Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Samuel Botts Becraft and Mary Elizabeth Becraft



Husband Samuel Botts Becraft [500]




           Born: 16 May 1863 - Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Jan 1949 - Salt Lick, Bath, Kentucky, United States 1 2
         Buried:  - Lower Salt Lick Cemetery, Salt Lick, Bath, Kentucky, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: LZKF-57K
Find A Grave ID: 13198377


         Father: John James Becraft [371] (Cir 1810-      )
         Mother: Elizabeth Treadway [495] (Cir 1833-      )


       Marriage: 5 Mar 1888 - Bath, Kentucky, United States

Events

• He worked as a Farmer/Cook.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1870 in Jeffersonville, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. James Becraft, age 59, born 1810, in KY; Elizabeth, age 34, born 1835, in KY; Clementine, age 18, born 1851, in KY; J B, age 15, born 1854, in KY; J R, age 12, born 1857, in KY; Steven, age 9, born 1860, in KY; Samuel, age 6, born 1863, in KY; Jessee, age 1, born 1868, in KY.

• He appeared on the 1880 Census census in 1880 in Aarons Run, Montgomery, KY. Head of Household, farmer James Becraft, age 69, born KY; wife Elizabeth, age 48, born KY, keeping house; son Breckinridge age 25, born KY, works on farm; son Steven, age 19, born KY, works on farm; son Samuel, age 17, born KY, works on farm; son William, age 14, born KY, works on farm
(all above listed as "W" white, youngest three listed as "B" black)
Son, Jessie, age 11, born KY, works on farm; daughter, Myrtle, age 8, born KY; and daughter Bettie age 3, born KY.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Aberdeen, Brown, Ohio, United States. Samuel B Becraft, born abt 1863; Mary E, 1871; John B, 1890; Annie T, 1893.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Bath, Kentucky, United States. Samuel Becraft, age 54y; wife Lizzie, age 33y; son Robert, age 12y; son Roe, age 9y; son Jesse, age 7y; son Clarence, age 5y; dau Edna, age 3y.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Bath, Kentucky, United States. Sam Beecroft, born abt 1865; Robert, 1909; Roe, 1911; Jessie, 1913; Clarence, 1916; Edna, 1917; Mary, 1920; Espy, 1922.




Wife Mary Elizabeth Becraft [512]

           Born: Sep 1870 - Bath, Kentucky, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Aug 1907 - Aberdeen, Brown, Ohio, United States
         Buried:  - Charter Oaks Cemetery, Aberdeen, OH
FamilySearch ID: G3BK-Z2F


         Father: Abram Fields Becraft [372] (Cir 1811-1880)
         Mother: Abbey Anne Reeves [511] (Cir 1838-      )


Events

• She appeared on the 1880 Census census in 1880 in Polksville, Bath, KY. at home, 8 years old, with Fielden Becraft, father, head of household.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Aberdeen, Brown, Ohio, United States. Samuel B Becraft, born abt 1863; Mary E, 1871; John B, 1890; Annie T, 1893.


Children
1 M Unknown [665]

           Born: 1889 - Aberdeen, Brown, Ohio, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 1889
 Cause of Death: stillborn
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


2 M John B. Becraft [666]

           Born: Cir 1890 - Aberdeen, Brown, Ohio, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: Cir 1909 - Aberdeen, Brown, Ohio, United States
         Buried:  - Charter Oaks Cemetery, Aberdeen, OH
FamilySearch ID: LZKF-5W9



3 F Anna Turner Becraft [667]

           Born: 12 Aug 1892 - Bath, Kentucky, United States 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Dec 1978 - Fayette, Kentucky, United States 3
         Buried: 30 Dec 1978 - Dickerson Cemetery, Bath, Kentucky, United States 3
FamilySearch ID: LZKF-5W4
         Spouse: Daniel Maupins [1465] (      -      )
           Marr: 8 Sep 1909 - Kentucky, United States
         Spouse: Walter Lewis Conley 4 [1466] (1878-1941)
           Marr: 21 Mar 1939 - Salt Lick, Bath, Kentucky, United States 3
         Spouse: William Curtis [1467] (      -      )
           Marr: 24 Nov 1949 - Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, United States 3



Death Notes: Husband - Samuel Botts Becraft

Samual, Volume 009, Certificate 04019; Death Volume 1949
Samuel, Volume 001, Certificate 00037; Death Volume 1949

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Sources


1 Findagrave.com.

2 Ancestry.com (Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning, comp. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present.).

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 12 Nov 2025), entry for Anna Turner Becraft, person ID LZKF-5W4.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 12 Nov 2025), entry for John Connelly, person ID KNZ7-VB9.


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