Husband Isaiah Smith Becraft [3749] 1 2
Born: 2 May 1811 - Orange, New York, United States 1 3
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Died: 1865 - Cass, Michigan, United States 1
Buried: - Riverside Cemetery, Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, United States 4 5
FamilySearch ID: GZJV-NWR
Find A Grave ID: 104452092
Marriage: 10 Sep 1848 - Lafayette, Van Buren Co, MI
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• He owned land Document # 10050 on 28 Oct 1835 in Macomb, Michigan, United States. 40 acres
NENE, 12/, 4-N, 12-E, No, Michigan-Toledo Strip, MI, Macomb.
• He appeared on the 1850 Federal Census census in 1850 in Dowagiac Station, Cass Co, MI. p. 324, res. 1104
Beecraft, Isaeh, 39, carpenter and farmer, $400 real estate, NY
Caroline, 25, PA
Fenton, 11, MI (William Fenton?)
Ann, 7, MI (Cynthia Ann?)
Onseyman (?), 4/12, MI
Wallace, Julia, 21, PA
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• Event: 1851, Dowagiac City, Cass Co, MI. The Dowagiac Baptist church was organized in 185 1, the first trustees Ijeing 1. S. Becraft. D. AL Heazlett, Archibald Jewell, A. IT Reed, E. Ballenge, Jacob) Allen, .S. E. Dow. Isaac Cross, H. B. Miller.
The present building was erected in 1852. Present membership is 132. Pastors since 1880: E. R. Clark. N. R. Sanborn, H. A. Rose, G. M. Hudson, H. F. Alasales, Ross Matthews, A. M. Bailey and .M. I''. Sanborn, present pastor. In 1900 a $1,600 parsonage was erected on the church property. In 1905 the church building was remodeled and enlarged at an expense of $2,000. At present there is no indebt- edness and the work seems to be advancing.
• Biography: Isaiah S. Becraft, was a native of New York and came to Cass county, Michigan, in 1848, as one of the first settlers of Dowagiac. He was connected with mercantile interests here for many years and contributed in a substantial measure to the material progress and to the upbuilding and advancement of the city. He held many offices and was one of the prominent and influential residents of Dowagiac. At the time of his death, which occurred in 1864, he was serving as deputy provost marshal and special agent for the United States secret service. In politics he was a stalwart Republican from the organization of the party and fraternally was a prominent Mason, who exemplified in his life the beneficent spirit of the craft. His death occurred when he was fifty-two years of age. His wife, who in her maidenhood was Caroline Wallace, was a native of Pennsylvania and a daughter of James and Betsy (Belknap) Wallace. Mrs. Becraft lived to the advanced age of seventy-two years. In their family were seven children, six of whom reached adult age.
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www.migenweb.org/cass/cemeteries/Riverside/rsidecem_grp4.htm.
• He appeared on the 1860 Federal Census census in 1860 in Dowagiac Village, Cass Co, MI. p. 9, res. 68
Beecroft, Isaiah S., 50, carpenter, $500 real estate, $200 pers. estate, NY
Caroline, 36, PA
William, 19, n___ maker, MI, in sch.
Cynthia Ann, 16, MI, in sch.
Julius, 10, MI, in sch.
Clarence, 6, MI, in sch.
Frances, 8 or 5, MI, in sch.
Margaret, 3, MI
Sarah, 6/12, MI (abt. Dec. 1859)
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• Biography: 1882. I. S. BECRAFT.
In 1849, I. S. Becraft and family became settlers here. They boarded with the McOmbers until Mr. Becraft built, near the Methodist Church, a comfort. able dwelling (the first house in Dowagiac having an L or wing.) Mr. Becraft was a carpenter and builder, and, in connection with Daniel Heazlett, reared the Baptist Church and many other buildings in Dowagiac. He was born in Orange County, N. Y., in 1811, and died in 1865. His widow and a son, Julius O. Becraft, Deputy Postmaster, still reside in Dowagiac.
FROM:
History of Cass Couny, Michigan
With Illistrations and Biographical Sketches of some of it's Prominent Men and Pioneers.
Waterman, Watkins & Co., Chicago 1882.
