James Franis Monroe "Roe" Becraft and Annie/Anna Belle Pergram
Husband James Franis Monroe "Roe" Becraft [1478]
Born: 23 Mar 1878 - Bath, Kentucky, United States 1 Christened: Died: 27 Jan 1965 - Olympia, Bath, Kentucky, United States 1![]()
Buried: - Stull Family Cemetery, Olympia, Bath, Kentucky, United States 1 FamilySearch ID: LZV6-SBK Find A Grave ID: 45413808
Father: Abraham Becraft [508] (1846-1930) Mother: Julie Ann Epperson [677] (1855-1932)
Marriage: 30 Dec 1897 - Bath, Kentucky, United StatesEvents
• Soc Sec Num: 405-10-7441. Roe BECRAFT Birth Date: 8 Mar 1877 Death Date: Jan 1965 Social Security Number: 405-10-7441 State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Kentucky Actual Death Residence: Kentucky.
• He appeared on the 1880 Census census in 1880 in Tanyard, Bath Co, KY. Abe Becraft age 25, farmer listed with wife Julia age 26, Nannie age 10, Bettie Lee age 5; James M. age 2. All born in KY.
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Owingsville, Bath, Kentucky, United States. 1900 US census, Owingsville, bath, KY, ED 7, p. 10A, family 185
James Becraft, head, mw 21, Mar 1879, married 2y, no occup. listed, KY KY KY
Nannie, wife, fw 23, Apr 1877, 1 child/1 living, KY KY KY
Horton, son, mw 6/12, Nov 1899, KY KY KY.• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Bath, Kentucky, United States. Magisterial District 5
Hannah Pergram, age 51, Widowed; son Cleveland Pergram, age 23y; son Thurman Pergram, age 20y; son-in-law Roe Becraft, age 31y; dau Annie Becraft, age 32y, grandson Horton Becraft, age 11y; granddaughter Gladys Becraft, age 8y; grandson Brooks Becraft, age 6y; grandson Wallace Becraft, age 3/12.• Military: World War I Draft Registration, 1917-1918. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482&enc=1>
Name: Roe Becraft
County: Bath
State: Kentucky
Birth Date: 21 Mar 1878
Race: White
farmer, wife Annie
FHL Roll Number: 1643935.• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Owingsville, Bath, Kentucky, United States. Roe Becraft age 50, listed as head of house with Anna Becraft age 53.
Wife Annie/Anna Belle Pergram [1483]
Born: 6 Dec 1876 - Bath, Kentucky, United States 2 Christened: Died: 25 Jun 1930 - Olympia, Bath, Kentucky, United States 2![]()
Buried: - Stull Family Cemetery, Olympia, Bath, Kentucky, United States 3 FamilySearch ID: LZK6-DKK Find A Grave ID: 45413867
Father: Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Pergram [10035] (1853-1890) Mother: Hannah Mary Stull [10081] (1859-1944) 1
Events
• Her mother's Obituary:
Pergrem Rites Today
OWINGSVILLE, Ky. (Special)--Mrs. Anna Stull Pergrem, 85, widow of Frank
Pergrem, died Wednesday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Myrtie Griggs, near Olympia.
She was a daughter of the late Moe and Elizabeth Mountjoy [sic] Stull and
was a member of the Owingsville Christian church.
In addition to Mrs. Griggs, Mrs. Pergrem is survived by two other daughters,
Mrs. Butler Yarber, Bath county, and Mrs. John Becraft, Montgomery county;
one son, Cleveland Pergrem, Bath county; and two sisters, Mrs. Mattie
Shultz, Bath county, and Mrs. Joann Ballard, Middletown, Ohio.
Services were to be held at 2 p. m. today at the grave in the Stull family
cemetery by the Rev. Noel Hodges.• She appeared on the Federal census in 1880 in Polksville, Bath, KY. Benjamin F. Pergram, age 26, born KY, Farmer, Father born KY, Mother born KY; Hanner M. Pergram, wife, age 21, born KY, Keeping house, Father born KY, mother born KY; Anna B. Pergram, age 3, born KY, at home; Mary P. Pergram, age 1, born KY, at home.
