Husband Isaiah Smith Becraft [3749] 1 2
Born: 2 May 1811 - Orange, New York, United States 1 3
Christened:
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: 1840 1
Events
• 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.
Source:
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 Lydia Wallace [3757] 1
Born: 4 Dec 1817 - Pennsylvania, United States 1
Christened:
Died: Bef 1850
Buried:
FamilySearch ID: LZF5-D7V
Father: James Wallace [4495] (1795-1867)
Mother: Betsy Belknap [4496] (1808-1867)
Events
• Biography: "Portrait and Biographical Record of Berrien and Cass Counties, Michigan", 1893. "Portrait and Biographical Record of Berrien and Cass Counties, Michigan." Chicago: Biographical Publishing Co., 1893, pp. 892-893:
In Macomb County, Mich., Isaiah S. Becraft married Miss Lydia, daughter of James Wallace, and of Scotch descent. Two children were born of this marriage...Of his first marriage, Mr. [Julius] Becraft, as above stated, became the father of two children. Julius O., one of the children born to the first union, was reared in Dowagiac.
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Children
1 M William Fenton Becraft [3758] 1
Born: 10 Sep 1841 - Michigan, United States 6
Christened:
Died: 20 Jul 1922 - Augusta, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Cause of Death: myocarditic
Buried: 22 Jul 1922 - Augusta Village Cemetery, Augusta, Ross Township, Kalamazoo Co, MI 5
FamilySearch ID: MDVC-MZB
Find A Grave ID: 41890411
Spouse: Margaret 1 [3760] (1839- )
Spouse: Adelaide "Adda" S Coddington 4 7 [3761] (1847-1925)
Marr: 11 Nov 1869 - Ross, Kalamazoo Co, MI 8 9
2 F Cynthia Ann Becraft [3759] 1
Born: 1 Nov 1843 - Macomb, Michigan, United States 1
Christened:
Died: 25 Mar 1930 - Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, United States 1 10
Buried: - Riverside Cemetery, Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: LZXH-6T9
Spouse: John Bilderback 1 [3765] (1843-1918)
Marr: 25 Dec 1866 - Cass, Michigan, United States 1 11
Death Notes: Wife - Lydia Wallace
According to the Biography of Julius O., he was the son of Lydia and Isaiah. However, the census of 1850 shows Isaiah married to Lydia's sister and Julius is only a few months old.
It is also interesting that Julia Wallace is listed in the household as well. Three Wallace sisters, what was the relationship Israel had with the Wallace family?