Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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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-HHV
       Marriage: 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 2

Events

• 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"

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Sources


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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