Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

John Tobias Garee and Florence Jane "Jennie" Becraft

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Husband John Tobias Garee [2933]

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           Born: Sep 1875 - Ohio, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Dec 1943 - Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
         Buried:  - Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Wayne Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
FamilySearch ID: 9SP3-3CR
Find A Grave ID: 141536323

       Marriage: 30 Jul 1898 - Van Wert, Ohio, United States

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Wife Florence Jane "Jennie" Becraft [2541] ¹

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           Born: 14 Apr 1879 - St Mary's, Auglaize Co, OH 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Jul 1954 - Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States 1

         Buried:  - Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Wayne Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: LWYG-B7R
Find A Grave ID: 48213677

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         Father: Thomas Francis Jefferson Becraft [2530] (1842-1922)
         Mother: Martha Jane Fifer [2533] (1848-1927)

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   Other Spouse: Harry Wallace Thompson 1 [10095] (1883-1948) - 23 Apr 1921 - Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States 2

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1880 in Salem, Auglaize Co, OH. Thomas Beecraft, age 37, born MD, laborer; Martha, wife, age 33, born IN, Keeps house; Sherwood, son, age 10, born MD, attends school; Franklin, son, age 8, born MD; Belle, dau, age 7, born MD; Homer, son, age 5, born MD; Valentine, son, age 3, born MD; Catharine, dau, age 2, born MD; Florence, dau, age 1, born MD.

• Visit: The Fort Wayne News, 18 Jul 1917. Mrs. Jennie Garee is visiting her brother, Sherman Becraft, in Fort Wayne.

Marriage Events

• Marriage: 30 Jul 1898, Van Wert, Ohio, United States. Groom's Name: John Garee
Groom's Birth Date: 1877
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Groom's Age: 21
Bride's Name: Jennie Becraft
Bride's Birth Date: 1880
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Bride's Age: 18
Marriage Date: 30 Jul 1898
Marriage Place: Van Wert, Ohio
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02357-0
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
Source Film Number: 1015862
Reference Number: 2247.

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Children

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1 F Isadora Dora "Icy" Garee [2934]

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           Born: May 1899-1900 - Monticello, Van Wert, Ohio, United States
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           Died: 9 May 1966 - Mentone, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
         Buried:  - Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Wayne Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
FamilySearch ID: M7K9-TS9
Find A Grave ID: 107594194

         Spouse: Clarence Chester Miller Sr. [18688] (1895-1965)
           Marr: 1916 - Wabash, Indiana, United States

         Spouse: Jesse Grossnickle [18689] (1877-1951)
           Marr: 1939 - Wabash, Indiana, United States

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2 F Bertha Fern Garee [2936]

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           Born: 5 Jun 1900 - Ohio, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Nov 1986 - Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
         Buried:  - Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Wayne Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
FamilySearch ID: M7K9-TSC
Find A Grave ID: 141541063

         Spouse: Iven Carthew Ginn [18690] (1892-1958)
           Marr: 10 Jul 1920 - Kosciusko, Indiana, United States

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3 M Thomas Henry Garee [2935]

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           Born: 1 Jan 1904 - Monticello, Walnut Township, Fairfield, Ohio, United States 3
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           Died: 17 Nov 1969 - Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
         Buried:  - Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Wayne Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
FamilySearch ID: GZN1-ZWG
Find A Grave ID: 141536286

         Spouse: Esther Pauline Bratt [18691] (1906-1949)

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Burial Notes: Husband - John Tobias Garee

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32-55-2-A

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General Notes: Wife - Florence Jane "Jennie" Becraft

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LDS AFN: 1889-PCJ

Sources

1 Findagrave.com.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Nov 2025), entry for Harry Wallace Thompson, person ID LJPC-CVX.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 29 Nov 2025), entry for Thomas Henry Garee, person ID GZN1-ZWG.