Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

John Jacob Gibboney and Lena Atkins Becraft

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Husband John Jacob Gibboney [10058]

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           Born: 24 Nov 1888 - Wythe, Virginia, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Sep 1953 - Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, United States

         Buried:  - East End Cemetery, Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: 9KZR-WMN
Find A Grave ID: 99262139

       Marriage: 28 Sep 1909 - Sullivan, Tennessee, United States 2

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Wife Lena Atkins Becraft [2445]

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           Born: 20 Mar 1889 - Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Feb 1966 - Farmville, Prince Edward, Virginia, United States 2

         Buried:  - East End Cemetery, Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States 1 3
FamilySearch ID: LYQH-91W
Find A Grave ID: 99262170

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         Father: Thomas Stonewall Jackson Becraft [2433] (1862-1933)
         Mother: Laura B. Rider [2444] (1866-1937)

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Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States. Laura B Becraft, head, Jan 1866, age 34, married, 13 years (4 children, 4 living), born VA; dau Lena b Mar 1889, age 11, born VA, at school; dau Dara K, b Jul 1891, age 8, born VA; dau Alga M, Sept 1893, age 6, born VA; son Eugene M, Aug 1895, age 4, born VA.

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Children

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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 7 Nov 2025), entry for Lena Atkins Becraft, person ID LYQH-91W.

3 Billion Graves (billiongraves.com).