17, born 1912, daughter; Charlene F, age 13, born 1916, daughter; Geraldine S, age 11, born 1918, daughter; James C, age 4, born 1925, grandson.
• He worked as a Blacksmith. .
Wife Mary Isabelle Benton [5908]
Born: Between 8 Oct 1881 and 1883 - Metropolis, Massac Co, IL 1 Christened:![]()
Died: 5 Jul 1957 - Stoddard Co, MO 1 Cause of Death: bronchiopneumonia![]()
Buried: 7 Jul 1957 - Bluff Hill Cemetery, Idalia, Stoddard Co, MO 1 FamilySearch ID: 97B2-SLW Find A Grave ID: 32510169
Father: Samuel H Benton [13258] ( - ) Mother: Lillie S Pruitt [13259] ( - )
Events
• She appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Castor, Stoddard, Missouri, United States. Eli Becraft, head, b Mch 1875, age 25y, married 3 years, born WI, blacksmith; wife Mary, b Oct 1881, age 19y, (0 children, 0 living), born IL.
• She appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Richland, Stoddard Co, MO. Eli Becraft, age 35y; wife Mary E, age 24y; dau Gladys, age 9y; son Blair, age 3y; son Ralph, age 0y3m.
• She appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Stoddard Co, MO. Elie S Becraft, age 44y; wife Mary I, age 37y; son Blair O, age 12y; son Ralph C, age 10y; dau Wanda K, age 7y; dau Charline F, age 4y; dau Georgia J, age 1y.
• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Castor, Stoddard, Missouri, United States. Eli S Becraft, age 55, born 1874 in WI; Mary E, age 45, born 1884, wife; Ralph C, age 20, born 1909, son; Wanda K, age 17, born 1912, daughter; Charlene F, age 13, born 1916, daughter; Geraldine S, age 11, born 1918, daughter; James C, age 4, born 1925, grandson.
Children
1 F Gladys Becraft [5910]
Born: 15 Sep 1900 1 Christened: Died: 4 Apr 1984 1 Buried: - Bluff Hill Cemetery, Idalia, Stoddard Co, MO 1 FamilySearch ID: LYWJ-N79Spouse: James M Snider 1 [6482] (1900-1976)
2 M Rudolph Becraft [9570] 1
Born: 21 Aug 1903 1 Christened: Died: 4 Nov 1907 1![]()
Buried: - Bluff Hill Cemetery, Idalia, Stoddard Co, MO 1 FamilySearch ID: PW4J-P25 Find A Grave ID: 32510211Spouse: Did Not Marry
3 M Blair O Becraft [5911]
Born: 16 Mar 1907 - Castor Township, Stoddard, Missouri, United States 1 5 6 7 Christened: Died: 19 Apr 1992 - Montrose, Genesee, Michigan, United States 5 6 7![]()
Buried: 1992 - Montrose Cemetery, Montrose, Genesee, Michigan, United States 1 6 8 FamilySearch ID: LTLH-KV6 Find A Grave ID: 13883778Spouse: Irene Bernice Weeden 1 [6602] (1917-1999)Spouse: Ethel May Wallace [9561] ( - )
4 M Ralph Cecil Becraft [3416]
Born: 8 Jan 1910 - Idalia, Stoddard, Missouri, United States 5 Christened: Died: 1 Apr 1989 - Bloomfield, Stoddard, Missouri, United States 5![]()
Buried: - Walker Cemetery, Bloomfield, Stoddard Co, MO 1 FamilySearch ID: LV4P-W1Q Find A Grave ID: 22040975Spouse: Juanita Aileen Parker [3417] (1910-1989) Marr: 7 Dec 1930 - Bloomfield, Stoddard, Missouri, United States
5 F Wanda K Becraft [7743]
Born: 12 Aug 1912 - Idalia, Stoddard, Missouri, United States Christened: Died: 8 May 2002 - Roseau Co, MN Buried: FamilySearch ID: LT8T-Z3MSpouse: William Affeldt [7744] ( - ) Marr: 1930 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United StatesSpouse: Fred Hlucny [7745] ( - ) Marr: 28 Apr 1937 - Barnett Township, Roseau Co, MN
6 F Charline F Becraft [10793]
Born: 23 Apr 1915 - Idalia, Stoddard, Missouri, United States 9 Christened: Died: 23 Jul 1989 - Bangor Township, Bay, Michigan, United States 9 Buried: FamilySearch ID: L142-BTPSpouse: Joseph Francis Evans [6483] (1915-1971) Marr: 1 Dec 1937 - Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States 9
7 F Georgia Jerlene Becraft [10794]
Born: 21 Nov 1918 - Idalia, Stoddard, Missouri, United States Christened: Died: 17 Oct 2011 - Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States 10![]()
Buried: - Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau Co, MO 1 FamilySearch ID: GHHR-N1WSpouse: Lester Hobbs [13260] (1914-1944) Marr: 11 Jan 1936Spouse: Charles Frederick Mills [13261] (1921-1995) Marr: 5 Sep 1946 - Bloomfield, Stoddard, Missouri, United States
Birth Notes: Wife - Mary Isabelle Benton
Son Blair O Becraft had a son James Cecil who died in 1934. The death certificate was filled out by "Levi Advancel?" Becraft, the father of Blair, and the mother was listed as Mary Benton, his wife. Assume they made a mistake filling out the death certificate.
Death Notes: Wife - Mary Isabelle Benton
Missouri Death Certificate #27189, Mary Isabell Beacraft
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 Eli Sheley Becraft, person ID LTLH-KFX.
3 rangers_rainbow@msn.com, Eric Nelson's Family Genealogy (rootsweb.com).
4 Sarah Hunt, Cohen Stancyk Family Tree (Published on Ancestry.com).
5 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.
6 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 6 Nov 2025), entry for Blair O Becraft, person ID LTLH-KV6.
7 Ancestry.com, Michigan Death Index (Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records. Michigan Death Index, 1971-96 [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1998-. Original electronic data from: Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records. Michigan Death Index, Lansing, MI, 1971-.).
8 Billion Graves (billiongraves.com : accessed 13 Apr 2020).
9 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 6 Nov 2025), entry for Charline F Becraft, person ID L142-BTP.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 Nov 2025), entry for Georgia Jerlene Becraft, person ID GHHR-N1W.
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