Jesse Abram Becraft and Eunice Janet Harris
Husband Jesse Abram Becraft [3531] 1
Born: 20 Nov 1878 - Scotland, Missouri, United States 1 Christened: Died: 18 Mar 1962 - Garden City, Finney, Kansas, United States 1![]()
Buried: 21 Mar 1962 - Valley View Cemetery, Garden City, Finney, Kansas, United States 2 3 4 FamilySearch ID: 9VQL-13P Find A Grave ID: 11016650
Father: William Harrison Becraft [1934] (1850-1921) Mother: Nancy Catherine Shook [3529] (1859-1947) 1
Marriage: 10 Dec 1899 - Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, United States 5Events
• He appeared on the Iowa State Census, 1895 census in 1895 in Davis, Iowa, United States. William Becraft, age 44, born IN; Nancy K age 33, born MO; Jessie age 16, born Davis Co, IA; Dava age 13 born ??.
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• Draft Registration: W.W.II, 1917-1918, Finney Co, KS.
Jesse Abram Becraft
United States World War I Draft Registration Cards
NameJesse Abram Becraft
Event TypeDraft Registration
Event Date1917-1918
Event PlaceFinney County, Kansas, United States
GenderMale
NationalityUnited States
Birth Date20 Nov 1878
Birthplace, , United States. • He appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Finney Co, KS. Jesse Becraft, age 41, married.
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Garden City, Finney, Kansas, United States. Name:
J A Bechraft
Event:Census
Event Date:1930
Event Place:Garden, Finney, Kansas
Gender:Male
Age:
Marital Status:Married
Race:White
Birthplace:Iowa
Estimated Birth Year:
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household:Head
Father's Birthplace:United States
Mother's Birthplace:United States
Enumeration District Number:0004
Family Number:140
Sheet Number and Letter:7A
Line Number:36
NARA Publication:T626, roll 702
Film Number:2340437
Digital Folder Number:4584458
Image Number:00157
Household Gender Age Birthplace
HeadJ A Bechraft M Iowa
WifeEunice Bechraft F 51 Iowa
SonWendall Bechraft M 21 Colorado
DaughterLavona Bechraft F 17 California. • He appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Garden City, Finney, Kansas, United States. Name:
J A Becraft
Titles & Terms:
Event:Census
Event Year:1940
Event Place:Garden City Township, Finney, Kansas, United States
Gender:Male
Age:61
Marital Status:Married
Race (Original):White
Race (Standardized):White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized):Head
Birthplace:Iowa
Estimated Birth Year:1879
Residence in 1935:Same House
Enumeration District Number:28-5A
Family Number:1
Sheet Number and Letter:1A
Line Number:1
NARA Publication Number:T627
NARA Roll Number:1231
Digital Folder Number:005449136
Image Number:00488
Household Gender Age Birthplace
HeadJ A Becraft M 61 Iowa
WifeEunice Becraft F 60 Iowa.
Wife Eunice Janet Harris [3532] 1
Born: 29 Feb 1880 - Iowa, United States 1 Christened: Died: 4 Jul 1956 - Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, United States 1 6![]()
Buried: 9 Jul 1956 - Valley View Cemetery, Garden City, Finney, Kansas, United States 2 4 6 FamilySearch ID: L18Q-JSX Find A Grave ID: 11016643Events
• She appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Finney Co, KS. Eunice Becraft, age 40, married.
• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Garden City, Finney, Kansas, United States. Name:
Eunice Bechraft
Event:Census
Event Date:1930
Event Place:Garden, Finney, Kansas
Gender:Female
Age:51
Marital Status:Married
Race:White
Birthplace:Iowa
Estimated Birth Year:1879
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household:Wife
Father's Birthplace:Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace:Indiana
Enumeration District Number:0004
Family Number:140
Sheet Number and Letter:7A
Line Number:37
NARA Publication:T626, roll 702
Film Number:2340437
Digital Folder Number:4584458
Image Number:00157
Household Gender Age Birthplace
HeadJ A Bechraft M Iowa
WifeEunice Bechraft F 51 Iowa
SonWendall Bechraft M 21 Colorado
DaughterLavona Bechraft F 17 California. • She appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Garden City, Finney, Kansas, United States. Name:
Eunice Becraft
Titles & Terms:
Event:Census
Event Year:1940
Event Place:Garden City Township, Finney, Kansas, United States
Gender:Female
Age:60
Marital Status:Married
Race (Original):White
Race (Standardized):White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized):Wife
Birthplace:Iowa
Estimated Birth Year:1880
Residence in 1935:Same House
Enumeration District Number:28-5A
Family Number:1
Sheet Number and Letter:1A
Line Number:2
NARA Publication Number:T627
NARA Roll Number:1231
Digital Folder Number:005449136
Image Number:00488
Household Gender Age Birthplace
HeadJ A Becraft M 61 Iowa
WifeEunice Becraft F 60 Iowa. Marriage Events
• Marriage: 10 Dec 1899, Davis, Iowa, United States. Groom's Name:
Jesse Becraft
Groom's Birth Date:1877
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age:22
Bride's Name:Emma Harris
Bride's Birth Date:1879
Bride's Birthplace:Iowa
Bride's Age:20
Marriage Date:10 Dec 1899
Marriage Place:Davis, Iowa
Groom's Father's Name:Wm. Becraft
Groom's Mother's Name:Nancy Shook
Bride's Father's Name:Richard Harris
Bride's Mother's Name:Jane Brown
Groom's Race:White
Groom's Marital Status:Single
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:White
Bride's Marital Status:Single
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:M02532-4
System Origin:Iowa-EASy
Source Film Number:968462
Reference Number:It.2,pg.1.