• She appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Owingsville, Bath, Kentucky, United States. 1900 US census, Owingsville, bath, KY, ED 7, p. 10A, family 185
James Becraft, head, mw 21, Mar 1879, md 2, no occup. listed, KY KY KY
Nannie, wife, fw 23, Apr 1877, 1 child/1 living, KY KY KY
Horton, son, mw 6/12, Nov 1899, KY KY KY.• She appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Bath, Kentucky, United States. Magisterial District 5
Hannah Pergram, age 51, Widowed; son Cleveland Pergram, age 23y; son Thurman Pergram, age 20y; son-in-law Roe Becraft, age 31y; dau Annie Becraft, age 32y, grandson Horton Becraft, age 11y; granddaughter Gladys Becraft, age 8y; grandson Brooks Becraft, age 6y; grandson Wallace Becraft, age 3/12.• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Owingsville, Bath, Kentucky, United States. Anna Becraft age 53 listed as wife with husband Roe Becraft age 50, head of house.
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Children
1 M Horton Becraft [7654] 4
Born: 17 Aug 1899 5 Christened: Died: 26 Feb 1973 - Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, United States 5 6 7![]()
Buried: 28 Feb 1973 - Rose Hill Burial Park, Ashland, Boyd Co, KY FamilySearch ID: G7GC-7KT Find A Grave ID: 78509729Spouse: Addie Swartz 8 [7656] (1906-1962) Marr: 22 Dec 1923 - Bath, Kentucky, United States 8
2 F Gladys Becraft [1474]
Born: 1902 - Bath, Kentucky, United States Christened: Died: Buried: FamilySearch ID: G7GH-RFW
3 M Brooks Monroe Becraft [7652] 4 9
Born: 27 Apr 1904 - Kentucky, United States 4 5 10 Christened: Died: 19 Jun 1983 - Olympia, Bath, Kentucky, United States 4 5 7 10![]()
Buried: Jun 1983 - Stull Family Cemetery, Olympia, Bath, Kentucky, United States 1 10 FamilySearch ID: G7GH-G7G Find A Grave ID: 172904403Spouse: Ruby Eddie Swartz 4 11 [7653] (1907-1998)
4 M Wallace H Becraft [7655] 4
Born: 22 Sep 1908 - Bath, Kentucky, United States 5 12 Christened: Died: 13 Nov 1977 - Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, United States 5 6 7 12![]()
Buried: 15 Nov 1977 - Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens, Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky, United States 1 FamilySearch ID: G7GC-83T Find A Grave ID: 82251164Spouse: Anna [7806] (1904- )Spouse: Dorothy Mae Arthur [8283] (1909-2008) Marr: 24 Dec 1929 - Lawrence, Ohio, United States 13
Burial Notes: Wife - Annie/Anna Belle Pergram
Kentucky Death Certificate indicates burial at "Stull Grave Yard." See also Find A Grave Memorial # 40647037.
Note: Headstone information originally collected by Elizabeth Smith in 1999. Headstone lists birth year as 1875.
Notes: Marriage (Annie/Anna Belle Pergram):
Groom: J. M. BECRAFT
Bride: Annie PERGRAM
Date: 30 Dec 1897
Notes: at home of Hank Pergram
Source: Bath County Records
1 Findagrave.com.
2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Annie/Anna Belle Pergram, person ID LZK6-DKK.
3 Findagrave.com, Birth Dec 1883, Death 25 Jun 1930.
4 (http://www.geneanet.org/redir.php3?sourcename=rftmstuben1t1&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffamilytreemaker.genealogy.com%2Fusers%2Fs%2Ft%2Fu%2FBenjamin-T-Stull%2Ftree1.html).
5 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.
6 Cemetery Database (http://205.204.134.47/cemetery.asp).
7 Ancestry.com (Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning, comp. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present.).
8 (http://www.geneanet.org/redir.php3?sourcename=rftmswajim3t1&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffamilytreemaker.genealogy.com%2Fusers%2Fs%2Fw%2Fa%2FJim-Swartz%2Ftree1.html).
9 (http://www.geneanet.org/redir.php3?sourcename=rftmswajim3t1&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffamilytreemaker.genealogy.com%2Fusers%2Fs%2Fw%2Fa%2FJim-Swartz%2Ftree1.html), "Monroe."
10 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 6 Nov 2025), entry for Brooks Monroe Becraft, person ID G7GH-G7G.
11 (http://www.geneanet.org/redir.php3?sourcename=rftmswajim3t1&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffamilytreemaker.genealogy.com%2Fusers%2Fs%2Fw%2Fa%2FJim-Swartz%2Ftree1.html), "Eddie."
12 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Wallace H Becraft, person ID G7GC-83T.
13
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 Nov 2025), entry for Dorothy Mae Arthur, person ID GMBP-MLT.
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