Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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John Herbert "Herb" Becraft and Laura Elizabeth Cecil



Husband John Herbert "Herb" Becraft [617]

           Born: 28 Feb 1896 - Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States 1
     Christened: 20 Jul 1896 - Kemptown Circuit, Montgomery Co, MD
           Died: 7 Feb 1967 - Washington Grove, Montgomery, Maryland, United States 1 2


         Buried: 1967 - Forest Oak Cemetery, Gaithersburg, Montgomery, Maryland, United States of America 2 3
FamilySearch ID: LZTW-Q7D
Find A Grave ID: 96976287


         Father: Charles Edwin Becraft [432] (1866-1949)
         Mother: Katie Bromwell Penn [611] (1872-1954)


       Marriage: 

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• He resided at 316 East Diamond Avenue in Gaithersburg, Montgomery, Maryland, United States.

• Soc Sec Num: 214-03-9120.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Clarksburg, Montgomery, Maryland, United States. Election District 2
Charles E Becraft, age 33, Nov 1866, MD, married 7 years, farmer; wife Kate B age 27, Jul 1872, MD (4 children, 4 living); daughter Mabel V age 6, Oct 1893, MD; son John H age 4, Jan 1896, MD; Eva age 2, Apr 1898, MD; Clarence E age 7/12 Nov 1899, MD; servant Tobias Pralis, b Mar 1881, age 19, single, MD.
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• He appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Gaithersburg, Montgomery, Maryland, United States. Becraft, C E age 53, born in Maryland, Rents, manages farm is listed with
KB, wife, age 47, no occupation
MV, daughter, age 26, teacher school
JH, son, age 23, labor farm
EM, daughter, age 21, clerk office
CE, son, age 20, labor farm
HW, son, age 15, none
HM, daughter, age 15, none.

• Organizations: Pentalpha Lodge #194, AF&AM, 1922, Gaithersburg, Montgomery, Maryland, United States. Past Master.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Gaithersburg, Montgomery, Maryland, United States. Charles E. Becraft age 63, listed as head of household with wife Katie B age 57 and children Mabel V. age 35; John H age 32; Eva M age 30; Henry W age 25; and Helen M age 15.

• He worked as an Owned Becraft & Bean Motor Compay from 1958 to 1988 in Gaithersburg, Montgomery, Maryland, United States. established in 1958.

• His obituary was published in The Frederick Post on 9 Feb 1967. John H. Becraft

John Herbert Becraft, 71, of Washington Grove, died Tuesday at Montgomery General Hospital, Olney.

Husband of the late Laura C. Becraft, he was the son of the late Charles E. and Katie P. Becraft.

Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Eva B. Lanahan of Manassas, VA, and Mrs. Ellen B. Bean of Washington Grove, two brothers, Clarence E. Becraft, of Gaithersburg and Henry W. Becraft of Washington Grove.

Funeral services from the Gartner Funeral Home, Gaithersburg, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Interment will be in the Forest Oak Cemetery, Gaithersburg. In lieu of flowers contribution may be made to the Montgomery General Hospital building fund.




Wife Laura Elizabeth Cecil [760] 3 4

           Born: 17 Mar 1895 - Beallsville, Montgomery, Maryland, United States 3 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Nov 1962 - Washington Grove, Montgomery, Maryland, United States 3 5


         Buried: 1962 - Forest Oak Cemetery, Gaithersburg, Montgomery, Maryland, United States of America 3 4
FamilySearch ID: KZN3-J23
Find A Grave ID: 96976366


         Father: Everett Hammond Cecil [12750] (1860-1921) 3 6
         Mother: Julia Mae Thompson [12751] (1864-1937) 7



   Other Spouse: Roland Nathan Walker 8 [3290] (1886-      ) - 18 May 1917 - Maryland, United States 9


Children

Christening Notes: Husband - John Herbert "Herb" Becraft

Rev A.D. Dick, page 68, bk I, Kemptown Circuit, Charles E. & K. Becraft

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Sources


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

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for John Herbert "Herb" Becraft, person ID LZTW-Q7D.

3 Findagrave.com.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Laura Cecil, person ID KZN3-J23.

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Laura Elizabeth Cecil, person ID KZN3-J23.

6 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Everette H Cecil, person ID LHFX-YN2.

7 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Julia M, person ID LCCB-9LW.

8 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Nov 2025) Walker, person ID LHS3-Y4F.

9 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Nov 2025), entry for Roland Nathan Walker, person ID LHS3-Y4F.


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