Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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John Wilder Becraft and Annie Gertrude Yocum

Husband John Wilder Becraft [1160] 

           Born: 27 Oct 1879 - Trimble, Kentucky, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 May 1963 - Bedford, Trimble, Kentucky, United States 1 2



         Buried: 1963 - Mount Carmel Cemetery, Milton, Trimble, Kentucky, United States 2 3
FamilySearch ID: LV1W-FCJ
Find A Grave ID: 22590552


         Father: William Willis Becraft [523] (1856-1916)
         Mother: Evaline Ana "Eva" Fisher [684] (1859-1937)


       Marriage:

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, United States. John W Becraft, 41, b. 1879, married.
Gertrude E Becraft, 38, b. 1882, married.
Raymond Becraft, 15, b. 1905, single.

• Soc Sec Num: Oct 1942. NameJohn Wilder Becraft
Name NoteName and form dates: Application: JOHN WILDER BECRAFT (Oct 1942)
SexMale
Birth Date27 Oct 1879
BirthplaceTrimble Co, Kentucky, United States
Social Program Application DateOct 1942
RaceWhite
Father's NameWillis Becraft
Father's SexMale
Mother's NameAva Fisher
Mother's SexFemale
Event TypeSocial Program Correspondence.

• His obituary was published in the Trimble Democrate on 21 May 1963 in Trimble, Kentucky, United States. BECRAFT, John, 83, died 21 May 1963, bur. Mt. Carmel Cem. b. Trimble Co., (27 Oct 1897, s/o Willis and Evelyn Fisher Becraft.) Survived by 3 dau., Mrs. Hildred Craig, Mrs. Myrtle Westrick and Mrs. Lester Law, 2 sons, Raymond and Harold Becraft, 3 bro., Walter, Lee and Harvey Becraft, 1 sis., Ida Kelley. Preceded by wife and son.


Wife Annie Gertrude Yocum [1161] 

           Born: 9 Sep 1884 - Carroll, Kentucky, United States 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Sep 1961 - Bedford, Trimble, Kentucky, United States 3 4 5
         Buried:  - Mt Carmel Cemetery, Milton, Trimble Co, KY 3
FamilySearch ID: GBFZ-W6F
Find A Grave ID: 22590553


         Father: John N Yocum [1162] (1849-1917) 6
         Mother: Martha E. Walls [1163] (1849-1919) 7

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1940. Gertrude Becraft
United States Census, 1940

Name:
Gertrude Becraft
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Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1940
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Event Place:
Ward 3, Kokomo, Center Township, Howard, Indiana, United States
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Last Place of Residence:
Same Place
Gender:
Female
Age:
58
Marital Status:
Widowed
Race:
White
Race (Original):
White
Birth Year (Estimated):
1882
Birthplace:
Indiana
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Head
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Gertrude BecraftHeadFemale58Indiana
Raymond BecraftSonMale34Indiana
Betty BecraftDaughterFemale9Indiana
Billy BecraftGrandsonMale8Indiana.

• She died. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1963
Birth, Marriage & Death
Name Anna Gertrude Becraft
Father John Yuchum
Mother Martha
Birth 9 Sep 1884 - Carroll County
Death 28 Sep 1961 - Bedford, Trimble, Kentucky, USA - Age: 77.

• Her obituary was published in the Trimble Democrate in Trimble, Kentucky, United States. BECRAFT, Annie Gertrude, 77, died 28 Sep 1961, bur. Mt. Carmel Cem. b. Carroll Co., d/o John and Martha Yocum. Survived by husband, JOHN BECRAFT, 3 dau. Myrtle Westrick, Pauline Law and Hildred Craig, 2 sons, Raymond and Harold Becraft, 2 sis. Ida Mullikin and Viola Harmon, 1 bro. Earl Yocum.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, United States. John W Becraft, 41, b. 1879, married.
Gertrude E Becraft, 38, b. 1882, married.
Raymond Becraft, 15, b. 1905, single.

