Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Herldon Becraft and Grace Jewell

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Husband Herldon Becraft [6954]

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           Born: 26 Mar 1910 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Dec 1992 - Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 1 2 3
         Buried:  - Machpelah Cemetery, Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 4
FamilySearch ID: GSQC-WC7
Find A Grave ID: 84886877

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         Father: John Wesley Becraft [1480] (1884-1976)
         Mother: Elizabeth Florence "Bettie" Pergram [1485] (1883-1944)

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       Marriage: 

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 401-03-0536.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Clark, Kentucky, United States. John W Becraft, age 36y; wife Bettie, age 36y; son Clay, age 18y; dau Grace, age 16y; son Lamar, age 13y; son Eerldon, age 8y; son Herman, age 7y; son Vernon, age 4y2m; son Emerson, age 1y4m.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. John Becraft, age 45, born 1884, KY; wife Bettie, age 46, born 1883; Herldon, age 20, born 1909, son; Herman, age 18, born 1911, son; Vernon, age 16, born 1913, son; Emerson, age 11, born 1918, son; Paul, age 8, born 1921, son; Lodema, age 1, born 1928, daughter.

• His obituary was published in the Lexington Herald-Leader on 17 Dec 1992 in Kentucky, United States. MOUNT STERLING -- Herldon Becraft, 82, 601 Terry Drive, owner and operator of Washboard Laundry, widower of Grace Jewell Becraft, died of complications from ...

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Wife Grace Jewell [8642]

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           Born: 15 Jul 1910 2 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Dec 1983 - Fayette, Kentucky, United States 2 3
         Buried:  - Machpelah Cemetery, Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 4
Find A Grave ID: 84886876

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 405-01-2619. GRACE BECRAFT 15 Jul 1910 Dec 1983 40353 (Mount Sterling, Montgomery, KY )40353 (Mount Sterling, Montgomery, KY )405-01-2619Kentucky
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Children

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1 F Jacquelyn Bush Becraft [8852]

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           Born: 10 Aug 1936 - Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Jun 2025 - Niles, Berrien Co, MI
         Buried:  - Portage Prairie Cemetery, Bertrand Township, Berrien, Michigan, United States
Find A Grave ID: 287673837

         Spouse: Dr. John Paul Mefford [18699] (1934-2020)

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Death Notes: Husband - Herldon Becraft

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HERLDON BECRAFT
Date 19921215
Age 082
Placenumber 234
Place FYETE
Residence 087
Sex 1
Race 1
Birthdate 032610
Volume 063
Cert 31057
Deathvol 92

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Burial Notes: Husband - Herldon Becraft

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South Side - Section 10

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Death Notes: Wife - Grace Jewell

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Volume 061; Certificate 30112; Death Volume 1983

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Burial Notes: Wife - Grace Jewell

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South Side - Section 10

Sources

1 http://www.eons.com.

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

3 Ancestry.com (Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning, comp. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present.).

4 Findagrave.com.