Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

George Becraft and Sarah\Sally Becraft

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Husband George Becraft [2644]

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1860 - Owingsville, Bath, Kentucky, United States
         Buried: 

       Marriage: 

Events

• He worked as a Farmer in Bath Co, KY.

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Wife Sarah\Sally Becraft [373]

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           Born: Cir 1814 - Bath, Kentucky, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: Cir 1902 - Kentucky, United States
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LH7L-7X4

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         Father: Benjamin Franklin Becraft [238] (1778/1779-1833)
         Mother: Mary Polly Fowler [369] (Cir 1781-Cir 1890)

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Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1860 in Bath, Kentucky, United States. Record #391: Sarah BECRAFT, 42, Ky; Thomas, 25, farmhand;
Waller/Walter, 22/20, farmhand; Ellen, 25/28; Sarah, 3; William, 1;
Polly, 78, Va.

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Children

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1 M Walter Becraft [2649]

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           Born: Apr 1838 - Kentucky, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Feb 1917 - Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, United States
         Buried:  - Pleasant Plains Cemetery, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon Co, IL
FamilySearch ID: LBNX-9W9
Find A Grave ID: 284432357

         Spouse: Mary Ridgeway 1 [3093] (1850-1932)
           Marr: 14 Apr 1869 - Sangamon, Illinois, United States 2 3

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2 M George Waller Becraft [1311]

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           Born: 25 May 1839 - Near Owingsville, Bath Co, KY
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Jun 1925 - Woodside, Sangamon, Illinois, United States 4

         Buried:  - Mechanicsburg Cemetery, Mechanicsburg, Sangamon, Illinois, United States 4 5 6
FamilySearch ID: L7NW-2FS
Find A Grave ID: 61353907

         Spouse: Matilda Jane Waterman [1312] (1847-1912)
           Marr: 1 Feb 1866 - Buffalo, Sangamon, Illinois, United States 1

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3 M Unknown Becraft [2650]

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Death Notes: Husband - George Becraft

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During An Election Riot

Sources

1 Ancestry.com (Dood, Jordan R., Liahona Research, comp. Illinois Marriage Records, 1851-1900.).

2 Ancestry.com (Dood, Jordan R., Liahona Research, comp. Illinois Marriage Records, 1851-1900.), 14 Apr 1866.

3 www.familytreelegends.com.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 Nov 2025), entry for George Waller Becraft, person ID L7NW-2FS.

5 Nelson, Louise, Allison-Becraft-Higgins (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=lounelson14).

6 Findagrave.com.