Herbert "Herbie" Spence and Lillie Ann Becraft
Husband Herbert "Herbie" Spence [13182] 1
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Born: 16 Mar 1895 - Salt Lick, Bath, Kentucky, United States 1 Christened: Died: 10 Sep 1972 - Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky, United States 1 Buried: - Lower Salt Lick Cemetery, Salt Lick, Bath, Kentucky, United States 1 FamilySearch ID: L8RF-9HDMarriage:
Wife Lillie Ann Becraft [3800] 2
Born: 16 Feb 1919 - Bath, Kentucky, United States 3 4 Christened: Died: 15 Aug 1993 - Olympia, Bath, Kentucky, United States 1 Buried: 1993 - Lower Salt Lick Cemetery, Salt Lick, Bath, Kentucky, United States 1 5 FamilySearch ID: GCG8-SJR
Father: Fielden Benjamin Becraft [526] (1874-1957) Mother: Magdalene Thornsburg [1463] (1887-1973)
Other Spouse: Josh Brock Crouch 1 [13181] (1886-1958) - 30 Jan 1935 - Bath, Kentucky, United States 5Events
• She appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Bath, Kentucky, United States. Benjamin Becraft, age 45y; wife Magdalene, age 33y; dau Myrtie, age 2y; dau Lillie A, age 10m.
• She has conflicting birth information of 16 Feb 1919 in Bath, Kentucky, United States.
• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Bath, Kentucky, United States. Fielding Beecroft, born about 1875; wife Maggie, 1887; Myrtie, 1917; Lily, 1919; Johnny, 1922; Sherman, 1927.
Children
General Notes: Husband - Herbert "Herbie" Spence
S/O Lafayette Spence and Ellen Wills.
Ellen Wills married 1st Henry Basford, after Henry Basford' death, Ellen married 2nd Lafayette Spence. The 1900, Salt Lick, Bath Co, census shows the family of Lafayette Spence & Ellen Wills Spence, with two of Henry Basford and Ellen's children.
Ellen died 27 Sept 1902, and on Jan 23, 1903, Lafayette married for the 2nd time in Rowan Co, KY.
Herbert Spence' marker gives birth date as 1892. SS death index gives birth date as 16 Sept 1890. KY death index list Herbert's age at time of death as 79 years.
Herbie lived on the Mud Lick Road and was a preacher and farmer.
Hebbie married last Lillie Becraft Crouch, I didn't know who his other wives were
Birth Notes: Wife - Lillie Ann Becraft
Certificate # 11-5104.
1 Findagrave.com.
2 Amy Rummelhart (azureami@hotmail.com), "Amy's Tree" (http://www.gencircles.com/users/daygirl/5/data/4565).
3
rootsweb.com, BATH COUNTY KENTUCKY BIRTH INDEX FOR 1911 - 1920 LETTER B (SOURCE: KENTUCKY BIRTH, MARRIAGE AND DEATH DATABASES
BIRTHS 1911-1960 CD KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES).
4 www.familytreelegends.com.
5
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 Nov 2025), entry for Lillie Ann Becraft, person ID GCG8-SJR.
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