Gilmore Arthur Becraft and Della Bernice Gartrell
Husband Gilmore Arthur Becraft [428]
Born: 25 Apr 1889 - Frederick, Maryland, United States 1 2 Christened: Died: 9 Jun 1967 - Mt. Airy, Carroll, Maryland, United States 3![]()
Buried: - Pine Grove Cemetery, Mount Airy, Carroll, Maryland, United States 4 5 FamilySearch ID: LZYQ-77D Find A Grave ID: 86727995
Father: John Louis Becraft [284] (1840-1914) Mother: Francis Elizabeth Herrington [418] (1845-1921)
Marriage: Dec 1912Events
• Soc Sec Num: 216-09-8478.
• Draft Registration: WW I Draft Registration Card, Carroll, Maryland, United States. Gilmore Becraft, 25 Apr 1889 (birth), caucasian, born in MD; USA, not stated, Carroll Co, MD.
• He worked for the B&O Railroad for 25 years.
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Woodville, Frederick, Maryland, United States. Election District 18
John L Becraft, age 59, Jul 1840, MD, married 38 years, farmer; wife Frances N, age 54, Sep 1845, MD, (14 children, 10 living); son Charles H, age 34, May 1866, MD, farm laborer; son Spencer, age 24, Dec 1875, MD, farm laborer; son Elmer, age 14, Oct 1885, MD, at school; son Gilmore age 13, Apr 1887, MD, at school; and son Albert S age 10, Jul 1889, MD, at school.
.• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Woodville, Frederick, Maryland, United States. John L Becraft, age 68y; wife Frances E, age 64y; son Gilmore, age 23y; son Albert, age 20y.
• Visit: The News, 19 Sep 1912. -- Mr. Gilmore Becraft spent Wednesday in Baltimore on business.
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Mt. Airy, Carroll, Maryland, United States. Gilmore Becraft, age 32, born in Maryland.
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Mt. Airy, Carroll, Maryland, United States. Gilmore Becraft age 40 listed as head of household with wife Della B age 37 and children Earl L age 15; Mary V age 13 and Ruth G age 6.
• Event: The Frederick Post, 9 Jul 1952. Gilmore Becraft, of Mt. Airy, was charged yesterday shortly after noon by Sgt Daniel Swomley and William F Bonker ...
• His obituary was published in The News on 10 Jun 1967. Deaths Funerals
GILMORE A. BECRAFT
Gilmore A. BECRAFT, 78, husband of Delia B. BECRAFT, died suddenly Friday morning at his home on Hill Street in Mt. Airy. A life long resident of Mt. Airy, he was a retired employee of the B and O railroad. Surviving are his wife, a son. Earl BECRAFT, of Ashton; two daughters, Mrs. Charles Carr of Randallstown and Miss Ruth Becraft. at home in Mt. Airy. There is one brother. Albert BECRAFT of Mt. Airy, six grand-children and ten great grand-children. Friends may call at the Waltz Funer...
.• His funeral was held The Frederick Post on 14 Jun 1967. Gilmore A. Becraft
Funeral services for Gilmore A. Becraft of Mt. Airy, who died suddenly Friday, were held...
Wife Della Bernice Gartrell [601]
Born: 22 Jun 1891 - Frederick, Maryland, United States 3 Christened: Died: 6 Nov 1978 - Frederick Memorial Hospital, Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States 3![]()
Buried: 10 Nov 1978 - Pine Grove Cemetery, Mount Airy, Carroll, Maryland, United States 4 6 FamilySearch ID: LRLB-3HQ Find A Grave ID: 86727921
Father: George W Gartrell [602] (1861-1932) Mother: Clementine Virginia Jennie Lowe [603] (1866-1892)
Events
• Soc Sec Num: 215-03-6133.
• Event: The Frederick Post, 12 Aug 1944. Mrs. Gilmore Becraft, Mt. Airy, has been a patient at a Baltimore hospital for the past several weeks.
