Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Harold Franklin "Earl" Becraft and Kathleen O'Dell Reffitt



Husband Harold Franklin "Earl" Becraft [1702]

           Born: 7 Apr 1917 - Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Dec 2005 - Hickory Creek Nursing Home, Scottsburg, Scott Co, IN 1


         Buried: 15 Dec 2005 - Brown-Hosea-Becraft Cemetery, Pekin, Washington Co, IN 1
FamilySearch ID: PMH7-HHV
Find A Grave ID: 12692491


         Father: Charles Leonard "Charlie" Becraft [1687] (1889-1969)
         Mother: Sarah Margaret Pitts [1688] (1886-1966)


       Marriage: 14 Jan 1935 - Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 2

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Spencer, Montgomery Co, KY. 1920 US census, Spencer, Montgomery, KY, ED 193, p. 4A, line 9
Charles L. Becraft, head, mw 28, rents, KY KY KY, farmer
Margrette, wife, fw 34, KY KY KY
Shirley, son, mw 8, KY KY KY
George, son, mw 7, KY KY KY
Earnest, son, mw 5, KY KY KY
Earl F., son, mw 2, KY KY KY.

• He appeared on the 1930 Census census in 1930 in Camargo, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. Charles Becraft age 36 listed as head of house with wife Margaret age 39 and children Shirley (son) age 14; George age 13; Ernest age 12; Earl age 8; Easter M. age 6; Homer age 5; John G age 2.

• His obituary was published in the Times-Mail Online (tmnews.com) on 14 Dec 2005. Earl Franklin Becraft

April 7, 1917 - Dec. 12, 2005

PEKIN - Earl Franklin Becraft, 88, Pekin, died at 5:20 a.m. Monday at Hickory Creek Nursing Home in Scottsburg.

He was a farmer for 55 years and a retired laborer. He was of the Methodist faith.

Survivors include his wife, Kathleen O'Dell Reffitt Becraft, Pekin; one son, Porter Alvin Becraft, Pekin; two daughters, Deloris Jean Becraft Gray, Pekin, and Agnes R. Schofield, Campbellsburg; two brothers, Shirley Becraft, Columbus, Ohio, and John Becraft, Jeffersonville, Ky.; six grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Weathers Funeral Home in Salem. Burial will follow in Brown Cemetery near Pekin.

Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. until the time of service on Thursday at the funeral home.
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Wife Kathleen O'Dell Reffitt [1703]

           Born: 20 Jul 1917 - Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 1 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Jul 2006 - Washington County Memorial Hospital, Salem, Washington Co, IN 1 3


         Buried: 8 Jul 2006 - Brown-Hosea-Becraft Cemetery, Pekin, Washington Co, IN 1
FamilySearch ID: L24G-12M
Find A Grave ID: 14867868

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 303-31-2858.

• Her obituary was published in the Times-Mail Online on 7 Jul 2006 in Pekin, Washington Co, IN. Kathleen O. Becraft

July 20, 1917 - July 6, 2006

PEKIN - Kathleen O. Becraft, 88, Pekin, died at 4 a.m. Thursday at Washington County Memorial Hospital.

She was a farmer and homemaker and a member of Wesleyan Methodist Church.

Surviving are a son, Porter Alvin Becraft, Pekin; two daughters: Deloris Jean Gray of Pekin and Agnes R. Schofield of Campbellsburg; a sister, Esther Becraft; a half-sister, Frances Reffitt; 12 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Weathers Funeral Home in Salem. Burial will be in Brown-Hosea-Becraft Cemetery at Pekin.

Visitation will be from 5-9 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. until the service on Saturday.


Children
1 M Porter Alvin Becraft [1704]

           Born: 28 Sep 1935 - Preston, Bath, Kentucky, United States 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Mar 2014 - New Pekin, Washington, Indiana, United States 4
         Buried:  - Blue River Baptist Cemetery, Salem, Washington Township, Washington, Indiana, United States 1 4
FamilySearch ID: G68B-3Y7
Find A Grave ID: 126311493
         Spouse: Delores Sharleen Motsinger [1707] (1937-2021)
           Marr: 19 Jun 1954 - Salem, Washington Co, IN 5. (Divorced)


2 F Delores Jean Becraft [1705] (details suppressed for this person)

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Gray [5853] (living)


3 F Agnes R. Becraft [1706] (details suppressed for this person)

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Schofield [5854] (living)


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Sources


1 Findagrave.com.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 24 Nov 2025), entry for Kathleen O'Dell Reffitt, person ID L24G-12M.

3 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Porter Alvin Becraft, person ID G68B-3Y7.

5 Rootsweb Gedcom entry.


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