Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

James A. Becraft and Mary A. Snell

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Husband James A. Becraft [1837]

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           Born: 9 May 1857 - Indiana, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Jan 1891 1

         Buried:  - Sand Creek Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: 9J75-J2S
Find A Grave ID: 24472954

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         Father: John Harrison Becraft [349] (Cir 1817-1875)
         Mother: Sarah Jane Sammons [1618] (1826-1875) 3

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       Marriage: 25 Jan 1880 - Decatur, Indiana, United States 1

Events

• He appeared on the 1860 Federal Census census in 1860 in Marion, Decatur Co, IN. John H Becraft age 43, born KY listed with wife Sarah J age 34, born KY; children William H age 19 born IN; John T, age 17 born IN; James H age 13, born IN; and mother Nancy age 72 born KY.

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Wife Mary A. Snell [1839]

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           Born: 16 Oct 1860 - Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, United States 1 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Oct 1953 - Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States 1 4

         Buried:  - Sand Creek Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: K2LB-SDW
Find A Grave ID: 50917172

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States. Name: Mary Becraft
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 44 Precinct A Cincinnati City Ward 5, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Birth Date: Oct 1860
Birthplace: Indiana
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Race or Color (Standardized): White
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Years Married:
Estimated Marriage Year:
Mother How Many Children: 3
Number Living Children: 3
Immigration Year:
Page: 4
Sheet Letter: A
Family Number: 78
Reference Number: 14
Film Number: 1241274
Digital Folder Number: 004117735
Image Number: 00928
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Mary Becraft F 40 Indiana
Son Clifford Becraft M 21 Indiana
Daughter Bessie Becraft F 15 Indiana
Daughter Olie Becraft F 13 Indiana
Boarder James B O Conner M 48 Indiana
Boarder John T Stout M 26 Alabama
Boarder Nellie Kelly F 23 Ohio
Boarder Katie Kelly F 28 England
Boarder Mamie Kerby F 25 Kentucky
Boarder Clinton Cowen M 38 Ohio
Boarder Anna Mclean F 26 Ohio
Boarder Kate Donegan F 21 Ohio
Boarder John W Finn M 26 Ireland
Boarder Millie Critze F 29 Kentucky
Boarder Magdelane Pfalzgraf F 31 Ohio
Boarder J B Hettinger M 58 Ohio
Boarder Carrie Hettinger F 26 Indiana
Boarder Thomas Ballan M 49 New York
Boarder Minnie Healey F 30 Ohio
Boarder Nellie G Healey F 23 Ohio
Boarder Annie Siebert F 27 Ohio
Boarder Albert C Elsessere M 31 Mississippi
Boarder Mary M Manning F 65 Ireland
Boarder Tate Manning M 26 Ohio
Boarder James Manning M 19 Ohio
Boarder Annie Manning F 27 Ohio
Boarder Mary Ann Davis F 22 Ohio
Boarder Manetta Zeh F 21 Indiana
Boarder May Magee F 26 Canada Eng
Boarder John Phillip M 21 Ohio
Boarder James Stewart M 38 Pennsylvania
Boarder John Smith M 34 Illinois
Boarder Frank Steiner M 33 Illinois
Boarder Ray Steiner F 40 Pennsylvania
Boarder Warren Cowen M 41 Ohio
Boarder Mary Dickeson F 40 Indiana
Servant Betty Cambell F 55 Virginia.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States. Mary Becraft, age 68, born 1861, in IN; Ollie, age 35, born 1894, daughter.

• She died on 28 Oct 1953 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States. Name: Mary Snell Becraft
Titles & Terms:
Death Date: 28 Oct 1953
Death Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Birth Date: 16 Oct 1860
Estimated Birth Year:
Birthplace: Greensburg, Ind.
Death Age: 93 years 12 days
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Race or Color: Caucasian
Street Address:
Occupation:
Residence:
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Cemetery Name:
Spouse's Name: James Becraft
Father's Name: Wm. S. Snell
Father's Title & Terms:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Margaret Williams
Mother's Titles & Terms:
Mother's Birthplace:
Film Number: 2246618
Digital Folder Number: 4109481
Image Number: 01934
Certificate Number: 67044
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Children

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1 F Carrie Becraft [3473] ¹

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           Born: 1875 1
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           Died: 
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2 M Clifford Andrew Becraft [10878]

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           Born: 1881 - Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
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           Died: 23 Jul 1948 - Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, United States 2

         Buried:  - Lewistown City Cemetery, Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: MCVZ-ZZ6
Find A Grave ID: 77043758

         Spouse: Mary Louise Leasik [10879] (1891-      )
           Marr: 1 Nov 1911 - Fergus, MT

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3 M Jim Becraft [3474] ¹

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           Born: Abt 1883 1
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           Died: 
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4 M Andrew Lee Becraft [3475] ¹

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           Born: Abt 1885 1
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           Died: 
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5 F Bessie Lee Becraft [1840]

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           Born: 28 Aug 1885 - Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, United States 5 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Aug 1939 - Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States 5 6
         Buried: 7 Aug 1939 - Oak Hill
FamilySearch ID: LCF9-CC8

         Spouse: Houston Coates [1841] (      -      )
           Marr: 21 Oct 1907 - Hamilton, Ohio, United States

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6 F Margaret I "Ollie" Becraft [3476] ¹

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           Born: 8 Aug 1887 1 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Sep 1972 - Newport, Campbell, Kentucky, United States 1 7 8

         Buried:  - Sand Creek Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, United States 2
Find A Grave ID: 50917258

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Sources

1 dad1037@yahoo.com (Emails, etc from her sources.).

2 Findagrave.com.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Sarah Sammons Oakley, person ID LZYG-M5B.

4 LDS, Ohio Deaths 1908-1953.

5 LDS, Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953.

6 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 6 Nov 2025), entry for Bessie Lee Becraft, person ID LCF9-CC8.

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

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