Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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John Lee Becraft and Mary Belle Ratliff

Husband John Lee Becraft [3394] 

           Born: 4 Mar 1880 - Kentucky, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Jun 1939 - Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 1
 Cause of Death: Gun shot
         Buried:  - Machpelah Cemetery, Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 2 3
FamilySearch ID: LZYK-95Y


         Father: William M Becraft [1664] (1841-1922)
         Mother: Jane Helton [3387] (1844-1915) 4


       Marriage: 4 Apr 1901 - Menifee, Kentucky, United States 3

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. Name:
John Becraft
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Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1920
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Event Place:
Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
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Event Place (Original):
Kentucky, Montgomery
Gender:
Male
Age:
38
Marital Status:
Married
Race:
White
Race (Original):
White
Birth Year (Estimated):
1882
Birthplace:
Kentucky
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Father's Birthplace:
Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace:
Kentucky
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Head
Sheet Letter:
B
Sheet Number:
1
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
John BecraftHeadMale38Kentucky
Mary B BecraftWifeFemale38Kentucky
Clay BecraftSonMale16Kentucky
William BecraftFatherMale79Kentucky.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. Name:
John Becraft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1930
•
Event Place:
Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
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Gender:
Male
Age:
50
Marital Status:
Married
Race:
White
Race (Original):
White
Birth Year (Estimated):
1880
Birthplace:
Kentucky
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Father's Birthplace:
Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace:
Kentucky
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Head
Sheet Letter:
A
Sheet Number:
2
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
John BecraftHeadMale50Kentucky
Mary B BecraftWifeFemale50Kentucky.


Wife Mary Belle Ratliff [6515] 5 

           Born: 9 Feb 1879 - Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 May 1933 - Towanda, McLean, Illinois, United States 6



         Buried: 14 May 1933 - Zion Country Cemetery, Towanda, McLean, Illinois, United States 7
FamilySearch ID: LZY2-CPK
Find A Grave ID: 11175845

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. Name:
Mary B Becraft
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Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1920
•
Event Place:
Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
•
Event Place (Original):
Kentucky, Montgomery
Gender:
Female
Age:
38
Marital Status:
Married
Race:
White
Race (Original):
White
Birth Year (Estimated):
1882
Birthplace:
Kentucky
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Father's Birthplace:
Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace:
Kentucky
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Wife
Sheet Letter:
B
Sheet Number:
1
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
John BecraftHeadMale38Kentucky
Mary B BecraftWifeFemale38Kentucky
Clay BecraftSonMale16Kentucky
William BecraftFatherMale79Kentucky.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. Name:
Mary B Becraft
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1930
•
Event Place:
Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
•
Gender:
Female
Age:
50
Marital Status:
Married
Race:
White
Race (Original):
White
Birth Year (Estimated):
1880
Birthplace:
Kentucky
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Father's Birthplace:
Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace:
Kentucky
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Wife
Sheet Letter:
A
Sheet Number:
2
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
John BecraftHeadMale50Kentucky
Mary B BecraftWifeFemale50Kentucky.

• She died on 12 May 1933 in Towanda, McLean, Illinois, United States. Name: Mary Belle Becraft
Titles and Terms (original):
Death Date: 12 May 1933
Death Place: Towanda, McLean, Illinois
Gender: Female
Marital Status:
Race or Color:
Age: 54
Estimated Birth Year: 1879
Birth Date: 09 Feb 1879
Birthplace: Mt Sterling, Ky.
Father: Jasper Radliff
Father's Titles and Terms (original):
Father's Birth Place: Ky.
Mother: Yinda Cobern
Mother's Titles and Terms (original):
Mother's Birth Place: Mt Sterling, Ky
Occupation: At Home
Residence: Towanda, Ill
Street Address:
Spouse: John Becraft
Spouse's Titles and Terms (original):
Spouse's Birthplace:
Burial Date: 14 May 1933
Burial Place: Towanda, McLean, Ill
Cemetery: Zion Country
Informant:
Additional Relatives:
Digital Folder Number: 4008297
Image Number: 923
Film Number: 1674527
Volume/Page/Certificate Number: 22865.

Children
1 M Clay Becraft [5053] 

           Born: 20 Feb 1904 - Bath, Kentucky, United States 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Jun 1954 - Marion, Indiana, United States 9
         Buried:  - Grayson, Kentucky, United States 9
FamilySearch ID: L8H1-XC7

         Spouse: Irene M Wilburn 10 [10856] (1909-1998)
           Marr: 12 Aug 1939 - Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, United States

Death Notes: Husband - John Lee Becraft

Volume 033; Certificate 16011; Death Volume 1939

General Notes: Wife - Mary Belle Ratliff

[RJB Possible wife, needs more proof 6/2006]

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Sources

1 Ancestry.com (Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning, comp. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present.), BECRAFT, JOHN L, age 059, MONTGOMERY, MT STERLING, 06-01-1939, 033, 16011, 1939.

2 Cemetery Transcription Library, interment.net.

3 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 Lee Becraft, person ID LZYK-95Y.

4 (file for Thomas and Jemima Becraft (both Lemaster and Ringo lines)).

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Mary Bell Ratliff, person ID LZY2-CPK.

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 Mary Belle Ratliff, person ID LZY2-CPK.

7 Findagrave.com.

8 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 24 Nov 2025), entry for Clay Becraft, person ID L8H1-XC7.

9 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 24 Nov 2025), entry for Clay Becraft, person ID GSQC-CXG.

10 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 24 Nov 2025), entry for Irene Wilburn, person ID G72B-GNB.

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