Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Lloyd Becraft and Jessie Lee Myers

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Husband Lloyd Becraft [4525]

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           Born: 21 Nov 1904 - Kentucky, United States 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Apr 1975 - Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, United States 1 2 3
         Buried:  - Oak Hill Cemetery, Springdale, Hamilton, Ohio, United States 2 4 5
FamilySearch ID: L8H1-SJM
Find A Grave ID: 209089254

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         Father: Haskel "Hack" Becraft [3391] (1870-1915) 6
         Mother: Izane Rowe [3399] (1878-1928) 6

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       Marriage: Abt 1928 2

   Marr. Status: Divorced

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 273-26-1195.

• He appeared on the Kentucky 1910 Miracode Index census in 1910 in Menifee, Kentucky, United States. Hack Becraft, born KY; wife Izane age 38, born KY; dau Lorna 18, born KY; son Lloyd age 6, born KY; dau Pearlie, age 4, born KY.

• Event: Lexington Herald, 27 Sep 1919, Kentucky, United States. Bullets are Removed
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brought here today, where a ball from a 45-caliber revolver was removed from his arm and two from his leg just below the knee. Neither Eades, nor his stepson, Lloyd Becraft, nor Mrs. Eades, who figured in the fight, were placed under arrest. The Rowe brothers are still in a Lexington hospital, with good chances...

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States. Lloyd Becraft
United States Census, 1930
Name:Lloyd Becraft
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1930
Event Place:Cincinnati (Districts 1-250), Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Gender:Male
Age:26
Marital Status:Married
Race:White
Race (Original):White
Relationship to Head of Household:Brother-in-law
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):Brother-in-law
Birth Year (Estimated):1904
Birthplace:Kentucky
Father's Birthplace:Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace:Kentucky
Sheet Letter:A
Sheet Number:13

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Russell SmithHeadMale28Kentucky
Pearl SmithWifeFemale24Kentucky
Lloyd BecraftBrother-in-lawMale26Kentucky
Jessie BecraftSister-in-lawFemale25Kentucky
Ruth MyersBoarderFemale17Kentucky
James N YarberCousinMale34Kentucky.

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Wife Jessie Lee Myers [13173]

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           Born: 15 Jun 1905 - Kentucky, United States 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Jul 1992 - Clark, Kentucky, United States 5
         Buried:  - Fagan Cemetery, Frenchburg, Menifee, Kentucky, United States 5
FamilySearch ID: LFH6-5BK
Find A Grave ID: 19160306

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         Father: Joseph Lee “Joe” Myers [13175] (1867-1948) 8
         Mother: Nora Effie Sexton [13176] (1883-1971)

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Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States.
Jessie Becraft
United States Census, 1930
Name Jessie Becraft
Event Type Census
Event Date 1930
Event Place Cincinnati (Districts 1-250), Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Gender Female
Age 25
Marital Status Married
Race White
Race (Original) White
Relationship to Head of Household Sister-in-law
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Sister-in-law
Birth Year (Estimated) 1905
Birthplace Kentucky
Father's Birthplace Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace Kentucky
Sheet Letter A
Sheet Number 13

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Russell Smith Head M 28 Kentucky
Pearl Smith Wife F 24 Kentucky
Lloyd Becraft Brother-in-law M 26 Kentucky
Jessie Becraft Sister-in-law F 25 Kentucky
Ruth Myers Boarder F 17 Kentucky
James N Yarber Cousin M 34 Kentucky.

• She died on 5 Jul 1992 in Clark, Kentucky, United States.
Jessie M Becraft
Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes
Name Jessie M Becraft
Event Type Death
Event Date 05 Jul 1992
Event Place Clark, Kentucky, United States
Age 87
Birth Year (Estimated) 1905.

• Her obituary was published in the Leington Herald-Leader.
Jessie Myers Becraft
United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries
Deceased
Name Jessie Myers Becraft
Event Type Obituary
Event Date 06 Jul 1992
Event Place Kentucky, United States
Gender Female
Age 87
Relationship to Deceased Deceased
Birth Year (Estimated) 1905
Death Date Jul 1992
Death Place Mount Sterling, , Kentucky
Newspaper Lexington Herald-Leader
Parents and Siblings
Dorothy Powers Sister Female.

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Children

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Burial Notes: Husband - Lloyd Becraft

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OL-15-196-18

Sources

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

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 Lloyd Becraft, person ID L8H1-SJM.

3 Ancestry.com.

4 Billion Graves (billiongraves.com : accessed 15 Apr 2020).

5 Findagrave.com.

6 (file for Thomas and Jemima Becraft (both Lemaster and Ringo lines)).

7 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Jessie Lee Myers, person ID LFH6-5BK.

8 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Joseph Lee Myers, person ID G7F4-VQG.