Children
1 F Myrtle Elisabeath Becraft [1164] (details suppressed for this person) 

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: G8N7-LYP

         Spouse: Bernard Joseph Westrick 8 [1169] (1926-1996)

2 M Raymond Clarence Becraft [1167] 

           Born: 26 Nov 1905 - Lawrenceburg, Dearborn, Indiana, United States 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Sep 1985 - Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States 10
         Buried: 20 Sep 1985 - Floral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States 3 10
FamilySearch ID: GV8G-WDC
Find A Grave ID: 128659530

         Spouse: Helen Lucille Young [16346] (1910-1999)
           Marr: 17 Apr 1926 - Carroll, Kentucky, United States

         Spouse: Lillian Helen Alderson [13754] (1912-1997)
           Marr: 11 Dec 1970 - Marion, Indiana, United States

3 M Howard Becraft [1656] 

           Born: Cir 1916 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Sep 1933 - Locust Creek, Trimble Co, KY 3 11 12
         Buried:  - Mt. Tabor Cemetery, Trimble Co, KY 3
FamilySearch ID: LTSM-2R5
Find A Grave ID: 22609771






4  F  Hildred Rand Becraft [1166]





           Born: 19 Feb 1918 - Bedford, Trimble, Kentucky, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 2000 - Bedford, Trimble, Kentucky, United States
         Buried:  - Grandview Memorial Gardens, Madison, Jefferson Co, IN
FamilySearch ID: GCTJ-LFY



         Spouse: John McIntyre [16349] (living)



         Spouse: Charles Louis Maddox [1815] (1909-1986)



         Spouse: Russell Lee Craig 13 [1171] (1905-1965)
           Marr: 1941






5  F  Pauline Becraft [1165]





           Born: 22 Sep 1920 - Trimble, Kentucky, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Dec 2001







         Buried: 17 Dec 2001 - Moffett Cemetery, Milton, Trimble Co, KY 3
FamilySearch ID: LTSM-GB6



         Spouse: Lester Raymond Law [1170] (1906-1978)






6  M  Harold Clifford "Jim" Becraft [1168]





           Born: 13 Sep 1924 - Kentucky, United States 14
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Jul 1983 - Bedford, Trimble, Kentucky, United States 11 14 15 16







         Buried:  - Moffett Cemetery, Milton, Trimble Co, KY 3
FamilySearch ID: LTSM-KRX
Find A Grave ID: 22114166



         Spouse: Jessie Bell Newby [1624] (1918-1984)









General Notes: Husband - John Wilder Becraft



Obit gives age as 83, but birth date as 27 Oct 1897... doesn't wash. http://www.ole.net/~maggie/trimble/1obit60.htm


Death Notes: Wife - Annie Gertrude Yocum



BECRAFT, Annie Gertrude, 77, died 28 Sep 1961, bur. Mt. Carmel Cem. b. Carroll Co., d/o John and Martha Yocum. Survived by husband, JOHN BECRAFT, 3 dau. Myrtle Westrick, Pauline Law and Hildred Craig, 2 sons, Raymond and Harold Becraft, 2 sis. Ida Mullikin and Viola Harmon, 1 bro. Earl Yocum. 



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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.), BEACRAFT, JOHN W, age 083, TRIMBLE, TRIMBLE, 05-21-1963, 032, 15721, 1963.

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 Wilder Becraft, person ID LV1W-FCJ. 

3
Findagrave.com.

4
Ancestry.com (Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning, comp. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present.), Anna G. Becraft, d. 28 Sep 1961, Trmbl, age 77, Residence Trimble.

5
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 23 Nov 2025), entry for Annie Gertrude Yokum, person ID GBFZ-W6F. 

6
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 23 Nov 2025), entry for John Yokum, person ID LR1K-1WY. 

7
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 23 Nov 2025), entry for Martha, person ID 9XFC-VJV. 

8
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Westrick, person ID LY3R-S6X. 

9
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Bernard Joseph Westrick, person ID LY3R-S6X. 

10
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Raymond Clarence Becraft, person ID GV8G-WDC. 

11
OBIT: Trimble Democrat.

12
Ancestry.com (Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning, comp. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present.), BEECRAFT, HOWARD, age 017, TRIMBLE, , 09-27-1933, 056, 27535, 1933.

13
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 29 Nov 2025), entry for Russel Lee Craig, person ID G8N7-17F. 

14
U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.

15
Ancestry.com (Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning, comp. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present.), Harold Becraft, d. 20 Jul 1983, Trmbl, age 58, residence Trimble.

16
www.familytreelegends.com.







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