Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

John Wesley Francis Becraft and Mary Seward

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Husband John Wesley Francis Becraft [3028]

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           Born: 12 Jul 1886 - Carroll, Maryland, United States 1
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           Died: 5 Feb 1965 - Cockeysville, MD
         Buried:  - Mount Zion Methodist Cemetery, Finksburg, Carrol Co, MD
FamilySearch ID: LWYL-KSR

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         Father: William Eli Becraft [3018] (1858-1932)
         Mother: Ida Anna F. Wilson [3019] (1865-1926)

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       Marriage: 

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 218-03-2899. Birth date: 12 Jul 1883, death Feb 1965.

• He appeared on the 1900 Census census in 1900 in Woolerys, Carroll, Maryland, United States. (south part)
William E Becraft, age 38, Apr 1862, MD, farm laborer; wife Ida F age 35, Jan 1865, MD; daughter Bertha age 16, Sep 1884, MD, spooler in mill; son John W F age 14, Jul 1886, MD, cleaner woolen mill; daughter Jesse M age 13, May 1887; daughter Rachel A age 9, May 1891, MD; daughter Gracie S, age 6, May 1894, MD; daughter Goldie I, age 6, May 1895, MD; son James R, age 3, Jun 1897, MD; and Mary L, age 1, Nov 1898, MD.

• Draft Registration: WW I Draft Registration Card, 1917, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. John Wesley Francis Becraft, 12 Jul 1886, Caucasian, born MD; USA, not stated, Baltimore, MD.

• He appeared on the 1920 Census census in 1920 in Freedom District, Carroll Co, MD. J. Francis Becraft age 33, born in Maryland; wife Ella R, age 24y; son Clarence W, age 9y; son James B, age 6y; dau Ethel M, age 3y2m.

• Cenus: 1930 Census, 1930, Freedom District, Carroll Co, MD. Francis Becraft age 45 listed as Head of household with wife Ella age 38 and children Clarence age 18; George age 16; James age 15; and Ethel age 13.

• Event: The Frederick Post, 2 Apr 1940. -- Fire destroyed the home of Francis Becraft at Oakland last Wednesday afternoon. The fire spread to the woods near the house.

• His obituary was published in the Baltimore Sun, 2/7/1965 on 7 Feb 1965 in Cockeysville, MD. John W. Francis Becraft --- d. 2/5/1965 aet 79.
Baltimore Sun, 2/7/1965

On February 5, 1965 John W. Francis of Cockeysville Road, Reisterstown, beloved husband of Mary A. Becraft (nee Seward), and father Mrs. Dorothy E. Wenner, Mrs. Jean M Johnson, Virginia M. Rosemary, Charlotte and Catherine, Thomas M. and Herman E. Becraft.

Funeral from the Eline Funeral Home 10 Main Street, Reisterstown, Monday at 2pm. Interment in Mount Zion Methodist Cemetery, Finksburg. Friends may call from 3-5 and 7-9 pm.

• His obituary was published in the Baltimore Sun on 8 Feb 1965. John W. Francis Becraft. Services for Mr. Becraft who before his retirement worked at the Old Oakland Mills in Carroll Co for many years will be held at 2 pm today at the Eline Funeral establishment in Reisterstown. Mr. Becraft who was born and educated in Carroll Co. died Friday after a short illness. He was 79 and a resident of Cockeysmille Road in Reisterstown.

Surviving are his wife the former Mary Seward; 3 sons, Thomas M., Herman E. and Edward Becraft, and six daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Wenner, Mrs. Jean M. Johnson and the Misses Virginia M., Rosmary, Charlotte, and Catherine Becraft.

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Wife Mary Seward [3030]

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Children

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Sources

1 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 Wesley Francis Becraft, person ID LWYL-KSR.