• Her obituary was published in The News on 8 Nov 1978 in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States. Della Bernice Becraft
Della Bernice Becraft, 87, of Hill Street, Mt. Airy, died Mon., Nov. 6, 1978 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She was the widow of Gilmore A. Becraft.
Born in Frederick County, she was the daughter of the late George and Jennie Lowe Gartrell. Mrs. Becraft was a member of the Calvary United Methodist Church of Mt. Airy and the auxiliary of the Mt. Airy Volunteer Fire Department.
Surviving are a son, Earl L. Becraft of Sandy Springs; a daughter, Miss Ruthe I. Becraft of Mt. Airy; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Rippeon of Johnsville, Mrs. Florence Keefer of Sykesville and Mrs. Dora Wilson of Mt. View, Calif.; six grandchildren; sixteen great-grand-children; and a greatgreat-grand-chold.
Funeral was held from the Calvary United Mehtodist Church, Mt. Airy. The Rev. John E. Ewald, pastor of the church officiated.
Burial was in Pine Grove Cemetery, Mr. Airy.• Her funeral was held The News on 11 Nov 1979. Mrs. Della Bernice Becraft
Funeral services for Mrs. Della Bernice Becraft, Hill Street, Mount Airy, who died Monday, Nov. 6, at Frederick Memorial Hospital, were held at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, from the Calvary United Methodist Church, Mount Airy. The Rev. John E. Ewald officiated. Mrs. Becraft was the wife of the late Gilmore A. Becraft. Bearers were Earl Becraft Jr., Gene Whiteman and Eric Becraft, all grandsons. Robert Reese, Gene Reese and Charles Carr. Interment was in Pine Grove Cemetery, Mount Airy. Burrier Funeral Home, Liberty Road, Winfield, was in charge of arrangements.Marriage Events
• Marriage: Evening Post, 18 Dec 1912. Arthur Gilmore Becraft, 24, and Della Bernice Gartrell, 21, both of Mt. Airy.
Children
1 M Earl Leon Becraft Sr [608]
Born: 14 Apr 1914 - Mt. Airy, Carroll, Maryland, United States 3 Christened: Died: 5 Jan 1997 - Ashton, Montegomery, Maryland, United States 3![]()
Buried: 6 Jan 1997 - Pine Grove Cemetery, Mount Airy, Carroll, Maryland, United States 4 5 7 Find A Grave ID: 119388016Spouse: Mary Ladelia "Deal" Crook [2598] (living)
2 F Mary Virginia Becraft [609]
Born: 22 Oct 1916 8 Christened: Died: Jan 1975![]()
Buried: - Pine Grove Cemetery, Mount Airy, Carroll, Maryland, United States 4 FamilySearch ID: LRLB-KNGSpouse: Charles Washington Carr [759] (1909-2004) Marr: 18 Aug 1934 - Maryland, United States
3 F Ruth Irene Becraft [610]
Born: 22 Apr 1923 - Carroll, Maryland, United States 3 9 Christened: Died: 3 Sep 1988 - Levindale Nursing Home, Baltimore, MD 3![]()
Buried: 1988 - Pine Grove Cemetery, Mount Airy, Carroll, Maryland, United States 4 9 10 FamilySearch ID: LRLB-QZ9 Find A Grave ID: 86728211Spouse: Did Not Marry
4 F Betty Lee Becraft [8837]
Born: 1926 Christened: Died: 29 Jun 1926 - Mt. Airy, Carroll, Maryland, United States Buried:
Death Notes: Husband - Gilmore Arthur Becraft
Plot C36-04a
Burial Notes: Husband - Gilmore Arthur Becraft
C36-04a
Burial Notes: Wife - Della Bernice Gartrell
Plot C36-04b
1 Ancestry.com (National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 20,243 rolls. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration.).
2 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index, 25 Apr 1888.
3 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.
4 Findagrave.com.
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8 Leonard A Becraft, Research done by Leonard.
9 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Ruth Irene Becraft, person ID LRLB-QZ9.
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