Children
1 M Harold Vernon Becraft [18581] 6
Born: 6 May 1902 - Palisade, Mesa, Colorado, United States 6 Christened: Died: 7 May 1902 - Palisade, Mesa, Colorado, United States 6 Buried: - Palisade, Mesa, Colorado, United States 6 FamilySearch ID: GJYD-4Z5
2 F Leona Larue Becraft [3533] 1
Born: 14 Feb 1904 - Mesa, Colorado, United States 1 Christened: Died: 12 Jan 1985 - Finney Co, KS Buried: - Valley View Cemetery, Garden City, Finney, Kansas, United States 2 7 FamilySearch ID: L2KW-8MKSpouse: Leslie Everett Worf 8 [13676] (1900-1977)
3 U Infant Becraft [3534] 1
Born: 1906 - Mesa, Colorado, United States 1 Christened: Died: 1906 - Mesa, Colorado, United States 1 Buried:
4 M Wendell Orgie Becraft [3535] 1
Born: 24 Feb 1909 - Mesa, Colorado, United States 1 2 Christened: Died: 19 Jan 1975 - Manhattan, Riley, Kansas 2![]()
Buried: - Sunrise Cemetery, Manhattan, Riley Co, KS 2 FamilySearch ID: LJ18-LYL Find A Grave ID: 85937657Spouse: Effie Bernice Patee [3847] (1909-1994) Marr: 18 Jul 1931
5 F Lavonna Ruth Becraft [3536] 1
Born: 30 Dec 1912 - Lindsay, Tulare, California, United States 1 9 Christened: Died: 5 Jun 1995 - Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, United States 2 9 Buried: - Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson, Reno Co, KS 2 FamilySearch ID: GHM3-3Q1Spouse: Ralph Harrison Cooley [13677] ( -1986)
Burial Notes: Husband - Jesse Abram Becraft
Plot: Zone A, Lott 422, Space 2
General Notes: Husband - Jesse Abram Becraft
Grew flower seeds for the commercial seed market. 5
Burial Notes: Wife - Eunice Janet Harris
Zone A, Lott 422, Space 1
General Notes: Wife - Eunice Janet Harris
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/HARRIS-IA/2003-12/1072295110
RICHARD HARRIS DIES Richard Harris, a pioneer resident of Davis county, died at his home, four and one-half miles west of Bloomfield, Friday morning at 12 o'clock from leakage of the heart. Mr. Harris, though failing in health for about ten years, was only considered dangerously ill a month. The funeral services were conducted at the home by Rev. J T Houser, pastor of the Bloomfield Christian church, Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Interment was made in the Pollard cemetery. Richard Harris was born in Hardin County, Kentucky, October 4, 1833, and died June 28, 1912, and was 74 years, seven months and twenty-four days old. On the 14th day of February, 1856, he was united in marriage to Jane Brown in Spencer, and five children were born to them. William R Harris dying in infancy, John D. Harris a resident of Bloomfield, Merrick C Harris, whose death occurred November 13, 1886, Mrs. Sarah E Wilcox, who lives at Palisades, Colo., and Mrs Eunice Becraft, of Lindsay, Colo. He is survived by thirteen grand children and one great grand child.
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 Jesse Abram Becraft, person ID 9VQL-13P.
4 Billion Graves (billiongraves.com : accessed 14 Apr 2020).
5 Amy Rummelhart (azureami@hotmail.com), "Amy's Tree" (http://www.gencircles.com/users/daygirl/5/data/4565).
6 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Eunice Janet Harris, person ID L18Q-JSX.
7 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Leona Larue Becraft, person ID L2KW-8MK.
8 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Leslie E Worf, person ID LYVZ-6M4.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 Nov 2025), entry for Lavonna Ruth Becraft, person ID GHM3-3Q1.
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