Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Elijah Becraft and Catherine Kist

Husband Elijah Becraft [2523] 

           Born: 1 Sep 1798 - Virginia, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Jun 1850 - Sharpsburg, Washington, Maryland, United States 1
         Buried:  - Methodist Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Washington Co, MD
FamilySearch ID: K8HP-GFJ


         Father: Joseph Becraft [2516] (1760/1776-      )
         Mother: Unknown Unknown [2517] (1760/1765-      )


       Marriage: 6 Dec 1825 - Jefferson, West Virginia, United States

Wife Catherine Kist [2524] 

           Born: 18 Apr 1810 - Virginia, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: Feb 1880 - Prairie Township, Kosciusko Co, IN
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: KCF1-B2C


         Father: Peter Kist [2579] (      -      )
         Mother: Ann Butler [19336] (Abt 1786-      ) 2


Children
1 F Mary Jane Becraft [2525] 

           Born: 15 Jan 1827 - Virginia, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Oct 1909 - Atwood, Kosciusko, Indiana
         Buried:  - Wooden Cemetery, Harrison Center, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
FamilySearch ID: M7K9-T78

         Spouse: Daniel Sheaffer [2578] (      -      )
           Marr: 8 Nov 1863 - Kosciusko, Indiana, United States 3

2 M Nathaniel W. Becraft [2529] 

           Born: 2 Jul 1828 - Maryland, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 1864-1870 - Jefferson, West Virginia, United States
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: M7K9-RFH

         Spouse: Eliza Jane Busey [2577] (1827-1884)
           Marr: 25 Nov 1851 - Jefferson, Virginia, United States 4

3 F Margarett Ann Becraft [2532] 

           Born: 12 Dec 1831 - Maryland, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: M7K9-TW8






4  M  Robert Valentine Becraft [2527]





           Born: 18 Oct 1834 - Sharpsburg, Washington, Maryland, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Mar 1913 - Governor's Hospital, Washington, DC
         Buried:  - Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Fairfax Co, VA 5 6
FamilySearch ID: K41D-ZVT
Find A Grave ID: 49120306



         Spouse: Anna  E Barnhill [2580] (Abt 1854-1880)
           Marr: 27 Jul 1871 - Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States






5  F  Ann(a) Elizabeth Becraft [2531]





           Born: 13 Sep 1839 - Maryland, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Dec 1909 - Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: M7K9-RX5



         Spouse: Alexander Teets [2581] (1836-1916)
           Marr: 4 Aug 1859 - Champaign, Ohio, United States 7






6  M  Thomas Francis Jefferson Becraft [2530]





           Born: 1 Sep 1842 - Sharpsburg, Washington, Maryland, United States 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Jun 1922 - Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States 8







         Buried: 7 Jun 1922 - Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Wayne Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States 9
FamilySearch ID: LWYG-BDK
Find A Grave ID: 33982831



         Spouse: Martha Jane Fifer [2533] (1848-1927)
           Marr: 4 Apr 1866 - Pierceton, Kosciusko Co, IN






7  F  Martha Ellen Becraft [2526]





           Born: 26 Jan 1846 - Sharpsburg, Washington, Maryland, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: KCLB-GX5








8  F  Isabelle Becraft [2528]





           Born: 26 May 1849 - Harpers Ferry, Jefferson, West Virginia, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Oct 1927 - Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
         Buried:  - Washington Union Township Cemetery, Pierceton, Kosciusko Co, IN 9
FamilySearch ID: KCQF-95T



         Spouse: James Cyrus Humphrey [2582] (      -1936)
           Marr: 29 Apr 1880 - Kosciusko, Indiana, United States 10









General Notes: Husband - Elijah Becraft



LDS AFN: 1889-HR0


General Notes: Wife - Catherine Kist



LDS AFN: 1889-Q48


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Sources




1
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 Nov 2025), entry for Elijah Becraft, person ID K8HP-GFJ. 

2
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 1 Dec 2025), entry for Catherine Kist, person ID KCF1-B2C. 

3
Ancestry.com (Works Progress Administration.  Index to Marriage Records Indiana: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940.), book C, page 32.

4
LDS, West Virginia Marriages, 1853-1970.

5
gravelocator.cem.va.gov.

6
Findagrave.com, Valentine Becraft.

7
LDS.

8
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Thomas Francis Jefferson Becraft, person ID LWYG-BDK. 

9
Findagrave.com.

10
Ancestry.com (Works Progress Administration.  Index to Marriage Records Indiana: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940.), book F, page 274.







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