George Washington Becraft and Cordelia Idella Hepler
Husband George Washington Becraft [2543]
Born: 20 Jul 1880 - St Mary's, Auglaize Co, OH 1 2 Christened: Died: 18 May 1935 - Tiffin, Seneca, OH 2![]()
Buried: 20 May 1935 - Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Wayne Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States 1 2 3 FamilySearch ID: PW4F-TJN Find A Grave ID: 48213496
Father: Thomas Francis Jefferson Becraft [2530] (1842-1922) Mother: Martha Jane Fifer [2533] (1848-1927)
Marriage: 25 Sep 1904 - Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States 1Events
• Draft Registration: WWI Draft Registration Card. George Washington Becraft, 2 Jul 1880, White, Fort Wayne, Allen, IN.
• He worked as a sheet metal worker.
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States. Thomas Becraft, born about 1842, age 68y; wife ?, age 52y; son George, age 28y.
• He died on 18 May 1935 in Tiffin, Seneca, OH. Name:
George Becraft
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Death Date:18 May 1935
Death Place:Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio
Birth Date:02 Jul 1880
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Birthplace:St. Marys, Ohio
Death Age:55 years 10 months 6 days
Gender:Male
Marital Status:Married
Race or Color:Caucasian
Street Address:24 East Perry St.
Occupation:Sheet Metal Worker
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Burial Date:20 May 1935
Burial Place:Warsaw, Ind.
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Spouse's Name:Sarah Becraft
Father's Name:John Becraft
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Father's Birthplace:Ohio
Mother's Name:Phefer
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Mother's Birthplace:Ohio
Film Number:2022519
Digital Folder Number:4001927
Image Number:1120
Certificate Number:fn 33466.
Wife Cordelia Idella Hepler [2668]
Born: 5 Jan 1879 - Indiana, United States 4 Christened: Died: 6 Aug 1909 - Nappanee, Elkhart, Indiana, United States 4 Buried: - Hepton Cemetery, Nappanee, Elkhart, Indiana, United States FamilySearch ID: PW4N-5FFEvents
• Event: Elkhart County, Indiana CRIMP Project Index
Elkhart Probate Records B
Film Name No Vault Extra - Names and Information
15 Beckwith, Charles 45 A-57 Vs. Hiram Abshire
207 Becraft, Cora Idella 139 K-27 Widower - George Becraft
173 Becraft, Cora Idelle 45 I-62 Marjory & Dorothy - HM.
180 Bectel, Daniel 35 J-7 Daniel Nye & Rosetta Ney
.Marriage Events
• Marriage: 25 Sep 1904, Elkhart, Indiana, United States. Groom:
George W Becraft
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Bride:Cora Idella Hepler
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Date of License:23 Sep 1904
County of License:Elkhart
Date of Marriage:25 Sep 1904
Place of Marriage:, Elkhart, Indiana
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Film Number:1845557
Digital Folder Number:4540482
Image Number:00494
Number of Images:1.
Children
1 F Marjorie Lucille Becraft [7140] 5
Born: 14 Aug 1905 - Kosciusko, Indiana, United States 5 6 Christened: Died: 28 Aug 1984 - Sacramento Co, CA 5 6 Buried:Spouse: Robert S Ridinger [7141] (1904-1958) Marr: 12 May 1922 - Lucas, Ohio, United States
2 F Dorothy Irene Becroft [10835] 7
Born: 1907 - Napanee, , IN Christened: Died: Buried: FamilySearch ID: G7VW-B7RSpouse: John C Burkett [10836] (living)
Burial Notes: Husband - George Washington Becraft
Plot: Lot E 1/2 22 Blk 17
General Notes: Husband - George Washington Becraft
LDS AFN: 1889-JSC
1 LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org).
2 LDS, Ohio Deaths 1908-1953.
3 Findagrave.com.
4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 20 Nov 2025), entry for Cordelia Idella Hepler, person ID PW4N-5FF.
5 www.familytreelegends.com.
6 California Death Index, 1940-1997 (Sacramento, Ca: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, 19--.).
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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 Dorothy I Becraft, person ID G7VW-B7R.
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