Murney B Shindeldecker and Katherine Ann Becraft
Husband Murney B Shindeldecker [10877]
Born: 12 Dec 1872 - Mercer Co, OH Christened: Died: Buried: FamilySearch ID: G9TN-HHVMarriage: 28 Aug 1908 - Allen, Indiana, United States
Wife Katherine Ann Becraft [2549]
Born: 18 Dec 1877 - Saint Marys, Auglaize, Ohio, United States 1 2 Christened: Died: 17 Oct 1915 - St Mary's, Auglaize Co, OH 1![]()
Buried: - Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Wayne Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States 1 2 FamilySearch ID: GSHR-MDC Find A Grave ID: 48213841
Father: Thomas Francis Jefferson Becraft [2530] (1842-1922) Mother: Martha Jane Fifer [2533] (1848-1927)
Other Spouse: John Will Cummings [2675] (1870- ) - 8 Sep 1895 - Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
Other Spouse: Lewis Sidney Richardson 3 [15054] (1876-1935) - 9 Dec 1914 - Hillsdale, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States 2Events
• She appeared on the Federal census in 1880 in Salem, Auglaize Co, OH. Thomas Beecraft, age 37, born MD, laborer; Martha, wife, age 33, born IN, Keeps house; Sherwood, son, age 10, born MD, attends school; Franklin, son, age 8, born MD; Belle, dau, age 7, born MD; Homer, son, age 5, born MD; Valentine, son, age 3, born MD; Catharine, dau, age 2, born MD; Florence, dau, age 1, born MD.
Marriage Events
• Marriage: 28 Aug 1908, Allen, Indiana, United States. Groom:
Murney B Shindeldecker
Groom's Race:White
Groom's Date of Birth:12 Dec 1872
Groom's Place of Birth:, Mercer, Ohio
Groom's Residence:Fort Wayne, , Indiana
Groom's Number of Marriage:once
Groom's Father:Abe Shindeldecker
Groom's Mother:Sylva Allenn
Bride:Catherine A Cummings
Bride's Race:White
Bride's Date of Birth:20 Dec 1877
Bride's Place of Birth:, Van Wert, Ohio
Bride's Residence:Fort Wayne, , Indiana
Bride's Number of Marriage:once
Bride's Father:Thomas Becraft
Bride's Mother:Martha Fifer
Informant Name:
Date of License:28 Aug 1908
County of License:Allen
Date of Marriage:28 Aug 1908
Place of Marriage:, Allen, Indiana
Official:
Record Number:
Film Number:2111527
Digital Folder Number:4168626
Image Number:00066
Number of Images:1.
Children
General Notes: Wife - Katherine Ann Becraft
LDS AFN: 1889-P7P
Notes: Marriage (John Will Cummings):
K:186, "Cassie"
1 Findagrave.com.
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 Katherine Ann Becraft, person ID GSHR-MDC.
3
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025) Richardson, person ID GSHR-M8V.
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