Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Herman Becraft Sr. and Edith Clay Wilson

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Husband Herman Becraft Sr. [5703]

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           Born: 29 Jul 1912 - Bath, Kentucky, United States 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Feb 1991 2 3

         Buried:  - Shinkle Ridge Cemetery, Higgensport, Brown Co, OH 4
FamilySearch ID: GSQ9-4LT
Find A Grave ID: 26682629

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

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       Marriage: 4 May 1932 - Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 5

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 278-38-7762.

• 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 Cincinnati Post on 15 Feb 1991 in Ohio, United States.

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Wife Edith Clay Wilson [11165]

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           Born: 8 Nov 1906 - Kentucky, United States 4 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Dec 2002 - Georgetown, Brown, Ohio, United States 4 5

         Buried:  - Shinkle Ridge Cemetery, Higgensport, Brown Co, OH 4
FamilySearch ID: LTGT-9FK
Find A Grave ID: 84031288

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 272-48-9630.

• Her obituary was published in The Ledger Independent on 22 Dec 2002.
Mrs Edith C Becraft
United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries
Deceased
Name Mrs Edith C Becraft
Event Type Obituary
Event Date 22 Dec 2002
Event Place Maysville, Kentucky, United States
Residence Place Georgetown, Ohio
Gender Female
Age 96
Birth Year (Estimated) 1906
Death Date 21 Dec 2002
Death Place Georgetown, Brown, Ohio
Newspaper Ledger Independent, The.

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Children

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1 M Raymond Becraft [7177] (details suppressed for this person)

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GSQH-X61

         Spouse: Wilma Joyce Claypool [7179] (1940-2020)

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2 M Herman "Sonny" Becraft Jr [11166] (details suppressed for this person)

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary Belle Starrett [11167] (living)

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3 M William Harold Becraft [13066]

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           Born: 28 Aug 1941 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Apr 1991 4

         Buried:  - Shinkle Ridge Cemetery, Higgensport, Brown Co, OH 4
Find A Grave ID: 26682666

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Birth Notes: Husband - Herman Becraft Sr.

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Certificate # 188-91131

Sources

1 rootsweb.com, BATH COUNTY KENTUCKY BIRTH INDEX FOR 1911 - 1920 LETTER B (SOURCE: KENTUCKY BIRTH, MARRIAGE AND DEATH DATABASES
BIRTHS 1911-1960 CD KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES).

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

3 http://www.eons.com.

4 Findagrave.com.

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 23 Nov 2025), entry for Edith Clay Wilson, person ID LTGT-9FK.