• Biography: "History of Cass Co., MI" (1905) by Glover, 1905. Isaiah married Caroline Wallace and they had four children, of which Cynthia was the youngest. One brother, W. F., was still alive in 1905 and resided in Augusta, Kalamazoo Co., MI. After Caroline died, Isaiah married again and had five more children from that union. Isaiah moved to Dowagiac in June, 1849, and was prominent in the public affairs in an early day, serving as postmaster of Dowagiac, also as deputy sheriff and as provost marshal during the period of the Civil War.
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Wife Caroline Wallace [3750] 1
Born: Abt 1825 - Seusquehanna, PA 1 6
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Died: 8 Mar 1898 - Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, United States 4 7 8
Buried: 10 Mar 1898 - Riverside Cemetery, Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, United States 4 5
FamilySearch ID: KJ46-5Y5
Find A Grave ID: 104451861
Father: James Wallace [4495] (1795-1867)
Mother: Betsy Belknap [4496] (1808-1867)
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• She appeared on the Federal census in 1870 in Dowagiac Village, Cass Co, MI. p. 48, res. 432
Becraft, Caroline, 45, keeping house, $1,200 real est., $700 pers. est., PA
Julius, 20, clerk in store, MI
Frances, 17, MI, in sch.
Mead, 15, apprentice joiner, MI
Wallace, 10, MI, in sch.
Britton, Hattie, 21, school teacher, MI
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• Biography: "History of Cass Co., MI" (1905) by Glover, 1905. J . O. BECRAFT
J. O. Becraft, postmaster of Dowagiac and secretary of the Round Oak Stove Company, was born April 27, 1850, in the city in which he yet makes his home. His father, Isaiah S. Becraft, was a native of New York and came to Cass county, Michigan, in 1848... At the time of his death, which occurred in 1864... His wife, who in her maidenhood was Caroline Wallace, was a native of Pennsylvania and a daughter of James and Betsy (Belknap) Wallace. Mrs. Becraft lived to the advanced age of seventy-two years. In their family were seven children, six of whom reached adult age.
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• Marriage: 10 Sep 1848, Lafayette, Van Buren Co, MI. Groom's Name: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mivanbur/MarrB6.htm
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1 M Julius Orsemus "J O" Becraft [3751] 1
Born: 27 Apr 1850 - Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, United States 1 9
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Died: 29 Jan 1925 - Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, United States 4
Buried: - Riverside Cemetery, Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, United States 4 5
FamilySearch ID: KJ46-5KR
Find A Grave ID: 104451575
Spouse: Harriet Helen "Hattie" Britton 1 [3767] (1849-1909)
Marr: 5 Feb 1871 - Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, United States 10 11 12
Spouse: Jane T "Jennie" Howard 1 [3766] (1867-1935)
Marr: 7 Feb 1914 - Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, United States 12
2 F Frances Elizabeth Becraft [3754] 1 13
Born: 24 Oct 1852 - Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, United States 14 15
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Died: 22 Feb 1904 - Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, United States 15 16
Buried: - Riverside Cemetery, Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, United States 16
FamilySearch ID: LZF5-6X6
Spouse: Warren Hiram Palmer 15 [3785] (1847-1926)
Marr: 19 Dec 1872 - Cass, Michigan, United States 17
3 M Mead Clarence Becraft [3752] 1
Born: 7 Oct 1854 - Michigan, United States 18 19
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Died: 26 Oct 1941 - Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, United States 5 20
Cause of Death: Chronic Interstitial Nephritis
Buried: - Watervliet Cemetery, Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan, United States
FamilySearch ID: LZF5-6G3
Find A Grave ID: 69676475
Spouse: Eudora J Soule 1 20 [3771] (1861-1934)
4 F Carrie or Margaret Becraft [3755] 1 21
Born: 1857 - Cass, Michigan, United States 1
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Died: 11 Aug 1862 - Cass, Michigan, United States 4
Buried: - Riverside Cemetery, Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, United States 4 5
FamilySearch ID: LZF5-6TY
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5 F Sarah Becraft [3756] 1
Born: Dec 1859 - Michigan, United States 1
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FamilySearch ID: LZXH-6T9
6 M Wallace I. Becraft [3753] 1
Born: 1 Jan 1860 - Michigan, United States 1
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Died: 13 Jul 1907 - Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States 5
Cause of Death: typhoid fever
Buried: - Mountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co, MI 5
FamilySearch ID: 9F4S-QHC
Find A Grave ID: 30752865
Spouse: Ida Kate Curtiss [8817] (1857-1923)
Marr: 29 Sep 1890 - Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States 12
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